First, the NIKE Golf Junior Series / Stephen Ames Cup / Optimist Qualifier will take place May 22nd and 23rd at Swaneset Golf Course and act as a triple qualifier - NIKE Golf Junior Championship, Optimist International and Stephen Ames Cup - for all juniors.
Each player will recieve a Dozen Nike One Golf Balls, a Nike Golf Hat and a chance to win great NIKE prizes. The Stephen Ames Cup, an international event taking place in Trinidad & Tobago in 2010, is a Ryder Cup format event that pits CJGA Team Canada versus Trinidad & Tobago Golf Association. Tournament host and PGA Tour professional Stephen Ames is onsite the entire week, spending time with the juniors both on and off the golf course. The event is fully supported and funded by the Stephen Ames Foundation. The NIKE Golf Junior Championship is an invite only event, bringing together all the division winners for the NIKE Golf Jr. Series events across Canada to compete for the NIKE Championship crown in their respective age divisions. Due to the Optimist International Qualifier the divisions for this event will be Girls plus 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 and 16-18 for the Boys.
Secondly, the TELUS World Jr. Skins will take place at Bear Mountain Golf Resort June 5-6, home of the 2010 TELUS World Skins Game. This event will be full of great opportunities for the juniors:Each player will recieve two tickets to the TELUS Skins Game, a Dozen NIKE One golf balls and a NIKE Golf Hat
Plus the chance to play the course the Pros will play two weeks later
And a chance to win a spot as a walking scorer for the TELUS World Skins Game
There will also be Draw prizes for all participants to win a spot as a walking scorer and Draw prizes from Samsung
View the attached poster for more details.
Make sure you don’t miss out on either of these great opportunities. Make sure you secure your spot and register today.
For more information, please contact the CJGA Head Office at 1-877-508-1069 or at info@cjga.com.
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Sunday, May 9, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Vancouver Sun/Province Golf Guide
In case you missed it this week the Vancouver Sun & Province released their annual golf guide. Click below to view the guide!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Vancouver Golf Tour Kings Links Open in Review
MARKETPLACE IGA - VANCOUVER GOLF TOUR
2010 KINGS LINKS OPEN
Monday, April 19th
Kings Links by the Sea GC
Boundary Bay, BC
6,865 yards Par 72
‘SHIN AND BERNAKEVITCH SHARE THE CROWN’
VGT Professionals John Shin and Lindsay Bernakevitch prevailed at the 2010 VGT Kings Links Open today, both shooting rounds of 4-under par 68 for a shared victory at Vancouver Golf Tour’s fourth event of the year. Both Shin and Bernakevitch took home $1,025 each for their win and moved to 3rd place and 7th place respectively in the 2010 CLEVELAND GOLF/ SRIXON CANADA Order of Merit. Seymour Creek’s Bryn Parry was one shot back in a four way tie for 3rd, maintaining a solid lead in the Race for the $5,000 PGA Q-School Entry with 3,550 points.
Heading up the Championship Amateur field was 26-year old Marine Drive Member Geoff Butt with a fine score of 3-under par 69 and a one shot victory over Northview’s Derek Wray. Butt took home a Cleveland Launcher 3-wood and a $100 Marketplace IGA Gift Card for his victory.
Butt has been working hard on his game of late, attempting to acquire his Canadian Tour card last fall in Toronto and this spring in California. He has plans to make a 3rd visit to the Canadian Tour Q-school later in May at Morningstar Golf Club and with today’s amateur victory, he will no doubt take a more confidence going forward. Butt plans to stay local and sharpen his game in a few more VGT events this spring against some of BC’s top Amateurs and Professionals. Derek Wray’s 2nd place finish vaults him within 400 points of the Amateur Order of Merit Leader Adam Cornelson of Vancouver Golf Club.
The Amateur Flight A Title was won by Seong-Jin Min of Burnaby with a score of 75 and a one shot victory over Jesse Forster. Min won a Cleveland Golf carry bag and $100 Gift Card to Marketplace IGA. In Flight B action, Dave Woodsford of Greenacres Golf Club shot a gross score of 79 to win by won shot over 16 year-old North Vancouver golfer Aaron Tham. Woodsford also took home a Cleveland Bag and $100 gift card for Marketplace IGA.
Please find a copy of the Official Prize Results here http://www.vancouvergolftour.com/
2010 KINGS LINKS OPEN
Monday, April 19th
Kings Links by the Sea GC
Boundary Bay, BC
6,865 yards Par 72
‘SHIN AND BERNAKEVITCH SHARE THE CROWN’
VGT Professionals John Shin and Lindsay Bernakevitch prevailed at the 2010 VGT Kings Links Open today, both shooting rounds of 4-under par 68 for a shared victory at Vancouver Golf Tour’s fourth event of the year. Both Shin and Bernakevitch took home $1,025 each for their win and moved to 3rd place and 7th place respectively in the 2010 CLEVELAND GOLF/ SRIXON CANADA Order of Merit. Seymour Creek’s Bryn Parry was one shot back in a four way tie for 3rd, maintaining a solid lead in the Race for the $5,000 PGA Q-School Entry with 3,550 points.
Heading up the Championship Amateur field was 26-year old Marine Drive Member Geoff Butt with a fine score of 3-under par 69 and a one shot victory over Northview’s Derek Wray. Butt took home a Cleveland Launcher 3-wood and a $100 Marketplace IGA Gift Card for his victory.
Butt has been working hard on his game of late, attempting to acquire his Canadian Tour card last fall in Toronto and this spring in California. He has plans to make a 3rd visit to the Canadian Tour Q-school later in May at Morningstar Golf Club and with today’s amateur victory, he will no doubt take a more confidence going forward. Butt plans to stay local and sharpen his game in a few more VGT events this spring against some of BC’s top Amateurs and Professionals. Derek Wray’s 2nd place finish vaults him within 400 points of the Amateur Order of Merit Leader Adam Cornelson of Vancouver Golf Club.
The Amateur Flight A Title was won by Seong-Jin Min of Burnaby with a score of 75 and a one shot victory over Jesse Forster. Min won a Cleveland Golf carry bag and $100 Gift Card to Marketplace IGA. In Flight B action, Dave Woodsford of Greenacres Golf Club shot a gross score of 79 to win by won shot over 16 year-old North Vancouver golfer Aaron Tham. Woodsford also took home a Cleveland Bag and $100 gift card for Marketplace IGA.
Please find a copy of the Official Prize Results here http://www.vancouvergolftour.com/
Monday, April 19, 2010
2010 Canada Bread BC Match Play Final Results
2010 CANADA BREAD
BC MATCH PLAY FINALS
36 Hole Match Results
Sunday, April 18th
Northview Golf Club
(seedings in brackets)
Winning Team Listed First
Dave Zibrik/ Kevin Hogg (19)
9 & 8
Mark Burke/Mewail Kidane (1)
Congratulations to 2010 CANADA BREAD BC MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONS DAVE ZIBRIK and KEVIN HOGG for their fine play at today’s 36 Hole Finals at Northview’s Ridge Course. Westwood Plateau Academy’s New Head Professional (Zibrik) and Swan-e-set Amateur (Hogg) were too strong a force for the Defending Champions Mark Burke/Mewail Kidane of the Golf Institute at Fraserview, blazing a total of 12 birdies and one eagle on their card over the duration of the match (28 holes).
Hogg and Zibrik fed off each other nicely the whole day, first Hogg setting the tone with a 9 iron on the 1st hole to 4 inches for the tap-in birdie. An unforced bogey on #3 from Burke/Kidane and a routine up-and-down to 2 feet for bird on #4 and Zibrik/Hogg took a 3-up lead early in this match. A win from Burke/Kidane on the par-3 fifth put the match back to 2-up, but only momentarily. Zibrik/Hogg’s steady team play continued on the par 4 sixth, with partner Hogg in for a solid par, Zibrik knocked down his 8 foot birdie for another win to go back to 3-up after six. Back-to-back birdies on #7 (Kidane) & #8 (Burke) kept the defending champions in the match thru the turn as both teams took par on the 9th to keep the match 1 up Zibrik/Hogg at the turn.
The start of the back nine went much the same as the front with Hogg making the first charge with a 20 footer for birdie on #10 and then stiffing his tee-shot on #11 to 8 feet over the water, ultimately free-ing up Zibrik on his tee-shot, which he stuck to 4 feet and made yet another birdie. Burke had his own 7 footer to make the half, but failed to capitalize and the match was back to 3-up thru 11. With Zibrik’s putter the only one to catch fire from 15 feet on #12, the match became 4 up thru as many holes. And after two consecutive halves on holes 14 and 15, Zibrik nailed another iron shot to 8 feet on the downhill 16th and capitalized for the team’s 7th birdie on the day to go 5-up through 16.
After Burke and Kidane failed to get their pitches up and down for par on the 17th, Zibrik/Hogg took an even bigger lead in this match to 6-up through 17. Birdies on 18 from both Zibrik and Burk kept the match at 6-up thru 18 holes.
After the lunchtime break, the players convened for the second half of the match. And it didn’t take long for Zibrik and Hogg to show that they were not interested in relinquishing their lead whatsoever. First it was Zibrik who drained a 12 footer for his birdie to halve the hole after Burke followed him in for birdie from 7 feet. Then it was his partner who took the turn on the next hole, chipping in for birdie from 20 feet to extend the match to 7 up through 20 holes.
With a lengthy birdie on the 21st from Burke it looked like for a moment there might be a glimmer of a comeback in the making, but only one hole later it was Zibrik back to his tricks on the putting green, holing yet another 12 footer for birdie to solidify their lead to 7-up thru 22.
Some great up and downs were made on hole 23 for pars by Zibrik and Kidane and some even greater second shots on the 24th hole by Zibrik and Burke left some 6-8 feet for birdie, which both failed to capitalize on and halves were made. More fine drives and second shots on the par 5- 25th hole left Zibrik and Burke sitting 15 feet and 10 feet for eagle. Although both players missed their eagles, they did tap-in for their birdies, and the match remained 7-up Hogg/Zibrik thru 25.
As outstanding as Zibrik played the first 25 holes of the finals, the icing on this match came from his amateur partner Kevin Hogg when he eagled the short par-4 26th from 5 feet and ultimately sealing the fait of the match with his 15 footer for birdie on the 28th hole to close the match 9 and 8.
At the end of the day, the team of Zibrik and Hogg had too much fire-power for the 2009 BC Match Play Champions, something they had showcased to past opponents through the course of the match play draw. In their last four matches alone, Zibrik/Hogg amassed an amazing better-ball score of -41 and showed to everyone in the field that they were truly deserved Champions! For their victory, Zibrik cashed a $1,800 winner’s cheque and Hogg received a $1,000 gift card. Runners-up Burke and Kidane received $1,000 each for their fine play for reaching the finals. To see the detailed match play results, please click here: http://www.vancouvergolftour.com/index.html
At the conclusion of the event, VGT Commissioner Fraser Mulholland paid tribute to some very important partners in the co-ordination of the 2010 BC Match Play event:
BC MATCH PLAY TITLE SPONSOR – CANADA BREAD. Special thanks to Roger Antoniazzi for his continued support of this event the past three years!
VGT’S TITLE SPONSOR – MARKETPLACE IGA. Thanks for supporting BC Golf Development for the fourth straight year!
BC MATCH PLAY VOLUNTEERS: Thanks to all of you who helped us organize and make this event a special tournament for the competitors who start their year with this as their first ‘MAJOR’ of the year.
