BC's Alex Zhang Won Both The Junior & Juvenile Boys National Titles - Image Credit Christian Bender/Golf Canada

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

Alex Zhang is making a habit of winning big events the day before his birthday. His latest came on his final day as a 14-year-old at North Bay Golf Club in Ontario where the Richmond resident won the biggest title of his young life, the Canadian Junior Boys Championship. Actually, make that ‘titles,’ as Zhang also won the Juvenile Boys Championship for players aged 16 and under.

“Best gift ever,” a delighted Zhang said of a birthday present — two national championship trophies — that arrived a day early.

From L-R: BC's Nick Taylor, Adam Hadwin & Adam Svensson - Images Credit Golf Canada/BC Golf

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

One is comfortably inside the top 30, while the other two are looking to move inside that magic number as the PGA TOUR playoffs head to Olympia Fields, Ill. for this week’s BMW Championship.

Abbotsford’s Nick Taylor who tied for 24th at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, now sits 16th on the points list and seems a lock to remain inside the top 30 and qualify to play in his first Tour Championship next week in Atlanta.

Fellow British Columbians Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford and Adam Svensson of Surrey have a little more work to do this week as they currently reside outside that magic top 30 number.

156 Of Canada’s Top Junior Golfers Head To Northern Ontario To Compete For The Junior Title Along With A U16 Juvenile Division And An Inter-Provincial Team Competition

For Immediate Release | August 11, 2023

North Bay, Ont. – The 2023 Canadian Junior Boys Championship, presented by BDO is set for August 14-17 with a field of 156 junior golfers competing over four rounds at The North Bay Golf and Country Club in North Bay, Ont.

This year’s field competing for the Canadian Junior Boys Trophy, also known as the Silver Cup, features a talented field of Canadian players, including five 2023 NextGen tournament winners—Dougie Basadur of Fonthill, Ont. (NextGen Atlantic), Isaiah Ibit of Orleans, Ont. (NextGen Ontario), Jerry Li, Vancouver, B.C. (NextGen Pacific), Kye Fisher of Leduc, Alta. (NextGen Prairie) and Henry Dao from Laprairie, Que. (NextGen Quebec).

Ashton McCulloch - Golf Canada Image 

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Caledon, Ont. – Ashton McCulloch shot a final round of 70 to win the 118th Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship by five shots at The Pulpit Club in Caledon, Ont.

McCulloch of Kingston, Ont. was the only player in the field to shoot under par all four days of the tournament, posting rounds of 69-68-70-70 to finish at 7-under and win the national championship.

“It feels amazing, a lot of hard work has gone into this over many years of golf, I have so many people to thank, that are such big role models in my life and that have propelled me to this point,” said McCulloch after walking off the 18th green of The Pulpit. “I can’t thank enough people and Golf Canada for running this event, it was a lot of fun and I’m happy to play well this week.”

BC's Roger Sloan Won The Korn Ferry Tour's Utah Championship - Golf Canada Photo/Bernard Brault

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

Merritt’s Roger Sloan took a huge step toward regaining his PGA TOUR playing privileges by winning the Korn Ferry Tour’s Utah Championship in dramatic fashion. Sloan birdied three of his last four holes — including his final two — to win by one shot.

The victory, which came nine years after his first Korn Ferry Tour win in Nova Scotia, moved Sloan from 92nd to 27th on the tour’s points list. Only two regular-season events remain and if Sloan can stay inside the top 30, he will earn PGA TOUR playing privileges for the 2024 season.

Golf Canada in partnership with British Columbia Golf is pleased to announce the expansion of Youth on Course to British Columbia.

Youth on Course offers its members aged six to 18 access to golf rounds for $5 or less at participating courses during designated times.

The Youth on Course program will run for the duration of the 2023 golf season at participating golf courses in British Columbia.

From L-R: Nick Taylor, Adam Hadwin, Adam Svensson - Images Courtesy Golf Canada/BC Golf

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

The PGA TOUR wraps up its regular season at this week’s Wyndham Championship with many players scrambling to play their way into the top 70 and qualify for the lucrative FedEx Cup playoffs.

