A Celebration of Life will be held for Dick White on Saturday, April 18th at the BC Golf Museum located at 2545 Blanca Street, Vancouver, BC from 2:00 – 4:00 pm.

Known as a kind and gentle man who led by example and cared deeply for his family, friends and community, White was instrumental in working with the provincial government to cut through all the red tape so that the then newly-formed society could take possession of the old University Golf Course clubhouse and start renovations to create what is now the BC Golf Museum. 

Outside of work and family, Dick was passionate about golf. In addition to being a member of Marine Drive Golf Club and Beach Grove Golf Club, Dick was president of the B.C. Golf Association, captain of Beach Grove Golf Club and co-founder of the B.C. Golf House Society. In later years, he also found time to volunteer at the Tsawwassen Community Police Station.

Please contact BC Golf Museum if you plan to attend. Call the Museum at (604)-222-4653 or e-mail them at office@bcgolfhouse.com

B.C's Top Female Amateur Golfers Will Compete At The Challenging Duncan Meadows Layout This June - Image Credit Jeff Sutherland

by Bryan Outram, Inside Golf

Duncan Meadows first opened for play in the early 1990's. In its early years, the course was operated by various owners, under different names, and without much success, until Grace and Ming Hui purchased the property out of bankruptcy in the fall of 1996.

By then, the course had been allowed to deteriorate to the point that it appeared well on its way back to its dairy farm origins. However, Grace and Ming saw the potential of the rolling terrain, abundant wildlife, the impressive backdrop of Mt. Prevost and the solid existing course layout.

During the next several years, the Hui's incorporated a hands-on management style and put in endless hours of good old-fashioned work to essentially rescue the course, and develop it into a site that became capable of hosting elite level events.

To that end Duncan Meadows will play host to this year's British Columbia Golf Women’s Amateur & Mid-Amateur Championships starting on June 30th.

by Bryan Outram, Inside Golf

The Cowichan Golf Club first opened for play on June 24, 1922 as a 9-hole AV Macan design on just over 31 acres in the Cowichan Valley where the Duncan mall is located today.

It was ultimately Macan who would also design the next layout that opened on August 21, 1949 eventually seeing it expand in June of 1985 to the 18-hole track it is now .

On June 24 of this year, exactly 93 years to the day it first opened for play, the Cowichan GC will play host to British Columbia Golf’s Mid-Master, Senior, Super-Senior and Stableford Women’s Championships.

Talking Rock's Par 3 15th Hole - courtesy Talking Rock GC

by Bryan Outram, Inside Golf

British Columbia Golf opens their 2015 Championship schedule on June 2nd with the Men’s Mid-Amateur and Mid-Master events taking place at the Talking Rock Course at Quaaout Lodge in Chase, B.C.

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LAKE WALES, Florida — Sue Kim of Langley, B.C., made a 25-foot birdie putt on the ninth hole to seize the lead and never looked back as she carded a 2-under 70 on Sunday to win the Florida’s Natural Charity Classic at 5-under 211.

Kim earned her second career Symetra Tour victory and moved to the top spot on the Volvik Race for the Card money list.

 Junior Boys Titleist Order Of Merit Award Winner Alex Francois Accepts His Plaque From David Atkinson At The British Columbia Golf AGM

by Alfie Lau

Ten amateur golfers were honoured on March 28th with Titleist Order of Merit plaques at the British Columbia Golf Annual General Meeting.

While only three of them were on hand to receive their plaques in person, that doesn’t diminish the great seasons they had in 2014 on the golf course.

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Port Alberni's Christina Spence Proteau Will Proudly Carry The Canadian Hopes At Pacific Dunes In Bandon, Oregon - image credit USGA/Fred Vuich

by Alfie Lau, Inside Golf

When 64 two-women teams tee it up from May 9-13 at the inaugural U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Pacific Dunes in Bandon, Oregon, there will only be one Canadian, Port Alberni’s Christina Spence Proteau, in the field.

But if you think that thought scares the 31-year-old, think again.

