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  • All Abilities Champ Matthew Hallat Loved His B.C. Amateur Experience

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    ABBOTSFORD (July 10, 2024) —The butterflies were replaced by birdies for Matthew Hallat in the second round of the B.C. Amateur Championship. Hallat won the inaugural B.C. All Abilities Championship last summer and was given an exemption into this week’s 122nd playing of the B.C. Amateur at Ledgeview Golf Course in Abbotsford.

    The North Vancouver resident was excited about the opportunity and also very nervous. “I did feel a responsibility to some degree being the first exemption from the (All Abilities) tournament,” Hallat said.

  • Thunderbirds Bickell, Lafayette Top Leaderboard After First Round of B.C. Amateur Championship

    Mackenzie Bickell (R) Is The 1st Round Leader At The B.C. Amateur - BC Golf Photo
     
    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf   

    ABBOTSFORD (July 9, 2024) — They are college teammates and good friends, but Mackenzie Bickell and Hudson LaFayette are always trying to beat one another. Nothing has changed now that school is out for the summer.

  • Ziemer's B.C. Golf Notes: Jeevan Sihota wins Mickelson National Invitational

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    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    Victoria’s Jeevan Sihota recorded the biggest win of his young pro career at the Mickelson National Invitational in Calgary.

    The 20-year-old earned a $30,000 payday after finishing the 54-hole event at 12-under par, one shot better than runner-up Brady McKinlay of Lacombe, Alta. “It’s been a while since I had my last win, so it feels good,” Sihota said in a telephone interview.

    Sihota was tied for the lead heading into the final round and after bogeying his first hole, he played flawlessly the rest of the way. He closed with a six-under 66.

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  • Amy Lee Defends Her B.C. Junior Girls Championship In Record-Setting Fashion

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    KELOWNA (July 05, 2024) — Along with her 14 clubs, Amy Lee has four letters that accompany her nearly every time she tees it up. WAAC is a South Korean golf apparel brand and that acronym stands for Win At All Costs.

    It has become something of a golfing mantra for the 16-year-old Langley resident, who seems to be winning every time she plays. Lee didn’t just successfully defend her B.C. Junior Girls Championship, she lapped her competition at Gallagher’s Canyon Golf & Country Club. Lee won by 18 shots. That’s right, 18 shots.

  • Austin Krahn Rides Hot Putter To B.C. Junior Boys Title

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    KELOWNA, B.C. (July 5, 2024) - Austin Krahn won the B.C. Junior Boys Championship and for that he can thank his putter.

    The 16-year-old Christina Lake resident made one clutch putt after another in the final round at Gallagher’s Canyon Golf & Country Club and emerged with a hard-fought two-stroke victory over Ryan Vest of Vernon.

    “The putter was really good today,” Krahn said. “I can’t think of one putt that I hit poorly today. It was just perfect all day long.”

  • Austin Krahn Tops Tight Leaderboard At B.C. Junior Boys Championship; Langley’s Amy Lee Builds On Her Big Lead In Junior Girls Championship

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    KELOWNA — He already has two British Columbia Golf Championships and Austin Krahn is looking to add a third at the B.C. Junior Boys Championship.

    The 16-year-old Christina Lake resident, a two-time winner of the B.C. Indigenous Championship, fired a three-under 69 at Gallagher’s Canyon Golf & Country Club to grab the 54-hole lead at eight-under par.

    Krahn leads Vernon’s Ryan Vest and Maxim McKenzie of Chilliwack by two shots. “I hit the ball beautifully today,” Krahn said.

  • Shelly Stouffer Wins Fifth Straight B.C. Senior Women’s Championship

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    Shelly Stouffer has made it five in a row and you can’t help but get the feeling she’s far from finished winning B.C. Senior Women’s Championships.

    The 54-year-old Nanoose Bay resident beat the field by five shots at Sun Peaks Golf Course near Kamloops. Stouffer finished the 54-hole competition with a four-over 77 in the final round that left her at eight-over for the tournament.

    And in case you are wondering, winning does not get old.

    “No, it’s always fun to win,” Stouffer said. “I’m just going to keep trying to do this as long as I can.”

  • Amy Lee Setting Her Sights On Beating The Boys At Gallagher’s Canyon

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    KELOWNA — Amy Lee isn’t trying to just beat the girls. Halfway through the B.C. Junior Boys & Girls Championships, the 16-year-old Langley resident has set herself a new goal beyond just defending the Junior Girls title she won last summer in Prince George.

