Bowdy Ehler Claims 25th PNGA Publinx Crown
It took a four-hole playoff at Hangman Valley Golf club in Spokane, WA before Bowdy Ehler eventually prevailed and won the 25th Pacific Northwest Golf Association Men's Amateur Public Links Championship.
Kent Eger - A CanTour Winner At 26-Under Par
Any time you can go out and shoot an average of 65.75 over four days chances are something good will happen, the way it did for Kent Eger of Regina who pocketed $24,000 for winning the Seaforth Country Classic in the final regular season event on the Canadian Tour.
Mitch Gillis Finally Makes His Canadian Tour Move
Australian Adam Bland shot a blistering 11 under par 61 Saturday to move into a third round tie for first place with Canada's Kent Eger of Regina at 19-under par at the Canadian Tour's Seaforth Country Classic in Ontario.
Jackie Little - 2008 Canadian Women's Senior champion
In her first season as a senior player Jackie Little has quickly established herself as the most dominant women's senior golfer in Canada after going wire-to-wire and winning the 2008 Royale Canadian Women's Senior Championship by a commanding margin of five shots despite three days of wind, rain and fog at Bally Haly Golf and Curling Club in St. John's Nfld.
Canada's Mens World Amateur Team Announced
Former Canadian Amateur Champion Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, BC together with Calgary's Jordan Irwin and David Markle of Shelbourne, ON have been selected by the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) to represent Team Canada in October at the 2008 World Amateur Golf Team Championship (WATC) in Adelaide, Australia.
A CanTour Birdie Feast At Seaforth Country Classic
Australia's Adam Bland fired an eight under par 63 is just good enough to hold a one stroke lead over Daniel Im, Matt Daniel, Andy Matthews and Clint Rice after the first round of the Canadian Tour's $150,000 Seaforth Country Classic.
BCGA Preparing Now For 2009 Summer Games
Since golf has been accepted for the first time as one of the competing sports in the 2009 Canada Games the British Columbia Golf Association is sending seven young players to Charlottetown, PEI this week to kick-off a year of training leading up to the Games.
Jackie Little Comes Up Big Again For BC
Led by diminutive Jackie Little of Port Alberni, British Columbia has won its second consecutive Canadian Inter-provincial Team Championship and 13th in the history of the Royale National Women's Senior Championship.
Les Furber -- Working With God For Golf In Golden
Chances are if you have played on 10 different golf courses in British Columbia or Alberta at least one of them has been influenced by the creative genius of Les Furber, one of Canada's most prolific course designers, architects and construction consultants.
BC Dominates Senior Women's Opening Round
The ladies from British Columbia have become the 'dominators' after only one round of Canada's Royale National Women's Senior Championship at the Baly Haly Golf and Curling Club in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Kong and Kwon Capture BC Bantam Crowns
Kevin Kwon of Coquitlam and Alix Kong of West Vancouver claimed the British Columbia Boys' and Girls' titles at the 2008 BC Golf Association Bantam Championships held at Two Eagles Golf Course and Academy in Westbank.
Samantha Richdale - A Winner on The FUTURES Tour
2004 British Columbia Amateur champion Samantha Richdale of Kelowna, BC birdied her final hole to win The Gettysburg Championship by two strokes for her first professional victory on the Duramed FUTURES Tour and has given herself an outside chance of winning an exemption to the LPGA TOUR for next season.
South America -- Here Comes The Canadian Tour
The Canadian Professional Golf Tour is spreading its wings further than it ever has before.
Alex Coe Records His First Canadian Tour Victory
Rookie Alex Coe of LaQuinta, California eagled the 16th hole on his way to shooting 15-under par and earning $20,000 for claiming the Jane Rogers Championship as his first victory on the Canadian Tour.
Samantha Richdale Closing In On Tour Victory
Kelowna, BC's Samantha Richdale is 18 holes away from capturing her first professional tournament after shooting a 69 and tying for first with Gerina Mendoza of Roswell, N.M., (68) at 6-under-par 138 through two rounds of the $100,000 Gettysburg Championship
Rookie Alex Coe Leads CanTour In Mississauga
Canadian Tour rookie Alex Coe shot a bogey-free round of 65 to move to 13-under par 197 and two shots in front of Graham DeLaet of Weyburen, SA after three rounds of the Jane Rogers Championship of Mississauga.
Futures Tour Offers Hope For Canadian Women
The future of professional golf for young Canadian women like Jessica Shepley of Oakville, ON, Samantha Richdale of Kelowna, BC and Oshawa, ON's Angela Buzminski suddenly looks brighter following the announcement that the Duramed FUTURES Tour and the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) have increased the number of LPGA TOUR memberships awarded from five to ten beginning with this season.
Dave Bunker - 2008 Canadian Mid-Amateur Champion
Dave Bunker, a 43-year-old Phys-Ed teacher from Woodbridge, ON, gave his younger competitors some golf lessons while visiting Vancouver Island this week by winning both the Royal Canadian Golf Association's Canadian Mid-Amateur and Mid-Masters Championships.
