• Ziemer's B.C. Golf Notes: Kwon, Tang and Arora late B.C. additions to CPKC Women’s Open field; Taylor moves on to Tour Championship; B.C. Juvenile Championships head to Highland Pacific; Yeeun (Jenny) Kwon wins PNGA Junior Girls title

    UBC T'Bird Women's Golf Alum Sonja Tang - Image Courtesy Golf Canada

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    Some additional British Columbia content has been added to this week’s CPKC Women’s Open at Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club in Vancouver.

    Port Coquitlam’s Yeji Kwon, Sonja Tang of Victoria and Surrey’s Angela Arora were all given late exemptions into the event by Golf Canada. They will join Surrey’s Lauren Kim and Vancouver’s Victoria Liu in the Shaughnessy field.

    Kim earned her exemption by winning the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, while Liu received hers for winning the Glencoe Invitational in Calgary earlier this summer. They join a star-studded field that includes nine of the top 10 and 22 of the top 25 on the LPGA Tour’s Race to CME Globe standings.

    The winners of all five of the LPGA Tour’s major championships this year will be at Shaughnessy.

  • Enter The BC Golf CKPC Women's Open Golf Pool To Win Tickets & Golf Prizes

    It's almost here! The previously postponed CKPC Women's Open is happening next week at Vancouver's venerable Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club.

    The top women golfers in the world are coming to BC in search of our National Women's Open title and you can be there for the week just by entering our FREEgolf pool. All entries up until 9pm PDT on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023 will be put into a random draw for 2 weekly passes.

  • Richmond’s Alex Zhang Hangs On To Win Canadian Junior Boys Championship

    BC's Alex Zhang Won Both The Junior & Juvenile Boys National Titles - Image Credit Christian Bender/Golf Canada

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    Alex Zhang is making a habit of winning big events the day before his birthday. His latest came on his final day as a 14-year-old at North Bay Golf Club in Ontario where the Richmond resident won the biggest title of his young life, the Canadian Junior Boys Championship. Actually, make that ‘titles,’ as Zhang also won the Juvenile Boys Championship for players aged 16 and under.

    “Best gift ever,” a delighted Zhang said of a birthday present — two national championship trophies — that arrived a day early.

  • Final Field For CPKC Women's Open At Shaughnessy G&CC Announced

    Canada's Brooke Henderson - Image Credit Jurgen Kaminski/British Columbia Golf

    Nine of the top-10 and 22 of the top-25 players on the Race to CME Globe Standings along with 16 in-year winners, eight past champions and 10 Canadians head to Vancouver for Canada’s National Open Championship Aug. 22-27 at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club

    (AUGUST 16, 2023) Vancouver, B.C. – Golf Canada in partnership with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) announced today the final field of competitors set to challenge for the 2023 CPKC Women’s Open taking place August 22-27 at the Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club in Vancouver, B.C.

    Defending champion Paula Reto leads a stellar field of competitors that includes nine of the top-10 and 22 of the top-25 players on the Race to CME Globe standings. The field will also include 16 of the LPGA Tour’s in-year winners and all 2023 Major winners including two-time major champion and new world no. 1 Lilia Vu.

  • Golf Canada App Has New Features

    The newest update for the Golf Canada Mobile App is live.

    The main enhancements to the app are focused on expanding the social and interactive elements to allow you to celebrate and discuss your golf outings with your friends.

  • Seven Canadians Earn Exemptions Into 2023 CPKC Women’s Open

    Surrey, BC's Lauren Kim Is One Of Four Team Canada Members With An Exemption Into The CPKC Women's Open At Shaughnessy G&CC Next Week - Image Credit Chuck Russell/Golf Canada

    Media Release via Golf Canada

    Vancouver (August 14, 2023) – Golf Canada, in partnership with the title sponsor CPKC, announced today the names of 11 players that have earned tournament exemptions into the 2023 CPKC Women’s Open, August 22-27, at the Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club in Vancouver.

  • Ziemer's B.C. Golf Notes: Taylor, Hadwin, Svensson continue playoff push; Lilia Vu to join other major winners in CPKC Women’s Open field at Shaughnessy; Sloan drops outside top 30 on Korn Ferry points list

    From L-R: BC's Nick Taylor, Adam Hadwin & Adam Svensson - Images Credit Golf Canada/BC Golf

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    One is comfortably inside the top 30, while the other two are looking to move inside that magic number as the PGA TOUR playoffs head to Olympia Fields, Ill. for this week’s BMW Championship.

    Abbotsford’s Nick Taylor who tied for 24th at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, now sits 16th on the points list and seems a lock to remain inside the top 30 and qualify to play in his first Tour Championship next week in Atlanta.

    Fellow British Columbians Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford and Adam Svensson of Surrey have a little more work to do this week as they currently reside outside that magic top 30 number.

