Mary Parsons of Delta has been nominated for the Sport BC Junior Female Athlete of The Year Award.

Parsons, who had an outstanding 2016 season with 4 significant victories and is the number one ranked junior female golfer in Canada, will find out on March 8th, 2017 during the awards ceremony dinner being held at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel in Vancouver, whether she will be adding another honour to her name.

BC's Amateur Golfers Hold The Top Spot In The Country's Rankings In Three Of Four Categories And Are Second In The Other. Clockwise Top L-R: Jared du Toit, Naomi Ko, A.J. Ewart And Mary Parsons

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

Golf, at the competitive level, is all about the leaderboard. After all, that is ultimately how players are judged.

Right now, British Columbia amateur golfers are enjoying the view from the top. As we head down the 18th fairway and prepare to put a wrap on another year, it is not a stretch to say that 2016 has been a very good one for British Columbia Golf. No wonder Debbie Pyne is smiling.

Two-Time B.C. Junior Girls Champion Jessica Wallace Is Stepping Away From Professional Golf And Hopes To Become A Certified Public Accountant - Image Credit Jurgen Kaminski (JKam Photos)

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

It was Jessica Wallace’s best year on the Symetra Tour and it will also be her last. Wallace, the two-time B.C. Junior Girls champion from Langley who has spent the past four and half years chasing her professional golfing dream, has decided to step away from the game she loves.

“It’s something that has been in the back of my mind for a couple of years,” says Wallace. “I have always been someone who has had a backup plan in my head even through I had my primary goal. I have always been thinking what would I like to do outside of golf.”

Purchase Your New 2017 Membership Or Renew Your 2017 Membership Before December 31st, 2016 And You Are Automatically Entered To Win A Framed And Autographed Photo Of Jack Nicklaus And Arnold Palmer At The Masters

The BC Golf House Society wishes to thank everyone who has renewed or purchased a New Membership. They really appreciate your support. They are 30% towards their goal of selling 150 memberships before December 31, 2016.

Your membership is very important to the BC Golf House Society and the Directors gratefully extend their appreciation to the 2016 membership. Members are the life blood of the Society and it is their hope that they can count on your continued support in 2017.

The BC Golf House Society has set the goal to sell 150 memberships before December 31, 2016. The 150 will be a combination of renewal or new memberships. Please renew or join now to assist them in fulfilling their goal - "To preserve BC's rich golfing history".

Your 2017 membership dues will assist the BC Golf House Society in creating a new display in 2017 to recognize 125 YEARS OF WOMEN IN BC GOLF. The new exhibit will focus on three aspects: the changes in fashion, the changes in equipment, and the champions. They will attempt to identify the women champions for BC tournaments that have been played for at least 50 years.

Individual Memberships are based on the calendar year. The cost is $25.00 including...

• A tax receipt for $25.00
• A monthly e-newsletter
• Unlimited access to the Golf Museum and Hall of Fame for you and your immediate family
• First opportunity to purchase tickets to the 2017 Hall of Fame dinner 

CONTEST

Purchase Your New 2017 Membership Or Renew Your 2017 Membership Before Dec. 31St, 2016 And You Are Automatically Entered To Win A Framed And Autographed Photo Of Jack Nicklaus And Arnold Palmer At The Masters.

The BC Golf House is home to the BC Golf Museum and the Golf Hall of Fame of British Columbia. As a non-profit society it relies on the support of the golf community to continue its work to preserving and to display the history of golf in BC, to recognize its elite players, and to contribute to the enjoyment of the game of golf in the province.

JOIN THEM "to preserve BC's rich golfing history".

CLICK HERE to go to the Membership Form on BC Golf Society website. 

BC Golf House Society
2545 Blanca St., Vancouver, BC,
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604-222-4653

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Purchase Your New 2017 Membership Or Renew Your 2017 Membership Before December 31st, 2016 And You Are Automatically Entered To Win A Framed And Autographed Photo Of Jack Nicklaus And Arnold Palmer At The Masters

The BC Golf House Society wishes to thank everyone who has renewed or purchased a New Membership. They really appreciate your support. They are 30% towards their goal of selling 150 memberships before December 31, 2016.

Your membership is very important to the BC Golf House Society and the Directors gratefully extend their appreciation to the 2016 membership. Members are the life blood of the Society and it is their hope that they can count on your continued support in 2017.

The BC Golf House Society has set the goal to sell 150 memberships before December 31, 2016. The 150 will be a combination of renewal or new memberships. Please renew or join now to assist them in fulfilling their goal - "To preserve BC's rich golfing history".

Your 2017 membership dues will assist the BC Golf House Society in creating a new display in 2017 to recognize 125 YEARS OF WOMEN IN BC GOLF. The new exhibit will focus on three aspects: the changes in fashion, the changes in equipment, and the champions. They will attempt to identify the women champions for BC tournaments that have been played for at least 50 years.

