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Rafael Gomez Wins Sport Frances Open On Canadian Tour
Despite three-putting the final hole, Argentina's Rafael Gomez recorded a three-under par 68 and won the Sport Frances Open by one stroke in the first event of the Canadian Tour's 2009 international season, conducted in Santiago, Chile.
Andrew Robb: Above & Below Par, On Stage & On The Green
While attending the University of British Columbia, Andrew Robb of Richmond, BC is in the process of developing two separate careers, each of which requires the use of his highly tuned gift of timing.
Sweden Captures 2nd World Cup of Golf: Canada T13th
From the outset highly ranked Sweden was picked as the nation to beat and in the end it was the Swedish twosome of Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson who shot a remarkable 9-under par 63 to overtake third-round co-leaders Spain and Australia to win the OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup of Golf in Shenzhen, China Sunday.
Three Rounds In The 60's Looking Cool In Chile
Christopher Guenther of Germany, the only player to shoot three consecutive sub-par rounds, has a two shot lead heading into Sunday's final of the Sport Francis Open in Santiago, Chile where the Canadian Tour is kicking off the first event of the Tour's 2009 schedule.
Canada Clings To 8th Place In World Cup In China
With their second fourball score of 8-under par 63 in three rounds Australia has move into a tie with Spain for the lead after three rounds of the OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup of Golf in Shenzen, China.
Margaret Todd Honoured With Victoria Legacy Award
Margaret Todd, a Victoria College graduate in 1936, who went on to win three consecutive British Columbia Open Golf Championships and two Canadian Seniors titles, was among four members of the university community honoured this week at the University of Victoria Legacy Awards in a gala ceremony at the Victoria Conference Centre.
Germany's Guenther New Sport Francis Open Leader
A five-under par 66 has propelled Germany's Christoph Guenther into a three-stroke lead halfway through the Canadian Tour's Sport Francis Open being played this week in Santiago, Chile.
Canada Slips to Eighth In World Cup Of Golf
While Spain has replaced Germany atop the leaderboard of the World Cup of Golf in Shenzhen, China, a difficult round in foursomes (alternate-shot) competition has pushed Canada from third to eighth place and eight strokes back of the leaders after two rounds.
Fort St. John's Kirby Dreher A Standout At KSU
British Columbia's Kirby Dreher of Fort St. John, a senior at Kent State University In Ohio, has been named to the 12-player Golf World Mid-Season All-America Team.
Canada Tied For 3rd At World Cup In China
Overcoming windy conditions on an undulating Missions Hills layout, the team of Wes Heffernan of Calgary and Graham Delaet of Saskatchewan combined for a best-ball score of 8-under par 64 to put Canada into a tie for third place after the opening round of the World Cup of Golf in Shenzhen, China.
Chilean Hugo Leòn Leads Canadian Tour In Chile
A bogey-free 6-under par 65 has given Chilean Hugo Leòn a commanding 3-shot lead following the opening round of the 50th Sport Frances Open in Santiago, the first of three events co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Americas and the Canadian Tour.
Tee 2 Green with Barry Sharpe - - November 26/08
A Compilation Of News, Notes, Comments & Quotes
Canadian Tour Underway--Tiger Designs For The Affluent
Kelowna's Tower Ranch Selected 4th Best Course of 2008
The Club At Tower Ranch in Kelowna, British Columbia has been named as the fourth Best New Golf Course of 2008 by the editors of Travel and Leisure Golf Magazine.
Golf's Richest Caddy Sees The Game Differently
Not often do you find a golf caddy with his own Foundation, who can give away a million dollars for charity or who relaxes off the course by driving stock cars. But Steve Williams, who is currently enjoying his first prolonged holiday in 30 years, is not your average PGA TOUR caddy, just as his boss, Tiger Woods, is not your everyday golf pro.
$150,000 City Of Surrey Invitational New For Hazelmere
Boosting the purse by 50%, moving the date ahead by a couple of weeks and changing the name from Greater Vancouver Charity Classic to the new City of Surrey Invitational is one of a number of positive steps announced today as the Canadian Tour prepares to open its 2009 winter tournament schedule this week under warm sunny skies in Chile.
AUDIO Interview
The Global Economy Versus Golf's Popularity
To some the game of golf is just that, a game. However, to thousands of workers employed in the golf industry in Canada this game is facing a challenge no less daunting than any other industry in these financially turbulent times.
AUDIO Interview
Kyle German Posts Huge Canadian PGA Club Pro Win
As the only Canadian member of the Canadian Professional Golfers' Association who is a head professional in the United States, Kyle German of the Point Roberts Golf & Country Club in Washington State will collect far more than just a handsome trophy for winning the 2008 Titleist & FootJoy Canadian PGA Club Professional Championship in a one hole playoff in Florida.
The True Cost of Golf Course Staff Changes
The high turnover rate of employees associated with operating golf courses seems to be something that is accepted as going with the territory but do managers and owners really know the high costs associated with these constant staff turnovers?