ALL HOST GOLF COURSES – Special thanks to all the golf courses on our 2010 BC Match Play rotation. Once again, without your support, this 65 year storied event would not continue to live on each year!
VGT TEAM MEMBERS – Thanks for all your devoted work throughout this event and all the VGT events that were jammed in between the weekend matches. Great work team!!
We look forward to hosting the 2011 BC MATCH PLAY event for all competitors and would like to wish our 2010 Champions good luck in defending their title next year!!!
Fraser Mulholland
Commissioner
VGT
BC MATCH PLAY FINALS
36 Hole Match Results
Sunday, April 18th
Northview Golf Club
(seedings in brackets)
Winning Team Listed First
Dave Zibrik/ Kevin Hogg (19)
9 & 8
Mark Burke/Mewail Kidane (1)
Congratulations to 2010 CANADA BREAD BC MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONS DAVE ZIBRIK and KEVIN HOGG for their fine play at today’s 36 Hole Finals at Northview’s Ridge Course. Westwood Plateau Academy’s New Head Professional (Zibrik) and Swan-e-set Amateur (Hogg) were too strong a force for the Defending Champions Mark Burke/Mewail Kidane of the Golf Institute at Fraserview, blazing a total of 12 birdies and one eagle on their card over the duration of the match (28 holes).
Hogg and Zibrik fed off each other nicely the whole day, first Hogg setting the tone with a 9 iron on the 1st hole to 4 inches for the tap-in birdie. An unforced bogey on #3 from Burke/Kidane and a routine up-and-down to 2 feet for bird on #4 and Zibrik/Hogg took a 3-up lead early in this match. A win from Burke/Kidane on the par-3 fifth put the match back to 2-up, but only momentarily. Zibrik/Hogg’s steady team play continued on the par 4 sixth, with partner Hogg in for a solid par, Zibrik knocked down his 8 foot birdie for another win to go back to 3-up after six. Back-to-back birdies on #7 (Kidane) & #8 (Burke) kept the defending champions in the match thru the turn as both teams took par on the 9th to keep the match 1 up Zibrik/Hogg at the turn.
The start of the back nine went much the same as the front with Hogg making the first charge with a 20 footer for birdie on #10 and then stiffing his tee-shot on #11 to 8 feet over the water, ultimately free-ing up Zibrik on his tee-shot, which he stuck to 4 feet and made yet another birdie. Burke had his own 7 footer to make the half, but failed to capitalize and the match was back to 3-up thru 11. With Zibrik’s putter the only one to catch fire from 15 feet on #12, the match became 4 up thru as many holes. And after two consecutive halves on holes 14 and 15, Zibrik nailed another iron shot to 8 feet on the downhill 16th and capitalized for the team’s 7th birdie on the day to go 5-up through 16.
After Burke and Kidane failed to get their pitches up and down for par on the 17th, Zibrik/Hogg took an even bigger lead in this match to 6-up through 17. Birdies on 18 from both Zibrik and Burk kept the match at 6-up thru 18 holes.
After the lunchtime break, the players convened for the second half of the match. And it didn’t take long for Zibrik and Hogg to show that they were not interested in relinquishing their lead whatsoever. First it was Zibrik who drained a 12 footer for his birdie to halve the hole after Burke followed him in for birdie from 7 feet. Then it was his partner who took the turn on the next hole, chipping in for birdie from 20 feet to extend the match to 7 up through 20 holes.
With a lengthy birdie on the 21st from Burke it looked like for a moment there might be a glimmer of a comeback in the making, but only one hole later it was Zibrik back to his tricks on the putting green, holing yet another 12 footer for birdie to solidify their lead to 7-up thru 22.
Some great up and downs were made on hole 23 for pars by Zibrik and Kidane and some even greater second shots on the 24th hole by Zibrik and Burke left some 6-8 feet for birdie, which both failed to capitalize on and halves were made. More fine drives and second shots on the par 5- 25th hole left Zibrik and Burke sitting 15 feet and 10 feet for eagle. Although both players missed their eagles, they did tap-in for their birdies, and the match remained 7-up Hogg/Zibrik thru 25.
As outstanding as Zibrik played the first 25 holes of the finals, the icing on this match came from his amateur partner Kevin Hogg when he eagled the short par-4 26th from 5 feet and ultimately sealing the fait of the match with his 15 footer for birdie on the 28th hole to close the match 9 and 8.
At the end of the day, the team of Zibrik and Hogg had too much fire-power for the 2009 BC Match Play Champions, something they had showcased to past opponents through the course of the match play draw. In their last four matches alone, Zibrik/Hogg amassed an amazing better-ball score of -41 and showed to everyone in the field that they were truly deserved Champions! For their victory, Zibrik cashed a $1,800 winner’s cheque and Hogg received a $1,000 gift card. Runners-up Burke and Kidane received $1,000 each for their fine play for reaching the finals. To see the detailed match play results, please click here: http://www.vancouvergolftour.com/index.html
At the conclusion of the event, VGT Commissioner Fraser Mulholland paid tribute to some very important partners in the co-ordination of the 2010 BC Match Play event:
BC MATCH PLAY TITLE SPONSOR – CANADA BREAD. Special thanks to Roger Antoniazzi for his continued support of this event the past three years!
VGT’S TITLE SPONSOR – MARKETPLACE IGA. Thanks for supporting BC Golf Development for the fourth straight year!
BC MATCH PLAY VOLUNTEERS: Thanks to all of you who helped us organize and make this event a special tournament for the competitors who start their year with this as their first ‘MAJOR’ of the year.
ALL HOST GOLF COURSES – Special thanks to all the golf courses on our 2010 BC Match Play rotation. Once again, without your support, this 65 year storied event would not continue to live on each year!
VGT TEAM MEMBERS – Thanks for all your devoted work throughout this event and all the VGT events that were jammed in between the weekend matches. Great work team!!
We look forward to hosting the 2011 BC MATCH PLAY event for all competitors and would like to wish our 2010 Champions good luck in defending their title next year!!!
Fraser Mulholland
Commissioner
VGT
Friday, April 16, 2010
2010 NICKEL HEATING Open Review
Ledgeview Golf & Country Club
Monday, April 12th
Tournament in Review
After losing to Chad McAdie in a playoff at last week’s VGT Sandpiper Classic, 23 year-old Seann Harlingten was determined to claim his first VGT Professional victory at the 2010 NICKEL HEATING OPEN. And on Monday, he did just that, shooting 67 and edging 38-year old veteran professional Bryn Parry of Seymour Creek by one shot. With his win, Harlingten won 1,500 valuable order of merit points to creep within 250 points of Bryn Parry in the CLEVELAND/SRIXON Order of Merit Race for the $5,000 paid entry to PGA Tour Qualifying School.
Harlingten’s winning score was also good enough to win $1,500 and capture his first Professional VGT title, it wasn’t quite good enough to capture the OVERALL CHAMPION TITLE of the 2010 NICKEL HEATING OPEN as 24 year old Amateur Adam Cornelson of Vancouver Golf Club stole the show, shooting an amazing score of 65. This was not Cornelson’s first time to the podium in a Vancouver Golf Tour event, as he captured Low Amateur honours at the 2009 Vancouver City Open. It was, however his first OVERALL victory against a strong field of 87 players including 30 VGT Professionals of which several were experienced Canadian Tour players.
Interviewed after the round, Cornelson agreed that to win against the Professionals in this field was a great accomplishment. “It’s a great feeling to beat the calibre of Professionals in today’s field. I’m going to take a lot of confidence away from this event into future VGT events and the remainder of my 2010 tournament schedule”. Cornelson set himself apart from his amateur competitors this week, winning by 7 shots over his next competitor Yves Bisson of Sandpiper Resort, who shot 72 for his second straight runner-up finish in the Championship Amateur Flight. With his win, Cornelson not only won a Cleveland Launcher Driver, but he also vaulted himself into top spot on the Cleveland/Srixon Championship Flight Order of Merit with 2,850 points, some 650 points ahead of Yves Bisson.
NICKEL HEATING & VENTILATION’S Steve Savage was on hand to play in the event and to award Cornelson his winner’s trophy after the round. “It’s great to be a part of the Vancouver Golf Tour again this year and help support our aspiring Professional and Amateur golfers in the Greater Vancouver region”. “I’m confident the tournament experiences VGT is providing for players like Adam will help prepare its players to become a winner on the PGA Tour someday real soon”.
In Flight A action, Northview’s Jim Zalusky took home Low Gross honours with a score of 82, collecting a Cleveland Launcher DST Hybrid and $100 Gift Card to Marketplace IGA. Zalusky moved himself into a tie for 5th on the Cleveland/Srixon Order of Merit with his victory. In flight B action, Port Coquitlam’s Murray Reed claimed the Low Gross prize of a Cleveland Bag and $100 Gift Card to Marketplace IGA with his winning score of 82. Coquitlam’s Rob Colquhoun remains in top spot in Flight B’s Order of Merit with 2,250 points.
Vancouver Golf Tour would like to thank our TITLE SPONSOR Steve Savage of NICKEL HEATING & VENTILATION who has been a Premier Sponsor of Vancouver Golf Tour since 2007. “NICKEL HEATING has been instrumental to the development of VGT since day one and we can’t thank Mr. Savage enough for continuing his support of the tour again this year” stated VGT Commissioner Fraser Mulholland. “NICKEL HEATING has elevated their sponsorship of VGT in 2010 to include a $2,500 “OUTSTANDING PLAYER AWARD”, once again stepping up their role in the development of golfers in our region. Official details of this award will be released shortly”.
VGT would also like to give special thanks to the Ledgeview Golf & Country Club for playing host to the NICKEL HEATING OPEN event for the 3rd straight year and for keeping their golf course in excellent shape for all of our Championship Players. Additional thanks to Director of Golf Jason Smith and his staff for their support throughout the event. Lastly, we need to give thanks to all of the hard-working VGT volunteers and team members who helped make this tournament a huge success. For full results of this event and 2010
CLEVELAND/SRIXON ORDER OF MERIT standings, click here: http://www.vancouvergolftour.com/2010/live_scoring.htm.
VGT looks forward to hosting its next two events – The 2010 KINGS LINKS OPEN on Monday, April 19th (8am shotgun start) and our first Amateur Only event of the season – The 2010 MTC NORTHVIEW OPEN on Sunday, April 25th (11am start). Registration for KINGS LINKS closes Wednesday at 6pm and we strongly suggest early registration for the MTC Northview Open as it SOLD OUT early in 2009!!!
Monday, April 12th
Tournament in Review
After losing to Chad McAdie in a playoff at last week’s VGT Sandpiper Classic, 23 year-old Seann Harlingten was determined to claim his first VGT Professional victory at the 2010 NICKEL HEATING OPEN. And on Monday, he did just that, shooting 67 and edging 38-year old veteran professional Bryn Parry of Seymour Creek by one shot. With his win, Harlingten won 1,500 valuable order of merit points to creep within 250 points of Bryn Parry in the CLEVELAND/SRIXON Order of Merit Race for the $5,000 paid entry to PGA Tour Qualifying School.
Harlingten’s winning score was also good enough to win $1,500 and capture his first Professional VGT title, it wasn’t quite good enough to capture the OVERALL CHAMPION TITLE of the 2010 NICKEL HEATING OPEN as 24 year old Amateur Adam Cornelson of Vancouver Golf Club stole the show, shooting an amazing score of 65. This was not Cornelson’s first time to the podium in a Vancouver Golf Tour event, as he captured Low Amateur honours at the 2009 Vancouver City Open. It was, however his first OVERALL victory against a strong field of 87 players including 30 VGT Professionals of which several were experienced Canadian Tour players.
