Lower Mainland Current Features
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Playground To Fairway School Golf Program
Playground to Fairway is British Columbia Golf's school program, which introduces basic golf skills to school-aged children throughout BC in a simple, safe and fun way. -
New Date, Larger Purse For 2013 Saputo Vancouver Open
The 2013 Saputo Vancouver Open, held on the Vancouver Park Board's three championship golf courses in partnership with Vancouver Golf Tour, is moving to June this year with a $125,000 purse based on a full field of national and international players, and a $16,000 cheque for the winner. The 7th annual 54-hole Saputo Vancouver Open begins June 13, 2013 at 7:00 am. Competitors rotate between McCleery and Langara Golf Courses for the first two rounds. The final round will be -
Sandpiper Golf Course's 15th Anniversary
In June of 1998, the award-winning Sandpiper Golf Course welcomed the world to play 18 holes of waterfront and forest golfing. This course, nestled beneath towering, ancient Douglas Firs, and situated along the shores of the Harrison River, is one of the most stunning and breathtaking golf courses in the province. Just ask anyone that's ever strolled along its fairways and they'll be sure to awe in wonder when describing the tranquility of this historic piece of land. -
Juniors Battle Record Winds At CJGA Sagebrush Junior Classic
MERRITT, B.C. -- Battling winds gusting over 70 km Coquitlam golfer A.J. Ewart battled the elements and a determined field to win the inaugural CJGA Sagebrush Junior Classic at the Sagebrush Golf & Sporting Club in Merritt, B.C. The local weather station recorded wind gusts between 70 and 90 km making conditions extremely difficult for the field of junior golfers. Swinging through the gusts of wind was difficult with the wind creating havoc at times and occasionally blew balls -
Chilliwack Golf And Country Club To Host 2013 B.C. Senior Women's Amateur During Season Of Champions
Alfie Lau (Lower Mainland Associate Publisher) Deep in the heart of the Fraser Valley, the Chilliwack Golf and Country Club will be the place to be if you’re looking for championship golf. The highlight will be the B.C. Golf Association s Senior Women's Championship, to be held June 18 to 20, 2013. -
Meadow Gardens Golf Course - It's A Beautiful Place To Be
It's certainly not a new idea to embark on a redesign of an existing golf course or facility, but few are able to complete the metamorphasis with the same result a caterpiller does when it reemerges as a beautiful butterfly. Since its rebirth in August of 1994, Meadow Gardens Golf Course in Pitt Meadows, B.C. can easily lay claim to successfully making that transformation. -
Charlie Hughes A Finalist For Byron Nelson Award
British Columbia Golf with files from the University of Washington NORMAN, Oklahoma -- Washington senior and Burnaby, BC native Charlie Hughes was named one of five finalists for the 2013 Byron Nelson Award presented by Cleveland Golf/Srixon. -
Political Pundit Les Leyne Predicts B.C. Election And Its Effect On Golf In The Province
Alfie Lau (Contributing Writer) Victoria Times-Colonist political columnist Les Leyne is one of the most respected voices in the Victoria legislative press gallery, but what he's really passionate about is the sport of golf. Leyne, who's part of a regular Saturday morning foursome at Cordova Bay in Victoria, gave a spirited talk at the 2013 Allied Golf Association of British Columbia State of the Game symposium at the University Golf Club where he predicted what the -
AGA-BC State Of The Game Symposium Wrap-Up
Alfie Lau (Contributing Writer) The message was clear at the AGA-BC symposium at the University Golf Club on March 25: work smarter, provide better value and create your own brand. As the golf industry tries to work its way through a world of declining rounds, declining yields and increased costs, it would seem there's little room for optimism. But listen to speakers like Jim McLaughlin, Ian Robertson, Andy Hedley and Jim Lee, and you get the sense that there is -
Burnaby Golf "reaches out" to 20,000 new youth golfers
By Alfie Lau; It's a Lower Mainland golf success story that has seen 20,000 students in the last decade pick up the pointers of a sport that they play for the rest of their lives.
Lower Mainland Breaking News
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PGA Q-School Round Up - Nick Taylor Off To Good Start
It appears all the prep work Nick Taylor did before heading down to Q-School paid off. The Abbotsford, B.C. golfer, who shot -
The Harvest GC Hosts B.C. Club Champs & Pros In 1st PGA of BC Event For 2012
Thirty-two Professional-Amateur Teams From All Over British Columbia To Battle For Championship -
Canadian Adam Hadwin To Defend Title At Desert Dunes Classic
PALM SPRINGS, Calif.--Desert Dunes Golf Club will host a collection of celebrities and professional -
Hadwin's Hopes Dashed After Eight Holes At RBC Canadian Open
by Alfie Lau There's still a couple hours left for things to turn, but if the first two hours of action for -
For Whom The Trunk Slams, Mike Weir Withdraws From RBC Canadian Open
by Alfie Lau If Thursday at a PGA Golf tournament is known as Opening Day, Saturday is Moving Day and Sunday -
Rackel Becomes First Female RCGA President
EDMONTON, Alberta — Karen Rackel has been inducted as president of the Royal Canadian Golf Association (also
Lower Mainland News
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Stinson Makes It Second Pro Win At Brad Garside Open
For the 2nd straight year, the BRAD GARSIDE OPEN at Morgan Creek was a tale of two stories -- a sudden death playoff to declare -
Playoff On 102-Year-Old Vancouver Golf Club Highlights MJT's BC Season Opener
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- A packed field of competitive young golfers from BC, Alberta and Washington State, teed off the Boston -
Exciting Future Ahead For Greywolf Golf Course
PANORAMA, B.C. -- An exciting future lies ahead as Panorama Mountain Village finalizes full ownership transfer of the -
Final Word: The Anchored Putter Witch Hunt
by Mark Corrigan Golf balls go forever, great old courses are becoming irrelevant, we are in the midst of a battle to keep -
Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour To Partner With SRIXON PGA Of BC Tour
VANCOUVER, B.C. –- The Boston Pizza-presented Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) is pleased to announce a partnership with -
Amateur Lydia Ko Set To Tee Off With The Men In New Zealand PGA Championship In Queenstown
Young amateur golf sensation Lydia Ko has captured the attention of the golf world over the last couple of years with her
