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BC Golf Museum & Hall of Fame - Historically
Partially hidden by manicured bushes on the northwest corner of West 10th avenue and Blanca Street at the entrance to the University of British Columbia Endowment Lands in Vancouver sits the only independent golf museum and library in any province or state in North America.
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PNGA Men's Amateur Public Links Champions Crowned
Isaiah Telles of Tualatin, Ore. used an even par 72 to capture the title at the 2009 PNGA Men's Amateur Public Links Championship held at Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis, Ore.
Brian Unk Shatters CanTour Records At Seaforth
Shooting a bogey-free final round of 64, finishing 28-under par and setting three Canadian Tour scoring records in Seaforth, Ontario earned Brian Unk $20,000 for his victory at the Seaforth Country Classic.
Gorge Vale Hosts Canadian Senior Amateur
The Canadian Men's Senior Amateur Championship, an event that has grown over the past 47 years to become one of the most popular national amateur tournaments on the calendar of the Royal Canadian Golf Association, tees-off on Vancouver Island September 1 at Victoria, BC's Gorge Vale Golf Club with a field of 153 players.
Sam Looks Comfortable In LPGA Tour Action
She opened with a bogey and closed with a bogey but in between Samantha Richdale played like a veteran at the Safeway Classic in North Plains, Oregon, getting an early taste of what it will be like next season when she joins the LPGA TOUR on a regular basis.
Tee 2 Green with Barry Sharpe - - August 28/09
A Compilation Of News, Notes, Comments & Quotes
Kudos to Sagebrush,Tobiano & David Mears -- Golf Looses Ian Fraser
Inaugural CN Future Links Junior Skills Challenge
The introduction of the CN FUTURE LINKS National Junior Skills Challenge in Calgary will be one of the highlight at the opening of next week's LPGA 2009 CN Canadian Women's Open.
Dunning Introduces Spring 2010 Collections
Out of Toronto comes word that Dunning announces the introduction of its Spring 2010 golf and sportswear collections -- including the company's new Tour Slim Fit tops offering close-cut, vintage 60s inspired tailoring -- at the PGA Fall Expo Booth #300, Aug. 31-Sept. 2 in Las Vegas.
Jackie LIttle - Repeats as Canadian Senior Champion
Despite shooting one of her highest competitive tournament rounds of the season---an eight-over par 80---diminutive Jackie Little of Port Alberni, British Columbia successfully defended her Royale Cup Canadian Senior Women's Championship at the Osprey Ridge Golf Club in Bridgewater, N.S.
Kwon & Kim Win BC Juvenile Titles
A final round six-under par 65, which broke his own course record at the Fort Langley Golf course, enabled Kevin Kwon of Pitt Meadows to win the British Columbia Juvenile Boy's Championship.
Sagebrush Named Canada's Best New Course For 2009
Former PGA TOUR player--turned course owner and designer, Dick Zokol, has scored a major triumph with his picturesque Sagebrush Golf and Sporting Club in British Columbia's Nicola Valley being named as the Best New Golf Course in Canada for 2009.
Miura Clubs Go Where Samantha Richdale Goes
Canadian Samantha Richdale, of Kelowna, British Columbia, won last week's Turkey Hill Classic on the Duramed Futures Tour with Miura Golf MC-102 irons in her bag.
Only Two Canadians Remain In U.S. Amateur
Only four of the 13 Canadians entered in the 109th U.S. Amateur Championship, underway at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, made it to match play competition this week and of those only two players from Ontario, former National Team member, Christopher Ross and Brad Revell, have survived to make it into the second round.
CN Canadian Women's Open A Hit Before It Starts
One of the strongest fields to turn out for an LPGA event this season will be what spectators and fans can expect when the 2009 CN Canadian Women's Open tees off at Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club in Calgary next week.
BC Wins Canadian Women's Senior Team Title
With Port Alberni's Jackie Little leading the way at 4-under par British Columbia handily captured the Canadian Women's Senior Inter-provincial Team title by a whopping 15 strokes over 36 holes at the Royale Cup National Senior Championship at the Osprey Ridge Golf Club in Bridgewater, N.S. Wednesday.
Richdale - Shopping With The LPGA At Safeway
Even before Samantha Richdale claimed her second Duramed FUTURES Tour win in a weather delayed Harrisburg, PA tournament on Monday she knew she had a date to go shopping at Safeway this week - - shopping with the stars of the LPGA Tour, that is, in the Safeway Classic.