Interviewed after the round, Cornelson agreed that to win against the Professionals in this field was a great accomplishment. “It’s a great feeling to beat the calibre of Professionals in today’s field. I’m going to take a lot of confidence away from this event into future VGT events and the remainder of my 2010 tournament schedule”. Cornelson set himself apart from his amateur competitors this week, winning by 7 shots over his next competitor Yves Bisson of Sandpiper Resort, who shot 72 for his second straight runner-up finish in the Championship Amateur Flight. With his win, Cornelson not only won a Cleveland Launcher Driver, but he also vaulted himself into top spot on the Cleveland/Srixon Championship Flight Order of Merit with 2,850 points, some 650 points ahead of Yves Bisson.
NICKEL HEATING & VENTILATION’S Steve Savage was on hand to play in the event and to award Cornelson his winner’s trophy after the round. “It’s great to be a part of the Vancouver Golf Tour again this year and help support our aspiring Professional and Amateur golfers in the Greater Vancouver region”. “I’m confident the tournament experiences VGT is providing for players like Adam will help prepare its players to become a winner on the PGA Tour someday real soon”.
In Flight A action, Northview’s Jim Zalusky took home Low Gross honours with a score of 82, collecting a Cleveland Launcher DST Hybrid and $100 Gift Card to Marketplace IGA. Zalusky moved himself into a tie for 5th on the Cleveland/Srixon Order of Merit with his victory. In flight B action, Port Coquitlam’s Murray Reed claimed the Low Gross prize of a Cleveland Bag and $100 Gift Card to Marketplace IGA with his winning score of 82. Coquitlam’s Rob Colquhoun remains in top spot in Flight B’s Order of Merit with 2,250 points.
Vancouver Golf Tour would like to thank our TITLE SPONSOR Steve Savage of NICKEL HEATING & VENTILATION who has been a Premier Sponsor of Vancouver Golf Tour since 2007. “NICKEL HEATING has been instrumental to the development of VGT since day one and we can’t thank Mr. Savage enough for continuing his support of the tour again this year” stated VGT Commissioner Fraser Mulholland. “NICKEL HEATING has elevated their sponsorship of VGT in 2010 to include a $2,500 “OUTSTANDING PLAYER AWARD”, once again stepping up their role in the development of golfers in our region. Official details of this award will be released shortly”.
VGT would also like to give special thanks to the Ledgeview Golf & Country Club for playing host to the NICKEL HEATING OPEN event for the 3rd straight year and for keeping their golf course in excellent shape for all of our Championship Players. Additional thanks to Director of Golf Jason Smith and his staff for their support throughout the event. Lastly, we need to give thanks to all of the hard-working VGT volunteers and team members who helped make this tournament a huge success. For full results of this event and 2010
CLEVELAND/SRIXON ORDER OF MERIT standings, click here: http://www.vancouvergolftour.com/2010/live_scoring.htm.
VGT looks forward to hosting its next two events – The 2010 KINGS LINKS OPEN on Monday, April 19th (8am shotgun start) and our first Amateur Only event of the season – The 2010 MTC NORTHVIEW OPEN on Sunday, April 25th (11am start). Registration for KINGS LINKS closes Wednesday at 6pm and we strongly suggest early registration for the MTC Northview Open as it SOLD OUT early in 2009!!!
Monday, March 29, 2010
Vigna, Fahy, and Yoo Hold off the field to Capture PUMA Challenge
Vancouver, B.C. – Cold and wet conditions greeted the juniors at the first PUMA Challenge stop at University Golf Club this weekend, providing great excitement in all divisions. It took extra holes to determine the Boys 15-19 Division, as James Fahy, 17, of Vancouver got up and down for birdie on the second playoff hole, the par 5 fifth, to capture the his second PUMA Challenge title in as many years. “The course was soft with the conditions, but it was in great shape and the greens rolled well” said Fahy.
Fahy held of Cameron Davison, 15, of Duncan in the playoff, after Davison fired a final round 72 (E) to tie atop the leader board with Fahy at 147 (+3) for the tournament. After exchanging par’s on the first playoff hole, Fahy was able to tap in for his birdie and the victory on the second playoff hole. “My putting and chipping were the strengths in my game” Fahy said. “Now I need to work on my distance control”. Kevin Ko, 16, of Coquitlam vaulted up the leader board with a final round 70 (-2) to finish in third place in the older boys flight.
Kevin Vigna, 14, of Coquitlam playing in his first CJGA event captured his first Division title in the Boys 14 & Under flight with an impressive one over par (145) two-day total for a three stroke margin of victory. “I hit the ball well off the tee this weekend”, said Vigna following his round. “I need to continue to work on my putting, but an extremely happy that I was able to win the tournament” he added. Alex Francois, 10, of Burnaby had the round of the tournament closing out with a 69 (-3) on Sunday to jump into second place in the division, three strokes back at 148 (+4) for the tournament. First round co-leader Donald Qui of Surrey finished in third spot after a 77 (+5) in the final round to finish five shots off the pace.
The Girls Division had excitement and was not to be outdone, as Anica Yoo, 16, of Port Coquitlam who lost in a playoff in last year’s event fired a final round 70 (-2) to capture the divisional title by a single stroke. “I putted really well, but have some work to do on my pitch shots” said Yoo. Taking advantage of the par 5’s, Yoo eagled two of the four par fives on her way to victory. “The course played fair, although the weather did not help” she added. First round leader Jamie Oleksiew, 15, of Surrey managed to hold on to second place after a final round 73 (+1) for a two day 147 (+3) and finish one off the pace. Soobin Kim, 16, of Port Coquitlam shot a final round 72 (E) to finish third in the division, two shots off the pace at 148 (+4).
Click here for the full results!
Jun Kang, 14, of Port Moody scored his first hole in one during the first round of competition, on the 145 yard par 3 11th hole.
Tournament Notes
Weather:
First Round: Mostly cloudy, 14°C
Final Round: Rain showers and windy, 9°C
Lexus Skills Competition Winners
Closest to the Pin
Girls – Ally Shin
Boys 14 & Under – Jun Kang
Boys 15-19 – Myles DeBrincat
Long Drive
Girls – Soobin Kim
Boys 14 & Under – Chris Crisologo
Boys 15-19 – Sean Moen
The next PUMA Challenge will take place in Alberta on May 1-2 at River Spirit Golf Course. The next British Columbia event takes place April 17-18 at McCleery Golf Course with the Euro Junior Golf Cup/Lipton Brisk Canada Cup Team West Qualifier.
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For more information, please visit http://www.puma.com/ and golf.puma.com.
About the CJGA
The Canadian Junior Golf Association is a ³registered Canadian amateur athletic association² (RCAAA) not-for-profit registered federally with Revenue Canada.. The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) is dedicated to providing Canada's junior golfers with the necessary skills and knowledge required to lay a foundation for a future in competitive golf. Through its six-stage competitive development program that focuses on tournaments, clinics, international competitions, and mentoring programs with PGA Tour professionals, the CJGA introduces the game to juniors as young as five and offers competitive multi-day events for the more advanced golfer. The CJGA acts as a feeder system to provincial and national competitions, collegiate and university golf, as well as professional and recreational golf. For more information please visit http://www.cjga.com/.
The Canadian Junior Golf Association is generously supported by its National Founding Partner, LEXUS.
Fahy held of Cameron Davison, 15, of Duncan in the playoff, after Davison fired a final round 72 (E) to tie atop the leader board with Fahy at 147 (+3) for the tournament. After exchanging par’s on the first playoff hole, Fahy was able to tap in for his birdie and the victory on the second playoff hole. “My putting and chipping were the strengths in my game” Fahy said. “Now I need to work on my distance control”. Kevin Ko, 16, of Coquitlam vaulted up the leader board with a final round 70 (-2) to finish in third place in the older boys flight.
Kevin Vigna, 14, of Coquitlam playing in his first CJGA event captured his first Division title in the Boys 14 & Under flight with an impressive one over par (145) two-day total for a three stroke margin of victory. “I hit the ball well off the tee this weekend”, said Vigna following his round. “I need to continue to work on my putting, but an extremely happy that I was able to win the tournament” he added. Alex Francois, 10, of Burnaby had the round of the tournament closing out with a 69 (-3) on Sunday to jump into second place in the division, three strokes back at 148 (+4) for the tournament. First round co-leader Donald Qui of Surrey finished in third spot after a 77 (+5) in the final round to finish five shots off the pace.
The Girls Division had excitement and was not to be outdone, as Anica Yoo, 16, of Port Coquitlam who lost in a playoff in last year’s event fired a final round 70 (-2) to capture the divisional title by a single stroke. “I putted really well, but have some work to do on my pitch shots” said Yoo. Taking advantage of the par 5’s, Yoo eagled two of the four par fives on her way to victory. “The course played fair, although the weather did not help” she added. First round leader Jamie Oleksiew, 15, of Surrey managed to hold on to second place after a final round 73 (+1) for a two day 147 (+3) and finish one off the pace. Soobin Kim, 16, of Port Coquitlam shot a final round 72 (E) to finish third in the division, two shots off the pace at 148 (+4).
Click here for the full results!
Jun Kang, 14, of Port Moody scored his first hole in one during the first round of competition, on the 145 yard par 3 11th hole.
Tournament Notes
Weather:
First Round: Mostly cloudy, 14°C
Final Round: Rain showers and windy, 9°C
Lexus Skills Competition Winners
Closest to the Pin
Girls – Ally Shin
Boys 14 & Under – Jun Kang
Boys 15-19 – Myles DeBrincat
Long Drive
Girls – Soobin Kim
Boys 14 & Under – Chris Crisologo
Boys 15-19 – Sean Moen
The next PUMA Challenge will take place in Alberta on May 1-2 at River Spirit Golf Course. The next British Columbia event takes place April 17-18 at McCleery Golf Course with the Euro Junior Golf Cup/Lipton Brisk Canada Cup Team West Qualifier.
About PUMA
PUMA is one of the world's leading sport lifestyle companies that designs and develops footwear, apparel and accessories. It is committed to working in ways that contribute to the world by supporting Peace, Creativity, and SAFE Sustainability, and by staying true to the values of being Fair, Honest, Positive and Creative in decisions made and actions taken. PUMA starts in Sport and ends in Fashion. Its Sport Performance and Lifestyle labels include categories such as Soccer, Running, Motorsports, Golf and Sailing. The Black label features collaborations with renowned designers such as Alexander McQueen, Yasuhiro Mihara and Sergio Rossi. The PUMA Group owns the brands PUMA, Tretorn and Hussein Chalayan. The company, which was founded in 1948, distributes its products in more than 120 countries, employs more than 9,000 people worldwide and has headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany, Boston, London and Hong Kong.
For more information, please visit http://www.puma.com/ and golf.puma.com.
About the CJGA
The Canadian Junior Golf Association is a ³registered Canadian amateur athletic association² (RCAAA) not-for-profit registered federally with Revenue Canada.. The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) is dedicated to providing Canada's junior golfers with the necessary skills and knowledge required to lay a foundation for a future in competitive golf. Through its six-stage competitive development program that focuses on tournaments, clinics, international competitions, and mentoring programs with PGA Tour professionals, the CJGA introduces the game to juniors as young as five and offers competitive multi-day events for the more advanced golfer. The CJGA acts as a feeder system to provincial and national competitions, collegiate and university golf, as well as professional and recreational golf. For more information please visit http://www.cjga.com/.