The British Columbia trio of Nick Taylor, Adam Svensson and Adam Hadwin have no such worries. All three are well inside the top 70.

Taylor, who is 12th on the FedEx Cup points list, is taking his second straight week off and not playing the Wyndham Championship. Hadwin and Svensson are both in the Wyndham field.

2023 BC Senior Men's Champion Andrew Pinette - BC Golf photo/Will Mackenzie

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

WILLIAMS LAKE — They say you can’t go home again, but Andrew Pinette did and will never forget his wonderful week in Williams Lake.

Playing on the fairways where he logged hundreds of rounds as a kid and forged lifelong friendships, Pinette won the B.C. Senior Men’s Championship at Williams Lake Golf & Tennis Club.

The 55-year-old, now a resident of Surrey, had trouble putting into words what the win meant to him.

Co-Leaders At The BC Seniors Championship, Andrew Pinette (L) & Mike Legg - Image Credit Brad Ziemer/BC Golf

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

WILLIAMS LAKE — Andrew Pinette had a simple goal in mind heading into his first B.C. Senior Men’s Championship. “I wanted to be in the hunt on the last day,” he said. “That’s what it’s all about.”

Mission accomplished.

The 55-year-old Surrey resident is more than in the hunt at Williams Lake Golf & Tennis Club. He’s tied for the lead with Mike Legg of Prince George heading into the final round of the championship.

Dr. Noel Donnelly (L) And One Of His 'Deliveries' Andrew Pinette - Image Credit Brad Ziemer/BC Golf

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

WILLIAMS LAKE — When he returned to his childhood home to play in his first B.C. Senior Men’s Championship, Andrew Pinette figured he might see a few familiar faces. What he wasn’t expecting was to run into the man who brought him into the world 55 years ago.

Pinette was preparing to tee off in the first round of the championship at Williams Lake Golf & Tennis Club when he was approached by an elderly gentleman. “He comes up to me and says, ‘Say hi to your dad and, I delivered you,” Pinette said.

Andrew Pinette - Image Credit Brad Ziemer/BC Golf

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

WILLIAMS LAKE — There’s a new kid in town. Of course, at the B.C. Senior Men’s Championship being a ‘kid’ is a relative kind of thing.

The rookies at this championship are 55 years old and one of them has the first-round lead at Williams Lake Golf & Tennis Club. Surrey’s Andrew Pinette fired a two-under 69 — the only sub-par round of the day — to grab a two-shot lead on a course that brings back lots of memories.

Pinette doesn’t just have an age advantage on much of the 155-man field. He also has more than a little inside information on the golf course.

View From Capilano GC's 14th Tee - Image Credit Bryan Outram/BC Golf

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July 24, 2023

West Vancouver, B.C. – Capilano Golf and Country Club in West Vancouver, B.C. (Canada), will host many of the top amateur golfers in the world this week for the 56th Pacific Coast Amateur Championship.

Hosted by British Columbia Golf, the championship will be played from July 25-28, 2023. Hosting previously in 2003 and 2013, this marks the third time the championship has been held at Capilano Golf and Country Club.

Vancouver's Stuart Macdonald - Image Credit Bernard Brault/Golf Canada

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

It’s turning into quite the summer for Vancouver’s Stuart Macdonald, who won the PGA Tour Canada’s Commissionaires Ottawa Open in a four-hole playoff.

The win is undoubtedly the highlight, so far, of Macdonald’s professional career. But the 28-year-old has an even bigger moment coming in about three week’s time.

Macdonald’s wife, Carly, is due to deliver the couple’s first child in mid-August.

Doug Roxburgh Will Be Going For Senior Title Number 6 In Williams Lake - BC Golf Photo

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

Defending champion Sandy Harper of Nanaimo will be joined by five other past champions at the B.C. Senior Men’s Championship, which is being played July 25-27 at Williams Lake Golf & Tennis Club.

Norm Bradley of Kelowna (2020), John Gallacher of Burnaby (2007, 2015), Harry Ferguson of Invermere (2016), Michael Kennedy of North Vancouver (2021) and five-time champion Doug Roxburgh of Vancouver (2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019) are part of the 156-player field.

