Shirley Nasheim Greeted Junior Golfers On The First Tee At Cordova Bay On Tuesday. Nasheim Won The First BC Junior Girls Title In 1952 - Image Credit Alfie Lau

by Alfie Lau

When 52 of the best young female golfers in the province teed off Tuesday morning at Cordova Bay Golf Course for the opening round of the British Columbia Junior Girls Championship, they were joined at the first tee by the first winner of that title.

Shirley Nasheim won the 1952 title, beating her good friend and Hall of Famer Dorothy Wilks (Herbertson) with a final score of 86. While Dorothy would win the next two years, Shirley will always be able to say she was the first winner of the BC Junior Girls Championship.

Ziggy Nathu Of Quilchena Rode A Wave Of Eight Birdies And Only One Bogey To A (-7) Round Of 65 And Now Leads The British Columbia Junior Boys' Championship Presented By Canadian Direct Insurance In Osoyoos - Image Credit BC Golf

by Alfie Lau

Seventeen-year-old Zaahidali (Ziggy) Nathu had the round of his life Wednesday at the Park Meadows Course at the Osoyoos Golf Club, as he carded a (-7) round of 65 to take the lead halfway through the British Columbia Junior Boys' Championship Presented by Canadian Direct Insurance.

Nathu had eight birdies and only one bogey, setting a mark no other golfer could match. Nathu sits at (-9) 135 after two straight under-par rounds in Osoyoos.

Twelve-Year-Old Akari Hayashi Shot Under Par For The Second Straight Day At The British Columbia Junior Girls Championship At Cordova Bay. Hayashi Holds A Four-Stroke Lead Over Women's Amateur Champion Michelle Kim - Image Credit Alfie Lau

by Alfie Lau

Pressure doesn’t seem to faze 12-year-old Akari Hayashi.

One day after shooting a (-1) round of 72 at Cordova Bay, Hayashi went another stroke better, shooting a second round (-2) 71 to put herself in the lead by four strokes at the British Columbia Junior Girls Championship at Cordova Bay.

John Macdonald Of Nanaimo Leads The British Columbia Junior Boys Championship After Round 1 In Osoyoos. Macdonald Shot A (-3) Round Of 69 And Leads Four Other Golfers By One Stroke - Image Credit Alife Lau

by Alfie Lau

The only thing hotter than the steaming sun at the Osoyoos Golf Club Tuesday was Nanaimo golfer John MacDonald.

The 17-year-old shot a (-3) round of 69 at the Park Meadows Course for a one-shot lead after Round 1 in the British Columbia Junior Boys' Championship Presented by Canadian Direct Insurance.

MacDonald leads a foursome of golfers only one shot back: Patrick Tan of Marine Drive and Ole Hatlelid of Beach Grove, who each shot their (-2) rounds in the morning; and Ziggy Nathu of Quilchena and Jackson Thornley of Marine Drive, who shot their 70s in the afternoon flight of golfers.

Michelle Kim (Above) Leads A British Columbia Golf Event For The Fifth Straight Round After Her (-4) Round Of 69 Has Her Three Shots Clear Of 12-Year-Old Akari Hayashi - Image Credit Alfie Lau

by Alfie Lau

It’s no surprise that reigning British Columbia Women’s Amateur Champion Michelle Kim of Surrey shot the low score of (-4) 69 during the opening round of the British Columbia Golf Junior Girls Championship at Cordova Bay Golf Course on Tuesday.

But the biggest surprise came from one of the smallest and youngest players in the field. Twelve-year-old Akari Hayashi of Uplands Golf Club was the only other player in the 52-golfer field to break par, as her 1-under par round of 72 included a front nine of four birdies and only one bogey.

Reigning British Columbia Super Senior Women’s Champion Alison Murdoch Said Being Confident In Her Hybrids Has Allowed Her To Compete Against The Young Ladies At The British Columbia Amateur At Duncan Meadows - Image Credit Alfie Lau

by Alfie Lau

Jackie Little and Alison Murdoch don’t have much to prove in the world of British Columbia amateur golf. After all, Little just defended her BC Senior Women’s title at Cowichan on June 26th and Murdoch walked away with the Super Senior title.

