Rutledge & Spittle Versus Langer & Couples
(July 31, 2010)
Canadian PGA Champion Jim Rutledge of Victoria, B.C., and veteran Rod Spittle of Niagara Falls, Ontario have about four hours to make up the 15 shots they trail leaders Bernhard Langer of Germany and American Fred Couples going into Sunday's final round of the U.S. Senior Open Championship.
Sydnee Michael: Canadian Women's Amateur Champion
(July 30, 2010)
Playing for the first time in a Canadian golf championship, Californian Sydnee Michaels of Temecula made her first tournament count for something special, capturing the Royale Cup Canadian Women's Amateur Championship and earning an invitation into next year's Canadian Open on the LPGA Tour.
Putnam Wins Pacific Coast Amateur, Wong 8th
(July 30, 2010)
On the sixth anniversary of brother Michael's victory younger brother Andrew Putnam recorded a four shot triumph at Eugene Country Club Friday to claim the Updegraff perpetual trophy for winning the 44th Pacific Coast Amateur.
Jim Rutledge Only 10 Away in U.S. Senior Open
(July 30, 2010)
A trio of birdies and five bogeys after 36-holes over one of the toughest golf courses in the Pacific Northwest have left Jim Rutledge of Victoria, B.C., 10 shots off the pace being set by Bernhard Langer of Germany after two days of the 31st U.S. Senior Open at Sehalee in Sammamish, Wash.
Alison Murdoch Wins Alberta Senior Ladies Championship
(July 29, 2010)
Four-time Canadian Senior Women's Champion Alison Murdoch of Victoria, B.C., won her first Alberta Senior Ladies Championhship when she defeated B.C. teammate Karen Pultz of Surrey with a par on the first playoff hole.
Round 3 - Pacific Coast Amateur Championship
(July 29, 2010)
The only player to post three sub-par rounds on a difficult Oregon course with lightening fast greens, Andrew Putnam of University Place, Washington has stretched his two-shot margin into a five shot lead after 54 holes in the 44th Pacific Coast Amateur Championship.
Isabelle Tonolli Memorial Golf Tournament
(July 29, 2010)
The 2nd Annual ACME FIRE AND SAFETY
Isabelle Tonolli Memorial Golf Tournament,
to benefit the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, will be held September 23 at the Redwoods Golf Course in Langley, BC.
The event includes a 4-person best ball with a Tailgate party getting festivities started before an 11 AM Tee off, followed by dinner and a silent auction after golf.
Round 3 - Canadian Women's Amateur Championship
(July 29, 2010)
By a four shot margin, Sydnee Michaels of Temecula of CA, maintains her hold on the lead after three rounds of the Royale Cup Women's Amateur Championship at Kingsville Golf & Country Club in Kingsville, Ontario.
SoCal Too Hot To Catch In Junior Americas Cup
(July 29, 2010)
Finding themselves in 10th place and eight strokes off the lead after the opening round may have been just the inspiration that was needed for a team from Southern California to rebound over the final 36 holes, shoot 24-under par and end up winning the 8th Annual Junior America's Cup by a whopping 13 strokes.
MJT Odlum Brown Classic Crowns 2010 Champions
(July 29, 2010)
The Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour's 54-hole Odlum Brown Classic, held this week at Northview Golf Course in Cloverdale, B.C., crowned new champions for 2010 and presented valuable tournament exemptions for Junior Girls and Boys into Bantam, Juvenile and Junior Golf British Columbia championships in 2011.
Tee 2 Green with Barry Sharpe - July 29, 2010
A Compilation Of News,
Notes, Comments & Quotes
West Defeats East in CJGA Lipton Brisk Canada Cup
(July 28, 2010)
With a thrilling come-from-behind performance The West defeated The East for the first time in five years in the Canadian Junior Golf Association's annual East vs West Lipton Brisk Canada Cup.