The Canadian Junior Golf Association is generously supported by its National Founding Partner, LEXUS.
Friday, March 19, 2010
National Field Set to Compete in CJGA Junior Worlds Qualifier This Weekend
Markham, Ont. – The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) will continue its British Columbia tournament schedule this weekend, March 20-21 at Hazelmere Golf Course in South Surrey, British Columbia. A national field of juniors are preparing themselves to solidify a coveted spot to represent CJGA Team Canada at the Junior World Golf Championships at Torrey Pines Golf Club in San Diego, CA in July. Each division has a strong field, along with season opening division winners Leilanie Kim, 16, of Surrey and 11 year old Henry Lee of Coquitlam.
Jay Kim, runner-up at the first event of the season is back in the field and should be in contention to capture his first divisional title in the Boys 15-19 Division. Brian Jung, 15, of Coquitlam will look to return to the Junior Worlds as part of CJGA Team Canada and improve on his standing from last year after narrowly missing the cut. Tony Mak, member of CJGA Team Canada at the Tri Nations Cup in South Africa this past January will also be competing.
Henry Lee will have his hands full as he tries to make it two in row. On his heels will be a pair of Surrey locals and former CJGA Team Canada members who travelled to the Junior Worlds last year - Sy Lovan, 11, and Donald Qui, 13.
Expect a crowded leaderboard in the Girls Division this weekend as over 20 junior girls vie for spots on CJGA Team Canada. Jennifer Yang, 16, of Coquitlam and Stephanie Wong, 16, of Richmond, members of last year’s team in San Diego, will once again be competing along with Soobin Kim, runner up in last year’s BC Junior Girls Championship.
In 2007, CJGA member Eugene Wong, now a member of the University or Oregon golf team, became the first Canadian in history to win the Junior World Golf Championship, one of the largest and most prestigious junior golf tournaments in the world.
The tournament will get under way at 11:00AM each day. Spectators are encouraged to attend.
About the CJGA
The Canadian Junior Golf Association is a “registered Canadian amateur athletic association” (RCAAA) not-for-profit registered federally with Revenue Canada. The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) is dedicated to providing Canada's junior golfers with the necessary skills and knowledge required to lay a foundation for a future in competitive golf. Through its six-stage competitive development program that focuses on tournaments, clinics, international competitions, and mentoring programs with PGA Tour professionals, the CJGA introduces the game to juniors as young as five and offers competitive multi-day events for the more advanced golfer. The CJGA acts as a feeder system to provincial and national competitions, collegiate and university golf, as well as professional and recreational golf. For more information please visit http://www.cjga.com/.
The Canadian Junior Golf Association is generously supported by its National Founding Partner, LEXUS.
Jay Kim, runner-up at the first event of the season is back in the field and should be in contention to capture his first divisional title in the Boys 15-19 Division. Brian Jung, 15, of Coquitlam will look to return to the Junior Worlds as part of CJGA Team Canada and improve on his standing from last year after narrowly missing the cut. Tony Mak, member of CJGA Team Canada at the Tri Nations Cup in South Africa this past January will also be competing.
Henry Lee will have his hands full as he tries to make it two in row. On his heels will be a pair of Surrey locals and former CJGA Team Canada members who travelled to the Junior Worlds last year - Sy Lovan, 11, and Donald Qui, 13.
Expect a crowded leaderboard in the Girls Division this weekend as over 20 junior girls vie for spots on CJGA Team Canada. Jennifer Yang, 16, of Coquitlam and Stephanie Wong, 16, of Richmond, members of last year’s team in San Diego, will once again be competing along with Soobin Kim, runner up in last year’s BC Junior Girls Championship.
In 2007, CJGA member Eugene Wong, now a member of the University or Oregon golf team, became the first Canadian in history to win the Junior World Golf Championship, one of the largest and most prestigious junior golf tournaments in the world.
The tournament will get under way at 11:00AM each day. Spectators are encouraged to attend.
About the CJGA
The Canadian Junior Golf Association is a “registered Canadian amateur athletic association” (RCAAA) not-for-profit registered federally with Revenue Canada. The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) is dedicated to providing Canada's junior golfers with the necessary skills and knowledge required to lay a foundation for a future in competitive golf. Through its six-stage competitive development program that focuses on tournaments, clinics, international competitions, and mentoring programs with PGA Tour professionals, the CJGA introduces the game to juniors as young as five and offers competitive multi-day events for the more advanced golfer. The CJGA acts as a feeder system to provincial and national competitions, collegiate and university golf, as well as professional and recreational golf. For more information please visit http://www.cjga.com/.
The Canadian Junior Golf Association is generously supported by its National Founding Partner, LEXUS.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Vancouver Parks Golf Announcement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VANCOUVER PARKS GOLF announces a three year commitment to host the Vancouver City Open presented by the Vancouver Golf Tour
Vancouver, B.C., February 25, 2010 – The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation along with Vancouver Parks Golf is please to announce, with the Vancouver Golf Tour, a three year partnership to host the Vancouver City Open Championship at its Fraserview, McCleery and Langara Golf Courses.
“On the heels of the most successful tournament since being re-launched by the Vancouver Golf Tour in 2007 and following the success of the 2009 Championship, Vancouver Parks Golf is again excited to be part of this great event,” said Howard Normann, Supervisor of Golf Operations for Vancouver Parks Golf. “We look forward to our long-term relationship with the Vancouver Golf Tour and to continue building on the success of last year’s Championship,” he added.
Bryn Parry will come to the 2010 Vancouver City Open as the defending Champion after the North Vancouver native claimed a two shot victory with a score of 12 under par in 2009. Parry bested the largest field in tournament history with an opening 66 at Fraserview, followed by a second round 65 at Langara and closed strongly at McCleery with a final round 71 under difficult conditions and claim a two shot victory. Runner-up Phil Jonas posted the best final round score at McCleery with a 67 and finished with a 54 hole total of 10 under par.
“We are very excited to be back for the next three years at the Vancouver Parks Golf courses,” said Fraser Mulholland, Commissioner of the Vancouver Golf Tour. “We’ve had some great feedback from the players, many of whom admitted they hadn’t played the courses in a while and were amazed at the conditions and playability of all three courses. With a Saturday finish at this year’s event I think we can expect record crowds to be watching Vancouver’s next PGA Tour hopefuls,” he added.
The 2010 Vancouver City Open runs September 9th to11th, beginning with the Charity Pro-Am at Fraserview Golf Course on Thursday and concluding with the final round at McCleery Golf Course on Saturday.
About Vancouver Parks Golf
Vancouver Parks Golf is made up of the Fraserview, McCleery and Langara Championship Golf Courses. Fraserview Golf Course has won bronze in the "Best Public Course in Canada" category, and was voted one of the "Most underrated golf courses in Canada" by the SCOREGolf Magazine Golfer's Choice Awards. McCleery Golf Course boasts a very active junior instruction program which helps to get young people started in the game and has developed an inner city youth golf program that introduces the game to children of the Downtown Eastside. Langara Golf Course offers enjoyment with peace and tranquility in the heart of Vancouver. The course offers top notch greens that are well protected by bunkers providing a challenge for every level of golfer.
3 Great Courses…One Great Experience.
For more information please visit vancouverparksgolf.ca or contact:
Howard Normann
Supervisor of Golf Operations
604.718.6533
howard.normann@vancouver.ca
About Vancouver Golf Tour
Vancouver Golf Tour (VGT) has been developed for our local Professionals and Amateurs – giving them the opportunity for a high level of competition in a PGA Tour environment without spending excess travel dollars. VGT gives local players the opportunity to learn how to win while at the same time building their confidence to play on Worldwide Major Tours.
For more information please visit vancouvergolftour.com or contact:
Mr. Fraser Mulholland
Commissioner
604-980-4653
info@vancouvergolftour.com
VANCOUVER PARKS GOLF announces a three year commitment to host the Vancouver City Open presented by the Vancouver Golf Tour
Vancouver, B.C., February 25, 2010 – The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation along with Vancouver Parks Golf is please to announce, with the Vancouver Golf Tour, a three year partnership to host the Vancouver City Open Championship at its Fraserview, McCleery and Langara Golf Courses.
“On the heels of the most successful tournament since being re-launched by the Vancouver Golf Tour in 2007 and following the success of the 2009 Championship, Vancouver Parks Golf is again excited to be part of this great event,” said Howard Normann, Supervisor of Golf Operations for Vancouver Parks Golf. “We look forward to our long-term relationship with the Vancouver Golf Tour and to continue building on the success of last year’s Championship,” he added.
Bryn Parry will come to the 2010 Vancouver City Open as the defending Champion after the North Vancouver native claimed a two shot victory with a score of 12 under par in 2009. Parry bested the largest field in tournament history with an opening 66 at Fraserview, followed by a second round 65 at Langara and closed strongly at McCleery with a final round 71 under difficult conditions and claim a two shot victory. Runner-up Phil Jonas posted the best final round score at McCleery with a 67 and finished with a 54 hole total of 10 under par.
“We are very excited to be back for the next three years at the Vancouver Parks Golf courses,” said Fraser Mulholland, Commissioner of the Vancouver Golf Tour. “We’ve had some great feedback from the players, many of whom admitted they hadn’t played the courses in a while and were amazed at the conditions and playability of all three courses. With a Saturday finish at this year’s event I think we can expect record crowds to be watching Vancouver’s next PGA Tour hopefuls,” he added.
The 2010 Vancouver City Open runs September 9th to11th, beginning with the Charity Pro-Am at Fraserview Golf Course on Thursday and concluding with the final round at McCleery Golf Course on Saturday.
About Vancouver Parks Golf
Vancouver Parks Golf is made up of the Fraserview, McCleery and Langara Championship Golf Courses. Fraserview Golf Course has won bronze in the "Best Public Course in Canada" category, and was voted one of the "Most underrated golf courses in Canada" by the SCOREGolf Magazine Golfer's Choice Awards. McCleery Golf Course boasts a very active junior instruction program which helps to get young people started in the game and has developed an inner city youth golf program that introduces the game to children of the Downtown Eastside. Langara Golf Course offers enjoyment with peace and tranquility in the heart of Vancouver. The course offers top notch greens that are well protected by bunkers providing a challenge for every level of golfer.
3 Great Courses…One Great Experience.
For more information please visit vancouverparksgolf.ca or contact:
Howard Normann
Supervisor of Golf Operations
604.718.6533
howard.normann@vancouver.ca
About Vancouver Golf Tour
Vancouver Golf Tour (VGT) has been developed for our local Professionals and Amateurs – giving them the opportunity for a high level of competition in a PGA Tour environment without spending excess travel dollars. VGT gives local players the opportunity to learn how to win while at the same time building their confidence to play on Worldwide Major Tours.
For more information please visit vancouvergolftour.com or contact:
Mr. Fraser Mulholland
Commissioner
604-980-4653
info@vancouvergolftour.com
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
RCGA Staff Heads to Vancouver for 2010 Winter Olympics
Olympic Games to Provide Key Learning for Canada’s NSO for Golf; Team Canada Sport Science Staff to Provide Expertise to Canada’s Winter Olympians
Vancouver (RCGA) – The Royal Canadian Golf Association would like to congratulate a number of staff and members of the Team Canada sport science support team that are heading to Vancouver for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
While golf is not slated to make its Olympic reappearance until the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, a full complement of the RCGA’s sport science team as well as other Golf House staffers will be playing a role in support of the Canadian Olympic movement.
