Christina Lake's Austin Krahn Honoured with 2026 Tom Longboat Award

Austin Krahn, a member of the Mohawks of Akwesasne, has been honoured with a 2026 Tom Longboat Award, one of Canada's longest-standing recognitions of Indigenous athletic achievement. The 19-year-old golfer was named British Columbia's men's...

Three BC Golfers Named 2026 PNGA Players of the Year

Three BC Golfers Named 2026 PNGA Players of the Year

Three British Columbia golfers have earned 2026 Player of the Year honours from the Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA), with Surrey's Lauren Kim and Tiger Xie and Langley's Clairey Lin recognized following outstanding seasons. Lauren Kim...

Barb Silvester Played By The Rules And Gave Back To The Game She Loved

Barb Silvester was a member of Vernon Golf & Country Club for 50 years and liked to joke about how she had developed something of a reputation. Silvester, who volunteered as a rules official for British Columbia Golf for many years, was a...

Kimberley’s Jared du Toit Cherishes Memories As He Bids Farewell To His Pro Golf Journey

Sure, Jared du Toit is disappointed his pro golf dream didn’t come true, but it most certainly was not due to a lack of effort. Du Toit literally followed that dream all over the world for the better part of the last decade. The Kimberley native...

Six B.C. Teams Advance To The 2027 BDO National Golf League Championship

Six teams from across British Columbia are headed to the 2027 BDO National Golf League Championship after three regional qualifiers in Victoria, Whistler and Kelowna, where narrow margins and a dramatic playoff determined who would...

Jack Guo Wins 2026 Canadian Boys U15 Championship, Jenny Guo Is Girls Runner-up

West Vancouver’s Jack Guo is a Canadian champion. The 14-year-old captured the 2026 Canadian U15 Boys Championship at Loyalist Country Club in Bath, Ont., finishing the 36-hole championship at 11-under par. Guo opened with a 65 and followed with a...

British Columbia Golf Remembers Longtime Volunteer Lynn Benedictson

Patricia “Lynn” Benedictson January 13, 1949 – August 10, 2026 The volunteers who work British Columbia Golf events become a family of sorts and that was especially true when Lynn Benedictson was helping out at a tournament. Lynn did a lot more...

Xie, Zhao Claim National Titles At 2026 Canadian Junior Championships

Surrey's Tiger Xie rallied from behind to win the Junior Boys Championship while West Vancouver's Karrisa Yuehan Zhao captured the Juvenile Girls title with a course-record-tying final round It was a standout week for British Columbia at the 2026...

Li Sweeps Girls Titles As Moon, Chen Claim Boys Crowns At Fairwinds

NANOOSE BAY, B.C. — Olivia (Jing Yuan) Li entered Friday’s final round at Fairwinds Golf Club with two provincial titles within reach. By the end of the day, both belonged to her.  The 12-year-old from Richmond closed with an even-par 72 to finish...

Team British Columbia Wins Third Straight Margaret Todd Trophy At The 2026 Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship

Lauren Greenlief increases lead in Mid-Amateur division;Taya Battistella holds lead in Mid-Master division BURLINGTON, Ont. – The Margaret Todd Trophy will be remaining on the West Coast as Team British Columbia successfully defended the...

BC Indigenous 2026-27 Athlete Development Camp

First Nations, Métis and Inuit youth ages 10 to 18 are invited to a provincial athlete development camp in Quesnel on September 20, 2026. Presented by I·SPARC in partnership with British Columbia Golf and Quesnel Golf Club, the one-day camp is...

Past President Patrick Kelly Appointed To The Order Of British Columbia

In 1982, a young T'esóts'en (Patrick Kelly) of Leq'á:mel First Nation attended a dinner with Queen Elizabeth II as a Young Achiever for Canada during ceremonies marking the patriation of Canada's Constitution, a document whose recognition of...

British Columbia Golfing Community Loses A Dear Friend With Passing Of Wayne May

Wayne May brought the same qualities that helped shape a storied career with the RCMP to his time as a volunteer rules official with British Columbia Golf.  Humility, kindness, integrity and a wonderful sense of humour are just some of the...

Park, Zhao Claim Titles As Elchuk's Ace Headlines Wild Day At BC Summer Games

KELOWNA, B.C. — Fire, downed power lines, thunder and lightning: Saturday’s final round at the Kelowna 2026 BC Summer Games had all of it. Through it all, Tierra Elchuk walked to the 135-yard 14th hole at Shannon Lake Golf Club and made a...

Surrey's Sarah Kim Earns Leadership Bursary At BC Summer Games

KELOWNA, B.C. — Sarah Kim's dad taught her to golf. He also taught her what it means to give back.  At the Kelowna 2026 BC Summer Games, both lessons landed. Kim, a 16-year-old from Surrey who plays out of Morgan Creek Golf Course, was named one...

Nanaimo’s Matthew Wilson Birdies First Playoff Hole To Win 124th Playing Of B.C. Amateur Championship

BURNABY — There was joy and there was also relief. An emotionally-drained Matthew Wilson called it one of the most stressful rounds of golf he has ever played. The final round of the 124th playing of the B.C. Amateur Championship at Burnaby’s...

Albertan Paxton Maxwell Carries One-Shot Lead Over Vernon’s Ryan Vest And Nanaimo’s Matthew Wilson Into Final Round Of B.C. Amateur Championship

BURNABY — Ryan Vest has had enough of second-place finishes. He’s more than a little hungry for a win. Vest has an opportunity to get the biggest win of his life in Thursday’s final round of the 124th playing of the B.C. Amateur Championship at...