Many of them will be seeing Williams Lake Golf & Tennis Club for the first time, but Dennis Williams and Rob Yaworksi are more than a little familiar with the par-71 layout. Williams is a member of the grounds crew at the course and Yaworski is the club’s general manager. Both are playing in the event.

BC's Team Clockwise From L-R: Oakley Mayner, Eric Joo, Jaden August & Adrian Roberts - Image Courtesy Riverside/Golf Canada/BC Golf

July 17, 2023 (DELTA, BC) - British Columbia Golf is pleased to announce the members of the 2023 Eddie Hogan Cup Team that will compete for the  Eddie Hogan Cup title in August. 

The 55th annual Eddie Hogan Cup tournament is scheduled to take place August 12 – 13 at the Riverside Golf & Country Club in Portland, Oregon and British Columbia has been represented every single year since its inception in 1969.

BC has won the Eddie Hogan Cup title twice since 1972, with the first coming in 2009 and then again 4 years later in 2013 where team member Kevin Vigna also won the individual title.

The Eddie Hogan Cup is filled with excellent competition from across the USA including Southern and Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Idaho, Hawaii and others as well as British Columbia.

Canada's Brooke Henderson Is A Big Fan Of Playing Golf In The Pacific Northwest - Image Credit Bryan Outram/BC Golf

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

Brooke Henderson has won twice in Portland, picked up another victory in Seattle and now figures it’s time to add Vancouver to her list of West Coast triumphs.

Henderson made a quick visit to Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club last week to help promote next month’s CPKC Women’s Open. She referenced her past success in the Pacific Northwest.

“I love this area, I love the Pacific Northwest and having won in Portland and Seattle I feel the next stop has to be here in Vancouver,” she said.

Cooper Humphreys Holds The Bostock Trophy After His BC Amateur Victory  - Image Credit Bryan Outram/BC Golf

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

July 14, 2023 - (PARKSVILLE, BC) - One of the first real clues that Cooper Humphreys might turn into a special player came at the 2019 B.C. Amateur Championship at Big Sky Golf Club in Pemberton when he was just 14 years old.

Humphreys shocked everyone that week when he tied for third. You kind of knew at that point that this was a kid worth watching. He hasn’t disappointed.

Vernon, BC's Cooper Humphreys Will Take A 3-Shot Lead Into The Final Round Of The 2023 BC Amateur At Morningstar GC In Parksville - Image Credit Bryan Outram/BC Golf

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

July 13, 2023 - (PARKSVILLE, BC) - Cooper Humphreys has his game plan all figured out for the fourth and final round of the B.C. Amateur Championship.

It’s quite simple, really. Just play the way he did in the second and third rounds and it should be smooth sailing.

The 18-year-old from Vernon has bounced back very nicely after what he called a lousy start to the 121st playing of the B.C. Amateur at Morningstar Golf Course.

First Round Co-Leader Dustin Franko - Image Credit Bryan Outram/BC Golf

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

PARKSVILLE — One is just beginning his collegiate golf career in his home town of Burnaby, while the other just finished his a long way from his Delta roots.

Denby Carswell and Dustin Franko played together the first two rounds of the B.C. Amateur Championship and will again in Thursday’s third round as co-leaders of the tournament.

Franko, a 22-year-old who just graduated with a business degree from the University of Hawai-Hilo, sits at six-under par after his second straight 69 at Morningstar Golf Course. Carswell, a 19-year-old who is a member of the Simon Fraser University golf team, shot a two-under 70 to reach six-under.

Victoria's Kevin Carrigan Shares The 1st Round Lead In The BC Amateur - Image Credit Brad Ziemer

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

PARKSVILLE — To say Kevin Carrigan feels comfortable playing Morningstar Golf Course would be something of an understatement.

Each time he sets foot on the property, he is reminded of one of his most cherished golfing memories. Back in 2007, the then 20-year-old Carrigan shot a course record 11-under 61 in the final round of the B.C. Amateur. That record still stands and probably will for some time.

“I have probably played 20 B.C. Ams and that day, that round of golf, was the most memorable,” Carrigan said after the first round of the 121st playing of the B.C. Amateur Championship at Morningstar.