The RCGA contingent includes Jeff Thompson, the association’s Chief Sport Development Officer, who heads to Vancouver as part of the Olympic Familiarization Program conducted by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC). The program, first conducted in Beijing, enables key National Sports Organization personnel to experience the Olympic Games and gain a better understanding of the games’ environment as well as the COC’s game-day operations. The program provides National Sport Organizations with a key learning opportunity and helps to better prepare their sport’s athletes for successful performance at future Olympic Games.
Dr. Greg Wells will be providing on-camera sport science and sport medicine analysis for CTV and TSN. Dr. Wells serves as the Director of Sport Physiology for the Canadian Sport Centre, where he works closely with athletes and coaches in the area of physiological performance enhancement. His athletes have won numerous medals at the Commonwealth Games, World Championships and Olympic Games. Dr. Wells has served as exercise physiologist for the RCGA and has worked with the association’s National Amateur Team program since 2002.
Greg Redman, physiotherapist specialist with the RCGA’s National Amateur Golf Team is heading to Vancouver as physiotherapy consultant to the Freestyle and Speed Skating teams. Redman has had success with many Olympic medalists as well as international and national champions. He has provided his services to the Canadian Olympic squad at the Athens, Torino and Bejing Olympic Games. In addition to his work with the RCGA, Redman is also a consultant to the Canadian Sport Centre where he works with athletes training in track and field, wrestling, skeleton, luge, diving and swimming.
Dr. Penny Werther, a renowned sport psychologist who provides mental management services to the players on the RCGA’s National Amateur Golf Team, will be working with the men’s and women's freestyle ski, aerials, moguls and women's curling teams in Vancouver. A leader and innovator in international sport and in women and sport issues, Werther is a 3M NCCP Level 4/5 presenter. As a former Olympic track and field athlete, Werther represented Canada internationally from 1970 to 1981.
Nutrition specialist Dr. John Berardi, while not at the games, has provided extensive support to a number of individual athletes during their preparations for the Vancouver games. As part of the sport science staff for Canada’s National Amateur Golf Team, he provides information on nutrition to Team Canada golfers. Dr. Berardi’s continued research has focused on the interaction between nutrition, sports supplementation and exercise performance.
Milaina Lagzdins, a championship administrator who works on both the RBC Canadian Open and the CN Canadian Women’s Open coordinating volunteer programs and organizing player’s services, will be at the Vancouver Olympics serving as a Doping Control Officer in Whistler, B.C. There will be more than 100 Doping Control Officers who will conduct close to 2,000 tests to ensure the spirit of the Games is preserved.
Brian Teh, a junior accountant with the RCGA, is heading to Vancouver to volunteer as part of the Vancouver Olympic Games’ transportation team shuttling players, officials and VIP’s.
ABOUT THE RCGA NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM
The RCGA National Team Program incorporates advanced coaching, sport science expertise, training camps and world-class competition. The RCGA allocates over $1 million of its resources annually to the National Team program, encompassing strength and conditioning, sports psychology, nutrition, biomechanics and technique development. Players who are selected to the National Amateur and National Developmental Teams represent Canada at six to 10 internationally-sanctioned golf competitions throughout the year. The intent of this comprehensive program is to aid Canada’s top up-and-coming amateur players in all areas of their development, helping Canada produce the best golfers in the world.
Team Canada, the pinnacle of the RCGA’s High Performance Program, provides access to world class resources including coaching, nutrition, sport science, mental management, equipment, elite competitive opportunities and builds on the support that team members have received in their development years from their family, member clubs, personal coaches, university programs and provincial golf associations.
The RCGA’s High Performance Program and Team Canada are proudly sponsored by Titleist, Foot-Joy and Under Armour.
For more information about Team Canada or to make a donation towards the development of Canada’s future golf stars, please visit http://www.rcga.org/.
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing more than 350,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf.
For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit http://www.rcga.org/
Vancouver (RCGA) – The Royal Canadian Golf Association would like to congratulate a number of staff and members of the Team Canada sport science support team that are heading to Vancouver for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
While golf is not slated to make its Olympic reappearance until the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, a full complement of the RCGA’s sport science team as well as other Golf House staffers will be playing a role in support of the Canadian Olympic movement.
The RCGA contingent includes Jeff Thompson, the association’s Chief Sport Development Officer, who heads to Vancouver as part of the Olympic Familiarization Program conducted by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC). The program, first conducted in Beijing, enables key National Sports Organization personnel to experience the Olympic Games and gain a better understanding of the games’ environment as well as the COC’s game-day operations. The program provides National Sport Organizations with a key learning opportunity and helps to better prepare their sport’s athletes for successful performance at future Olympic Games.
Dr. Greg Wells will be providing on-camera sport science and sport medicine analysis for CTV and TSN. Dr. Wells serves as the Director of Sport Physiology for the Canadian Sport Centre, where he works closely with athletes and coaches in the area of physiological performance enhancement. His athletes have won numerous medals at the Commonwealth Games, World Championships and Olympic Games. Dr. Wells has served as exercise physiologist for the RCGA and has worked with the association’s National Amateur Team program since 2002.
Greg Redman, physiotherapist specialist with the RCGA’s National Amateur Golf Team is heading to Vancouver as physiotherapy consultant to the Freestyle and Speed Skating teams. Redman has had success with many Olympic medalists as well as international and national champions. He has provided his services to the Canadian Olympic squad at the Athens, Torino and Bejing Olympic Games. In addition to his work with the RCGA, Redman is also a consultant to the Canadian Sport Centre where he works with athletes training in track and field, wrestling, skeleton, luge, diving and swimming.
Dr. Penny Werther, a renowned sport psychologist who provides mental management services to the players on the RCGA’s National Amateur Golf Team, will be working with the men’s and women's freestyle ski, aerials, moguls and women's curling teams in Vancouver. A leader and innovator in international sport and in women and sport issues, Werther is a 3M NCCP Level 4/5 presenter. As a former Olympic track and field athlete, Werther represented Canada internationally from 1970 to 1981.
Nutrition specialist Dr. John Berardi, while not at the games, has provided extensive support to a number of individual athletes during their preparations for the Vancouver games. As part of the sport science staff for Canada’s National Amateur Golf Team, he provides information on nutrition to Team Canada golfers. Dr. Berardi’s continued research has focused on the interaction between nutrition, sports supplementation and exercise performance.
Milaina Lagzdins, a championship administrator who works on both the RBC Canadian Open and the CN Canadian Women’s Open coordinating volunteer programs and organizing player’s services, will be at the Vancouver Olympics serving as a Doping Control Officer in Whistler, B.C. There will be more than 100 Doping Control Officers who will conduct close to 2,000 tests to ensure the spirit of the Games is preserved.
Brian Teh, a junior accountant with the RCGA, is heading to Vancouver to volunteer as part of the Vancouver Olympic Games’ transportation team shuttling players, officials and VIP’s.
ABOUT THE RCGA NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM
The RCGA National Team Program incorporates advanced coaching, sport science expertise, training camps and world-class competition. The RCGA allocates over $1 million of its resources annually to the National Team program, encompassing strength and conditioning, sports psychology, nutrition, biomechanics and technique development. Players who are selected to the National Amateur and National Developmental Teams represent Canada at six to 10 internationally-sanctioned golf competitions throughout the year. The intent of this comprehensive program is to aid Canada’s top up-and-coming amateur players in all areas of their development, helping Canada produce the best golfers in the world.
Team Canada, the pinnacle of the RCGA’s High Performance Program, provides access to world class resources including coaching, nutrition, sport science, mental management, equipment, elite competitive opportunities and builds on the support that team members have received in their development years from their family, member clubs, personal coaches, university programs and provincial golf associations.
The RCGA’s High Performance Program and Team Canada are proudly sponsored by Titleist, Foot-Joy and Under Armour.
For more information about Team Canada or to make a donation towards the development of Canada’s future golf stars, please visit http://www.rcga.org/.
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing more than 350,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf.
For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit http://www.rcga.org/
Monday, February 8, 2010
CJGA BC First Tournament Coming Soon
The first event on the British Columbia CJGA 2010 Schedule is only 4 weeks away!
Sign up now for the North America Cup Qualifier at Northview Golf Course March 8th and 9th.
Don't miss the Junior Worlds Qualifier at Hazelmere Golf Course March 20th and 21st!
The PUMA Challenge will take place March 27th and 28th at University Golf Club and will also be the second of only two Junior Worlds Qualifiers.
Visit cjga.com and sign up today!
Sign up now for the North America Cup Qualifier at Northview Golf Course March 8th and 9th.
Don't miss the Junior Worlds Qualifier at Hazelmere Golf Course March 20th and 21st!
The PUMA Challenge will take place March 27th and 28th at University Golf Club and will also be the second of only two Junior Worlds Qualifiers.
Visit cjga.com and sign up today!
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Canada’s Golf Team Announced for 2010 Copa de las Americas
Hill, Taylor, Kirby and Sherlock to represent Team Canada in Argentina January 6-9, 2010
Oakville, Ont. (RCGA) – Team Canada members Matt Hill of Bright’s Grove, Ont., Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., Jennifer Kirby of Paris, Ont. and Stephanie Sherlock of Barrie, Ont. have been selected to represent Canada at the 2010 Copa de las Americas being held January 6-9, 2010 at Buenos Aires Golf Club and Olivos Golf Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Copa de las Americas is a biennial amateur team competition for countries in North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. There are three 72-hole competitions – men’s, women’s and overall – with 18 holes played on each of the four days.
Canada has enjoyed tremendous success at the Copa de las Americas since the event’s inception in 2003. Canada won the overall team championship in 2003 and 2005, the men’s team titles in 2003 and 2005 as well as the women’s title in 2003.
Canada also played host to the 2007 Copa de las Americas at Beacon Hall Golf Club in Aurora, Ont., where the team of Keven Fortin-Simard of Roberval, Que., Graham Hill of Bright’s Grove, Ont., Laura Matthews of Essex, Ont. and Stephanie Sherlock finished third overall. The men’s team finished fourth while the women’s squad finished second.
Accompanying the four-member team to Argentina as Team Canada’s Co-Captains are men’s head coach, Henry Brunton, and women’s head coach, Derek Ingram.
The venues for the 2010 Copa de las Americas – Buenos Aires Golf Club and Olivos Golf Club – are the same two golf courses that will be used during the 2010 World Amateur Team Championships, scheduled to be played in October.
Originally scheduled to be contested in 2009, the Copa de las Americas were rescheduled to 2010 due to the troubled world economy.
Matt Hill, 21, captured eight individual NCAA wins, including six in-a-row as a member of the North Carolina State Wolfpack golf team. He won his regional championship, conference (ACC) championship and the NCAA individual title. For his efforts, Hill was awarded with the Jack Nicklaus award as the NCAA’s top golfer. Hill was also a member of Canada’s winning Four Nations Cup team, won the Ontario Men’s Amateur Championship, tied for third at the Canadian Men's Amateur Championship and made the cut at the PGA TOUR’s AT&T National (T70).
Nick Taylor, 21, finished first at the 2009 U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier in Roslyn, WA and went on to capture the Low Amateur Medal at the U.S. Open held at Bethpage State Park - Black Course after finishing tied for 36th. He also won the Sahalee Players Championship, was a member of Canada’s champion Four Nations Cup team, was runner-up at the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship and managed a tie for third at the Canadian Men's Amateur Championship.
