British Columbia Golf is pleased to announce registration is now open for two Regional Junior Golf Camps on Vancouver Island in late April. These camps are open to BC Golf Junior members age 10 to 15, both genders.

The BC Regional Camp is designed to bring the best up and coming young golfers together to test their skills, develop their game, compete with their peers and learn about the pathway ahead. 

The first regional camp on the South Island will take place at Uplands Golf Club April 26th, 8:00am to 7:00pm 

The second regional camp on the North Island will take place at Morningstar Golf Club April 27th, 8:00am to 7:00pm 

Welcome to the BDO National Golf League, a nationwide, season-long competition created by Golf Canada to enhance the league experience for men, women, and junior players.

This fun format adds value to your existing golf league experience with opportunities to compete in the BDO National Golf League regular season, Regional Championships, and National Championship.

Lauren Kim - Photo Credit: Bernard Brault/Golf Canada

In Other News/Notes: Anna Huang impresses on Ladies European Tour; Vanessa Zhang second for Harvard; Ewart, Crisologo, Rowe set for PGA Tour Americas season-opener

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

(March 24, 2025) - It was a one-under 71, which under normal circumstances would not get Lauren Kim overly excited. She can shoot that type of round in her sleep. But this one was different. It came in difficult conditions with the wind howling in the final round of her team’s home event at the University of Texas Golf Club.

That round — one bogey, two birdies and 15 pars — turned out to be the only sub-par round of the day at the Betsy Rawls Invitational and propelled the Surrey native to her second collegiate victory. “We were getting gusts of up to 35 miles per hour, so it wasn’t easy out there,” Kim said in an interview.

Lasy year British Columbia Golf provided our members a 'free-to-enter' contest that not only offered bragging rights for the winners but some very nice prizes as well.

We had a teriffic response from our members and many commented on how much they enjoyed the ease of entering/playing and of course the opportunity to see how many friends they could outperform with their prognostication skills. Hey, we're all for 'friendly' rivalries in the name of sport and good fun. And it's fun to win once in a while too. 

For 2025 we are going to run the Majors Challenge for each of the four men's Major Championships - The Masters, The PGA Championship, The U.S. Open, The Open Championship as well as the RBC Canadian Men's Open and the CPKC Women's Canadian Open. 

The Canadian Senior Golf Association (CSGA), established in 1918, is a 700+ member national organization which focuses on camaraderie and competition for gentlemen 55+ at the regional, national, and international level.

With members across Canada, the CSGA hosts both local and national events.

Most recently, the CSGA enjoyed a 2-week tour of Australia, hosted by the Senior Golf Society of Australia.

Julia Alexander Carew - BC Golf File Photo

Anna Huang impresses on LET; Zalli makes first cut on HotelPlanner Tour in India; Ewart loses Asher Tour playoff

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

(March 17, 2025) - Their team nickname is the Heat and the University of B.C.-Okanagan women’s golf team are certainly bringing just that as they get their spring season underway.

For the second straight week, a UBC-Okanagan golfer took home an individual title at a Las Vegas-area tournament. Second-year player Julia Alexander Carew won the Vegas Warrior Invitational this past weekend at Wildhorse Golf Course.

Her win followed last week’s victory by the Heat’s Emily Cornwall, who captured the RMC Intercollegiate at Lake Las Vegas played at Reflection Bay Golf Course.

Those two events were the spring-season openers for the Heat and Alexander Carew is excited that the team was able to find some early success.

To contribute to a positive culture, we can all improve our communication skills, and also feel empowered to do something when conflict arises. Sign up for the Bystander Intervention Training below to find out how.

The last scheduled Bystander Intervention session of the year is on March 27, so don’t forget to register!

The Bystander Intervention in Sport training equips you with essential tools and techniques to step in and intervene, ensuring everyone can enjoy a safe, inclusive, and respectful sports experience.

Sign-up today!