Southern Cal Zooms Past BC In Junior America's Cup
(July 28, 2010)
A junior boys team from Southern California, led by J.J. Holen, scorched the Isleta Eagle Golf Club in Albuquerque, N.M., Wednesday by firing a three-member team score of 13-under par, erasing an eight-stroke defecit and vaulting from tenth to first place past British Columbia in the 8th Annual Junior America's Cup.
Round 2 - Canadian Women's Amateur Championship
(July 28, 2010)
Playing in her first Royale Cup Canadian Women's Amateur Championship, Sydnee Michaels of Temecula, CA, shot a 1-under par 71 at Kingsville Golf & Country Club to maintain her lead after the second round.
Putnam Pulls Into The Lead In Pacific Coast Amateur
(July 28, 2010)
Andrew Putnam, a senior-to-be at Peperdine University, combined a morning round of 68 with an afternoon score of 69 to record a 5-under par total of 137 and quietly move into a two shot lead at the prestigious 44th Pacific Coast Amateur Championship at Oregon's Eugene Country Club.
Dale Tallon - Returning To His Second Sport
(July 28, 2010)
When a teenage Dale Tallon won the Canadian Junior Golf Championship at Kelowna Golf and Country Club in the summer of 1969 he had no idea he'd be returning to British Columbia the following year to begin his National Hockey League career as a defenceman with the brand new Vancouver Canucks.
Round 1 - Canadian Women's Amateur Championship
(July 27, 2010)
California's Sydnee Michaels of Temecula, with a hot opening round of 6-under par 66, has taken command of the first round lead of the Royale Cup Canadian Women's Amateur Championship at Ontario's Kingsville Golf & Country Club.
Team BC Leads First Round Of Junior America's Cup
(July 27, 2010)
Coquitlam's Bryan Jung tied a course-record with his 7-under par 64 to lead Team British Columbia into first place after the opening round of the 38th Annual Junior America's Cup Tuseday in Albuquedrque, New Mexico.
Is Investing in Golf Stocks Wise At This Time?
(July 27, 2010)
The demand for golf equipment globally has flattened in recent years after substantial growth prior to 2007 and the reasons include slow North American demand during the recent recession, widespread discounting due to increased competition and reports of static golf participation numbers worldwide.
Lipton Brisk Canada Cup - Team East Takes 1st Round
(July 26, 2010)
Warm weather and sunny skies greeted 16 of Canada's top junior golfers at the Granite Golf Club in Stouffville, ON for the first round of the 8th Annual Lipton Brisk Canada Cup.
Pettersson Wins Canadian Open, Hadwin Low Canadian
(July 26, 2010)
When the RBC Canadian Open is played at Vancouver's Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club a year from now let's hope the tournament is blessed with a few more talented, fresh young personalities like Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford.
Adam Hadwin Having The Time Of His Life On Tour
(July 24, 2010)
Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, playing for the first time in a PGA TOUR event, could be headed for the biggest payday of his career in his second season as a professional, sitting as he is tied with Jon Mills of Oshawa as the top Canadians in the RBC Canadian Open in Toronto.
Adam Hadwin 4 Off The Pace In the Canadian Open
(July 23, 2010)
Adam Hadwin, the 22-year-old former-University of Louisville player from Abbotsford, British Columbia, playing in his first PGA TOUR event, followed an opening-round of 2-under par 68 with a 4-under 66 --after holing a 15-foot par putt on the 18th hole-- to emerge as the top Canadian four shots off the lead at the RBC Canadian Open in Toronto.
Adam Svensson Wins Historic BC Men's Amateur Title
(July 23, 2010)
Another bright light among British Columbia's legion of outstanding junior golfers, 16-year-old Adam Svensson of Surrey, added the BC Men's Amateur Championship in Castlegar today to the BC Junior Boy's Championship he won two weeks ago in Coutenay to become the youngest player and only the fifth in BC history to win both provincial titles in the same year.