Her Faith & Scriptures Helped Hull To Victory
In an effort to stay focused when the end is near and the prize is in sight golfers have been known to use a variety of methods to help avoid distractions until the final putt is in the bottom of the cup.
Richard Lee Believes In More than Just Himself
At one point in his brash young life Richard Lee had an overabundance of confidence, which translated into cockiness. Today, at 17, he's quietly confident of reaching his goals and his new found Christianity has given him a new way of believing in himself.
Soo Bin Kim & Matthew Hamilton--BC Juvenile Champions
After first winning the Canadian Junior and Junvenile Championships earlier this month 15-year-old Soo Bin Kim of Port Coquitlam has now added the British Columbia Juvenile championship to her collection of titles for 2008.
A World Golf Foundation Report On Golf 20/20
Golf 20/20, managed by the World Golf Foundation as an initiative to address the future of the game in a manner that accelerates growth in both interest and participation, is gearing up for a prime industry conference at the World Golf Village in November, immediately following the induction ceremonies for the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Kira Miexner Named to Canada's World Amateur Team
British Columbia Amateur Champion Kira Miexner of Richmond is headed for Adelaide, Australia in October after today being named by the Royal Canadian Golf Association to represent Canada at the 2008 World Amateur Golf Team Championship (WATC).
Geary In Top Gear At CanTour's Janes Rogers
New Zealander Josh Geary started late but his 6 under par 64 moved him to the top of the field after the first round of the Canadian Tour's $125,000 Jane Rogers Championship at Lakeview Golf Course in Mississauga, Ontario.
Tobiano named Canada's Latest Best New Course
Before the course raters had toured owner Michael Grenier's picturesque layout overlooking Kamloops Lake in British Columbia's Interior, the Tobiano Resort course that architect Thomas McBroom so creatively designed on the sunny side of a sloping mountain had constantly drawn accolades from guests and golf writers convinced this was surely one of Canada's finest new courses.
Another Team Championship For British Columbia
The British Columbia foursome of Sandy Harper of Nanaimo, Bryan Toth of Victoria, Harry Ferguson of Invermere and Gibsons' Mike Mannion combined for a two round total of (227-206-433) one over par to handily win BC's first Inter-Provincial title and the R. Bruce Forbes Trophy for the first time in eight years.
Getting On The Course Is Now Even Easier -- Technologically
There are numerous ways of getting onto a golf course. You can show up at the pro shop, make a phone call to book a reservation or be invited by a member. Of course, these are the novel old fashion ways. Today more and more golfers are encouraged to do it on-line. But even the on-line methods are changing as evidenced by this TeeTimes announcement.
14 clubs And A Passport Needed At This Club
A walk from the pro shop to the club house, or looking for your lost ball between the 4th and 6th fairways, are becoming international incidents for golfers at this course where U.S. national security seems more important than your golf score or a good time.
Oregon I Snaps S. California's 4-year Hogan Streak
The Oregon I team of Damian Telles, Arthur Kim, Jack Pennington, and
Nick Sherwood, recorded a two-stroke victory over Oregon II to claim the 39th Eddie Hogan Cup Team Matches, bringing to an end Southern California's four year hold on the title.
Kira Meixner's Amateur Career Coming To An End
The next time Kira Meixner plays in the CN Canadian Women's Open she'll play as a professional and it's very likely she'll be playing as a rookie on the LPGA TOUR.
Katherine Hull Catapults To CN Canadian Women's Open Title
Australians have made a clean sweep of Canada's two major Women's championships; first it was Stacey Keating from Victoria winning the Royale Cup Canadian Amateur 17 days ago and now, in her 109th LPGA tournament, Aussie Katherine Hull has won for the first time, coming from behind to claim the CN Canadian Women's Open Championship.
Weyburn's DeLaet Wins Montreal Open And $32,000
Saskatchewan's Graham DeLaet proved to be a model of consistency Sunday when the native of Wayburn birdied the final hole of regulation and then repeated the performance on the first sudden death playoff hole to win the $200,000 Desjardins Montreal Open
T 2 GREEN
Military shooters from 15 nations will invade the Canadian capital this week hoping to claim a world title with the fewest shots possible.
39th Annual Little Masters Golf Tournament
British Columbia's junior boys and girls had a chance to show off for the United States based "Golf Channel" at the 2008 Little Masters Golf Championship conducted by the Junior Golf Foundation of B.C.
Canadian Golf HOF Welcomes Lisa (Young) Walters
She brought more prominence to her hometown for more years than any other athlete and now Lisa Walters (Young) of Prince Rupert, British Columbia has become the 63rd member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.
