• Grace Bell Makes Some UBC History In Arizona

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    (February 10, 2025) - Grace Bell is deep into the back nine of her collegiate golf career and is determined to make the most of the time she has left.

    This spring’s schedule is a last hurrah of sorts for Bell and three of her UBC teammates who are set to graduate this spring. They already have a bushel full of memories — including NAIA and Canadian championships — that figure to last a lifetime, but why not produce a few more.

    Bell helped do just that when she created a little UBC history by winning last week’s Wigwam Preview, a NCAA Division I event in Litchfield Park, Ariz.

  • BC Golf And Notah Begay III Canadian Junior Golf National Championship Partner Again In 2025

    DELTA, BC (February 5, 2025) -  BC Golf and the Notah Begay III Canadian Junior Golf National Championship (NB3) will work together once again this year to provide our juniors with the chance to participate in the NB3 Canada/USA platform.

    Players will compete locally with hopes to advance into the NB3 Canada Championship and/or to play in the United States in the state of Washington.

    The top-finishers within each division from the NB3 Canada Championship and/or the Washington State Regional Final will move into NB3's U.S. Championship which takes place in Kinder, Louisiana annually. The U.S. Championships air on the Golf Channel for 2 hours!

  • Ziemer's B.C. Golf Notes: A pro at age 16, Anna Huang set to begin her Ladies European Tour journey

    Vancouver, BC's Anna Huang - Image Credit Bernard Brault/Golf Canada

    Taylor defends this week in Phoenix; Macdonald, Sloan survive cut in Panama; Sagebrush partners with historic Quilchena Hotel

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    (February 3, 2025) - Vancouver native Anna Huang is doing her own version of the Marrakesh Express.

    The 16-year-old is back in Morocco this week where she will make her professional debut at the Ladies European Tour’s Lalla Meryem Cup at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat.

    Just before Christmas, Huang travelled to Marrakesh where she earned status for this year’s LET Tour at qualifying school. She had entered Q-school as an amateur, so she had a decision to make once she earned playing status. It didn’t take her long to decide that she would turn pro.

  • Ziemer's B.C. Golf Notes: Mike Haraguchi Appointed Head Pro At Capilano

    New Capilano GC Head Professional Mike Haraguchi

    Taylor, Hadwin head to Pebble Beach and Netflix; Lauren Kim gets second crack at Augusta National; Sloan heads to Panama for season debut on Korn Ferry Tour

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    (January 27, 2025) - You can count on one hand the number of head professionals Capilano Golf & Country Club has had since opening in 1939. Mike Haraguchi is honoured to be among them.

    The highly regarded West Vancouver private club recently appointed the Richmond native as their new head pro.

    He succeeds Mark Thirtle, who departed last year to become director of golf at La Cumbre Country Club in Santa Barbara, Calif.

  • BC Golf Offers 2025 Rules Education Seminars & Updates - KNOW YOUR RULES!

    BC Golf File Photo Courtesy JKam Photos
     
    Golf season is approaching and that means it's time to expand your Rules of Golf knowledge.
     
    In 2025, there are more ways to learn the Rules and work towards being Rules Certified.
     
    Being 'Certified' is an excellent way to get involved with tournament golf and to give back to the game in B.C.
  • Westwood Plateau Gets New Owner And Name

    Westwood Plateau GC Is Now Known As GreenTee Country Club Westwood Plateau - (IG file photo)

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    (January 20, 2025) - The new owners of Westwood Plateau hope to restore the mountainside layout in Coquitlam to its former glory.

    Coquitlam-based JK World Group finalized the purchase just before Christmas. The property includes a championship course, executive course, driving range and two restaurants.

    Along with the new owners comes a new name. The facility is now known as GreenTee Country Club Westwood Plateau.

  • Ziemer's B.C. Golf Notes: Westwood Plateau Gets New Owner And Name

    Westwood Plateau GC Is Now Known As GreenTee Country Club Westwood Plateau 

    Taylor ties for 12th at American Express; Zalli set for Challenge Tour debut; Amy Lee a finalist for Sport BC award; Rivershore to play host to Canadian University/College Championship

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    (January 20, 2025) - The new owners of Westwood Plateau hope to restore the mountainside layout in Coquitlam to its former glory.

    Coquitlam-based JK World Group finalized the purchase just before Christmas. The property includes a championship course, executive course, driving range and two restaurants.

    Along with the new owners comes a new name. The facility is now known as GreenTee Country Club Westwood Plateau.

    Westwood’s Country Club course is now known as the Sky Course, while the executive layout has been renamed the Fine Course.

