Grizzly Golf Tour Announces 2018 Special Fall Tourneys
Burnaby, B.C. - The Grizzly Golf Tour will host two golf tournaments this fall at Kensington Park Pitch & Putt course in Burnaby that will include both junior and adult golfers.
The Kensington Open on September 30th and the Boonaby Halloween Open on October 28th will feature two fun, competitive days of golf. Low gross medals and prizes will be presented to winners in each age division. There will also be prizes awarded for closest-to-the-pin, hole-in-ones and a reverse scorecard draw.
The Boonaby Halloween Open on October 28th will feature a Halloween theme. Prizes will be awarded to the golfer with the best costume and best face make-up. Caddy’s are allowed and also encouraged to dress up for the day.
“These will be two fun and competitive tournaments,” said Tournament Manager Brad Ewart. “Kensington is a very good par three course that has a core group of adults who have been asking GGT to set up a tournament for them. The adults will tee off first followed by the juniors.”
Everyone who enters wins a prize. Cost of the tournament is $35. Players can register for the tournaments online at www.grizzlygolftour.com.
Age divisions for the adults are as follows: Amateur 19-24; Mid-Amateur 25-49 and Senior 50 +. The junior division includes: Novice 8 & under; Peewee 11-12; Bantam 13-14; Juvenile 15-16 and Junior 17-18.
About Grizzly Golf Tour - Grizzly Golf Tour is a golf organization that brings like-minded golfers together with a focus on growing the game of golf as both recreational sport and a competitive game in the province of B.C. ‘Affordable and Inclusive’ is the mantra that organizers of the GGT will follow in an effort to bring young people from every social and economic demographic into the game of golf. Participation on the Grizzly Golf Tour starts with new-to-golf Grizzly Cubs (5-15 years), Juniors (12-18 years) and Adults. The Grizzly Golf Tournaments will be played according to the Rules of Golf. To produce better golfers (and life-long golfers) organizers place a priority on explaining the rules, etiquette, and pace-of-play to all participants.
Grizzly Golf Tour is fun, positive yet competitive and is available to golfers of all ages. Our vision is to create an opportunity for junior golfers to excel in their strengths on and off the course through their passion for golf. Grizzly Golf Tour Junior results are recorded on Junior Golf Scoreboard earning world ranking points.
Established in 2016, the Grizzly Golf Tour was founded to give golfers of B.C. an opportunity to develop their competitive skills. Grizzly Golf Tour allows B.C. golfers to showcase their talents to Canadian and American golf coaches representing colleges and universities offering golf scholarships. Grizzly Golf Tour Junior results are sent to a diverse collection of college golf coaches. Over the past 25 years Grizzly Golf Tour’s current management members have assisted in the placement of more than 100 students at post-secondary institutions around North America.
The Grizzly Golf Tour is sanctioned by the B.C. Golf Association.
Website: www.grizzlygolftour.com
Brad Ewart
Tournament Operations / Managing Director
Grizzly Golf Tour
Tel: 604.808.4653
Email: brad.ewart@telus.net
Christa Wong
Assistant Tournament Manager