The CPKC Women's Open 1st Round Leader Is Yuka Saso - Image Credit Golf Canada

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

Just like it did back in 2005 and 2011 for the PGA TOUR, Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club is presenting a stern test for some of the best female golfers on the planet.

There were lots more bogeys than birdies in the first round of the CPKC Canadian Women’s Open. Only 18 of the 156 players in the field of the LPGA Tour event managed to break par.

Everyone is chasing 2021 U.S. Women’s Open champion Yuka Saso, who rattled off four straight birdies on her back nine and shot a six-under 66, a new tournament course record at Shaughnessy.

We are pleased to announce the winner of the random draw for two passes to last month's CPKC Women's Open Championship at Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club along with the top 5 finishers in the BC Golf CPKC Women's Open golf pool & their prizes.

Jenny Kwon Leads After Two Rounds At The BC Juvenile Girls Championship - BC Golf Photo

VICTORIA — Vancouver’s Jenny Kwon still leads, but things have have tightened up considerably at the B.C. Juvenile Girls Championship at Highland Pacific Golf Course.

Kwon, a 14-year-old who plays out of Beach Grove Golf Club in Tsawwassen, began Wednesday’s second round with a five-shot lead. Her lead is now a single shot heading into Thursday’s final round of the 54-hole championship for players aged 16 and under.

Christina Lake's Austin Krahn Is Trying To Add To His Indigenous Championship Triumph Earlier This Year At The BC Juvenile Boys - BC Golf Photo

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

VICTORIA — Austin Krahn has already collected one British Columbia championship this season and now the 16-year-old Christina Lake resident is in search of a second.

Krahn, who won the inaugural B.C. Indigenous Championship this past spring at Nk’Mip Canyon Desert Golf Course in Oliver, has a share of the lead after the first round of the B.C. Juvenile Boys Championship.

Krahn and Vancouver’s Trevor Wong both opened with one-under 70s at Highland Pacific Golf Course in Victoria. Four players are just one shot behind Krahn and Wong.

LPGA Tour Rookie Star Rose Zhang Was A Hit With First Nations Youth At Her Clinic At Musqueam Golf & Learning Centre - Image Credit: Brad Ziemer/BC Golf

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

The first question came from nine-year-old Constanza Ordaz, who asked Rose Zhang something all frustrated golfers would like to know. “What does she do when she misses something, when she misses a shot,” the youngster asked Zhang. “What do you do?”

Zhang and everyone who had gathered at the Musqueam Golf and Learning Centre chuckled at Constanza’s question. “I wish there was a thing so you couldn’t miss on the golf course,” Zhang said. “But it’s frustrating. Golf is hard.”

Before she set foot for the first time on Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club, the site of this week’s CPKC Women’s Open, Zhang dropped by the Musqueam Golf Centre on Tuesday morning for a clinic organized by Golf Canada and the British Columbia chapter of the First Tee.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 - 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.”

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.

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.

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.

2023 BC Senior Men's Champion Andrew Pinette - BC Golf photo/Will Mackenzie

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

WILLIAMS LAKE — They say you can’t go home again, but Andrew Pinette did and will never forget his wonderful week in Williams Lake.

Playing on the fairways where he logged hundreds of rounds as a kid and forged lifelong friendships, Pinette won the B.C. Senior Men’s Championship at Williams Lake Golf & Tennis Club.

The 55-year-old, now a resident of Surrey, had trouble putting into words what the win meant to him.

Co-Leaders At The BC Seniors Championship, Andrew Pinette (L) & Mike Legg - Image Credit Brad Ziemer/BC Golf

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

WILLIAMS LAKE — Andrew Pinette had a simple goal in mind heading into his first B.C. Senior Men’s Championship. “I wanted to be in the hunt on the last day,” he said. “That’s what it’s all about.”

Mission accomplished.

The 55-year-old Surrey resident is more than in the hunt at Williams Lake Golf & Tennis Club. He’s tied for the lead with Mike Legg of Prince George heading into the final round of the championship.

Dr. Noel Donnelly (L) And One Of His 'Deliveries' Andrew Pinette - Image Credit Brad Ziemer/BC Golf

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

WILLIAMS LAKE — When he returned to his childhood home to play in his first B.C. Senior Men’s Championship, Andrew Pinette figured he might see a few familiar faces. What he wasn’t expecting was to run into the man who brought him into the world 55 years ago.

Pinette was preparing to tee off in the first round of the championship at Williams Lake Golf & Tennis Club when he was approached by an elderly gentleman. “He comes up to me and says, ‘Say hi to your dad and, I delivered you,” Pinette said.

Andrew Pinette - Image Credit Brad Ziemer/BC Golf

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

WILLIAMS LAKE — There’s a new kid in town. Of course, at the B.C. Senior Men’s Championship being a ‘kid’ is a relative kind of thing.

The rookies at this championship are 55 years old and one of them has the first-round lead at Williams Lake Golf & Tennis Club. Surrey’s Andrew Pinette fired a two-under 69 — the only sub-par round of the day — to grab a two-shot lead on a course that brings back lots of memories.

Pinette doesn’t just have an age advantage on much of the 155-man field. He also has more than a little inside information on the golf course.

View From Capilano GC's 14th Tee - Image Credit Bryan Outram/BC Golf

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 24, 2023

West Vancouver, B.C. – Capilano Golf and Country Club in West Vancouver, B.C. (Canada), will host many of the top amateur golfers in the world this week for the 56th Pacific Coast Amateur Championship.

Hosted by British Columbia Golf, the championship will be played from July 25-28, 2023. Hosting previously in 2003 and 2013, this marks the third time the championship has been held at Capilano Golf and Country Club.

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.