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Round 1 - 2010 Canadian Men's Senior Championship

(August 31, 2010)
Paul Simson of Raleigh, NC, a three-time British Senior Amateur Champion -- including 2010 -- has a one shot lead after the opening-round of the 2010 Canadian Men's Senior Championship while British Columbia has charged into a six stroke lead in defense of the inter-provincial team championship at St. Thomas Golf & Country Club.

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LPGA Tour Coming To Vancouver Golf Club In 2012

(August 30, 2010)
VcrGolfClubentrance275pix.jpgOne year after hosting the stars of the PGA TOUR at the 2011 RBC Canadian Men's Open Championship at Vancouver's Shaughnessy G&CC the LPGA TOUR will pay a visit to British Columbia for the 2012 CN Canadian Women's Open Championship at historic Vancouver Golf Club in Coquitlam.

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Aaron Goldberg - Record Setting Canadian Tour Champion

(August 29, 2010)
AaronGoldbergCdnTChmp100pix.jpgWith a finish befitting a champion who has dominated the Canadian Tour through 2010, Aaron Goldberg of Carlsbad, Cal., captured the biggest purse in Tour history and set a record for money won in a single season by winning the Canadian Tour Championship in St. Catharines, Ont., Sunday.

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Michelle Wie Wins 2010 CN Canadian Women's Open

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Michelle Wie claimed her first victory of 2010 and her second in her sophomore season as a member of the LPGA Tour by winning the CN Canadian Women's Open by a convincing three shot margin at St. Charles Country Club in Winnipeg.

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Cuba Is About To Join The Global Golf Community

(August 29, 2010)
CubanbeachLeisureCda248pix.jpgAfter years of building diplomatic relationships with a foreign government and encouraging investor confidence around the globe it would seem that the dreams and hopes of Canadian entrepreneur Walter Berukoff and his Cuban project known as Leisure Canada are about to become reality.

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Michelle Wie - Enjoying Winnipeg And Being The Leader

(August 27, 2010)
MichelleWeiGolfCdaLine222pix.jpgAdding a 3-under-par 69 to her opening round of 7-under 65 has allowed Michelle Wie to move to 10-under par and maintain her three-stroke lead at the 2010 CN Canadian Women's Open in Winnipeg while moving another round closer to achieving her maiden LPGA Tour victory.

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Rookies Leading At Canadian Tour's Richest Championship

(August 27, 2010)
CanTourChmspLogo175pix.jpgCanadian Tour rookie, Devin Carrey of Surrey, BC has enjoyed a less than sparkling season with a mere $13,348 in earnings from six of the eight tournaments he's played in. However, halfway through the $325,000 Canadian Tour Championship in St. Catharines, Ont., Carrey's whole year may be on the verge of a dramatic change.

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Wie's Ace Puts Her In First At Canadian Women's Open

(August 26, 2010)
Michelle Wie is still looking for her first victory on the LPGA Tour, however, the 20-year-old star from Hawaii made a dramatic pitch toward her goal by scoring her second hole in one as a professional and claiming the first round lead in the 2010 CN Canadian Women's Open at St. Charles Country Club in Winnipeg Thursday.

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Hayward - 2010 Canadian Senior Women's Amateur Champion

(August 26, 2010)
MaryAnnHaywardCdnSr2010137pix.jpgIn a span of less than a month Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member Mary Ann Hayward has taken her debut in women's senior golf all the way from a provincial title on her home course in Georgetown, Ontario to the Royale Cup Canadian Senior Women's Championship at Morningstar Golf Club in Parksville, B.C.

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Eugene Wong Eliminated from 2010 U.S. Amateur

(August 26, 2010)
Eugene Wong of North Vancouver, the last of three Canadians to qualify for Match Play in the 2010 U.S. Amateur, has been eliminated following a 2 and 1 loss in the morning round of 32 at Chambers Bay Golf Links near Tacoma, WA., Thursday.

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Eugene Wong Stages Thrilling US Amateur Comeback

(August 25, 2010)
EugeneWongUSGA125pix.jpgEugene Wong of North Vancouver, BC., ranked #9 among amateur golfers in the world, pulled off another of his patented come-from-behind performances Wednesday to advance to the round of 32 in the 110th United States Amateur Championship.

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Round 2 - Canadian Senior Women's Championship

(August 24, 2010)
With only 18 holes remaining, Mary Ann Hayward of Georgetown, ON., has given herself what appears to be a comfortable nine-shot advantage at the top of the leaderboard through two rounds of the 54-hole 2010 Royale Cup Canadian Women's Senior Championship.

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Round 1 - Canadian Women's Senior Championship

(August 24, 2010)
Mary Ann Hayward of Georgetown, Ont., the only player to record a sub-par score in first round of the 2010 Royale Cup Canadian Women's Senior Championship, posted a 69 at Morningstar Golf Club in Parksville, B.C. Tuesday and holds a four streak lead after 18 holes.

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Kirby Dreher Joins CN Canadian Women's Open Field

(August 23, 2010)
CNCdnWomOp130pix.jpgRookie professional Kirby Dreher of Fort St. John, B.C., shot an even-par 72 in blustery conditions in Winnipeg today to qualify for one of four final spots in this weeks $2.25M CN Canadian Women's Open Championship at St. Charles Country Club.

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Canada Defeats Trinidad for CJGA Stephen Ames Cup

(August 21, 2010)
StephenAmesCupLogo150pix.jpgWith British Columbia's Soo Bin Kim contributing a key match play victory, Canada's team of 10 players from the Canadian Junior Golf Association avenged a loss last season on home soil to capture the Stephen Ames Cup for the first time in Trinidad and Tobago, winning 11 ½ to 8 ½ over their hosts at St. Andrews Golf Club in Moka, Miraval Trinidad

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Regina's Kent Eger Seaforth Country Classic Champion

(August 21, 2010)
In the brief three-year history of the Canadian Tour's Economical Insurance Groups Seaforth Country Classic, Kent Eger has taken a liking to the tournament and the friendly confines of Ontario's 6,200-yard Seaforth Golf Club.

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Dave Bunker - Canada's Mid-Amateur Champion X 3

(August 20, 2010)
GolfCanadaLogo125pix.jpgFor the third year in succession Dave Bunker of Woodbridge, Ont., will have his name inscribed on the national trophy awarded to Canada's Mid-Amateur Champion after capturing the title this week at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club in Gatineau, Quebec.

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CGSA Vice President Takes On New Challenges

(August 21, 2910)
After 30 years of service to the members of the Royal Mayfair Club in Edmonton Alberta, Course Superintendent Debbie Amirault announced her departure from the club this month to pursue other interests.

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Christine Wong To Play For Canada in World Amateur

(August 20, 2010)
GolfCanadaLogo125pix.jpgChristine Wong of Richmond will be British Columbia's representative on Canada's women's team selected this week for the 2010 World Amateur Golf Team Championship (WATC) scheduled to take place in Argentina in October.

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Sue Kim, Stephanie Sherlock - Turning Professional

(August 16, 2010)
cpga_logo150pix.jpgTwo of Canada's finest amateur standouts, Sue Kim of Langley, British Columbia and Barrie, Ontario's Stephanie Sherlock, have elected to begin their professional careers Tuesday in the opening round of the Canadian PGA Women's Championship at Burlington Golf & Country Club.

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Aaron Goldberg - Two In A Row On The Canadian Tour

(August 14, 2010)
AaronGoldbergJRC173pix.jpgIt's two goals down and one to go for Aaron Goldberg after the 25-year-old from Carlsbad, California won the ClubLink Jane Rogers Championship, Sunday for his second consecutive Canadian Tour victory.

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Adam Choi - 2010 Canadian Men's Amateur Champion

(August 14, 2010)
AdamChoiGCChamp355pix.jpgRecording only three bogeys in 72 holes, including bogeying his final hole in a round of 6-under par 66, Albin Choi of Toronto won the 106th playing of the Canadian Men's Amateur Championship at Ontario's London Hunt and Country Club Sunday.

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2010 LITTLE MASTERS Golf Championship

(August 15, 2010)
The 2010 Little Masters Golf Championship, conducted by the Junior Golf Foundation of British Columia, crowned some new champions this week and thus, for some young boys and girls age five and up, begins the hope and promise of a new career ahead.

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Round 2 - ClubLink Jane Rogers Championship

(August 14, 2010)
Ryan Thornberry of Ceres, Calif. has fashioned two of his best consecutive rounds on the Canadian Tour this season -- 67 and 68 -- however, his 7-under par total of 135 has only given him a slim one shot lead heading into today's third round of the ClubLink Jane Rogers Championship.

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BC Captures First Willingdon Cup In Six Years

(August 13, 2010)
For the first time since 2004 and the 23rd time in the tournament's 78-year history, British Columbia has captured the prestigious Willingdon Cup inter-provincial team title during the first two rounds of the Canadian Men's Amateur Championship being played at London Hunt and Country Club and Redtail Golf Course in London, Ontario.

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Canadians Advance to U.S. Women's Amateur Semifinal

(August 13, 2010)
Ontario's Jennifer Kirby of Paris and Stephanie Sherlock of Barrie, both members of Canada's National amateur team, have advanced to Saturday's semi-final round of the 110th U.S. Women's Amateur Championship held at Charlotte Country Club in Charlotte, N.C.

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Lindbjerg & Wilms - Winning Senior Titles Becoming A Habit

(August 12, 2010)
Gudmund Lindbjerg of Port Moody and Bill Wilms of Delta are making a habit of winning senior provincial golf titles in British Columbia.

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Round 1 - ClubLink Jane Rogers Championship

(August 12, 2010)
London, Ontario's Andrew Parr fired an opening round of 6-under 65 at Greystone Golf Club, good enough for a one-shot edge on American Michael Jensen in the Canaldian Tour's $125,000 ClubLink Jane Rogers Championship at Halton Hills, ON.

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Round 1 - Canadian Amateur Championship

(August 12, 2010)
A five-under par 67 provided Graham Hill of Forest, Ont. with the opening-round lead at the 106th playing of the Canadian Men's Amateur Championship in London, Ont. Thursday.

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Round 2 - BC Senior Men's Amateur Championship

(August 11, 2010)
2006 BC Senior Men's Amateur Champion Tony Hatchwell of Nanaimo, B.C. fired a 1-under par 69 to move into first place in the 2010 British Columbia Senior Men's Amateur Championship at Ledgeview Golf & Country Club in Abbotsford.

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Opening Round - United States Women's Amateur

(August 11, 2010)
Vancouver's Anna Kim is one of eight Canadians teeing off today in the opening round of Match play for the 110th U.S. Women's Amateur Championship at the Charlotte Country Club in North Carolina.

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Round 1 - BC Senior Men's Amateur Championship

(August 10, 2010)
After carding almost identical scores with three birdies and three bogeys for even par 70, a pair of former BC Mid-Amateur champions from Vancouver Island, Steve Berry of Sooke and Marty Holman of Victoria, share the opening-round lead in the 2010 British Columbia Senior Men's Amateur Championship at Ledgeview Golf & Country Club in Abbotsford.

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Zajac Ranch For Children Women's Golf Tournament

(August 10, 2010)
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North America's Only Golf Management Degree Program

(August 10, 2010)
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Canadian Junior Boys Champion - Richard Jung

(August 6, 2010)
DavidJungCdnAmFullShot500pix.jpgLeading from start to finish was definitely Richard Jung's preferred method for winning the 2010 Canadian Junior Boys Amateur Championship in Richmond, B.C., Friday but the 17-year-old Toronto native quickly found out how a comfortable lead can evaporate between the 18th tee and the final green.

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Canadian Junior Girls Champion - Rebecca Lee-Bentham

(August 6, 2010)
RebeccaLeeBenthamCdnJr.96pix.jpgDespite being chased by five British Columbians who finished among the top ten, Toronto's Rebecca Lee-Bentham survived a pair of back nine bogeys to capture the 2010 Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls Championship at Sawmill Creek Golf Resort in Camlachie, Ont.

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Canadian Qualifiers For The 110th U.S. Amateur

(August 6, 2010)
USAmateurLogo125pix.jpgThirteen Canadians, including four from British Columbia, have qualified for the 110th United States Amateur Championship to be played August 23-29 at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash.

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3rd Round - Canadian Junior Boys Championship

(August 5, 2010)
With a pair of eagles and three birdies for a six under par 66 Surrey, BC's Adam Svensson jumped from T26th to T5th place and gained nine strokes on third round leader Richard Jung of Toronto at the Canadian Junior Boys championship in Richmond, BC.

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2rd Round - Canadian Junior Girls Championship

(August 5, 2010)
A string of four consecutive birdies on her final four holes propelled Team Canada's Development Squad member Rebecca Lee-Bentham of Richmond Hill, Ont., to a 4-under par 67 and to the top of the leaderboard after three rounds of the 2010 Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls Championship in Camlachie, Ont.

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Golf Canada Means More Than Just A Name Change

(August 5, 2010)
For more than 30 years attracting spectators to any of the national amateur championships organized by the former Royal Canadian Golf Association never seemed to be of any great concern to the RCGA. Over the years even some players became somewhat blasé about playing in the Canadian championships. The high caliber of golf was always there, but something missing.

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BC Golf House Society Newsletter - August 2010

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2nd Round - Canadian Juniors Boys Championship

(August 4, 2010)
Team Ontario successfully defended its Canadian Junior Boys Provincial Championship title by defeating Team Alberta by three strokes at the Richmond Country Club in British Columbia

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2nd Round - Canadian Junior Girls Championship

(August 4, 2010)
A pair of bogeys on her first two holes was just the spark Megan Woodland needed to light up her day as the Victoria, BC teenager carded five birdies over the next 16 holes to score a rousing three-under par 68 and move into a one shot lead half way through the Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls Championship.

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2011 Canadian International Turfgrass C&T Show

(August 4, 2010)
CdnTurfgrass2011logo150pix.jpg The Canadian International Turfgrass Conference and Trade Show Is coming to Vancouver in 2011 in time to discuss critical issues affecting all golf course superintendents.

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BC's Latest Wildfire and Air Quality Advisories

(August 4, 2010)
bcairqualitylogo187pix.jpgGolfers and tourists visiting certain areas of British Columbia are being advised by the Ministry of Environment that due to wildfires a Smoke Advisory has been issued for Kelowna, Osoyoos, Kamloops, Quesnel, Vernon and Williams lake and surrounding areas.

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First Round - Canadian Junior Boys Championship

(August 3, 2010)
A pair of Toronto teenagers in the 2010 Canadian Junior Boys Championship in Richmond, British Columbia are showing BC's top ranked golfers that not all the best players are located in the west.

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First Round - Canadian Junior Girls Championship

(August 3, 2010)
Despite high winds and humidity, a round of four-under par 67 has given Brittany Marchand of Orangeville, Ont., a two-stroke lead after the first round of play in the 2010 Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls Championship at Sawmill Creek Golf Resort in Camlachie, Ont

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