Kelowna, BC, native John Mlikotic Carded A final Round 68 To Finish One Stroke Behind Individual Winner Kenny You Of Dixie State University

courtesy Steve Frost - Sports Information Director (sfrost@sfu.ca)

CORONA, Calif. – Senior captain John Mlikotic fired a final round 68 to finish second overall and three of his teammates finished in the Top 20 to lift Simon Fraser University to its first tournament victory of the season Tuesday, capturing the California Baptist Invitational at Eagle Glen Golf Club.

It is the Clan’s second tournament victory since joining NCAA Division II in 2010.

image courtesy PGA of BC

by Alfie Lau

If the measure of a man is the number of people he’s affected in his life, then the outpouring of support for Herb Paterson at his Celebration of Life held Tuesday afternoon at Capilano Golf and Country Club made the statement that Paterson is a beloved figure in the world of golf who will be greatly missed.

by Alfie Lau, Inside Golf

What a winter it has been for Cory Renfrew.

The 28-year-old Victoria native who lives in Scottsdale, Arizona during the winter has made memories – and several big paycheques – while pursuing his golf dreams down south.

image credit SportBox PR

by Alfie Lau, Inside Golf

Surrey’s Adam Svensson has left Barry University, turned professional and signed on with SportBox Entertainment Group, which also represents Canadian PGA Tour stalwarts Graham DeLaet, David Hearn, Roger Sloan and Mike Weir.

Jordan Lu And Naomi Ko Were Both Winners At The 49th Sport BC Athlete Of The Year Awards

by Alfie Lau, Inside Golf

British Columbia Golf had many reasons to be happy at the 49th Athlete of the Year Awards held on March 12 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.

Both Naomi Ko and Jordan Lu were victorious in their categories, being named Female Junior Athlete and Male High School Athlete respectively.

Jordan Lu (L) Awaits The Announcement Of His Male High School Athlete Of The Year Award As Coach Todd Kuspira (R) Looks On - Image Credit Alfie Lau

by Alfie Lau, Inside Golf

The honours keep coming the way of University of Washington Huskies freshman Jordan Lu.

Lu, the reigning British Columbia Amateur Champion and two-time British Columbia AAA High School Champion, was named Sport BC’s Male High School Athlete of the Year at the March 12 Sport BC Dinner held at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.

A Smiling Naomi Ko Hears Her Name Called As The Sport BC Junior Female Athlete Of The Year Winner. Her Mother Adriana (R) Heartily Approves - Image Credit Alfie Lau

by Alfie Lau, Inside Golf

Naomi Ko of Victoria was a big winner at the Sport BC Dinner on March 12.

Ko beat out cyclist Maggie Coles-Lyster and swimmer Emily Overholt to win the Junior Female Athlete of the Year Award.

2014 GNAC Champion Kevin Vigna Leads SFU Through Their First Competition Of 2015, Finishing As The Top GNAC Attendees

by Jade Richardson, SFU Sports Info Co-Ordinator

Livermore, CA – The eighth-ranked Simon Fraser University men’s golf team opened their 2015 schedule with a third-place finish at the Notre Dame de Namur Argonaut Invitational Monday and Tuesday at the Poppy Ridge Course in Livermore, CA.

by Alfie Lau, Inside Golf

Thousands of American golfers came to the Seattle Golf Show looking for golf bargains and discovered the 20 per cent discount by planning to come to Canada.

Thousands of American golfers came to the Seattle Golf Show looking for golf bargains, yet only three Canadian exhibitors were astute enough to advertise to this growing segment of customers.

by Alfie Lau, Inside Golf

 Megan Ratcliffe Attended Her First British Columbia Golf High Performance Camp And Made Fast Friends With Many Of The Girls

Four new participants gave British Columbia Golf’s High Performance Camp a unique and new energy.

With 13 of 17 young golfers attending their second British Columbia Golf High Performance Camp, there was certainly some overlap in concepts and ideas presented – most notably fitness and nutrition – but it wasn’t just the four new participants that gave the camp a unique and new energy.

by Alfie Lau

Khan Lee, A.J. Ewart, Hannah Lee, Alisha Lau and Shirin Anjarwalla were attending their second British Columbia Golf High Performance Camp in five months

For five young British Columbia golfers, it was a chance to show how much their games, attitude and mental games have developed and evolved.