The University of Washington Husky also tallied three individual victories (Hawai’i-Hilo Intercollegiate, Oregon Duck Invitational, and U.S. Intercollegiate) and a tie for medalist honours at the CordeValle Collegiate. He finished second at the NCAA Regional Championship and the Pac-10 Championship, tied for ninth at the NCAA Championship and was named Pac-10 Player of the Year as well as a semi-finalist for the prestigious Ben Hogan Award. He also was presented with the Mark H McCormack Medal which recognizes the top-ranked golfer in the R&A’s World Amateur Golf Ranking at the end of each amateur season and following the European and U.S. Amateur Championships.
Jennifer Kirby, 18, claimed a slew of titles across Canada in 2009 including the Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls Championship, the Royale Cup Canadian Women's Amateur Championship, the Ontario Women’s Amateur Championship, the Ontario Junior Girls Championship, the 2009 CN Future Links Pacific Championship and the Toronto Star Women's Amateur Championship. This fall, she also joined the University of Alabama Crimson Tide golf team as a freshman.
Stephanie Sherlock, 22, finished third at this year’s Royale Cup Canadian Women's Amateur Championship and second at the Ontario Women's Amateur. As a member of the University of Denver golf team, she finished eighth at the East Regional Championship and tied for 11th as an individual at the NCAA Championships.
Other players who have represented Canada at the Copa de las Americas include:
2007: Beacon Hall Golf Club, Aurora, Ont., Canada, June 18-24, 2007
3rd overall, 4th men’s team, 2nd women’s team
Keven Fortin-Simard, Roberval, Que.
Graham Hill, Bright’s Grove, Ont.
Laura Matthews, Essex, Ont.
Stephanie Sherlock, Barrie, Ont.
2005: El Tigre Golf Club, Nueva Vallarta, Mexico, June 22-25, 2005
1st overall, 1st men’s team, 3rd women’s team
Richard Scott, Kingsville, Ont.
James Lepp, Abbotsford, B.C.
Laura Matthews, Essex, Ont.
Lindsay Knowlton, Toronto, Ont.
2003: Rio Mar Country Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, June 25-28, 2003
1st overall, 1st men’s team, 1st women’s team
Peter Laws, Mississauga, Ont.
James Lepp, Abbotsford, B.C.
Laura Matthews, Essex, Ont.
Lisa Meldrum, Montreal, Que.
ABOUT THE RCGA NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM
The RCGA National Team Program incorporates advanced coaching, sport science expertise, training camps and world-class competition. The RCGA allocates over $1 million of its resources annually to the National Team program, encompassing strength and conditioning, sports psychology, nutrition, biomechanics and technique development. Players who are selected to the National Amateur and National Developmental Teams represent Canada at six to 10 internationally-sanctioned golf competitions throughout the year. The intent of this comprehensive program is to aid Canada’s top up-and-coming amateur players in all areas of their development, helping Canada produce the best golfers in the world.
Team Canada, the pinnacle of the RCGA’s High Performance Program, provides access to world class resources including coaching, nutrition, sport science, mental management, equipment, elite competitive opportunities and builds on the support that team members have received in their development years from their family, member clubs, personal coaches, university programs and provincial golf associations.
The RCGA’s High Performance Program and Team Canada are proudly sponsored by Titleist, Foot-Joy and Under Armour.
For more information about Team Canada or to make a donation towards the development of Canada’s future golf stars, please visit www.rcga.org/teamcanada.
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf.
For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit http://www.rcga.org/
Oakville, Ont. (RCGA) – Team Canada members Matt Hill of Bright’s Grove, Ont., Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., Jennifer Kirby of Paris, Ont. and Stephanie Sherlock of Barrie, Ont. have been selected to represent Canada at the 2010 Copa de las Americas being held January 6-9, 2010 at Buenos Aires Golf Club and Olivos Golf Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Copa de las Americas is a biennial amateur team competition for countries in North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. There are three 72-hole competitions – men’s, women’s and overall – with 18 holes played on each of the four days.
Canada has enjoyed tremendous success at the Copa de las Americas since the event’s inception in 2003. Canada won the overall team championship in 2003 and 2005, the men’s team titles in 2003 and 2005 as well as the women’s title in 2003.
Canada also played host to the 2007 Copa de las Americas at Beacon Hall Golf Club in Aurora, Ont., where the team of Keven Fortin-Simard of Roberval, Que., Graham Hill of Bright’s Grove, Ont., Laura Matthews of Essex, Ont. and Stephanie Sherlock finished third overall. The men’s team finished fourth while the women’s squad finished second.
Accompanying the four-member team to Argentina as Team Canada’s Co-Captains are men’s head coach, Henry Brunton, and women’s head coach, Derek Ingram.
The venues for the 2010 Copa de las Americas – Buenos Aires Golf Club and Olivos Golf Club – are the same two golf courses that will be used during the 2010 World Amateur Team Championships, scheduled to be played in October.
Originally scheduled to be contested in 2009, the Copa de las Americas were rescheduled to 2010 due to the troubled world economy.
Matt Hill, 21, captured eight individual NCAA wins, including six in-a-row as a member of the North Carolina State Wolfpack golf team. He won his regional championship, conference (ACC) championship and the NCAA individual title. For his efforts, Hill was awarded with the Jack Nicklaus award as the NCAA’s top golfer. Hill was also a member of Canada’s winning Four Nations Cup team, won the Ontario Men’s Amateur Championship, tied for third at the Canadian Men's Amateur Championship and made the cut at the PGA TOUR’s AT&T National (T70).
Nick Taylor, 21, finished first at the 2009 U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier in Roslyn, WA and went on to capture the Low Amateur Medal at the U.S. Open held at Bethpage State Park - Black Course after finishing tied for 36th. He also won the Sahalee Players Championship, was a member of Canada’s champion Four Nations Cup team, was runner-up at the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship and managed a tie for third at the Canadian Men's Amateur Championship.
The University of Washington Husky also tallied three individual victories (Hawai’i-Hilo Intercollegiate, Oregon Duck Invitational, and U.S. Intercollegiate) and a tie for medalist honours at the CordeValle Collegiate. He finished second at the NCAA Regional Championship and the Pac-10 Championship, tied for ninth at the NCAA Championship and was named Pac-10 Player of the Year as well as a semi-finalist for the prestigious Ben Hogan Award. He also was presented with the Mark H McCormack Medal which recognizes the top-ranked golfer in the R&A’s World Amateur Golf Ranking at the end of each amateur season and following the European and U.S. Amateur Championships.
Jennifer Kirby, 18, claimed a slew of titles across Canada in 2009 including the Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls Championship, the Royale Cup Canadian Women's Amateur Championship, the Ontario Women’s Amateur Championship, the Ontario Junior Girls Championship, the 2009 CN Future Links Pacific Championship and the Toronto Star Women's Amateur Championship. This fall, she also joined the University of Alabama Crimson Tide golf team as a freshman.
Stephanie Sherlock, 22, finished third at this year’s Royale Cup Canadian Women's Amateur Championship and second at the Ontario Women's Amateur. As a member of the University of Denver golf team, she finished eighth at the East Regional Championship and tied for 11th as an individual at the NCAA Championships.
Other players who have represented Canada at the Copa de las Americas include:
2007: Beacon Hall Golf Club, Aurora, Ont., Canada, June 18-24, 2007
3rd overall, 4th men’s team, 2nd women’s team
Keven Fortin-Simard, Roberval, Que.
Graham Hill, Bright’s Grove, Ont.
Laura Matthews, Essex, Ont.
Stephanie Sherlock, Barrie, Ont.
2005: El Tigre Golf Club, Nueva Vallarta, Mexico, June 22-25, 2005
1st overall, 1st men’s team, 3rd women’s team
Richard Scott, Kingsville, Ont.
James Lepp, Abbotsford, B.C.
Laura Matthews, Essex, Ont.
Lindsay Knowlton, Toronto, Ont.
2003: Rio Mar Country Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, June 25-28, 2003
1st overall, 1st men’s team, 1st women’s team
Peter Laws, Mississauga, Ont.
James Lepp, Abbotsford, B.C.
Laura Matthews, Essex, Ont.
Lisa Meldrum, Montreal, Que.
ABOUT THE RCGA NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM
The RCGA National Team Program incorporates advanced coaching, sport science expertise, training camps and world-class competition. The RCGA allocates over $1 million of its resources annually to the National Team program, encompassing strength and conditioning, sports psychology, nutrition, biomechanics and technique development. Players who are selected to the National Amateur and National Developmental Teams represent Canada at six to 10 internationally-sanctioned golf competitions throughout the year. The intent of this comprehensive program is to aid Canada’s top up-and-coming amateur players in all areas of their development, helping Canada produce the best golfers in the world.
Team Canada, the pinnacle of the RCGA’s High Performance Program, provides access to world class resources including coaching, nutrition, sport science, mental management, equipment, elite competitive opportunities and builds on the support that team members have received in their development years from their family, member clubs, personal coaches, university programs and provincial golf associations.
The RCGA’s High Performance Program and Team Canada are proudly sponsored by Titleist, Foot-Joy and Under Armour.
For more information about Team Canada or to make a donation towards the development of Canada’s future golf stars, please visit www.rcga.org/teamcanada.
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf.
For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit http://www.rcga.org/
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Golf in British Columbia
Why you should golf in British Columbia! View the Blog with You Tube video by Tourism British Columbia.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
2009 Vancouver Golf Tour Championship
Marketplace IGA - VANCOUVER GOLF TOUR2009 VGT TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP Presented by Augusta Resource Corp
Kings Links by the Sea
‘KITTS FINISHES VGT YEAR IN STYLE AT KINGS LINKS’
On a crisp, Scottish-like day to finish the 2009 VGT season, 25 year old Nanaimo Professional Mark Kitts proved to his peers he can play, shooting 2-under par 70 to take the Augusta VGT Tour Championship title. Kitts’ steady round of golf earned him $1,300 and moved him into the top 20 of the CLEVELAND GOLF/SRIXON CANADA Order of Merit. Kitts has been a regular on the VGT this season after missing his card for the Canadian Tour this year. “Its been great to have the VGT to play on this year and a great experience for me to play with so many great players as I make my way back onto the Canadian Tour and beyond in the future” stated Kitts. Kitts was handed the winners’ trophy after both Phil Jonas and Dan Swanson failed to appear for the sudden death playoff at the conclusion of play due to work commitments. Jonas (Kitts’ coach) joked when he heard he had lost in the ‘playoff’, stating that Mark’s (Kitts) lesson fees just went up. Jonas and Swanson shared 2nd and 3rd place money, each earning $875 moving them into 3rd and 4th place respectively on the 2009 CLEVELAND/SRIXON ORDER OF MERIT at the conclusion of the VGT season.
In amateur play, it was one of VGT’s sponsors Steve Savage of Nickel Heating who prevailed in the Championship Division, shooting a very solid round of 73 (+1), winning himself a $250 gift card from Perfect Lies. In Flight A action, Masa Takahashi of Meadow Gardens took low gross honours with a score of 78, one shot better than West Vancouver’s Michael Woods. Low Gross in Flight B went to George Mark of Maple Ridge with a score of 77. Both Takahashi and George also won Perfect Lies Gift Cards valued at $250.
Special thanks to Richard Warke of Augusta Resource Corp for their continued support of the Vancouver Golf Tour’s Tour Championship. Additional thanks go to Ray Campbell of Bosch Canada for the supporting sponsorship role of our Tour Championship this year.
Thanks must also go out to Kings Links owners Brad and Maria Newell for supporting the Vancouver Golf Tour in hosting both our Opening event – the Brad Garside Open and our final event of the year! Congratulations on making Kings Links by the Sea one of the best golf courses in BC! The course conditions and layout are second-to-none. We look forward to bringing more events back to Kings Links in 2010!!!