Individual Memberships are based on the calendar year. The cost is $25.00 including...

• A tax receipt for $25.00
• A monthly e-newsletter
• Unlimited access to the Golf Museum and Hall of Fame for you and your immediate family
• First opportunity to purchase tickets to the 2017 Hall of Fame dinner 

CONTEST

Purchase Your New 2017 Membership Or Renew Your 2017 Membership Before Dec. 31St, 2016 And You Are Automatically Entered To Win A Framed And Autographed Photo Of Jack Nicklaus And Arnold Palmer At The Masters.

The BC Golf House is home to the BC Golf Museum and the Golf Hall of Fame of British Columbia. As a non-profit society it relies on the support of the golf community to continue its work to preserving and to display the history of golf in BC, to recognize its elite players, and to contribute to the enjoyment of the game of golf in the province.

JOIN THEM "to preserve BC's rich golfing history".

CLICK HERE to go to the Membership Form on BC Golf Society website. 

BC Golf House Society
2545 Blanca St., Vancouver, BC,
V6R 4N1
604-222-4653

Website

Facebook

Twitter

Canada’s longest-running sport recognition event is back, and on the heels of an amazing Olympic and Paralympic Games Sport BC is excited to honour BC’s best athletes, coaches and officials in 18 different categories. See who will follow in the footsteps of Steve Nash, Rick Hansen, and Maëlle Ricker as Athlete of the Year Award winners.

The 51st Annual Sport BC Athlete of the Year Awards will be held March 8, 2017 and British Columbia Golf is proud to announce the nomination of Coquitlam's AJ Ewart, a student of Gleneagle Secondary School, as Junior Male Athlete of the Year.

North America’s Top Coaching Minds Share Multi-Sport Winning Attitudes And Practices

The BC Sport Conference is a one-day multi-sport coaching conference being held on Saturday, January 14th 2017. It is designed to help coaches perform at their best level for each athlete and team that they work with. 

The conference is bundled together with an optional sport-specific Coaching Symposium (Sunday, January 15th), making for a full weekend of professional development.

Presented by Volleyball BC, BC Sport Conferencewill feature top coaches, athletes, and consultants who have worked and excelled at the provincial, national, and international levels. British Columbia Golf is also proud to be a supporting partner in the BC Sport Conference.

Surrey's Hannah Lee (L) And Delta's Mary Parsons (R) Have Signed With Oklahoma And Indiana's Women's Golf Programs Respectively For The 2017-18 Season - Images/ British Columbia Golf

Tyler Costigan/ Golf Canada

During the mid-November early signing period, five Team Canada Development Squad athletes signed National Letters of Intent to commit to NCAA golf programs for the 2017-18 season.

On the women’s side, three athletes made their official announcements to join NCAA Div I programs next year.

At The IAGA Conference At Amelia Island, Fla., PNGA CEO Troy Andrew (L) Was Named To The IAGA Board Of Directors And Oregon Golf Association CEO Barb Trammell (R) Was Elected To A One-Year Term As IAGA President - Image Courtesy PNGA/IAGA

Courtesy PNGA News By PNGA Site Administrator

At a conference for the International Association of Golf Administrators (IAGA) in early November at Amelia Island, Fla., Barb Trammell was named the new president of the IAGA. She will serve a one-year term.

An industry veteran with over 30 years’ experience in the golf business, Barb has served as CEO of the Oregon Golf Association since November 2007, a position she will continue to serve.

The IAGA is made up of golf administrators from state, regional, provincial and national golf associations, and serves as a means of exchanging information, techniques and communication among the world’s golf organizations.

BC's Jared du Toit Of Kimberley And Victoria's Naomi Ko Are The 2016 Men's And Women's PNGA Players Of The Year - Images Courtesy Golf Canada & Jurgen Kaminski

Courtesy Golf Canada with files from the Pacific Northwest Golf Association

The Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA) has announced the 2016 Players of the Year. Those honoured include Men’s Player of the Year, Jared du Toit of Kimberley, B.C.; Women’s, Naomi Ko of Victoria, B.C.; Men’s Mid-Amateur, Reid Hatley of Hayden Lake, Idaho; Women’s Mid-Amateur, Amanda Jacobs of Portland, Ore.; Senior Men’s, Pat O’Donnell, Happy Valley, Ore.; Senior Women’s, Anita Wicks of Roseburg, Ore.; Junior Boys’, Spencer Tibbits of Vancouver, Wash.; and Junior Girls’, Ellie Slama of Salem, Ore.