Other Notes: UBC sweeps RMC Intercollegiate in Nevada; Lauren Kim close again in South Carolina; Muncie Booth, Jack McDonald honoured by Golf Canada

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

(March 10, 2025) - When we re-open it, will they come? That’s the question owners and staff of Bald Eagle Golf Course in Point Roberts are asking themselves.

General manager Tracy Evans has confirmed the course will indeed re-open this spring. An initial target date of April 1 likely will not be met, but the hope is shortly thereafter the highly regarded layout will be back open for business.

And if the course is to remain open, it must attract British Columbians, who in the past have accounted for 90 per cent of its play. Evans knows the current political climate is not great and many Canadians are vowing not to cross the border. “It’s a concern,” says Evans, a Whatcom County realtor who doubles as GM of the course.

“Point Roberts is definitely being impacted by it already. People are just not crossing the border to come down for gas and other things. The businesses down here are feeling it already.”

After the huge success of the Pebble Beach Classic, we’re taking things to the next level—expanding across British Columbia for an even bigger and better Masters-Inspired Indoor Sim Series!

See below for dates and information, sign-up soon to guarantee a spot and compete for prizes straight from Augusta National! 

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Oakville, Ont. (March 6, 2025) – Golf Canada’s 2025 Annual General Meeting concluded on Thursday, March 6 with the election of Adam Daifallah of Montréal, Que. to serve as the 118th President of the National Sport Federation.

A volunteer with Golf Canada since 2013, Daifallah joined the Board of Directors in 2018 and most recently served two consecutive terms as vice president (2023-2024). He is currently a Senior Managing Director at Teneo, the global CEO advisory firm, with responsibility for Teneo’s Montréal office.

Previously he was co-founder and Managing Partner of the public affairs firm HATLEY Strategy Advisors, which was acquired by Teneo in 2020. Prior to that, Daifallah practiced law at the Montréal office of Norton Rose Fulbright (then Ogilvy Renault), sat on the editorial board of the National Post, and was Washington correspondent of The New York Sun.

Courtesy Golf Canada

Oakville, ON(March 6, 2025) – Four accomplished contributors to Canadian golf will be acknowledged for their dedicated efforts in and around the game as the 2025 recipients of Golf Canada’s Distinguished Service Award.

Long-time Golf Canada volunteers Lee Griffin of Cambridge, Ont., Jack McDonald of Kamloops, B.C. and Jean Stone-Séguin of Rockland, Ont. along with retired PGA of Canada professional Muncie Booth of Vancouver, B.C. will be acknowledged for their tremendous contributions to Canadian golf.

“Golf Canada is proud to honour the outstanding contributions of Lee Griffin, Jack McDonald, Jean Stone-Séguin and Muncie Booth, as our 2025 Distinguished Service Award recipients,” said David McCarthy, President, Golf Canada.

“The incredible dedication that these four honourees have for the game is truly outstanding. The impact they have had in both their home communities and across the country has left an indelible mark on golf in Canada and we are proud to honour and recognize them.”

BC's Cooper Humphreys In The 2023 BC Amateur At Morningstar GC - BC Golf Photo/Bryan Outram

Other Notes: Tough weekend for B.C. pros; Belmont re-opening set for June; No Crown Isle Q-school this year

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

(March 3, 2025) - Cooper Humphreys has that laid-back, California surfer-dude persona and has always seemed like the kind of guy who would feel right at home in shorts, shades and flip-flops.

So it should come as no surprise that the two-time B.C. Amateur champion is loving life playing collegiate golf for the University of San Diego. “It has been awesome,” the Kelowna native said in a telephone interview.

“After growing up with snowy winters, it’s so nice to wake up to 70 degrees and sunshine pretty much every single day. I can remember one day where it has rained a little bit and a couple of days where it has been cloudy. The weather has been awesome.”

So has the golf. Humphreys has registered two top-10s in the first two spring events of his freshman year and his team has taken home titles in three of its last four starts.

