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.”

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 BC Golf House Society would like to announce the 2015 Inductees to the Golf Hall of Fame of BC: Lyle Crawford, Rick Gibson, Gail (Anderson) Graham, Alvie Thompson, and Jennifer Wyatt.

The Induction/Dinner will be held on October 22, 2015, at the Marine Drive Golf Club. Tickets go on sale after September 1, 2015.

Many people will know the name Dr. Jack Taunton, who is an eminent sport medicine physician in BC, co-founder of SportMedBC, Chief Medical Officer for the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics along with a number of other accolades and experiences, including working with many national teams.

Dr. Tauton has recently co-founded a new organization called “Sport Cardiology BC” with cardiologist Dr. Saul Isserow. Their mandate is to prevent sudden death in young and Masters athletes.

They have recently received “UBC Ethics Approval for Screening 2000 Masters - a first in Canada to reduce and prevent sudden death and cardiac arrests in Canada”.

To that end, they are now recruiting “Masters” athletes aged 35 years and over for this important study. This is for both recreational and performance athletes over 35 years. SportMedBC is looking for candidates who might be appropriate to include in this study.

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.

Duncan Meadows Golf & Country Club Is No Stranger To Hosting Championships - Image Courtesy Facility

by Alfie Lau

Sixty of the province’s best female amateur golfers are set to tackle Duncan Meadows Golf & Country Club from June 30 to July 3 for the British Columbia Golf Women’s Amateur and Mid-Amateur Championship.

Leading the field of contenders are defending champion Taylor Kim of Kent State University; defending Mid-Amateur champion Christina Spence Proteau; Team Canada development team members Michelle Kim, Naomi Ko and Alisha Lau from British Columbia and Jaclyn Lee from Alberta; Alison Murdoch and Jessica Luciuk, who competed in the Mid-Master, Senior and Super Senior championships at Cowichan; and promising young juniors Susan Xiao, Mary Parsons, Hannah Lee, Vivian Lee and Shirin Anjarwalla.

CN Future Links Coordinator Stephanie Wong Works With Kids At The Cn Future Links And British Columbia Golf Exhibit At Cloverdale’s Park Play Palooza In Cloverdale - Image Credit Alfie Laui

by Alfie Lau

Jim Ingutia was holding two soccer balls in hand when he brought his four kids to Cloverdale Athletic Park on June 27 for Park Play Palooza.

Jason, 9, Jacob, 6, Janel, 5, and Joe, 3, were going to kick balls around with dad when they noticed the bright targets, balls and golf clubs in the lacrosse box where CN Future Links coordinator Stephanie Wong and her assistants, Eizza “Izzy” Hernandez and Kit Mung were showing hundreds of kids golf fundamentals using SNAG equipment.

The Ingutia family then spent the better half of their lunch hour launching tennis balls, putting, chipping and generally having a fun time learning that golf is accessible to all kids.

Shelley Stouffer Overcame A Three-Stroke Deficit In The Last Three Holes To Win The Mid-Master Division Of The British Columbia Golf 2015 Mid-Master, Senior & Super Senior Women’s Championship At Cowichan - Image Credit Alfie Lau

by Alfie Lau

Sitting three shots behind Alberta’s Jessica Luciuk with only three holes to go, Fairwinds Golf & Country Club’s Shelly Stouffer saw the BC Mid-Master title slipping through her fingers.

But a clutch birdie on the 16th and pars on the final two holes were enough for Stouffer to come away with the big prize from the British Columbia Golf 2015 Mid-Master, Senior & Super Senior Women’s Championship at Cowichan Golf & Country Club.

Shelley Stouffer Shot An Even-Par Round Of 72, The Best Round During Round Two Of The British Columbia Golf 2015 Mid-Master, Senior & Super Senior Women’s Championship At Cowichan - Image Credit Alfie Lau

by Alfie Lau

While Alberta’s Jessica Luciuk maintained the lead in the Mid-Master division at the British Columbia Golf 2015 Mid-Master, Senior & Super Senior Women’s Championship at Cowichan Golf & Country Club, the biggest move during Round 2 came from Fairwinds Golf & Country Club’s Shelly Stouffer.

Holly Horwood Has The Lead In Three Categories After Round One Of The British Columbia Golf 2015 Mid-Master, Senior & Super Senior Women’s Championship at Cowichan Golf & Country Club - Image Credit Alfie Lau

by Alfie Lau

A sprinkle of rain wasn’t enough to dampen the hot rounds put up by Shaughnessy’s Holly Horwood and Alberta’s Jessica Luciuk at the British Columbia Golf 2015 Mid-Master, Senior & Super Senior Women’s Championship at Cowichan Golf & Country Club on Wednesday.

Horwood and Luciuk each shot (+2) rounds of 74 on the challenging par-72 track and lead defending champion Jackie Little of Nanaimo – North Zone 6, who shot a (+4) round of 76.

Luciuk and Horwood share the lead in the Mid-Master category while Horwood leads the Senior and Super Senior Championships.

Chris Crisologo Puts Together Some Snag Equipment For International Olympic Day At The Richmond Oval - Image Credit Alfie Lau

by Alfie Lau

When the doors opened at 10 a.m. Monday for International Olympic Day at the Richmond Olympic Oval, hundreds of schoolchildren rushed through the doors and headed for specialized sports areas such as volleyball, athletics, basketball and tennis.

But the biggest rush was to the golf area run by the CN Future Links team led by Stephanie Wong and her team of Winnie Hyun, Chris Crisologo, Eizza Hernandez, Curtis Chan and Quilchena assistant pro Tom Flockhart.