Dave Bunker - Canadian Men's Mid-Amateur Champion
After holding the lead for three rounds only to have his short game fail him on the final day, Victoria, BC's Craig Doell was unable to stop defending champion Dave Bunker of Woodbridge, Ont., from charging from behind with a bogey-free 6-under par 64 and winning the Canadian Men's Mid-Amateur Championship for a second consecutive year.
Steve Carroll -- Leaving the Canadian PGA
Stephen Carroll, Executive Director of the Canadian Professional Golfers' Assoiciation for the past five years following 12 years in a similar role with the PGA of British Columbia, has decided to step down from his role with the national body in pursuit of a new career challenge.
Samantha Richdale Victorious On FUTURES Tour
Samantha Richdale, a fourth-year Duramed FUTURES Tour member from Kelowna, British Columbia, has all but clinched a full season berth on the LPGA Tour for 2010 by winning her third FUTURES Tour career title Monday at the Turkey Hill Classic at The Golf Club at Felicita in Harrisburg, PA.
The Facts and Figures About Golf In Canada
According to a recent economic analysis conducted by Strategic Networks Group, Inc. on behalf of the National Allied Golf Associations (NAGA), the Canadian Golf Industry generates in excess of $11.3 billion in economic benefits across Canada.
Phresh Wear -- A New Take On The Classics
Canadian-based Phresh Wear Inc. of Toronto has announced it will be launching their Spring 2010 line to the United States. Phresh prides itself on being a fresh, new take on the classics. Consumers no longer need to choose between fashion and function as the line continues to bridge the gap between performance and style.
Duncan Meadows Golf & Country Club - Island Treasure
To see Duncan Meadows Golf and Country Club today, it's hard to believe that a little more than a decade ago it was a run-down golf course badly in need of some tender loving care.
A Shark Sighting in Peachland, BC
Greg Norman, legendary golf professional, respectfully known as The Shark, will be designing a championship golf course on the former fairways of popular Ponderosa Golf Course in a new village-oriented development in Peachland.
JEFF PATERSON - - - Golfing My Way
While it's clear that Y.E. Yang came away from the 91st PGA Championship as the big winner in 2009, among those with reason to feel the worst about what went on at Hazeltine back on August 16 are Canadian golf fans.
Seo Hee Moon Wins PNGA Junior Girls' Amateur
Medalist Seo Hee Moon of Mukilteo, Wash. went wire to wire to win the 54th PNGA Junior Girls’ Amateur Championship hosted by the Fairwood Golf and Country Club in Renton, Washington August 20.
CN Canadian Women's Open Welcomes Canadians
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) has announced the list of talented female golfers who have received an exemption to compete at the 2009 CN Canadian Women’s Open, August 31 – September 6 at Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club in Calgary.
BC's First Hogan Cup Team Title A Thriller
The British Columbia Golf Association foursome of Kevin Kwon, Bryan Lichmo, Charlie Hughs and Bradley Shigezaw created a new benchmark for future provincial players by capturing British Columbia's first Hogan Cup Team Match title at the Riverside Golf and Country Club in Portland, Ore., August 16.
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Canada's 3rd Duramed FUTURES Tour Victory
For the third time this season a Canadian has won a Duraamed FUTURES Tour tournament and taken another step forward to making it to the major league of ladies professional golf, the LPGA TOUR.
BC Leading 40th Eddie Hogan Cup Team Matches
A British Columbia Golf Association team, paced by Pitt Meadows' Kevin Kwon holds a slim one-stroke lead in a quest to bring BC its first Eddie Hogan Cup Team Match title in competition at the Riverside Country Club in Portland, Oregon.
Curtis Chan - U.S. Kids Golf World Champion
In our 'It's never too late to acknowledge a champion" category, BC Golf News congratulates 12-year-old Curtis Chan of Richmond for winning the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship for boys 12 years of age at Pinehurst, North Carolina.
'Little Masters' Crown Champions at Kings Links
The finalists of the 43rd annual Little Masters tournament put their new skills to the test at the challenging Kings Links By The Sea course adjacent to Boundary Bay in Delta, B.C. and at least eight champions were crowned for another season of Optimist golf.
Gudmund Lindbjerg - BC Senior Men's Champion
Gudmund Lindbjerg of Port Moody, B.C. became only the third player in tournament history to successfully defend his title in the British Columbia Senior Men's Amateur Championship, finishing at even par 216 over 54 holes at Skeena Valley Golf & Country Club in Terrace, B.C.