  Click HERE to see PDF version of memorandum

Published in Victoria Times Colonist

On Wednesday, October 19, 2016, Joyce Millicent Woodruff (Bader) passed away peacefully in Kamloops, BC at the age of 82. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Woody, her daughters, Marilee (Greg), Marcia (Alan) and her grandsons, Jordan, Daren (Lexi) and Corey (Brooke), brother, Gerry, niece, Larinda and her children, Heather (Joel), Jeffery (Natalie), Haley (Kyle) and Hannah, as well as numerous family and friends.

Joyce was predeceased by her parents, Dick and Charlotte and her sister-in-law Phyllis. Joyce was born on October 6, 1934, in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Woody and Joyce were married in 1956 and settled in Victoria where Woody was in the Navy. They raised two daughters and then retired to Vernon and Kamloops to be closer to their grandchildren.

Joyce was an avid sports fan and golfer, active in the BCLGA in her retirement. She was a wonderful piano player and singer and enjoyed taking part in the choir. She loved animals of all kinds but her main loves in life were her three grandchildren. She didn't miss a single sports game that they played.

A Celebration of Joyce's life will be held on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 2:00 pm in the Gathering Place at Overlander Extended Care, 953 Southill Street, Kamloops, BC, with Celebrant Glen Peter officiating.

Should friends desire, donations made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the British Columbia Lung Association in memory of Joyce would be greatly appreciated.

Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

The 2016 Distinguised Service Award winner, as honoured by the Northwest Golf Media Association, is Tom Cade.

Cade is the long-time editor of Pacific Northwest Golfer magazine, which is published by the Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA). He is also the senior director of communications for the PNGA and the Washington State Golf Association.

Image credit Chuck Russell/Golf Canada

by John Gordon/ courtesy Golf Canada

Some would call it sponsorship. I prefer to call it an investment in the future of the game.

Specifically, I am talking about Golf Canada’s Future Links programming.

(Photo/USGA)

FAR HILLS, New Jersey (USGA) — The United States Golf Association will host the 2017 North American Golf Innovation Symposium on March 6-7 at the Marriott Vancouver Pinnacle Downtown in Vancouver, BC, gathering leaders in sustainable facility management and sports research to share knowledge and advance the game.

Symposium attendees will discuss how research, science, and data can help golf facilities around the world reduce their costs, operate more efficiently and provide a better experience for golfers. Over two days, the USGA and other contributing innovators will share details of their ongoing work in areas such as resource management, golf operations, revenue management, pace of play and equipment standards.

British Columbia Golf Executive Director Kris Jonasson (Middle) Took Some Time From His Extremely Busy Schedule To Win A Gold Medal In The Men's Golf Competition Of The Americas Masters Games. The Silver Medal In This Flight Went To George Franko (L) And The Bronze To Cameron Kusch (R) -Image Credit British Columbia Golf

Courtesy British Columbia Golf

The inaugural Americas Masters Games held in the city of Vancouver from August 25th - September 4th are now complete and by all accounts the event was a tremendous success, bringing together Masters Athletes from across North America and around the world.

As was the case at this year's Rio Olympics in Brazil, golf was a featured medal event and provided not only some great play from both the men and the women, it accomplished one of its primary goals, to foster friendship and camaraderie while continuing to promote the sport as a most worthy component in these type of competitions.

By Matthew Steinbach (British Columbia Golf: Manager, Golf Participation)

As the bell rings and children head back to school, I am reminded that the summer golf season is gone and fall is here. The end of summer holidays signals the start of a new school year and our little golfers trade in their clubs for hockey sticks and soccer balls.

Too often, our little golfers, who just a few weeks ago were hitting balls daily, won’t touch a golf club until next spring. Returning to School, however, doesn’t need to mean the end of the golf season.

Surrey's Hannah Lee (L) And Mary Parsons Of Delta Are Both On The Canadian World Junior Girls Team Competing Later This Month At Mississauga Golf & Country Club - Images BC Golf

Courtesy - Herb Fung/ Golf Canada

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The world’s top female junior golfers will head to Mississauga for the third edition of the World Junior Girls Championship from September 25-30 at Mississauga Golf & Country Club.

Two teams of three athletes will don the red and white of the host nation as Canada competes for the title of World Junior Girls champion. Among those representing Canada will be two oustanding juniors from British Columbia, Delta's Mary Parsons and Surrey's Hannah Lee.

Passing On The Love Of The Game And What It Can Also Do For Life Skills Off The Course Is A Major Motivator For BC Golf Intern Stephanie Wong - Image Credit British Columbia Golf 

By Stephanie Wong (British Columbia Golf Participation Coordinator)

Golf is a lifelong sport that teaches values such as integrity, honesty and sportsmanship. I have been fortunate enough to have participated in the game of golf from a very young age.

Along with these life skills, the game of golf has provided me with opportunities I otherwise would never have received. I have travelled around the world representing myself, my province, and my country playing tournaments from the Girls Junior America’s Cup in Reno, Nevada to the Aaron Baddeley international Junior Championship held in Guangzhou, China.