2009 CLEVELAND GOLF/SRIXON CANADA ORDER OF MERIT WINNERS
PROFESSIONALS
1ST – BRYN PARRY* (Seymour Creek Golf Center) - $18,320.50
2ND – ADAM HADWIN (Morgan Creek Golf Club) – $12,525.00
3RD – PHIL JONAS (McCleery and Hazelmere) - $11,653.66
CHAMPIONSHIP AMATEURS
1ST – MATTHEW ROHATENSKY (Coquitlam, BC) – 4,659.50 Points
2ND – DEREK WRAY (Northview Golf & Country Club) – 2,711 Points
3RD – CHRIS KOBLER (Royalwood Golf Course) – 2,652 Points
AMATEUR FLIGHT A
1ST – STEVE SMITH (Guildford Golf Club) – 3,428 Points
2nd – ANDRE MAILLE (Port Moody, BC) – 2,613.33 Points
3rd – DALE BORLAND (Northview Golf & CC) – 2,375 Points
AMATEUR FLIGHT B
1st – PETE FUNG (Vancouver, BC) – 3,105 Points
2nd – DAVID PATTERSON (Northview Golf & CC) – 2,810 Points
3rd – NEIL JOHNSTON (Homestead Farms GC) – 2,490 Points
Kings Links by the Sea
‘KITTS FINISHES VGT YEAR IN STYLE AT KINGS LINKS’
On a crisp, Scottish-like day to finish the 2009 VGT season, 25 year old Nanaimo Professional Mark Kitts proved to his peers he can play, shooting 2-under par 70 to take the Augusta VGT Tour Championship title. Kitts’ steady round of golf earned him $1,300 and moved him into the top 20 of the CLEVELAND GOLF/SRIXON CANADA Order of Merit. Kitts has been a regular on the VGT this season after missing his card for the Canadian Tour this year. “Its been great to have the VGT to play on this year and a great experience for me to play with so many great players as I make my way back onto the Canadian Tour and beyond in the future” stated Kitts. Kitts was handed the winners’ trophy after both Phil Jonas and Dan Swanson failed to appear for the sudden death playoff at the conclusion of play due to work commitments. Jonas (Kitts’ coach) joked when he heard he had lost in the ‘playoff’, stating that Mark’s (Kitts) lesson fees just went up. Jonas and Swanson shared 2nd and 3rd place money, each earning $875 moving them into 3rd and 4th place respectively on the 2009 CLEVELAND/SRIXON ORDER OF MERIT at the conclusion of the VGT season.
In amateur play, it was one of VGT’s sponsors Steve Savage of Nickel Heating who prevailed in the Championship Division, shooting a very solid round of 73 (+1), winning himself a $250 gift card from Perfect Lies. In Flight A action, Masa Takahashi of Meadow Gardens took low gross honours with a score of 78, one shot better than West Vancouver’s Michael Woods. Low Gross in Flight B went to George Mark of Maple Ridge with a score of 77. Both Takahashi and George also won Perfect Lies Gift Cards valued at $250.
Special thanks to Richard Warke of Augusta Resource Corp for their continued support of the Vancouver Golf Tour’s Tour Championship. Additional thanks go to Ray Campbell of Bosch Canada for the supporting sponsorship role of our Tour Championship this year.
Thanks must also go out to Kings Links owners Brad and Maria Newell for supporting the Vancouver Golf Tour in hosting both our Opening event – the Brad Garside Open and our final event of the year! Congratulations on making Kings Links by the Sea one of the best golf courses in BC! The course conditions and layout are second-to-none. We look forward to bringing more events back to Kings Links in 2010!!!
2009 CLEVELAND GOLF/SRIXON CANADA ORDER OF MERIT WINNERS
PROFESSIONALS
1ST – BRYN PARRY* (Seymour Creek Golf Center) - $18,320.50
2ND – ADAM HADWIN (Morgan Creek Golf Club) – $12,525.00
3RD – PHIL JONAS (McCleery and Hazelmere) - $11,653.66
CHAMPIONSHIP AMATEURS
1ST – MATTHEW ROHATENSKY (Coquitlam, BC) – 4,659.50 Points
2ND – DEREK WRAY (Northview Golf & Country Club) – 2,711 Points
3RD – CHRIS KOBLER (Royalwood Golf Course) – 2,652 Points
AMATEUR FLIGHT A
1ST – STEVE SMITH (Guildford Golf Club) – 3,428 Points
2nd – ANDRE MAILLE (Port Moody, BC) – 2,613.33 Points
3rd – DALE BORLAND (Northview Golf & CC) – 2,375 Points
AMATEUR FLIGHT B
1st – PETE FUNG (Vancouver, BC) – 3,105 Points
2nd – DAVID PATTERSON (Northview Golf & CC) – 2,810 Points
3rd – NEIL JOHNSTON (Homestead Farms GC) – 2,490 Points
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Golf Course Review - University Golf Club
I had a chance to play University Golf Club a couple of weeks ago for the first time this year. Myself and a dozen other local Club Pros were playing in our monthly skins game which is always great fun and it is good to catch up with everyone and see how their year has gone.
Jeff's Opinion: I always like going to UGC, in part because of its close proximity to downtown, we always have a memorable and fantastic experience. On the golf course side it is a fun layout, not overly difficult and always in good shape. This day was no exception, while they had a tough start after an unusual spring and suffered some damage to their fairways, they have completely recovered and have been in excellent condition for most of the summer. The greens, as always, were in terrific shape and rolled very true. I will admit I do have a hard time putting there; it seems that there are some subtle but hidden breaks in every putt. The staff are fantastic and do a really great job in all departments, which is one of the reasons we always stay for a meal and seem to leave with a purchase from the Golf Shop every time.
Tara's Opinion: I did not play golf on this day, in fact I have not yet played at the course even though I seem to be there at least on a monthly basis. We do attend quite a few events at the golf course but it is also our favorite course in the city to visit to use the range, dine in the restaurant and to shop. As Jeff has mentioned, the main reason for this is the staff. The service level is great in all departments and the food is always good. The menu has enough diversity that you can eat at the facility often and always have something to choose from and the selection and amount of clothing in the golf shop make it my favorite course to shop at.
Overall UGC is an excellent golf operation and we would recommend that you go out and play a round, or even use the range or go for lunch. Oh and yes, I was shut out in the skins game.
Jeff's Opinion: I always like going to UGC, in part because of its close proximity to downtown, we always have a memorable and fantastic experience. On the golf course side it is a fun layout, not overly difficult and always in good shape. This day was no exception, while they had a tough start after an unusual spring and suffered some damage to their fairways, they have completely recovered and have been in excellent condition for most of the summer. The greens, as always, were in terrific shape and rolled very true. I will admit I do have a hard time putting there; it seems that there are some subtle but hidden breaks in every putt. The staff are fantastic and do a really great job in all departments, which is one of the reasons we always stay for a meal and seem to leave with a purchase from the Golf Shop every time.
Tara's Opinion: I did not play golf on this day, in fact I have not yet played at the course even though I seem to be there at least on a monthly basis. We do attend quite a few events at the golf course but it is also our favorite course in the city to visit to use the range, dine in the restaurant and to shop. As Jeff has mentioned, the main reason for this is the staff. The service level is great in all departments and the food is always good. The menu has enough diversity that you can eat at the facility often and always have something to choose from and the selection and amount of clothing in the golf shop make it my favorite course to shop at.
Overall UGC is an excellent golf operation and we would recommend that you go out and play a round, or even use the range or go for lunch. Oh and yes, I was shut out in the skins game.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
Vancouver Open - Wrap up from Day 1
Wrap up Blog, Video and Photos from day 1 at the Vancouver Open. This years Championship is held at the Vancouver Parks Golf Courses - Fraserview, McCleery and Langara.
Click on this link to view the recap with links to the You Tube video and Flickr photos!
Check back for the day 2 wrap up.
Click on this link to view the recap with links to the You Tube video and Flickr photos!
Check back for the day 2 wrap up.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
BC Golf Hall of Fame to Grow By Four
It was announced today that the BC Golf Hall of Fame will grow by four new Members this year, bringing the total number of inductees to 25. The BC Golf House & Museum Society began recognizing B.C.'s best golfers in 2001 and the Hall of Fame can be visited at the BC Golf House on the grounds of University Golf Club. This year’s induction ceremony will take place on October 22nd.
Leading the list of this year’s nominees is Richard (Dick) Zokel. Zokel is known primarily for his professional accomplishments including two PGA Tour wins, a Canadian PGA Championship and a BC Open along with his 5 appearances on Canada's Dunhill Cup Team and our country's World Team twice. His amateur record is equally impressive with a Vancouver City and District Championship in 1977, a BCGA Invitational victory in 1978 and a Canadian Amateur in 1981. His amateur team record includes being a Member of the Canadian World Amateur and B.C. Willingdon Cup Teams in 1980 and 1981. He also tacked on an NCAA Championship while at Bringham Young in 81. He is currently the visionary, designer and operator of the Sagebrush Golf and Sporting Club in the Nicola Valley, which has recently been named Canada's Best New Golf Course by SCOREGolf Magazine for 2009.
Alison Murdoch, who has only been a B.C. resident since 2000, plays out of the Victoria Golf Club and has one of the most unbelievable 10 year records in all of amateur golf. In addition to her perfect record of 10 BCGA Zone 5 Senior Women's Championships she also has 5 BCGA Zone 5 Women's Championships which go along with 4 Canadian Senior Women's Titles, 3 Irish Senior Women's victories and a British Women's Senior Championship. She also has victories at the PNGA Senior Women's and Mid-Amateur Championships.
Jackie Little's induction to the Hall of Fame seems particularly well timed as she has just wrapped up her title defence at the Canadian Senior Women's Amateur making her 2 for 2 since becoming eligible for the event. She has 5 BCGA Women's Amateur titles, the first dating back to 1992, the last in 2003 along with 3 B.C. Women's Mid-Amateur titles. She has won the Zone 2 Amateur 10 times, the Zone 6 title twice and the Zone 6 Senior Women's Amateur once to go along with 11 appearances on the B.C. Women's Amateur Team, 4 times on the B.C. Mid-Amateur Team and twice playing on the B.C. Senior Women's Team.
Steve Berry has a pile of championships from the 70's through the 90's! His list of victories is almost as long as his list of runner-up finishes. He has victories in the B.C. Junior, B.C. Amateur, BCGA Invitational, B.C. Mid-Amateur, Vancouver City Match Play, Vancouver City and District and the Vancouver Island Match Play. He is an 11 time Willingdon Cup B.C. Team Member, a two time Member of the BCGA Mid-Amateur Team, three times a Member of B.C. Senior’s Teams and three times a Member of PNGA Morse Cup Team.
Tickets for the B.C. Golf Hall of Fame dinner are available through the BC Golf House & Museum by calling 604-222-4653 and are $125 each or a table of 8 for $900. The B.C. Golf Hall of Fame was created and is administered by the BC Golf House & Museum Society and can be visited on the web at http://bcgolfmuseum.org or in person on the grounds of University Golf Club on the corner of 10th Avenue and Blanca streets.
