Tee 2 Green with Barry Sharpe - - February 28/09
A Compilation Of News, Notes, Comments & Quotes
Tiger Is Back . . No Wait, He's Gone -- Westwood Plateau Under New Ownership
Staying Up-To-Date With The PGA Of BC
A new golf season usually begins with new expectations for better scores and lower handicaps. It also means the introduction of a new president for the Professional Golfers' Association of British Columbia.
RCGA Grads Earn Merit Of Distinction From R&A
Brent McLaughlin, the Royal Canadian Golf Association's Director of Rules and Competitions, and Dale Jackson, of Victoria, BC, a member of the RCGA rules committee, graduated this month from the Royal & Ancient Rules of Golf Referees School with a Merit of Distinction.
Purses Up But CN Women's Tour Shortened
Playing on the CN Canadian Women's Golf Tour will be more lucrative and more competitive in 2009 when the Tour begins in May at North Vancouver's Seymour Golf and Country Club.
Canada's Maccabiah Golf Team Has BC Connections
It has been 105 years since a Canadian---George S. Lyons---put his name in the record books as the last player to win a gold medal for golf in the Olympics, but in just five months from now a team of 16 Canadian golfers will carry the Maple Leaf to Israel to take on the world in the quadrennial Jewish Olympics, otherwise known as The Maccabiah Games.
Tiger Is Back But The Sponsors Are Leaving
It may take more than Tiger Woods' return to speed up golf's economic stint meter at resorts and courses throughout North America and even on the PGA and LPGA Tours.
Phil Jonas -- How You Play The Game Of Golf (2)
BC Golf News is pleased to present the views and thoughts of international PGA tour veteran and teaching professional Phil Jonas.
British Columbia's Loss is Now Florida's Gain
GPS Industries, an international developer of global positioning system and Wi-Fi multimedia solutions for golf facilities, resorts and residential communities, based in Surrey, BC for the past 14 years, has moved its headquarters to Sarasota, Florida.
DeLaet Posts Second Consecutive SA Runnerup Finish
With his second consecutive second place finish on the South African Sunshine Tour, 27-year-old Graham DeLaet of Saskatchewan has amassed more than $96,000 in just four tournaments in 2009, making this his finest season in barely three years as a tour player.
Tee 2 Green with Barry Sharpe - - February 22/09
A Compilation Of News, Notes, Comments & Quotes
Westwood Plateau Changing Ownership -- Tiger Returning -- Mike Weir Still Speculating
Canadian Amateurs Shine At U.S. Colleges
While there are some who would say that Canada is falling behind other countries in producing players who can make it to the PGA TOUR, there are many more who say Canada ranks among the top golfing nations when it comes to producing top flight amateurs.
You Are ONE Click Away From A Free Membership
The royal family at the Kings Links overlooking beautiful Boundary Bay in Delta would like to invite you to play golf for free during the 2009 season.
Winnipeger Wins Masters Division Crown In Israel
With all of the activity that has been taking place in the Middle East lately it is no wonder we missed hearing the news, so here it is: Ron Solomon, former Winnipeg resident and Glendale Golf and Country Club Men's Club champion 20 years ago has won the Master's Division Title of the Israel Open at the Gaash Golf Club in Israel.
Doug Hastie Joins Victoria's Highland Pacific Golf
Highland Pacific Golf, Victoria's newest public golf facility, has appointed former PGA of British Columbia Teacher of the Year, Doug Hastie as its Director of Golf/General Manager, effective March 2nd.
Wyndandsea Resort Survival Is Now Day-To-Day
A proposed $650-million oceanfront golf resort on Vancouver Island's west coast, faced with debts of more than $52-million and no longer protected by a court order against foreclosure proceedings, may still get a reprieve with some last minute financing and the continued support of some of those same creditors.
Tiger, Meet Kyle Lograsso
One of the delightful perks of being the editor here at BC Golf News is the joy of receiving communication from some of our many visitors, whether oceans away, south of the boarder or in our very own backyard of British Columbia. Sometimes it leads to discovering a story so memorable it is imperative that we share it with you.
Phil Jonas -- How You Play The Game Of Golf
BC Golf News is pleased to announce that veteran International tour player and respected teaching instructor Phil Jonas will join our editorial staff for 2009 with his views on a variety of subjects, including teaching the game, developing junior players, how to play golf for pure enjoyment or winning championships and providing answers to the questions most golfers ask.
Tee 2 Green with Barry Sharpe - - February10/09
A COMPILATION OF NEWS, NOTES, COMMENTS & QUOTES
2009 College Season Is Underway -- Nick Taylor Picks Up From Last Year
Gordie Weber Service At West Vancouver Baptist
In respect for the Gordon Weber family and in memory of a good friend BC Golf News would like to present the following obituary, along with an official announcement pertaining to Tuesday's service.
GORDIE WEBER: 1926 -- 2009
The ultimate sports promoter, a friend of all sportsmen and fans alike, Gordie Weber has left the building, but not without leaving behind fond memories for all who were privileged to have met him.
Tee 2 Green with Barry Sharpe - - February 6/09
A Compilation Of News, Notes, Comments & Quotes
All Eyes On Tony Smith -- Len Barrie's Bear Mountain Sale -- Gretzky & Weir In The Wine Cellar
Mike Weir Headed To Canadian Golf Hall Of Fame
Mike Weir is the newest member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. The 2003 Masters champion and winner of eight PGA TOUR titles, becomes the Hall's 64th inductee.
Rob Anderson -- 2008 CPGA Teacher Of The Year
Rob Anderson of Shadow Mountain Golf Course in Cranbrook, British Columbia has been selected to receive the 2008 Teacher of the Year Award by the Canadian Professional Golfers' Association, one of four national awards presented by the CPGA for exceptional and dedicated service as Canadian golf professionals.
From The Canadian Tour To The World Stage
For the past decade or more the Canadian Golf Tour has played a vital role for players from around the world who seek fame and fortune in the fiercely competitive sport of Tour golf.
ProLink Touch GPS System Scores At PGA Show
ProLink Solutions of Chandler, Arizon, a leading provider of Global Positioning Satellite ("GPS") golf-course management systems with digital out-of-home, on-course advertising, successfully debuted its next generation 'ProLink Touch' GPS at last week's PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, FL, to industry-wide critical acclaim and record sales commitments.
Canadian PGA Releases New Strategic Plan
A five year Strategic Plan that will take the Canadian Professional Golfers' Association past its 100th anniversary and into 2014 has been unveiled in clear terms following an 18-month study.