Yani Tseng's Love Affair with CN Continues
It was just 15 months ago when an 18-year-old from Taiwan won a CN Canadian Women's Tour event at the Vancouver Golf Club and said her only goal was to someday make it to the LPGA TOUR. Yani Tseng had no problems reaching that goal and now the LPGA's rookie sensation has her eyes set on capturing the CN Canadian Women's Open.
Gudmund Lindbjerg - Finally A BC Senior Champion
A peek at his scorecard and one might think the leader didn't want to win the British Columbia Senior Men's Amateur Championship, however, despite finishing the tournament with four consecutive bogeys Gudmund Lindbjerg of Port Moody posted a 2-over par total of 218 for a two shot Victory and his first provincial title.
Golf - - Is It A Sport Or Just A Game?
We've heard this conversation for many years and now that Steve Mona of the World Golf Foundation is championing the cause to have golf reinstated as an Olympic sport the question is back with us again.
Cam Burke - 2008 Canadian Men's Amateur Champion
Being challenged by the hottest golfer in British Columbia only seemed to inspire Ontario's Cam Burke as the 21-year-old from New Hamburg, Ontario claimed the biggest prize in his young career, winning the 2008 RCGA Canadian Men's Amateur championship by four shots.
Men's Canadian Amateur Crown Will Be A Close Affair
Brimming with an abundance of confidence after winning the Alberta Amateur last month, Calgary's Scott Stiles shot a round of 5-under par 65 to move into a share of first place after day three of the 2008 Canadian Men's Amateur Championship held at Paradise Canyon Golf Resort in Lethbridge, Alta.
Trinidadians Shut Out Canadians To Open Ames Cup
Steven Ames returned to his native Trinidad and Tobago this week to play host at the annual Stephen Ames Cup matches which pits players from his homeland against players from his adopted home in Canada.
Age And Wind No Handicap for Canadian Amateur Leaders
Two players more 30 years apart in age shot matching 4-under par 67's to share the opening round lead at the 2008 Canadian Men's Amateur Championship at Paradise Golf Resort in Lethbridge, Alta.
The Golf Channel Comes to BC Today
The Golf Channel is paying a visit to Vancouver Wednesday to do a feature piece on one of Harry White's 'Little Masters'. Sumie Francois is the little eight-year-old who captured world honours down in San Diego a few weeks ago at the Calaway World Junior Golf Championships and she'll be the subject of a GC special coming up later this month.
The Golf Channel crew is apparently coming for a one-day visit because of the work of Harry and his volunteer pals with the Optimist Club of Canada who have been running their 'Little Masters' fun programs for kids from 5-15 for over 30 years and introducing fun golf for the likes of Dick Zokol, Jim Nelford, Doug Roxburgh, James Lepp, and most recently, the world's newest Junior Calaway Champion, Eugene Wong, the current BC Junior and BC Amateur title holder.
Alberta Captures Record Fourth Willingdon Cup
For the fourth consecutive year a team from Alberta has captured the four-man Willingdon Cup Team Title, played in conjunction with the Canadian Amateur.
The foursome of Jordan Irwin and Scott Stiles of Calgary, as well as Tom McKinlay Jr. of Lacombe and Mitchell Evancez of Red Deer combined for a two-day team-total of one-under par 425.
British Columbia -- Breeding Ground For Junior Golfers
Where are Canada's PGA TOUR and LPGA TOUR players of the future? Based on the number of Canadians heading to U.S. colleges on scholarships and the winners of national amateur championships, it would appear some of the top prospects might emerge out of British Columbia.
Mitch Sutton - - Canadian Junior Boys Champion
London, ON's 16-year-old Mitch Sutton captured the 2008 Canadian Junior Boys Championship and the Juvenile title at the Edmonton Petroleum Golf and Country Club, closing with a 3-under par-69 to finish at 280, while Calgary's Jack Wesche was second at 283 and Jared Hundza of Victoria, B.C. finished third at 284.
Soobin Kim - - Canadian Junior Girls Champion
A winning putt in sudden death overtime produced 'just the greatest feeling' for Port Coquitlam, BC's Soobin Kim of Richmond who won the Royale Canadian Junior Girls' title to go with the national Juvenile championship in Winnipeg, MN.
Ontario Fashion Desinger Worn By 2007 Masters Champion Zach Johnson.
Leading Canadian menswear designer Ralph Dunning who has been making quite a splash on the PGA Tour has announced the launch of Dunning Classic, a country-club driven premium sportswear collection.
Canadians On Tour -- Mike Weir Knocking On The Door
Mike Weir put it in gear at the Memorial, Jon Mills had one of his better pay days; Lorie Kane got off the line well but sputtered on the weekend while Dawn Coe-Jones made a premature return from injury; and Jim Rutledge is finally showing signs of life in mid-season on the Nationwide
The New RCGA - Reaching Out To All Canadian Golfers
In a country the size of Canada, where some six million people annually play golf on some of the finest courses in the world, it is surprising to learn that barely 325,000 golfers belong to and support the Royal Canadian Golf Association---the governing body of the sport in Canada.
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