Robert Ratcliffe Couldn't Be Happier To Caddy For Daughter Megan At The BC Women's Amateur At Duncan Meadows. While Megan Would Miss The Cut, It Was Still A Great Two Days For Father And Daughter - Image Credit Alfie Lau

by Alfie Lau

When your dad is the National Development Squad Lead Coach for Golf Canada, a role which has him work with Canada’s top junior golfers, it would seemingly be hard for 16-year-old Megan Ratcliffe to carve her own golf identity.

But for the opening rounds of the British Columbia Golf Women’s Amateur and Mid-Amateur at Duncan Meadows, there was Robert Ratcliffe looping for his daughter. “I’m just being a supportive dad, trying to help Megan wherever I can,” said Ratcliffe. “It’s been a lot of fun and it gives me a different purpose this week.”

Calgary’s Jaclyn Lee Is A Two-Time Alberta Junior Girls Champion And The Defending Alberta Women’s Amateur Champion. She Came To Duncan Meadows To Play The Bc Women’s Amateur To Test Herself Against New Competition, Notably Her Team Canada Development Squad Teammates Michelle Kim, Alisha Lau And Naomi Ko - Image Credit Alfie Lau

by Alfie Lau

The matching outfits were hard to miss. While British Columbia golfers Naomi Ko, Alisha Lau and Michelle Kim prominently represent the province on Team Canada’s Development Squad, they were joined by a fourth member of the team in Duncan.

Calgary’s Jaclyn Lee, who picked up the sport at Two Eagles in West Kelowna when she was 12, is also a member of Team Canada and decided to play the British Columbia Amateur instead of the Alberta Junior Championships.

Team Canada Features A Trio Of Golfers From B.C. Led By Recent Women's Amateur Champion Michelle Kim - Image Credit Alfie Lau

by Alfie Lau

The new British Columbia Women’s Amateur champion, Michelle Kim, headlines the squad and the 17-year-old has a bright future ahead of her when she attends the University of Idaho this autumn.

Keaton Gudz Will Try To Defend His 2014 Junior Boys Title This Week At The Park Meadows Course At Osoyoos GC - Image Credit Morgan Gibbens

by Alfie Lau

A full field has assembled in Osoyoos at the Park Meadows Course for the British Columbia Junior Boys' Championship Presented by Canadian Direct Insurance.

The 72-hole tournament kicks off Tuesday with many contenders ready to win their first British Columbia Golf trophy of 2015. Defending champion Keaton Gudz of Victoria will tee it up at 8:50 a.m. off the 10th tee with Brody Anjo and Ely Overennay.

Gudz, now playing out of Royal Colwood, will be hoping to go back-to-back after his one-stroke victory at Meadow Gardens in Pitt Meadows last year.

Newly Crowned B.C. Women's Amateur Champion Michelle Kim Will Go For Back-To-Back Titles When She Plays The Junior Girls Championship At Cordova Bay This Week - Image Credit Alfie Lau

by Alfie Lau

New British Columbia Women’s Amateur Champion Michelle Kim highlights the field of 52 competitors at the Junior Girls Championship set for July 7-10 at Cordova Bay Golf Course in Victoria.

Kim, 17, outlasted older sister Taylor Kim at Duncan Meadows last week to win the most prestigious amateur provincial title in women’s golf and she’ll be looking to add to the hardware she’s taking back to her Surrey home.

Michelle Kim Is The 2015 British Columbia Golf Women's Amateur Champion - Image Credit Alfie Lau

by Alfie Lau

17-year-old Michelle Kim is the 2015 winner of the Flumerfelt Cup after she held off a furious charge from her older sister Taylor at the British Columbia Women’s Amateur at Duncan Meadows Friday afternoon.

Michelle’s final round (-1) 71 to finish at (-3) 285 was good enough to beat Taylor Kim the defending champion. Taylor shot a (-4) round of 68 to finish at (-2) 286. Alisha Lau and Gloria Choi finished T3 at (+2) 290. “I’m very happy,” said Michelle as she posed for photos with the trophy. “It is so awesome to have my name underneath Taylor’s on this trophy.”

A Proud Group Of Ladies - Some Sixty Of Them - Resplendent In Canada's Red & White, Played Golf At The Beautiful Crown Isle Resort To Celebrate Our Country's 148th Birthday - Image Courtesy Donna Cunliffe

Submitted by Donna Cunliffe

Almost 60 patriotic ladies teed off at the gorgeous Crown Isle Golf Resort in Courtenay on Vancouver Island to play 2 best balls from the RED and WHITE tees for Tuesday ladies' Canada Day golf.

