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KIMBERLEY, B.C. (December 2, 2024) - Bootleg Gap Golf Club in Kimberley has been selected by British Columbia Golf as the host site for the 123rd BC Amateur Championship, the week of July 14-18, 2025.  

“Bootleg Gap is one of our Province’s strongest courses and a true hidden gem in the eastern edge of British Columbia,” said Jerome Goddard, BC Golf director of rules & competitions. “The BC Amateur will be a thrilling week for our players and the Kimberley community as we showcase all that the area has to offer as a golf destination.”

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

The UBC-Okanagan men’s team didn’t just win the Canada West Golf Championships, they dominated the competition. The Heat capitalized on home-course advantage to post a team total of 24-under par and beat the field by 17 shots at Okanagan Golf Club’s Bear Course in Kelowna.

Second-year player Ryan Gillis led the way, winning the individual title with a 36-hole score of nine-under par. UBC-Okanagan teammates Thomas Lemay and Andrew Rouble joined Gillis on the podium. Heat coach Clay Stothers was obviously delighted with the performance of the men’s team.

“I couldn’t imagine us winning by 17 shots and having three players on our team coming first, second and third,” Stothers said. “It was a surreal, magical couple of days when everything kind of lined up nicely.”

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

BURNABY, B.C. (September 25) - A super summer for Julia Alexander-Carew looks like it’s going to be followed by a fabulous fall. The UBC-Okanagan sophomore won her second tournament in three days as she captured the individual title at the True North Classic at Riverway Golf Course in Burnaby. The 54-hole NCAA Division II event was hosted by Simon Fraser University.

The 19-year-old Alexander-Carew finished the tournament at one-under par and won by five shots over UBC’s Grace Bell. It follows her win this past weekend at the Saint Martin’s University Grisham Memorial tourney in DuPont, Wash., which was her first NCAA victory. Now the Oakville, Ont. native has two.

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

The significance of what he had accomplished was not lost on Austin Krahn after he survived a gruelling eight-hole playoff and won the Team Canada NextGen selection camp tourney in MacTier, Ont.

The 17-year-old Christina Lake resident — the reigning B.C. Junior and B.C. Indigenous champion — is now officially a member of Team Canada.

“It’s a huge honour to represent your country,” Krahn said in a telephone interview.

“It is something I don’t take lightly. I want to represent them well. It’s not all about the golf, I understand, it’s a lot about how you act on the course and I want to show them that I am more than just a good golfer. I am a good person and I want to show that to the country. And of course it’s the highest level of golf in Canada and it’s an absolute privilege to be part of that.”

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Kids 7 to 17 are encouraged to take advantage of a great opportunity to learn or hone their golfing skills…

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British Columbia Golf, in partnership with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia and the Osoyoos Indian Band owned Nk’mip Canyon Desert Golf Course, announce the launch of the inaugural Indigenous Championship British Columbia.

Nk'mip Canyon Desert Golf Course In Oliver, BC - Image Credit Steve Austin/Nk'mip Canyon GC

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

Dave George, the longtime general manager of Nk’mip Canyon Desert Golf Course, discovered golf relatively late in life.

Baseball and fast-pitch softball were his sports of choice in his younger days. Then he caught the golf bug and George is happy he did. “I started golf at a late age but when I finally did take up the game I fell in love with it so much I quit playing ball, other than occasional tournaments, so I could concentrate on my golf,” George says.

“It’s a therapeutic sport. It’s a sport that you can never, ever master. You are forever learning and it will frustrate you and then at another point it will make you ecstatic. The game has meant the world to me.”

Image Courtesy George Sasaki/BC Summer Games

The 2022 BC Summer Games held in Prince George went off beautifully these past few days and more tremendous memories and friendships were made by people from all over our great province...

The 2022 BC Summer Games are officially underway in Prince George. 

Of course one of the main sports being contested is golf and you can follow the live scoring by clicking on the link below...

Jackson Rothwell Is The 2022 BC Amateur Champion Winning In A Playoff Over Tony Li - BC Golf Photo

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

Winning seldom seems to come easy, something Jackson Rothwell can certainly attest to after capturing his second B.C. Amateur Championship title...