A native of the Eastern Townships, Rourke grew up playing golf in North Hatley. As a junior, he represented Estrie at the Quebec Games and played in two Quebec Junior Provincial Championships. Rourke then pursued his education at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario where he earned his Bachelor of Commerce (Sports Administration). While attending Laurentian he was on the Voyageurs golf team. He was Rookie of the Year in 2006. Rourke took over the reins of the Bishop’s Gaiters golf program in Fall 2012 when he returned to Bishop’s as the athletic department’s Sports Information Coordinator. He has had a number of volunteer coaches’ support him along the way to help grow the program to where it is today. In 2017, the Gaiters qualified as a team for the Canadian University/College Golf Championship for the first time since it has existed with a fourth place finish in the RSEQ. They finished 17th overall. In 2018, they return to the national championship after a third place finish in the RSEQ. Rourke continues his role at Bishop’s as the Sports Information and Sponsorship Coordinator along with being the golf coach. He is also involved in the local curling community as the Vice-President of the North Hatley Curling Club. He currently resides in Huntingville with his wife Jessica and their daughters Madilyn and Ellie.