Lauren Kim - Image Credit Bernard Brault/Golf Canada

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By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf (February 23, 2025) - Lauren Kim is proud to be Canada’s No.1-ranked amateur, but the Surrey native isn’t satisfied. Kim wants to be world No. 1 and at a collegiate tournament last week she proved to herself that she’s not far off.

Kim and her University of Texas teammates were competing at the Moon Golf Invitational in Melbourne, Fla., where Kim found herself battling for the individual title with world No. 1 Lottie Woad of Florida State.

Kim ended up finishing third at four-under par, one shot behind Woad and South Carolina’s Eila Galitsky. While she didn’t get the win, Kim left the event feeling good about her game and the future.

North Bellingham GC - image courtesy North Bellingham GC

Taylor top-10s at Genesis Invitational; Jessica Hadwin pokes fun at her husband; SFU men start spring season in impressive fashion

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

(February 17, 2025) - Golf course operators south of the border in Whatcom County will be nervously examining their tee sheets in the coming weeks to determine what effect the threats of tariffs and Canada becoming a “51st state” will have on their businesses.

With snow on the ground last week and courses closed, it was too early to say what effect U.S. President Donald Trump’s tough talk regarding Canada is having on golfers who regularly play Whatcom County layouts.

But with polls showing that many Canadians are vowing to avoid travel to the United States, it seems likely that Bellingham and Blaine-area courses like Loomis Trail, North Bellingham and Shuksan could be hurt. Those courses rely heavily on play from British Columbians.

With February well underway, the 2025 golf season in British Columbia is fast approaching, and we at British Columbia Golf are thrilled for the year ahead. We hope you’re just as excited!

With that we would like to introduce a new initiative for 2025: the Men’s Cloud Series. For the past two years, we’ve successfully run the Women’s Cloud Series, which featured six team events (one per month from April to September).

This series allowed players to form their own teams, play their home courses, and post their scores into Golf Genius, where a provincial leaderboard was generated.

We’ve received a lot of feedback suggesting there’s interest in a Men’s Series, so we’re excited to bring it to life this year!

Lenny Cyr - Image Courtesy PGA of BC 

RICHMOND, BC (PGA of BC) (February 11, 2025) - The PGA of BC is incredibly proud to announce Lenny Cyr as the Association’s 43rd President.

The Seymour Golf & Country Club Professional has served the PGA of BC and its Board for six years as a Director, Vice President of Finance and Vice President of Administration, roles in which he demonstrated excellence in leadership, collaboration, strategic thinking and decision-making.

Kevin Stinson - Image Courtesy PGA of BC

RICHMOND, BC (PGA of BC) (February 10, 2025)  - The PGA of BC is thrilled to announce Kevin Stinson as the winner of the 2024 Kal Tire Cup Order of Merit. Through his excellence at PGA of BC provincial championships, PGA of Canada national championships, and on the G&G Tour, Stinson embodied consistency, composure and athleticism throughout 2024.

(February 10, 2025) - Grace Bell is deep into the back nine of her collegiate golf career and is determined to make the most of the time she has left.

This spring’s schedule is a last hurrah of sorts for Bell and three of her UBC teammates who are set to graduate this spring. They already have a bushel full of memories — including NAIA and Canadian championships — that figure to last a lifetime, but why not produce a few more.

Bell helped do just that when she created a little UBC history by winning last week’s Wigwam Preview, a NCAA Division I event in Litchfield Park, Ariz.

DELTA, BC (February 5, 2025) -  BC Golf and the Notah Begay III Canadian Junior Golf National Championship (NB3) will work together once again this year to provide our juniors with the chance to participate in the NB3 Canada/USA platform.

Players will compete locally with hopes to advance into the NB3 Canada Championship and/or to play in the United States in the state of Washington.

The top-finishers within each division from the NB3 Canada Championship and/or the Washington State Regional Final will move into NB3's U.S. Championship which takes place in Kinder, Louisiana annually. The U.S. Championships air on the Golf Channel for 2 hours!