Nonie Marler, Ed Bellrose Grab First-Round Lead At B.C. Mid-Amateur Championships

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

CHASE, British Columbia — Three back-nine birdies propelled Vancouver’s Nonie Marler to an even-par 72 and a four-shot lead after the first round of the B.C. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship at Talking Rock Golf Course.

Marler, the 2020 B.C. Mid-Am champion who plays out of Marine Drive Golf Club, birdied the 10th, 12th, and 15th holes to finish off her round nicely. Shelly Stouffer, the reigning B.C. Senior Women’s Champion from Nanoose Bay, is alone in second place after opening with a four-over 76.

The Pro’s Favourites: BC’s Interior Golf Courses

We offer here a look at 9 of the favourite golf holes found in BC’s interior according to golf professionals and executives from many of those facilities. Roy Wood spoke with Head Pros & Directors of Golf to get their input on what they consider their ‘favourites’ from their home tracks. Another 9 holes will be profiled later in the summer. - ed

By Roy Wood, British Columbia Golf

There are a number of factors that go into what makes a golf hole someone’s favourite — difficulty, risk/reward, natural beauty and much more. Inside Golf was curious about the views of folks with up-close relationships with various courses.

So we spoke with head professionals and directors of golf at a number of Southern Interior courses from the Okanagan to Kamloops, to the Kootenays. In the first of a limited series, here are responses from senior staff at nine courses. The interviews have been edited for clarity and length.

Lisa “Longball” To Host Ladies’ Golf Clinic At St. Eugene

St. Eugene Resort is thrilled to announce a Ladies’ Clinic and Lunch on Wednesday, June 22, hosted by eight-time Long Drive National Champion Lisa ‘Longball’ Vlooswyk.

Talking Rock GC Gets Set To Host 2022 BC Mid-Amateur

By Roy Wood, British Columbia Golf

On the tree-lined fairways of Talking Rock Golf Course, the British Columbia Golf championship season begins in mid-May, as 144 men and women over 25 embark on 54 holes of stroke play competition.

With generous maximum index requirements, the Women’s and Men’s Mid-Amateur/Mid-Master provide an opportunity for players with a range of playing abilities to enjoy the experience of a big-time tournament.

After Almost A Century, Purcell Golf Getting A Makeover

By Gord Montgomery, Inside Golf

KIMBERLEY, British Columbia — After thousands of birdies and bogeys, and almost 100 years of good and bad swings, Purcell Golf, home of the Kimberley Golf Club, is undergoing a massive facelift. Actually, it’s more of a face mulligan in a manner of speaking.

You see, thanks to the magnificent Ponderosa pine that encompass the first nine holes and cast long shadows over this pristine Kootenay area track, the grass on the putting surfaces has met its maker. So, a new nine holes have been drawn up and they’ll move down toward the St. Mary’s River, adding more challenge, and sunlight, to those areas. And put a totally new face on an old facility’s opening stretch.