Leading the list of this year’s nominees is Richard (Dick) Zokel. Zokel is known primarily for his professional accomplishments including two PGA Tour wins, a Canadian PGA Championship and a BC Open along with his 5 appearances on Canada's Dunhill Cup Team and our country's World Team twice. His amateur record is equally impressive with a Vancouver City and District Championship in 1977, a BCGA Invitational victory in 1978 and a Canadian Amateur in 1981. His amateur team record includes being a Member of the Canadian World Amateur and B.C. Willingdon Cup Teams in 1980 and 1981. He also tacked on an NCAA Championship while at Bringham Young in 81. He is currently the visionary, designer and operator of the Sagebrush Golf and Sporting Club in the Nicola Valley, which has recently been named Canada's Best New Golf Course by SCOREGolf Magazine for 2009.
Alison Murdoch, who has only been a B.C. resident since 2000, plays out of the Victoria Golf Club and has one of the most unbelievable 10 year records in all of amateur golf. In addition to her perfect record of 10 BCGA Zone 5 Senior Women's Championships she also has 5 BCGA Zone 5 Women's Championships which go along with 4 Canadian Senior Women's Titles, 3 Irish Senior Women's victories and a British Women's Senior Championship. She also has victories at the PNGA Senior Women's and Mid-Amateur Championships.
Jackie Little's induction to the Hall of Fame seems particularly well timed as she has just wrapped up her title defence at the Canadian Senior Women's Amateur making her 2 for 2 since becoming eligible for the event. She has 5 BCGA Women's Amateur titles, the first dating back to 1992, the last in 2003 along with 3 B.C. Women's Mid-Amateur titles. She has won the Zone 2 Amateur 10 times, the Zone 6 title twice and the Zone 6 Senior Women's Amateur once to go along with 11 appearances on the B.C. Women's Amateur Team, 4 times on the B.C. Mid-Amateur Team and twice playing on the B.C. Senior Women's Team.
Steve Berry has a pile of championships from the 70's through the 90's! His list of victories is almost as long as his list of runner-up finishes. He has victories in the B.C. Junior, B.C. Amateur, BCGA Invitational, B.C. Mid-Amateur, Vancouver City Match Play, Vancouver City and District and the Vancouver Island Match Play. He is an 11 time Willingdon Cup B.C. Team Member, a two time Member of the BCGA Mid-Amateur Team, three times a Member of B.C. Senior’s Teams and three times a Member of PNGA Morse Cup Team.
Tickets for the B.C. Golf Hall of Fame dinner are available through the BC Golf House & Museum by calling 604-222-4653 and are $125 each or a table of 8 for $900. The B.C. Golf Hall of Fame was created and is administered by the BC Golf House & Museum Society and can be visited on the web at http://bcgolfmuseum.org or in person on the grounds of University Golf Club on the corner of 10th Avenue and Blanca streets.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Vancouver Golf Tour - Johnston Meier Insurance Open
MARKETPLACE IGA - VANCOUVER GOLF TOUR
TOURNAMENT REVIEW
2009 Johnston Meier Insurance Open
Aug.1 - 2nd
Sandpiper Golf Resort
Harrison Mills, BC
“HADWIN RED-HOT AGAIN AT SANDPIPER”
In blistering hot weather, 21 year old VGT Rookie Professional Adam Hadwin of Morgan Creek continued his run of near flawless golf this weekend at the 2009 JOHNSTON MEIER INSURANCE OPEN. Hadwin’s two round total of 66, 69 (-9) was good enough for a 2-shot victory over Seymour Creek’s Bryn Parry to win the title and collect $1,600 towards the Cleveland/Srixon Order of Merit standings.
After 27 holes of this Championship, it looked like Hadwin would be a shoe-in to win his third VGT event in only five tries. Sitting at 9 under par Hadwin had a five shot lead over Parry and seven shots over any third place chasers with 9 holes to play. Hadwin’s five shot lead however diminished over the first six holes on the back nine as two groups ahead John Shin made a late charge on the back nine including four birdies on the front nine, an eagle on the par 5 #15 and a hole-in-one on #16 to get himself to -7 for the day and the tournament. A late bogey on #17 would put Shin back to -6 for the tournament and in 3rd place overall, good for $900.
A CLUB CAR ACE: John Shin’s Ace on #16 WON him a CLUB CAR Precedent POWER CAR (www.clubcar.com) valued at $8,000!!! Thanks to Kevin Orton of Club Car, one of VGT’s Official Hole-in-one sponsors this year!
In the final pairing of the day Parry was also making a slow but steady charge of his own. After opening with a front nine score of 34 (-2), Parry continued his steady play with three birdies in a row on 13, 14 and 15 to get to -7 for the tournament. Hadwin made a birdie of his own on 11 to get to -10, but all of a sudden made this tournament quite interesting when he attempted to flop it from the side of the green on #15 and after two swings only advanced his ball a couple of yards. This lead to a bogey on his card and with three holes to play his lead had shrunk to only two shots over Parry.
Although Parry made a valiant run over the next three holes, including a great pitch shot from the side of the 18th green that nearly went in for birdie, Hadwin was hailed the Champion after he pitched up to 2 feet from the side of the green to win his third VGT Championship in only six starts. Hadwin continued his march up the CLEVELAND GOLF/ SRIXON CANADA Order of Merit but could not catch Parry who took home $1,100 for his 2nd place showing. After 13 VGT events, Parry leads Hadwin by only $462 with $9,937.50. More impressively is that both players have continued to battle for 1st and 2nd place in four of the last five events on the VGT schedule – Hadwin with three wins and two 2nd place finishes in as many events.
STROKE AVERAGES “IN THE RED”:
Both Hadwin and Parry are boasting incredible stroke averages so far this year on the Vancouver Golf Tour schedule. Hadwin has posted a remarkable stroke average of 67.27 over 11 tournament rounds and a whopping 46 under par for this stretch. Parry definitely battled some challenging winter/spring conditions on the earlier portion of the VGT schedule, but still holds a very solid stroke average of 69.16 over 18 rounds. He is also a total of 41 under par for the same 11 rounds of Summer VGT events and 43 under for all 18 tournament rounds since the start of the year. “These two are definitely separating themselves from the rest of the field on the Vancouver Golf Tour the past five events. It’s going to take a big challenge from any of the remaining 8 players in the top 10 of the CLEVELAND/SRIXON Order of Merit to knock either of them off the top. The Vancouver Open (final event to determine who will be awarded a paid entry down to the 2009 PGA Tour Q-School) will sure be a climactic end to the season” stated VGT Commissioner Fraser Mulholland.
AMATEUR HEADLINES:
It took a very impressive final round of 68 by Coquitlam’s Matt Rohatensky to take Amateur honours at the JM Open this year. Rohatensky finished t4th overall in the tournament at -4 with rounds of 72, 68 to win the Amateur title by 2 shots over Mission Golf Club’s Stu Dunaway and three shots over Sandpiper’s own Yves Bisson. This was Rohatensky’s third Amateur win on the VGT schedule, pushing him over 1,000 points ahead of his next competitor in the Championship Amateur Division of the CLEVELAND/SRIXON ORDER OF MERIT. In the Low Net side of the tournament it was Dave Dodsworth who stole the show with his impressive second round score of 77 (net 65). Both Rohatensky and Dodsworth took away winners’ trophies, a Sun Mountain Speed cart and $200 in Perfect Lies Gift Certificates.
TOURNAMENT REVIEW
2009 Johnston Meier Insurance Open
Aug.1 - 2nd
Sandpiper Golf Resort
Harrison Mills, BC
“HADWIN RED-HOT AGAIN AT SANDPIPER”
In blistering hot weather, 21 year old VGT Rookie Professional Adam Hadwin of Morgan Creek continued his run of near flawless golf this weekend at the 2009 JOHNSTON MEIER INSURANCE OPEN. Hadwin’s two round total of 66, 69 (-9) was good enough for a 2-shot victory over Seymour Creek’s Bryn Parry to win the title and collect $1,600 towards the Cleveland/Srixon Order of Merit standings.
After 27 holes of this Championship, it looked like Hadwin would be a shoe-in to win his third VGT event in only five tries. Sitting at 9 under par Hadwin had a five shot lead over Parry and seven shots over any third place chasers with 9 holes to play. Hadwin’s five shot lead however diminished over the first six holes on the back nine as two groups ahead John Shin made a late charge on the back nine including four birdies on the front nine, an eagle on the par 5 #15 and a hole-in-one on #16 to get himself to -7 for the day and the tournament. A late bogey on #17 would put Shin back to -6 for the tournament and in 3rd place overall, good for $900.
A CLUB CAR ACE: John Shin’s Ace on #16 WON him a CLUB CAR Precedent POWER CAR (www.clubcar.com) valued at $8,000!!! Thanks to Kevin Orton of Club Car, one of VGT’s Official Hole-in-one sponsors this year!
In the final pairing of the day Parry was also making a slow but steady charge of his own. After opening with a front nine score of 34 (-2), Parry continued his steady play with three birdies in a row on 13, 14 and 15 to get to -7 for the tournament. Hadwin made a birdie of his own on 11 to get to -10, but all of a sudden made this tournament quite interesting when he attempted to flop it from the side of the green on #15 and after two swings only advanced his ball a couple of yards. This lead to a bogey on his card and with three holes to play his lead had shrunk to only two shots over Parry.
Although Parry made a valiant run over the next three holes, including a great pitch shot from the side of the 18th green that nearly went in for birdie, Hadwin was hailed the Champion after he pitched up to 2 feet from the side of the green to win his third VGT Championship in only six starts. Hadwin continued his march up the CLEVELAND GOLF/ SRIXON CANADA Order of Merit but could not catch Parry who took home $1,100 for his 2nd place showing. After 13 VGT events, Parry leads Hadwin by only $462 with $9,937.50. More impressively is that both players have continued to battle for 1st and 2nd place in four of the last five events on the VGT schedule – Hadwin with three wins and two 2nd place finishes in as many events.
STROKE AVERAGES “IN THE RED”:
Both Hadwin and Parry are boasting incredible stroke averages so far this year on the Vancouver Golf Tour schedule. Hadwin has posted a remarkable stroke average of 67.27 over 11 tournament rounds and a whopping 46 under par for this stretch. Parry definitely battled some challenging winter/spring conditions on the earlier portion of the VGT schedule, but still holds a very solid stroke average of 69.16 over 18 rounds. He is also a total of 41 under par for the same 11 rounds of Summer VGT events and 43 under for all 18 tournament rounds since the start of the year. “These two are definitely separating themselves from the rest of the field on the Vancouver Golf Tour the past five events. It’s going to take a big challenge from any of the remaining 8 players in the top 10 of the CLEVELAND/SRIXON Order of Merit to knock either of them off the top. The Vancouver Open (final event to determine who will be awarded a paid entry down to the 2009 PGA Tour Q-School) will sure be a climactic end to the season” stated VGT Commissioner Fraser Mulholland.
AMATEUR HEADLINES:
It took a very impressive final round of 68 by Coquitlam’s Matt Rohatensky to take Amateur honours at the JM Open this year. Rohatensky finished t4th overall in the tournament at -4 with rounds of 72, 68 to win the Amateur title by 2 shots over Mission Golf Club’s Stu Dunaway and three shots over Sandpiper’s own Yves Bisson. This was Rohatensky’s third Amateur win on the VGT schedule, pushing him over 1,000 points ahead of his next competitor in the Championship Amateur Division of the CLEVELAND/SRIXON ORDER OF MERIT. In the Low Net side of the tournament it was Dave Dodsworth who stole the show with his impressive second round score of 77 (net 65). Both Rohatensky and Dodsworth took away winners’ trophies, a Sun Mountain Speed cart and $200 in Perfect Lies Gift Certificates.
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