The course looked amazing with red and white attire everywhere! Golf was followed by a picnic lunch and lots of chatter at the spectacular home of our illustrious captain, Judy Aldcroft.

The Crown Isle Ladies Club really know how to party!

Michelle Kim (Black Top) Leads The British Columbia Women’s Amateur For The Third Straight Day After He (-2) Round Has Her Three Strokes Clear Of Her Closest Competitor - Image Credit Alfie Lau

by Alfie Lau

On a day when the little sister showed the big sister a little something about going low, it was another youngster, 15-year-old Alisha Lau of Richmond, who made the biggest move at the British Columbia Women’s Amateur at Duncan Meadows on Thursday.

Lau had a bogey-free round of (-4) 68, which included three birdies on the front nine and a birdie on the par-5 17th to get herself within three strokes of wire-to-wire leader Michelle Kim.

Christina Spence Proteau Accepts The Jackie Little Trophy For The Fifth Time From Longtime British Columbia Golf Volunteer George Faithfull - Image Credit Alfie Lau

by Alfie Lau

Port Alberni’s Christina Spence Proteau outlasted a furious charge from Fairwinds Golf & Country Club’s Shelly Stouffer to win her fifth British Columbia Women’s Mid-Amateur title on Thursday at Duncan Meadows Golf Course.

Michelle Kim Leads At The Midway Point Of The British Columbia Amateur And Mid-Amateur Women’s Championship At Duncan Meadows Golf Course - Image Credit Alfie Lau

by Alfie Lau

Surrey sisters Michelle and Taylor Kim will play together in the final group for Round 3 of the British Columbia Amateur and Mid-Amateur Women’s Championship at Duncan Meadows Golf Course.

Michelle Kim shot her second straight even par round of 72, for a two-round total of (E) 144 and leads Taylor by three strokes after Taylor shot a (+1) round of 73 to go with her opening round (+2) 74 to stand at (+3) 147. The Kim sisters and Mary Parsons tee off at 9:50 a.m. Thursday.

The first round of the 2015 British Columbia Women's Amateur was completed under the warm and sunny blue skies of Duncan Meadows GC on Vancouver Island on Tuesday June 30th.

To see a slide show of the first day's action click HERE 

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Sisters Michelle Kim (L) And Taylor Kim (R) Provide Inspiration And Support For Each Other At The Same Time As They Compete With One Another - Image Credit Jeff Sutherland

by Alfie Lau

If 17-year-old Michelle Kim needs any inspiration for winning the Flumerfelt Cup at the British Columbia Women’s Amateur at Duncan Meadows, she need look no further than her 20-year-old sister Taylor, the 2014 champion.

Michelle, a Team Canada Development Team member, hopes to follow in her sister’s footsteps, and having held the first-round lead at the British Columbia Golf Amateur and Mid-Amateur at Duncan Meadows Golf Course, Michelle knows it won’t be easy to win the most prestigious title in provincial amateur golf.

Good Friends And Friendly Competitors, Hannah Lee (L) And Alisha Lau (R) - Image Credit Jeff Sutherland

by Alfie Lau

At the heart of it, Alisha Lau and Hannah Lee are two 15-year-olds having a great time.

Besides the fact they’re two of the best young junior golfers in the province, they’re both competing with and against each other at this week’s British Columbia Golf Amateur & Mid-Amateur Women’s Championship at Duncan Meadows Golf Course.

Michelle Kim Is Your First Round Leader In The 2015 British Columbia Women's Amateur At Even Par 72 - Image Credit Alfie Lau

by Alfie Lau

If 17-year-old Michelle Kim needs any inspiration for winning the Flumerfelt Cup at the British Columbia Women’s Amateur at Duncan Meadows, she need look no further than her older sister Taylor, the 2014 champion.

Michelle, a Team Canada Development Team member, shot the low round of the day at the British Columbia Golf Amateur and Mid-Amateur at Duncan Meadows Golf Course Tuesday, as her even-par 72 has her one stroke ahead of a quartet of young golfers: Team Canada Development Team member Alisha Lau of Quilchena Golf & Country Club, Hannah Lee and Gloria Choi of Fraser Valley Zone 3, and Mary Parsons of Mayfair Lakes Golf Club.