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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

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.

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By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf - Austin Krahn was about 10 years old when his parents bought the local par 3 course in Christina Lake. It was a dream come true for a kid who had already caught the golf bug....

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The Men and Senior Men will contest the Zone Championships May 27-28. Registration is now open and here are all the details…

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.”

Christna Proteau Holds The Canadian Women's Mid-Amateur Trophy In 2021 - Golf Canada Image

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Christina Proteau is a multiple winner of national and provincial golf championships and also qualified to play in the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open.

She cherishes each of those victories and all of the special moments she’s had playing the game she loves, but perhaps none of those events will be as meaningful as the one the Port Alberni native will compete in at the end of May.

Proteau will not only play in the inaugural Indigenous Championship British Columbia, she has also agreed to serve as chair of the tournament, which goes May 28-30 at Nk’mip Canyon Desert Golf Course in Oliver.

We are excited to announce the first Women’s Golf Cloud Series – Presented by British Columbia Golf. We received rave reviews from the Women’s Cloud Scramble Event that we hosted each of the past two years, so we decided to expand and turn it into a series of six events. There will be one event per month from April to September...

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 James Lee Is The 2022 BC Junior Boys Champion - Image Credit Brad Ziemer/BC Golf

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 Luna Lu Holds The BC Junior Girls Championship Trophy - Image Credit Brad Ziemer/BC Golf

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OLIVER -- This time, there was no heartbreak on the 18th hole. Instead, Luna Lu was just about perfect in the final round of the B.C. Junior Girls Championship at Nk’mip Canyon Desert Golf Course...

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CHASE, British Columbia — Seven final-round birdies weren’t enough, so Patrick Weeks made one more. The longtime Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club member birdied the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to beat Brent Pound of Kamloops and win the B.C. Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship at Talking Rock Golf Course.

“This is amazing,” said Weeks. “I honestly can’t believe it is true. I have been second so many times — [in 2021] at the B.C. Amateur, then I lost in a playoff at Big Sky in the Mid-Am in 2014. This is redemption. I was two shots back the last time the Mid-Am was here at Talking Rock [in 2015] and they called off the final round due to rain. So this is poetic justice.”

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

CHASE, British Columbia — Nonie Marler led from start to finish at the B.C. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, but that doesn’t mean she didn’t have to overcome a little adversity along the way.

During the final round at Talking Rock Golf Course, Marler was cruising along with a three-shot lead when her tee ball on the par 4 13th hole sailed slightly right, struck the top of a tall tree, and was never seen again. 

No one saw it come down — there’s a good chance it remained up in the tree V and suddenly Marler was under some pressure.

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 PGA of Canada is pleased to announce that some of Canada’s top courses have been secured as host sites for the 2022 RBC PGA Scramble Regional Finals.

Building on the return to Cabot Links for the National Final and the largest draw of players ever to participate in the program, the PGA of Canada is excited to announce that players who qualify from their local qualifier will head to one of the following Regional Final hosts:

August 11 – B.C. EAST – Black Mountain Golf Club – Kelowna, BC
August 13 – B.C. WEST – Morningstar Golf Club – Parksville, BC
August 15 – ONTARIO GTA – Maple Downs G&CC – Maple, ON
August 16 – ALBERTA NORTH – Wolf Creek Golf Resort – Ponoka, AB
August 16 – QUEBEC – Le Maitre De Mont Tremblant – Mont-Tremblant, QC
August 22 – SASKATCHEWAN – The Legends Golf Club – Warman, SK
August 22 – ONTARIO SW – FireRock Golf Club – Komoka, ON
August 29 – MANITOBA – Quarry Oaks Golf Course – Steinback, MB
September 1 – ALBERTA SOUTH – The Winston Golf Club – Calgary, AB
September 6 – ATLANTIC – Mill River Resort – Woodstock, PEI
September 6 – ONTARIO NE – Wildfire Golf Club – Douro-Dummer, ON

“We have some incredibly impressive venues that are set to play host to RBC PGA Scramble Regional Finals in 2022,” said PGA of Canada president Teejay Alderdice. “Players who make it through local qualifying are in for a very memorable day, especially with the improvements RBC and the PGA of Canada teams have worked to implement this year."

As the premier amateur team golf tournament in the country, the 2022 edition of the RBC PGA Scramble expects to once again see more than 10,000 golfers participate in over 150 local qualifiers throughout the country. With the increase in participation in 2021, many clubs benefited from additional revenue after hosting RBC PGA Scramble qualifiers. With continued efforts to make the RBC PGA Scramble inclusive for all players, there will again be a guaranteed spot for an all-female team at each Regional Final.

The PGA of Canada and RBC teams have been working on significant improvements to the program based on participant feedback. Specifically, a task force was organized to evaluate and identify potential improvements to the handicap stipulations. The Task Force took past participant feedback into account based on the program’s various player surveys. An announcement will be made with more information about the handicap amendments for 2022.

In addition, we will be announcing further RBC PGA Scramble partnerships that will greatly improve the value for participants and host facilities.

If you would like to register your facility to host a local qualifier, click here. The registration deadline for courses to register themselves as a local qualifying destination is April 16, 2022.

Player registration is set to open April 4th.

For more information about the RBC PGA Scramble, visit www.rbcpgascramble.com.

For more information, contact:

Brendan Stasiewich
Communications Manager
PGA of Canada
403-512-4625
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