Canadian Tour Members Moving With The Herd
The annual migration of professional golfers seeking status on the game's elite tours continues today with the second stage of PGA TOUR Qualifying School underway at four sites across the southern United States with a group of 49 current and former Canadian Tour members in the thick of the hunt.
Preparation Pays Kira Meixner Early Dividends
During the four years she attended Kent State University excelling both in the classroom, while studying magazine journalism, and on the golf course, as a standout playing for the Golden Flashes, Kira Meixner has always been driven by one desire . . . to have a career playing golf for a living on the LPGA Tour.
AUDIO Interview
Tee 2 Green with Barry Sharpe - - November 8/08
A Compilation Of News, Notes, Comments & Quotes
The Rise Is On The Market -- BC Career Opportunities -- Hole-In-One KIng
Kira Meixner Blog #4 - The Futures Tour Q-School
BC Golf News is pleased to present the fourth and final blog in our series with Canadian National Team member Kira Meixner of Richmond, BC, who reported from Lakeland, Florida this week while attending the Durammed FUTURES Tour Qualifying School, the official supplemental tour of the LPGA Tour.
Kira Meixner 5th at FUTURES Tour Qualifying School
Canadian National Team member Kira Meixner produced her fourth consecutive round of par or better to finish tied for 5th and easily earn her playing credentials for 2009 on the LPGA's developmental tour, the Duramed FUTURES TOUR.
RCGA Level 3 Rules Seminar Accepting Applicants
Online registration is now available for the Royal Canadian Golf Association's Level 3 Rules Seminar being held In Richmond at the British Columbia Golf Association office December 6 and 7.
Canadian Tour News - Award Winners For 2008
The Canadian Professional Golf Tour has announced its list of award winners for the 2008 season. while members and alumni continue their pursuit of advancing to the PGA TOUR through this weekend's Nationwide Tour Championship.
44 Canadian JGA Members Headed To U.S. Colleges
The strength of Canada's junior golf programs, particularly when it relates to the Canadian Junior Golf Association, has never been more evident than it is this season with the numbers of CJGA members headed to the United States for college competition and an educatijon, including 10 from British Columbia.
Kira Meixner Blog #3 - The Futures Tour Q-School
BC Golf News is pleased to present the third in a series of Blogs by Canadian National Team member Kira Meixner of Richmond, BC, who is reporting from Lakeland, Florida this week while participating as an amateur in the Durammed FUTURES Tour Qualifying School, the official supplemental tour of the LPGA Tour.
Duramed FUTURES Tour Q-School -- Round 3
Led by another stellar performance from National Team member Kira Meixner of Richmond, BC, four Canadian women have survived to play in the final round of the Duramed FUTURES Tour Qualifying School in Lakeland, Florida Friday.
Owning Golf Courses Today Is Both Accounting & Gambling
To an accountant's delight the game of golf is all about numbers. Like stock markets, a player's score can be up one day, down the next, but never absolutely predictable. However, in today's new financial environment one fact seems to be emerging: those heady days of unlimited growth and crowded courses may have reached their zenith.
Duramed FUTURES Tour Q-School -- Round 2
Canadian National Women's Team member Kira Meixner carved three strokes off her opening round score by shooting a 3-under 69 to vault from 26th place into a tie for seventh following play Wednesday in the second round of the 72-hole Duramed FUTURES Tour Qualifying School in Lakeland, Florida.
Kira Meixner Blog #2 - The Futures Tour Q-School
BC Golf News is pleased to present the second in a series of Blogs by Canadian National Team member Kira Meixner of Richmond, BC, who is reporting from Lakeland, Florida this week while she is participating as an amateur in the Durammed FUTURES Tour Qualifying School.
NAGA Launches Ecconomic Impact Study of Golf In Canada
The National Allied Golf Associations (NAGA) has announced the launching of an economic impact study, the results of which will be used to fill-in the research gap on the impact of golf to the Canadian and provincial economies.
Duramed FUTURES Tour Q-School -- Round 1
Maria Hernandez of Pamplona, Spain, fired a bogey-free 7-under-par round of 65 at Huntington Hills Golf and Country Club to lead all players in Tuesday's first round of the Duramed FUTURES Tour 2009 Qualifying Tournament.
Tee 2 Green with Barry Sharpe - - November 4/08
A Compilation Of News, Notes, Comments & Quotes
A Career In Golf Awaits Two Enterprising Individuals In Richmond, BC
Duramed FUTURES Tour -- The Goal For 25 Canadians
With a field of 312 players from 34 countries---including 25 golfing hopefuls from Canada---the 10th annual Duramed FUTURES Tour Qualifying School tees off on three courses in Lakeland, Florida today.
Kira Meixner Blog #1 - The Futures Tour Q School
The most talented amateur player since the early days of Lisa (Young) Walters and Dawn Coe-Jones---2008 British Columbia Amateur Champion Kira Meixner of Richmond---a graduate this past spring from Kent State University, is returning to school this week with a goal toward gaining professional experience while continuing to remain as an amateur for one more season.