(Photo: Adam Svensson - Golf British Columbia, Gerry Walker, Zone 6 Director)
BC Peparing To Defend AJGA Team Title
(July 23, 2010)
British Columbia is the defending champion for the upcoming Junior America's Cup Team Matches scheduled to get underway in Albuquerque, New Mexico July 27-29.
AJGA Tour Experience For BC's Howard Lee
(July 23, 2010)
Gaining some big league 'Tour' experience can come at a pretty early age for those players whose parents have them enrolled in the American Junior Golf Association and certainly one of the first things the youngsters learn is how to deal with a change in the weather.
Predator Ridge Introduces Fractional Time Sharing
(July 23, 2010)
A new way to enjoy one of British Columbia's most talked-about golf properties, Predator Ridge, while experiencing the region year-round, is being introduced through a new fractional real estate venture in the Okanagan.
RBC Canadian Open - Round 1
(July 22, 2010)
With one of the largest contingents of Canadians playing on the PGA TOUR this week in the $5.1 RBC Canadian Open at Toronto's par 72 St. George's Golf & Country Club the Maple Leaf flag was flying proudly on day one.
Adam Svensson Closing In On A Wong Triple Crown
(July 21, 2010)
Unlike the British Columbia Junior Boys' Championship where he outpaced the field to win by six strokes, Adam Svensson is having to work a little harder this week to stay in front as the 54-hole leader in the BC Men's Amateur Championship at Castlegar.
B.C. Men's Amateur - - Round 2
(July 21, 2010)
After recording matching scores for the second day in a row and sharing the lead at 4-under par 139 through the first two rounds of the British Columbia Men's Amateur Championship, it will be interesting to see how Adam Svensson of Surrey and Cory Renfrew of Victoria take on the 6,700-yard, par 71 Castlegar Country Club course in round three Thursday.
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Szu-Hsuan Huang - Future Links Champion Coast To Coast
(July 21, 2010)
Szu-Hsuan Huang of Qualicum Beach, B.C., who began this season winning the CN Future Links Pacific Championship on the west coast traveled to Baddeck, N.S. this week and won the CN Future Links Atlantic Championship.
Bellstar Hotels & Resorts Plans Kokanee Springs Expansion
(July 21, 2010)
Plans for having exceptional accommodation available on the edge of for Kokanee Springs Resort will soon be a reality according to an announcement by Bellstar Hotels & Resorts.
New Sponsors For VGT's 2010 Vancouver Open
(July 21, 2010)
The Marketplace IGA Vancouver Golf Tour has announced the names of four new sponsors for the 2010 Vancouver Open and a boost in prize money to $65,000 in cash and prizes.
QUAGMIRE Seals A Deal For Key U.S. Markets
(July 21, 2010)
Toronto-based apparel brand Quagmire has sealed a deal for Premier Brand Management (PBM) to manage distribution of its men's and women's clothing in 12 key markets throughout the United States.
Svensson & Renfrew - Finding Their Way To The Top
(July 21, 2010)
There are many ways to shoot a 4-under par 67 in order to share the opening round lead in the British Columbia Men's Amateur Championship and Adam Svensson and Cory Renfrew each found a different route that was most effective for them on Tuesday.
Jeff Pushes Himself Into His First RBC Canadian Open
(July 20, 2010)
Jeff Pushka of Ladysmith, BC needed only four strokes to record a par on the first hole at the Club at Bond Head in Bond Head, Ont., in order to earn his first appearance in a PGA TOUR event, the $5.1 million RBC Canadian Open at St. George's Golf Club in Toronto.
Sun Peaks Resort - Nancy Green Golf Benefit
(July 20, 2010)
The 14th Annual Nancy Green Golf Benefit at Sun Peaks Golf Course is quickly becoming one of the most popular mountain top events in the interior and the opportunity to participate is on right now.
BC's Jeff Pushka Shooting For Final Canadian Open Berth
(July 19, 2010)
Two Canadians, Jeff Pushka from Ladysmith BC and David Williamson of Halifax, will tee-off in a sudden-death playoff Tuesday for the 156th and final spot available in the PGA TOUR's $5.1 RBC Canadian Open being played this week at Toronto's St. George's Golf and Country Club.
31st U.S. SENIOR OPEN - - Newsletter
Aaron Goldberg - Canadian Tour Players Cup Champion
(July 18, 2010)
Aaron Goldberg will celebrate his 25th birthday playing in the RBC Canadian Open this week, thanks to his Canadian Tour victory in Winnipeg Sunday in the $300,000 Players Cup in the Manitoba capital.
Tee 2 Green with Barry Sharpe - July 18, 2010
A Compilation Of News, Notes, Comments & Quotes
Brett Drewitt - 2010 PNGA Men's Amateur Champion
(July 17, 2010)
The PNGA Men's Amateur Championship has become one of the toughest golf titles to successfully defend. It hasn't happened in 38 years and it will be another year before Brett Drewitt of Invernell, Australia considers returning to the Pacific Northwest to defend the title he won on a warm Saturday on Vancouver Island at Royal Colwood Golf Club in Victoria, B.C.
Adam Svensson: Not The Only Canadian World Champion
(July 17, 2010)
Adam Svensson, the 16-year-old Surrey sensation who sank an eight-foot birdie putt on the last hole to score a triumphant come-from-behind victory in the Callaway Junior World Golf Championship in San Diego Friday may have earned the distinction of being only the second Canadian to win the boys title for 15-17-year-olds but, he wasn't alone on the podium yesterday.
LIJA Debuts New Spring 2011 Collections in Scotland
(July 17, 2010)
Linda Hipp, President and Principal Designer of LIJA is in St. Andrew's, Scotland during the OPEN Championship this week for the launch of her new Spring 2011 Collections. The official hospitality Launch Event was hosted by Ian Muir at the Elie Golf Shop.
Rachel Morris - 2010 PNGA Womens Amateur Champion
(July 16, 2010)
Ranked as number three in the world amateur rankings for juniors, diminutive Rachel Morris of Carlsbad, Calif. captured the 109th PNGA Women's Amateur Championship at Clarkston Golf and Country Club in Clarkston, Wash. with a resounding 8 and 6 victory over 2008 champion Cyna Rodriguez who is destined to be Morris' teammate when she joins the women's golf program at the University of Southern California this fall.
Canadian Tour: The Players Cup Round 2
(July 16, 2010)
After posting his second straight 5-under 66 Floridian Vince Covello has reached the halfway mark in the Canadian Tour's $300,000 Players Cup at Winnipeg's Pine Ridge club and is sitting on a three shot lead at 10-under 132..
Adam Svensson Wins Callaway Junior World Championship
(July 16, 2010)
Adam Svensson of Surrey, the reigning British Columbia Junior Boy's Champion, shot a 6-under par total of 282 to become the third Canadian teenager to win a title at the Callaway Junior World Golf Championships at San Diego's Torrey Pines South Course in California. In 2008 Eugene Wong of North Vancouver also won in the 15-17 age division and Richard Lee of Vancouver won for 13-14-year-olds in 2006.
Sandra Turbide - PNGA Mid-Amateur Women's Champion
(July 16, 2010)
Sandra Turbide of Maple Ridge, B.C., a former assistant golf professional who now teaches French immersion in the public system, defeated Anne Carr of Renton Wash., 4 and 3 to win the 9th PNGA Women's Mid-Amateur Championship at Clarkston Golf and Country Club in Clarkston, Wash.
Darren Wallace Ousted in U.S. Amateur Public Links
(July 16, 2010)
A bogey at the 19th hole cost Langley, BC's Darren Wallace a chance he may have had of going to the U.S. Masters Championship in 2011 after he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 85th U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship in Greensboro, N.C.
