British Columbia Golf Announces 2023 Eddie Hogan Cup Team
BC's Team Clockwise From L-R: Oakley Mayner, Eric Joo, Jaden August & Adrian Roberts - Image Courtesy Riverside/Golf Canada/BC Golf
July 17, 2023 (DELTA, BC) - British Columbia Golf is pleased to announce the members of the 2023 Eddie Hogan Cup Team that will compete for the Eddie Hogan Cup title in August.
The 55th annual Eddie Hogan Cup tournament is scheduled to take place August 12 – 13 at the Riverside Golf & Country Club in Portland, Oregon and British Columbia has been represented every single year since its inception in 1969.
BC has won the Eddie Hogan Cup title twice since 1972, with the first coming in 2009 and then again 4 years later in 2013 where team member Kevin Vigna also won the individual title.
The Eddie Hogan Cup is filled with excellent competition from across the USA including Southern and Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Idaho, Hawaii and others as well as British Columbia.
The Eddie Hogan Cup is restricted to boys 18 years of age or younger as of the final date of competition. However, a player may NOT have started college.
The team was selected by a British Columbia Golf selection committee in order to prepare for this year's Eddie Hogan Cup matches. The 2023 team from British Columbia will be represented by:
Name Hometown
Jaden August Pitt Meadows, BC
Eric Joo Coquitlam, BC
Oakley Mayner Kelowna, BC
Adrian Roberts Rossland, BC
Coach: Conner Kozak
The team will be coached by Conner Kozak from the Okanagan Golf Club in Kelowna. Conner has a strong background working with young players and has been the lead Academy Coach for 5 years at the Okanagan Golf Club, while also spending the last two as its Assistant Professional. He's held the role of On-Site Assistant Coach for the UBC Okanagan Heat since 2021.
An accomplished university player himself with the UBC Thunderbirds, Conner was a 2-time Ping 1st Team All-American with the NAIA T'Birds. As a member of the PGA of BC, Conner won the BC Assistants Championship in 2021.
He received the 2019 PGA of British Columbia Jack McLaughlin Junior Golf Leader of the Year award as well as the 2021 PGA of BC Jack Westover Coach of The Year and the 2022 PGA of BC Apprentice Professional of The Year award for the Interior Region.
About the Hogan Cup
The Hogan Cup 36-hole team matches pit the best junior golfers from the Western United States and Canada against each other in a team format with the three lowest scores each day determining the team total. Awards are presented to the top three teams as well as the top three individuals in the field.
The event began in 1969 in commemoration of the vast achievements and contributions to the sport by Eddie Hogan, their long-time head golf professional who served the club from 1939 until his tragic drowning death in 1968.
At its inception, the competition was between the Portland Metro All-stars and junior golfers representing the rest of the region. Hogan, an Oregon Amateur champion and PNGA Amateur Champion, was credited for transforming the role of the golf professional, developing what is now considered the standard for the green grass pro shop.
Hogan was also dedicated in helping the Oregon Golf Association develop its widely-recognized junior golf program. Being selected to compete in Hogan Cup matches is an honour that has been bestowed to few individuals, and the excellence of past participants is indicative of the quality of the small, select field.
Hogan Cup alumni include Tour players such as Bobby Clampett, Fred Couples, Joe Rassett, Jack Renner, Lennie Clements, Scott Simpson, Rick Fehr, Robert Gamez, Bill Sanders, Kirk Triplett, Jim Nelford, John Fought, Peter Jacobsen, Jeff Quinney, Casey Martin, Jason Gore, Tiger Woods, Ricky Barnes, and Bryson DeChambeau.
Click on the website links below for more information.
Riverside Golf & Country Club
Eddie Hogan Website