    “I was talking with my parents last night and again this morning and I told them my goal is to beat the boys,” Lee said with a wry smile. “My goal is to beat the leader of the boys. That is my new goal. Hopefully, by the end of the week I can have a lower score than the boys.”

    That is a lofty goal for Lee, who seems to be beating the field wherever she plays.

  • Stouffer Leads By Four At B.C. Senior Women’s Championship

    Shelly Stouffer Has Her Eye On A 5th Straight B.C. Sr. Women's Title - BC Golf File Photo

    SUN PEAKS RESORT — Shelly Stouffer will take a four-shot lead into the final round as she attempts to win her fifth straight B.C. Senior Women’s Championship.

    Stouffer fired the low round of the tournament — a one-over 74 — on Wednesday and the Nanoose Bay resident sits four-over par through two rounds of the 54-hole event at Sun Peaks Golf Course.

    There really is only one player with a realistic chance of catching Stouffer. That would be fellow B.C. Golf Hall of Fame member Jackie Little of Procter.

  • Gallagher’s Canyon Rolls Out The Green Carpet For B.C. Junior Boy & Girls Championship Competitors

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    KELOWNA — They take their junior golf seriously at Gallagher’s Canyon. And it’s just not a one-week thing, with the B.C. Junior Boys & Girls Championships being held this week at the scenic layout located about 10 minutes from downtown Kelowna.

    Peter Hopley, the longtime general manager at Gallagher’s, is a big junior golf booster and is proud his club is playing host to a tournament he has a personal history with. Hopley’s eldest son, Matt, was a regular participant a few years ago and his youngest son, Markus, is playing this week.

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  • Oakley Mayner And Amy Lee Grab First-Round Lead At B.C. Junior Boys & Girls Championships

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    KELOWNA — Oakley Mayner feels right at home at Gallagher’s Canyon Golf Course and it showed in Tuesday’s first round of the B.C. Junior Boys Championship.

    The 17-year-old has played Gallagher’s more times than he can count the past few years and feels like his intimate knowledge of the course gives him an edge over many of his fellow competitors.

    Mayner certainly put it to good use in the first round when he fired a four-under 68 to take a one-shot lead.

  • Stouffer, Little, Zhang Tied At The Top After First Round Of B.C. Senior Women’s Championship

     
    Four-time Senior Women's Champion Shelly Stouffer - File Photo/Credit Bryan Outram/BC golf
     
    SUN PEAKS RESORT — Shelly Stouffer recovered from an inauspicious start and ended the first round with a share of the lead as she attempts to win her fifth straight B.C. Senior Women’s Championship.
     
    Stouffer’s opening tee shot at Sun Peaks Golf Course sailed right and rolled into a penalty area. She had to play a provisional and ended up with a double-bogey to start her round.

    The Nanoose Bay resident recovered nicely as she played solid golf the rest of the way. Stouffer finished her round with a birdie on the par 5 18th hole and recorded a three-over 76.

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  • Ziemer's B.C. Golf Notes: Angela Arora transfers to Arizona

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    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    A solid freshman season at the University of Tennessee was followed by just a so-so sophomore campaign and Angela Arora felt like she needed a change. A fresh start.

    So the soon-to-be 20-year-old from Surrey decided to enter the NCAA transfer portal and see what happened. The former B.C. Junior and Juvenile Girls champion feels like she hit a jackpot of sorts by accepting an offer to join the University of Arizona in Tucson.

    “I am excited, I am very excited,” Arora said in an interview. “I just decided to go on the portal and honestly I was talking to a bunch of schools and Arizona stood out.”

  • Sun Peaks Eager To Play Host To B.C. Senior Women’s Championship

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    Shelly Stouffer’s Drive for Five will come at high altitude. Sun Peaks Golf Course near Kamloops is playing host to the B.C. Senior Women’s Championship, where Stouffer will attempt to win her fifth straight title.

    The mountainside layout should provide the big-hitting Stouffer with even more length. Sun Peaks markets itself as British Columbia’s highest-elevation golf course. “Our signature hole is the par 4 16th, which is the highest tee deck elevation in all of B.C. at 1,333 metres,” says Lauren Fine, golf operations manager at Sun Peaks.

    “It has beautiful views of the valley. It’s a downhill, slight dogleg left and some players can drive the green on that hole.”