  • Ziemer's B.C. Golf Notes: Roger Sloan upbeat about return to Korn Ferry Tour

    BC's Roger Sloan Is Looking To Play His Best Golf On The Korn Ferry Tour - Image Credit Bernard Brault/Golf Canada

    Cooper Humphreys comes close on Asher Tour; Clara Ding wins in Florida; Lauren Kim named female amateur of the year

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    (January 13, 2025) - Roger Sloan hasn’t spent a lot of time feeling sorry for himself since losing his PGA TOUR card. This isn’t the first time the former Merritt resident has been forced to return to golf’s minor leagues, where he must now play his way back to the PGA TOUR.

    He’s been there, done that and now he has to do it again. It’s that simple. There’s no point dwelling on what was a poor 2024 season. “I have been through it before so I kind of know what to expect,” Sloan said in an interview with British Columbia Golf.

  • An Aloha Moment For Abbotsford’s Nick Taylor, Who Wins The Sony Open In Dramatic Fashion

    BC's Nick Taylor Won His 5th PGA TOUR Title At The Sony Open In Hawaii - Image Credit Bryan Outram/BC Golf

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    For a good chunk of his PGA TOUR career, Nick Taylor flew under the radar. He was known as a steady, not spectacular, player who quietly went about his business.

    Not anymore. Taylor has developed a flair for the dramatic. The bigger the moment, the better he plays. And when he gets in contention, Taylor just hits one clutch shot after another.

    He did it again on a magical Sunday on the island of Oahu where Taylor chipped in for eagle on the 72nd hole and then beat Nico Echavarria of Colombia on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to win the Sony Open in Hawaii.

  • BC Golf Community Mourns The Passing of Ken Stewart

    British Columbia  Golf joins the entire golf community in mourning the recent passing of Ken Stewart at the age of 93.
     
    Ken was a member of Gorge Vale GC in Victoria since 1956, and he was a past Director and Vice President of the BCGA from 1987 to 2003 and the RCGA from 1993 to 2003 where he served as a Governor.

    Below we repost with permission his obituary as it was run in his home club's newsletter. Also, please link to this page to see the official obituary as it ran in the Times Colonist. 

  • Ziemer's B.C. Golf Notes: Too Many Bogeys Cost Hadwin At Sentry Birdie-Fest

    Adam Hadwin Is Shown Here In 2024 Sony Open In Hawaii (Image Credit: Bryan Outram/BC Golf)

    Ziemer's Notes: Macdonald heads to Bahamas for Korn Ferry Tour opener; Zalli about to become a world traveller on DP Challenge Tour; Humphreys top-10s at Thunderbolt Invitational; Clara Ding impresses in Florida

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    (January 6, 2025)  - A four-round total of 18-under par will usually get you a top 10, maybe even a win, most weeks on the PGA TOUR.

    Not at Kapalua’s Plantation course, where the season-opening Sentry tournament is an absolute birdie-fest.

    Abbotsford’s Adam Hadwin had 24 birdies and an eagle in his 72 holes of golf at the Plantation and just eked out a top-30 finish by finishing 29th at 18-under par.

  • Ziemer's B.C. Golf Notes: Macdonald gets unexpected Korn Ferry Tour promotion

    Capilano hires its new superintendent from within, now looking for new head pro; British Columbians blanked at Asian Tour Q-school; Anna Huang earns status on Ladies European Tour

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    It was a lost opportunity, one that had weighed heavily on Stuart Macdonald in recent months. After a fine season on the PGA Tour Americas circuit, the Vancouver pro had come agonizingly close this past fall to earning a promotion to the Korn Ferry Tour.

    Ten Korn Ferry Tour cards were handed out when the PGA Tour Americas season ended in early September and Macdonald fell from 10th to 11th in the final event of the season. It’s not a stretch to say he was devastated.

    But Macdonald’s story has a happy ending. You could call it a Christmas miracle of sorts.

  • PGA Of BC Announces 2025 Championships Schedule

    Via: PGA of BC

    Richmond, BC (December 19, 2024) - The PGA of BC is excited to announce its Championships Schedule for the 2025 season.

    The PGA of BC is thrilled to welcome members to the following tournaments set to take place across the province next year. Returning to the Association's competitive slate in 2025, the Pro-Pro Championship will make its comeback September 8 & 9 at Tower Ranch Golf Club.

    The schedule for the Jack McLaughlin Memorial Pro-Junior Series has yet to be finalized. The event will take place at four unique locations throughout BC during the month of July. The complete Pro-Junior Series schedule, including dates and locations, will be released in the new year.

  • BC Golf Presents, Ziemer's Top 10 Best Stories From 2024

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    DELTA, BC (December 17, 2024) - British Columbia golfers continued to shine in 2024. Abbotsford, BC's Nick Taylor’s win at WM Phoenix Open highlights our top 10 best stories of the past year.

    If anyone was wondering what Nick Taylor was going to do for an encore after his incredible win at the 2023 RBC Canadian Open, the Abbotsford native delivered it early in 2024. Eight months after winning his national open, Taylor went out and won one of the PGA TOUR’s flagship events in what is now his second home.

