Point Roberts back on track; Anna Huang eyes spot at LPGA’s Q-Series Finals; Henry Lee qualifies for Korean PGA Tour; Amy Lee officially a Texas Longhorn
(November 17, 2025) - Adam Hadwin’s opportunity to salvage what has been a miserable season on the PGA TOUR blew away in the Bermuda wind on Sunday. The Abbotsford native led through two rounds of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship and was just one shot out of the lead heading into the final round.
A solid Sunday could have catapulted Hadwin inside the top 100 on the FedEx Cup points list and ensured him status for 2026. Unfortunately, the strongest winds of the week played havoc with Hadwin and many others. He failed to make a birdie on Sunday, shot a four-over 75 and dropped into a tie for 11th.
Instead of that big jump up the points list, Hadwin only rose nine spots, from 147th to 138th. He will need at least a two-way tie for second at this week’s final event, the RSM Classic in Sea Island, Ga., to move inside the top 100 and remain exempt for 2026. Hadwin also has work to do to earn decent conditional status by finishing inside the top 125 on the points list.
Surrey’s Adam Svensson missed the cut in Bermuda and fell four spots to 167th on the points list. Svensson needs nothing less than a win to move inside the top 100. Svensson’s lone PGA TOUR win came at the 2022 RSM Classic.
PURDUE PALS: Adam Schenk, who earned his first PGA TOUR win in Bermuda, was a college teammate of Vancouver’s Stuart Macdonald at Purdue University in Indiana. Macdonald, a regular on the Korn Ferry Tour, will be attempting to earn a 2026 PGA TOUR card at next month’s final stage of qualifying school.
ON POINT: Point Roberts Golf Course seems to have had more lives than a cat. Between ownership changes and the immense challenges presented by the Covid pandemic, the course has spent much of its existence on life support. But Point Roberts seems to have turned a corner. A new ownership group has the course in its best shape in many years and business has been quite good since it reopened after a lengthy closure on April 18.
The course relies almost exclusively on British Columbia golfers and there was concern that the U.S. travel boycott by many Canadians might present a big problem. But B.C. golfers seem to be giving Point Roberts a pass. “It has gone pretty well,” operations manager Joe Lee said in an interview. “At the end of August we were getting as many as 180 golfers a day. Our maximum capacity would be 210 or 220. On the weekends it has been fantastic. On weekdays it is slower even though our mornings are often packed. Our afternoons have been slower.”
Lee said the course has been getting solid reviews from customers. “This golf course has gone through a lot and I think it may be in the best shape in decades,” Lee said. “Positive feedback is the only thing we have got since we re-opened. There has been zero negative feedback. A lot of golfers who have played since this course’s early days say the course right now is probably at its best.” The course, now owned by four off-shore residents, will remain open all winter. Current green fees are $35 U.S.
HERE TO HELP: The National Golf Course Owners Association of Canada has announced the formation of its NGCOA Canada Foundation, which will expand on the work of the Jeff Ciecko Benevolent Fund. That fund was established to honour the memory of longtime golf industry supporter Jeff Cieko, who died in 2023 at the age of 49 following a battle with cancer.
That fund was established by Ciecko’s wife Tara — the owner of Penticton-based CK Golf Solutions — and close friends to assist individuals and families within the golf community facing hardship due to loss of income, life-threatening illness, or other unforeseen circumstances. “This is a significant milestone that allows us to move forward with confidence in building the Foundation’s profile and supporting golf families across the country,” said Bryan Ewart, chair of the NGCOA Canada Foundation Board.
“Jeff would be so proud that something born out of his spirit can now grow and help make a difference.”
EYES ON ALABAMA: Vancouver’s Anna Huang has extra incentive to play well at the season-ending event of the Ladies European Tour later this month in Spain. The 17-year-old Huang is currently 11th on the LET’s Order of Merit and the top 10 players after the Adalucia Costa Del Sol Open de Espana, scheduled for Nov. 27-30, are eligible to play in the finals of the LPGA Qualifying Series.
The LPGA’s Q Series Finals go Dec. 4-8 in Mobile, Ala., and Huang said she plans to be there if she cracks the top 10. Huang, who has won twice this year as a rookie on the LET, currently has 1,384 points and is 58 points behind the 10th placed player, Lauren Walsh of Ireland. Huang likely needs to finish inside the top 15 in Spain to have any chance of moving into the top 10 on the Order of Merit.
LEE A LONGHORN: Two-time British Columbia Women’s Amateur champion Amy Lee of Langley has made it official by signing a letter of intent to play her collegiate golf at the University of Texas. Lee had verbally committed to Texas several months ago. Lee’s signing was ranked 25th on golfchannel.com's top 50 list of women’s collegiate signings. Lee will join Texas in the fall of 2026 and will have Lauren Kim of Surrey as a teammate in her first year at the Austin school.
Texas coach Laura Ianello is happy to have Lee, who in addition to her two B.C. Women’s Amateur titles also won the B.C. Bantam, Juvenile and Girls championships. “We are very excited to welcome Amy Lee to the Texas women’s golf family,” Ianello said. “Amy brings a tremendous amount of talent, discipline and competitive spirit. She will be a force to be reckoned with in college golf and will make an immediate impact on our program.”
EARNS STATUS: Coquitlam’s Henry Lee tied for 26th at the final stage of Q-school to earn status on the 2026 Korean PGA Tour. Lee is exempt through the first 11 events of the 2026 season.
CHIP SHOTS: Coquitlam’s A.J. Ewart tied for fourth at the Asher Tour’s Starr Pass Championship in Tucson, Ariz. . .Vancouver’s Ilirian Zalli fired a seven-under 63 to win a Vancouver Golf Tour winter series event at Tsawwassen Springs Golf Course.