Cam Burke - Canadian Men's Amateur Champion
For the second year in a row Ontario's Cam Burke of New Hamburg has won the Canadian Men's Amateur championship, marking only the 12th time in the 105 occasions this event has been staged that a champion has successfully defended his title.
Alix Kong Captures MJT's Lindsay Kenney Classic
At the age of 13 Alix Kong of West Vancouver may well symbolize what the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) stands for in terms of helping to develop future champions.
Third Round - RCGA Canadian Men's Amateur
Despite the presence of the world's Number One ranked Amateur, Nick Taylor, British Columbia finished second behind a powerful Team Ontario foursome that captured that province's 29th Willingdon Cup inter-provincial team title at the 105th playing of the Canadian Amateur Championship Wednesday.
Round Three - - The 'Little Masters' Golf Tournament
The final round of the 43rd Annual "Little Masters" Golf Tournament will be played out today at the Kings Links By The Sea course in Delta, an ideal location for the variety of age categories that are competing.
Second Round - - BC Senior Men's Amateur
Defending British Columbia Senior Men's Amateur Champion Gudmund Lindbjerg of Port Moody, will take a two-stroke lead into Thursday's final round at Skeen Valley Golf & Country Club in Terrace, with two-time former BC Amateur champion Steve Berry of Sooke, in hot pursuit.
Jessica Shepley - - Canadian PGA Women's Champion
Jessica Shepley of Oakville, ON, quietly emerging as one of Canada's most promising female touring professionals, claimed her first career pro victory Wednesday at the 2009 Canadian PGA Women’s Championship presented by NIKE Golf at Dundas Golf and Curling Club in Dundas, ON.
Another Approach To Reviewing Golf Courses
There are many ways to write a review of a golf course . . . perhaps as many as there are differences in course designs. However, when the following review came across our desk we couldn't help thinking this had to be the work of a science fiction writer seeking a new direction in life.
Second Round - - RCGA Canadian Men's Amateur
A pair of weather delays and the onset of darkness at Club de golf Le Blainvillier in Blainville, Que., forced the RCGA to suspend Tuesday's completion of the second round of the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.
Second Round - - PNGA Junior Boys' Amateur
With a second consecutive round of 3-under par 69, Zach Wanderscheid of Goldendale, Washington took home Medalist honors Tuesday at the 55th PNGA Junior Boys’ Amateur Championship at the University of Idaho Golf Course in Moscow, Idaho.
Round Two - - 2009 'Little Masters'
Threatening thunder clouds turned into blue skies and light breezes at the Langley Golf Centre for Round Two of the Little Masters Golf Tournament.
First Round - - BC Senior Championship
A one-under par 71, the only sub-par round of the day, has given Jeff Jones of Kelowna a one shot lead at the end of the opening round of the British Columbia Senior Men’s Amateur Championship at Skeena Valley Golf & Country Club in Terrace, B.C.
Tee 2 Green with Barry Sharpe - - August 10/09
A Compilation Of News, Notes, Comments & Quotes
Will Canada Have An Opportunity To Defend its Olympic Golf Medal?
First Round -- PNGA Junior Boys' Amateur Championship
Zach Wanderscheid of Goldendale, Washington posted a 3-under par 69 to take the opening round of the 36-hole Stroke Play Qualifying portion of the PNGA Junior Boys’ Amateur Championship at the University of Idaho Golf Course in Moscow, Idaho.
Round One - - 2009 'Little Masters'
The 43rd Annual "Little Masters" Golf Tournament is underway at four outstanding Greater Vancouver golf courses and despite opening day showers excitement reigns supreme for the players aged five and up.
First Round - - RCGA Canadian Men's Amateur
Matt Hill of Forest, Ont., the 2009 NCAA champion and fifth ranked Amateur in the world, set a course record with a bogey-free 7-under par 65 to move into the opening round lead of the Canadian Men's Amateur Championship at Club de golf Le Blainvillier in Blainville, Que.
Jennifer Kirby - Canadian Women's Amateur Champion
With a stunning three-stroke come-from-behind performance Canadian Women's Amateur Champion Jennifer Kirby of Ontario has added the Canadian Junior Girls Championship to her list of credits for 2009, becoming the first female golfer to claim two Royale Cup Championships in the same year.
Canada Claims Four Nations Cup Honours
In the 12th playing of the prestigious international Four Nations Cup team competition between Japan, Australia and New Zealand, Canada, with the world's top two ranked Amateurs on the roster, has emerged victorious for the second time since the bi-annual event was first played in 1987.