  • 2023 Canadian Junior Boys Championship Set For North Bay Golf And Country Club

    156 Of Canada’s Top Junior Golfers Head To Northern Ontario To Compete For The Junior Title Along With A U16 Juvenile Division And An Inter-Provincial Team Competition

    For Immediate Release | August 11, 2023

    North Bay, Ont. – The 2023 Canadian Junior Boys Championship, presented by BDO is set for August 14-17 with a field of 156 junior golfers competing over four rounds at The North Bay Golf and Country Club in North Bay, Ont.

    This year’s field competing for the Canadian Junior Boys Trophy, also known as the Silver Cup, features a talented field of Canadian players, including five 2023 NextGen tournament winners—Dougie Basadur of Fonthill, Ont. (NextGen Atlantic), Isaiah Ibit of Orleans, Ont. (NextGen Ontario), Jerry Li, Vancouver, B.C. (NextGen Pacific), Kye Fisher of Leduc, Alta. (NextGen Prairie) and Henry Dao from Laprairie, Que. (NextGen Quebec).

  • Ashton McCulloch Wins The 118th Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship

    Ashton McCulloch - Golf Canada Image 

    Media Release via Golf Canada

    Caledon, Ont. – Ashton McCulloch shot a final round of 70 to win the 118th Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship by five shots at The Pulpit Club in Caledon, Ont.

    McCulloch of Kingston, Ont. was the only player in the field to shoot under par all four days of the tournament, posting rounds of 69-68-70-70 to finish at 7-under and win the national championship.

    “It feels amazing, a lot of hard work has gone into this over many years of golf, I have so many people to thank, that are such big role models in my life and that have propelled me to this point,” said McCulloch after walking off the 18th green of The Pulpit. “I can’t thank enough people and Golf Canada for running this event, it was a lot of fun and I’m happy to play well this week.”

  • Ziemer's B.C. Golf Notes: Sloan wins Korn Ferry's Utah Championship; Kim’s win gets John into U.S. Women’s Am; Macdonald moves up PGA Tour Canada points list with T2; Svensson T7 at Wyndham Championship; Homestead GC in Lynden, Wash. closes

    BC's Roger Sloan Won The Korn Ferry Tour's Utah Championship - Golf Canada Photo/Bernard Brault

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    Merritt’s Roger Sloan took a huge step toward regaining his PGA TOUR playing privileges by winning the Korn Ferry Tour’s Utah Championship in dramatic fashion. Sloan birdied three of his last four holes — including his final two — to win by one shot.

    The victory, which came nine years after his first Korn Ferry Tour win in Nova Scotia, moved Sloan from 92nd to 27th on the tour’s points list. Only two regular-season events remain and if Sloan can stay inside the top 30, he will earn PGA TOUR playing privileges for the 2024 season.

  • Lauren Kim’s Super Summer Rolls On After Winning Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship

    Surrey, BC's Lauren Kim With The Canadian Women's Amateur Trophy - Image Credit: Philip Clarke/Golf Canada

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    It has already been an unforgettable summer for Lauren Kim and it’s far from over. “It just keeps on getting better,” the 18-year-old Surrey resident said after winning the 109th playing of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship at Ashburn Golf Club in Halifax.

    After a brief pit stop at home, Kim heads to Los Angeles where she will play in the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, which goes Aug. 7-13 at Bel Air Country Club.

  • Youth on Course Expands to British Columbia

    Golf Canada in partnership with British Columbia Golf is pleased to announce the expansion of Youth on Course to British Columbia.

    Youth on Course offers its members aged six to 18 access to golf rounds for $5 or less at participating courses during designated times.

    The Youth on Course program will run for the duration of the 2023 golf season at participating golf courses in British Columbia.

  • Jim Rutledge Working On The Course As Well As On His Game As He Chases Moe Norman’s Record

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    Since winning his seventh PGA Seniors Championship of Canada last summer, Jim Rutledge has spent a lot more time working on the golf course than playing the game he loves.

    A frozen left shoulder sidelined Rutledge for the better part of ninth months. He did not play a single round from late last summer until May of this year.

    He did, however, still rise early five days a week and head to Uplands Golf Club to work with superintendent Brian Youell and the rest of the grounds crew at the highly regarded Victoria layout.

  • Ziemer's B.C. Golf Notes: No pressure to make playoffs for Taylor, Hadwin and Svensson; Shelley matches Lepp’s course record at Capilano and wins Pacific Coast Amateur; Allenby eagles final hole to win Golden Ears Open

    From L-R: Nick Taylor, Adam Hadwin, Adam Svensson - Images Courtesy Golf Canada/BC Golf

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    The PGA TOUR wraps up its regular season at this week’s Wyndham Championship with many players scrambling to play their way into the top 70 and qualify for the lucrative FedEx Cup playoffs.

    The British Columbia trio of Nick Taylor, Adam Svensson and Adam Hadwin have no such worries. All three are well inside the top 70.

    Taylor, who is 12th on the FedEx Cup points list, is taking his second straight week off and not playing the Wyndham Championship. Hadwin and Svensson are both in the Wyndham field.

  • Ziemer's B.C. Golf Notes: Macdonald prevails in playoff for first PGA Tour Canada win; Lauren Kim makes run to quarter-finals of U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship; Jackson Jacob top British Columbian at PNGA Men’s Amateur at Chambers Bay

    Vancouver's Stuart Macdonald - Image Credit Bernard Brault/Golf Canada

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    It’s turning into quite the summer for Vancouver’s Stuart Macdonald, who won the PGA Tour Canada’s Commissionaires Ottawa Open in a four-hole playoff.

    The win is undoubtedly the highlight, so far, of Macdonald’s professional career. But the 28-year-old has an even bigger moment coming in about three week’s time.

    Macdonald’s wife, Carly, is due to deliver the couple’s first child in mid-August.

  • Ziemer's B.C. Golf Notes: Henderson hoping for more West Coast magic; Taylor top-20s at Scottish Open; Five British Columbians in U.S. Girls Junior field; Angela Zhang reaches final of PNGA Women’s Amateur

    Canada's Brooke Henderson Is A Big Fan Of Playing Golf In The Pacific Northwest - Image Credit Bryan Outram/BC Golf

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    Brooke Henderson has won twice in Portland, picked up another victory in Seattle and now figures it’s time to add Vancouver to her list of West Coast triumphs.

    Henderson made a quick visit to Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club last week to help promote next month’s CPKC Women’s Open. She referenced her past success in the Pacific Northwest.

    “I love this area, I love the Pacific Northwest and having won in Portland and Seattle I feel the next stop has to be here in Vancouver,” she said.

  • How Far Do You Hit Your 7-iron? The Answer Will Tell You Which Tees To Play

    Playing golf from the appropriate set of tees is a great way to derive a lot more enjoyment from the game.

    At the same time, how do we really know how to determine credibly what those tees should be for each of us?

  • Video: Nick Taylor's 72-Footer For The Win Of A Lifetime

    If you are Canadian, it is definitely a bona fide 'Where were you when' moment. Depending on one's age you may recall Paul Henderson's winning goal for Canada against Russia in the final minute of the final game in what became known as the 'Summit Series' hockey tournament back in September of 1972.

    Or Sidney Crosby's Golden Goal against the Americans in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

    Of course, there's Mike Weir's playoff victory over Len Mattiace to capture the 2003 Masters title, the only major ever won by a Canadian. And now this...Nick Taylor's improbable 72-foot bomb of a putt on the 4th playoff hole of the RBC Canadian Open to defeat England's Tommy Fleetwood and become the first Canadian in 69 years to win our National Professional Men's Golf Championship. 

    Pat Fletcher was the last Canadian to win the event back in 1954 at Vancouver's Point Grey Golf & Country Club and Canadian golf fans had been reminded of that...every...year...since. No disrespect to Mr. Fletcher or his family, but Canada is definitely ready to talk about the newest 'last Canadian to win' our national open. Thank you, Nick Taylor.

    There's so much to be said and enjoyed about that moment and indeed the entire tournament. But watching the PGA TOUR video of the broadcasting moment on CBS does a fine job of capturing the joy, celebration and relief of an entire country.

    Oh...and a viral social media moment accidentally produced by Taylor's friend and fellow Canadian on Tour, Adam Hadwin, now eternally linked with Taylor's spectacular winning moment.

     

  • June 21st Is National Indigenous People's Day

    Image Credit Shayain Gustavsp

    On June 21, for National Indigenous Peoples Day, we recognize and celebrate the history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis across Canada.

    For generations, many Indigenous groups and communities have celebrated their culture and heritage on June 21 or around that time of year because of the significance of the summer solstice as the longest day of the year.

    National Aboriginal Day, now National Indigenous Peoples Day, was announced in 1996 by then Governor General of Canada, Roméo LeBlanc, through the Proclamation Declaring June 21 of Each Year as National Aboriginal Day.

    To find out was is happening throughout British Columbia to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day, click HERE.

  • BC's Ewart Feels He 'Belongs' After Pro Debut In Victoria

    Coquitlam, BC's AJ Ewart Made His Pro Debut In Victoria After A Stellar College Career - Image Credit Brad Ziemer/BC Golf 

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    VICTORIA — A.J. Ewart will remember some good shots and some not so good shots, but the one thing he will remember most about his first event as a golf pro was that feeling of knowing he belongs.

    The 24-year-old Coquitlam native tied for 37th at the PGA Tour Canada season-opening Royal Beach Victoria Open at Uplands Golf Club. His first pro cheque was worth $940. Not as big as he’d hoped, but it’s a start.

    “I am happy with how I played,” Ewart said after closing with a one-over 71. “Every day I had it going. All in all, I am happy. I made a couple of silly mistakes I will learn from, but I also learned that my good golf can play with these guys. I just need to clean some things up and move on to next week.”