    Taylor rolled in a 10-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole to beat Charley Hoffman and capture the WM Phoenix Open title. That win, Taylor’s fourth on the PGA TOUR, is our selection as the top British Columbia golf story of 2024.

    Taylor, who will soon be defending his title at TPC Scottsdale, spoke with British Columbia Golf and reminisced about that win in the Arizona desert.

  • PGA TOUR Announces 2025 PGA TOUR Americas Schedule - Including Two Stops In B.C.

    Golf Canada via PGA TOUR Communications 

    PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida – (December 16, 2024)  - The PGA TOUR announced the 2025 PGA TOUR Americas schedule, which features 16 tournaments contested across eight countries, beginning in March and culminating in September at the Fortinet Cup Championship contested at Morgan Creek Golf Course in Surrey, British Columbia and where Korn Ferry Tour membership will be awarded to the top 10 finishers on the season-long Fortinet Cup standings.

    For the second consecutive season, the top 10 players in the final Fortinet Cup standings will earn Korn Ferry Tour membership for the 2026 season. A $225,000 USD purse will be contested for at each of the 16 events, totaling a $3.6 million USD pot for the season. Additionally, a $100,000 bonus pool will be shared among the top 10 players, with $25,000 awarded to the points leader, courtesy of Fortinet.

    Click HERE to see complete story & schedule. 

  • BC's Kevin Stinson Wins PGA Head Professional Championship of Canada

    By: Brendan Stasiewich, PGA of Canada

    MISSION INN RESORT, FLORIDA (December 12, 2024) -  Sometimes, placing in second is heartbreaking. A tournament can come down to one single shot, or one single mental mistake.

    Sometimes, though, like this week for example at the PGA Head Professional Championship of Canada presented by Callaway Golf and supported by G&G Brands, nobody was left thinking that.

    Sometimes, a player gets on such a heater, no other player can even think about 13 strokes they could have shaved off.

    After rounds of 67 and 68 at Mission Inn Resort in Howey-In-The-Hills, Florida, Stinson closed with a final-round 66, the low round of the tournament, for a commanding victory.

    Click HERE to see complete story on PGA of Canada website. 

  • LaunchPad Golf Expands Across Canada With Six New Locations Including One In B.C.

    By Terry Lenyk/Golf Canada

    (December 10, 2024) CALGARY – LaunchPad Golf is set to significantly expand its footprint with the opening of six new locations across Canada.

    The new venues will include North Calgary (AB), South Edmonton (AB), Richmond (BC), Markham (ON), Kitchener-Waterloo (ON), and a new flagship 60-suite venue at Durham Live (www.dlive.ca) in Pickering (ON). The Pickering site will anchor the company’s expansion, featuring its largest facility yet as part of the Durham Live entertainment district.

  • Ziemer's B.C. Golf Notes: Q-school Ends In Disappointment For BC's Crisologo, Ewart & Macdonald

    Yeji Kwon misses cut at LPGA Q-school; Henry Lee advances to final stage of Asian Tour Q-school; Surrey council to debate Peace Portal redevelopment in New Year

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    (December 9, 2024) - The second stage of PGA TOUR Q-school wrapped up last week and its long list of casualties included British Columbians Stuart Macdonald of Vancouver, Chris Crisologo of Richmond and A.J. Ewart of Coquitlam.

    For them and so many others, PGA TOUR regular Joel Dahmen had some words of encouragement he posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “For every player who didn’t get thru 2nd stage this year, keep your head up,” Dahmen said in his post. “I never got through myself. Keep believing.”

  • Matthew Palsenbarg Dominates To Win First-Ever PGA Of BC Simulator Series Event

    Courtesy, PGA of BC

    Richmond, BC (December 3, 2024)  - The PGA of BC Simulator Series presented by Club Champion debuted in spectacular fashion as professionals embraced the challenge of virtual competition.

    The series' first event, which took place at St. Andrews Links, Old Course, concluded with a commanding performance by Matthew Palsenbarg (Point Grey Golf & Country Club) who claimed victory with an impressive 8-under-par 64.

    "I knew the bar to beat was 4-under, and that 10-foot circle was all that mattered," said Palsenbarg. "I hit 18/18 greens and even drove the ninth to 68 feet for the 3-putt par. I was really happy with it and I can't lie, the nerves were real on the home stretch knowing that OB right was on every hole coming home."

  • Video: BC Golf CEO Kris Jonasson Talks With ModGolf Show Host Colin Weston

    (December 6, 2024) - Recently British Columbia Golf CEO Kris Jonasson spent some time answering a number of golf-related questions about the state of the game in our province on the ModGolf Live Podcast.

    Check it out here: