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Tee 2 Green with Barry Sharpe - - May 31/09
A Compilation Of News, Notes, Comments & Quotes
Speaking with Canada's Matt Hill - The World's No. One Amateur Golfer
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Shadow Mountain Unveiling Its Pleasures July 1
Beginning July 1 golfers from the States of Washington, Idaho and Montana, together with the Province of Alberta, will join with neighboring British Columbians in the discovery of the newest playground to be opened in the Kootenays, Shadow Mountain.
UBC Doubles Up At Canadian College Championships
The University of British Columbia scored a thunderous victory at the Canadian University/College Championships in Hamilton, ON as both the men's and women's ThunderBirds teams came away with convincing victories.
Canadian Tour Spring Q-School Grads For 2009
It was graduation day for six players at the Canadian Tour's Spring Qualifying School on Vancouver Island and leading his class from wire-to-wire was Brady Schnell, whose valedictorian speech was simply, " It’s always fun to win.”
Victoria Choi Qualifies For U.S. Women's Public Links
Victoria (Jisu) Choi, a 17-year-old from Langley, British Columbia, was a co-medalist in a qualifying tournament in Portland, Oregon Thursday and has earned a spot in the United States Women's Amateur Public Links championship next month.
Matt Hill Climbs To The Top Of The NCAA
With three consecutive rounds of 2-under par 69, Matt Hill of Bright's Grove, Ont., has become the second Canadian in five years to win the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Individual Championship, the most prestigious tournament in U.S. college golf.
Canadian College Final Shortened--UBC In Command
With the 2009 Canadian University / College Championship now reduced to a 54-hole competition because rain forced cancellation of Thursday's third round, the University of British Columbia Men's and Women's teams are in excellent positions to capture both national titles.
BC Egg Cup Trophies Awarded To High School Champions
The first school name to appear on the new British Columbia Fresh Egg Cup trophy awarded for "AAA" supremacy will be that of Thomas Haney Secondary.
Tee 2 Green with Barry Sharpe - - May 27/09
A Compilation Of News, Notes, Comments & Quotes
STAN LEONARD—The Canadian Golfing Legend Not To Be Forgotten
BC Fresh Egg Cup Secondary School Tournament
The British Columbia High School Golf Championships, the only provincial sporting event where boys and girls compete together as teammates, crowned two champions Tuesday as winners of the "A" and "AA" BC Fresh Egg Cup Secondary School Championships.
Canadian Tour Is Now At Home Sweet Home
The Canadian Tour has returned to Canada after postponing three tournaments in Mexico and the first order of business is the Tour's Spring Qualifying School on Vancouver Island.
Taya Battistella's Last Hurrah Is Now A Reality
Taya Battistella of Bend, Oregon was planning to retire from professional golf after playing in three CN Canadian Women's Tour events this summer. Now her career will be extended to include an LPGA Tour event---the CN Canadian Ladies Championship in September in Calgary.
UBC Teams Going For All The Gold
The University of British Columbia Thunderbirds are taking a run at capturing both the Men's and Women's Team titles following the first round of the 2009 Canadian University/College Championships being staged In Hamilton, ON at King’s Forest Golf Course.
Qualicum Beach Captures PGA of BC TOC Title
Head Professional Ross Mantell and amateur partner Peter Drummond created some memories for their Qualicum Beach Memorial Golf Club by capturing the honours Monday at the 2009 PGA of BC TaylorMade & adidas Golf Tournament of Champions.
Oregon's Battistella Sets New Canadian Tour Record
It took a woman's competitive course record of one-under par 71 by Taya Battistella of Bend, Oregon to claim the first round lead at the CN Canadian Women's Tour season opening event at Seymour Golf and Country Club in North Vancouver, B.C.
UBC, UVic -- NAIA season Over, Canadian Final Is Next
The University of British Columbia Thunderbirds and University of Victoria Vikes have ended the American portion their Men's and Women's golf seasons and this coming week will conclude their overall 2008 / 2009 campaigns with a visit to Hamilton, Ontario to compete in the seventh playing of the Canadian University/College Championships conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association.
Bob Burton -- 2009 PNGA Master - 40 Amateur Champion
An errant tee shot on the 17th hole was just the opening Bob Burton of Everett, Washington needed Friday to capture his second PNGA Men's Master - 40 Amateur Championship title in the past four years.
Seymour GC Will Host The CN Canadian Women's Tour
The semi-private Seymour Golf & Country Club in North Vancouver, one of the Lower Mainland's most popular public courses two days a week, is being transformed into a championship layout May 24-26 for the opening event of the CN Canadian Women's Tour.
Subscriber Specials From Squamish's Garibali Springs Resort
If ever there was a time to save some money while golfing and enjoying British Columbia's snow capped mountain experience it may well be now, thanks to incentives offered by the operators of Garibaldi Springs Resort in Squamish, a short distance from Vancouver.
Talkin Rock Ready For PNGA Master - 40 Final Match
In his first taste of competition in the prestigious Pacific Northwest Golf Association Men's Master - 40 Amateur Championship, Vancouver, BC's Rob Whiton has earned a berth in Friday's final against a past champion, 2006 winner Bob Burton of Everett, Washington.
CJGA Hosting World Junior Qualifying At Swan-e-set
Qualifying for both the Junior Worlds and Optimist International Junior Golf Championships is set to take place at the Lee Trevino-designed Swan-e-set Bay Resort Golf Club in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia on Saturday and Sunday.
PNGA Master - 40 Medalist Gone, Only 8 Remain
Upsets and excitement best describe the action that took place at Talking Rock Resort and Quaaout Lodge in Chase, British Columbia after match play rounds of 32 and 16 saw the field at the 34th PNGA Men's Master - 40 Amateur Championship reduced to eight and the elimination of the tournament's medalist.
Tee 2 Green with Barry Sharpe - - May 21/09
A Compilation Of News, Notes, Comments & Quotes
From Smoking Cigars to Fitness and Health The PGA Of BC Has It Covered
Canadian University/College Titles On The Line
The finest golfers attending Canadian Universities and Colleges are preparing to tee-off next week at King's Forest Golf Course in Hamilton, Ontario in the 7th Annual Canadian University/College Championship, conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association.
From The Files Of The Vancouver Golf Tour
The expanding Vancouver Golf Tour is heading into the busiest portion of its spring season and registration is just ahead for some new events.
PNGA Master - 40 A Breezy Affair in BC
Calgary's Howard Broun battled brutal winds, a mature golf course and a field of 68 to claim medalist honours after 36 holes of the Pacific Northwest Golf Association Master - 40 Amateur Championship.
Talking Rock Talks Tough at PNGA Men's Master-40
The only player to shoot under par on day one of the 34th Pacific Northwest Golf Association Men's Master - 40 Amateur Championship at Talking Rock Resort and Quaaout Lodge in Chase, B.C is Bob Burton whose 2-under par round of 70 is good enough for a two-stroke lead.
UBC TBird Women Fall To 5th At NAIA Final
University of British Columbia Thunderbirds Women's golf team finished in fifth place at the close of the 54-hole 2009 NAIA National Championship in Rapid City, South Dakota over the weekend.
Matt Hill--College Golf's Hottest Player
With seven victories this school year---six out of seven this spring and four in a row---the hottest college golfer in America today is a member of Canada's National golf team, 20-year-old Matt Hill, a sophomore at North Carolina State.
Mike Weir's Second Skin Now Available
Even if you don't golf left-handed or score as well as he does at least fans can take on some of the appearance and many of the benefits of Mike Weir's newest off-course venture.
Whistler Promises Outstanding Golf Results
There's still white snow capping the wondrous Whistler mountains, however, neatly trimed greens are what golfers are seeing these days after the opening of all three of Whistlers renowned courses.
Another Osoyoos Indian Band Inspiration
Bellstar Hotels & Resorts, the Osoyoos Indian Band and Watermark Asset Management continue to see a resort development opportunity in the South Okanagan where others are cautious.
Nick Taylor Again Leading The Way For UW
With British Columbia's Nick Taylor leading the way, the University of Washington Huskies are off and trotting to a 10-stroke lead after the first round of the NCAA central regional finals in Alvaton, Kentucky.
A Pristine Pete Dye Project In Roatan, Honduras
Nearly 30 years after Sawgrass' iconic Stadium Course debuted, Pete Dye is still hard at work in the US and abroad.
22nd Annual BC SENIORS GAMES
Information for the 2009 Zone 3 Golf Playdown for the British Columbia Seniors Games, June 11.
Tee 2 Green with Barry Sharpe - - May 14/09
A Compilation Of News, Notes, Comments & Quotes
Canada's Top 25 Most Influential Golf Figures
Robert Thompson may be too modest to mention it but his list of 'The Top 25 Most Influential Figures in Canadian Golf,' which appeared in last week's National Post newspaper, could easily have been named the 'Top 26' and included his name among the three most influential golf writers in Canada today.
Sun Peaks Golf Course Opens this Saturday
The 18-hole Sun Peaks Golf Course at Sun Peaks Resort opens on Saturday, May 16 and course officials say the greens are in excellent shape and waiting for players.
BC Golf Museum & Hall of Fame - May Newsletter
Here is the latest eNewsletter from the office of the British Columbia Golf Museum and Hall of Fame of Golf, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Canada's first provincial golf museum.
BC Golf Association Dominates PNGA Cup
For the first time in the event's four year history, the British Columbia Golf Association has captured the PNGA Cup, emblematic of supremacy among members of the Pacific Northwest Golf Association.
Golf To Become A Regular School Activity
The game of golf is about to become a regular feature of Physical Education in elementary schools throughout Canada.
Esteemed PNGA Cup Championship Teeing Off
The 4th Annual PNGA Cup, a Ryder-Cup style championship staged over three days by the Pacific Northwest Golf Association, will get underway Thursday in the golden Highlands of Boise, Idaho at Crane Creek Country Club.
ECCO Introduces Ultra Performance Golf Shoe
From Markham, Ontario comes word that Danish shoemaker ECCO has introduced its men's Ultra Performance golf shoe featuring a patent-pending Direct-Injected stability system, one-piece shoe construction and advanced outsole design that guarantees unmatched support, comfort, flexibility and traction through all phases of the swing.
