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- Golfers Invited to Burnaby Mountain Golf Festival -

Burnaby, B.C. (April 21, 2016) - The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) Linkster Tour will be heading to Burnaby Mountain Golf Course in Burnaby, B.C., this Saturday. Junior golfers from all over the lower mainland will compete in 8 separate age divisions ranging from ages 5 to 14.

Accompanying the tournament will be the Burnaby Mountain Golf Festival. The festival will begin at 10:00 a.m. and run until 1:00 p.m. Attendees can take advantage of free golf clinics taught by expert PGA of Canada professionals. Kids will also have a chance to showcase their talents at the Little Linkster skills competition with prizes to be won. Golfers will be able to take advantage of special discounts on spring clothing and equipment.

SFU's Mackenzie Field Has Been Named To The 2015-16 All-Academic Team. Field Posted The Highest GPA (4.33) Among The 14 Selections To The Team - Image Courtesy SFU Athletics 

courtesy Steve Frost, SFU Athletics

PORTLAND, Ore. – Senior Mackenzie Field from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference champion Simon Fraser University women’s golf team is the top student athlete selected to the 2015-16 Conference All-Academic Team. She was named to the team for the second straight year.

The SFU Clan Women's Golf Squad Took The GNAC Women's Team Championship At Coeur d'Alene Resort In Idaho - Image Courtesy SFU Athletics

courtesy SFU Athletics

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – Sophomore Michelle Waters of Qualicum Beach birdied the first playoff hole Tuesday to win medalist honours and lead Simon Fraser to the team championship at the 2016 GNAC Women’s Golf Championships at the Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course.

Waters, who shot Monday’s low round of 3-over-par 74, turned in a 77 on the second round to finish the day at 9-over-par 151. She held off a valiant comeback attempt by Saint Martin’s Jennifer Liedes for her first tournament victory.

Delta, B.C.'s Amanda Minni Picked Up Her Third Win On The CJGA Circuit At Swaneset Bay Resort and Country Club - Image courtesy CJGA Facebook

-Six Juniors Earn Exemptions into the Nike Golf Junior Championships-

Pitt Meadows, B.C (April 18, 2016) -The first of eight Nike Golf Junior Series tournaments commenced this past weekend at the Swaneset Bay Resort and Country Club in Pitt Meadows, B.C.

During the two-day event, junior golfers from the lower mainland as well as Alberta competed for invitations to the coveted Nike Golf Junior Championship to be held in Ontario later this summer. The highlight of the tournament goes to Sarah Lawrence, who claimed her first career CJGA win with a two-day total of eight under par.

"The girls stole the show at Swaneset this past weekend" said CJGA BC Tournament Director, Brad Ewart. "Sarah Lawrence, Victoria Liu and Mai Hiyashi all shot their best tournament scores ever. For the rest of the girls, many shot their best competitive scores as well."

WHAT IS THE 'PLAY LIKE THE PROS' CHARITY CHALLENGE?

Play Like The Pros Charity Challenge is a series of mini-tournaments at some of the best golf courses in Canada where golfers pledge support for junior golf through the Golf Canada Foundation.

The winners at each event and the top fundraising teams will qualify to play Glen Abbey on Monday July 25th, 2016 – the day after the RBC Canadian Open, from the same tees, pin positions, and tournament conditions as the pros played!

 Langley's Jessica Wallace Sits Fifth On The Symetra Tour Money List After Her Latest Top 10 Finish On The LPGA Tour's Developmental Circuit - Image Courtesy Golf Canada

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

Langley’s Jessica Wallace recorded her second top-10 finish Sunday in three Symetra Tour starts this year at the Chico’s Patty Berg Memorial tourney in Fort Myers, Fla. Wallace closed with a one-under 71 to finish the 72-hole event at two-under par and tied for eighth place.

The Chico’s tourney had a unique format that saw members of the LPGA’s Legends Tour play with Symetra Tour players on the weekend.

SOAR — Which Stands For Sharing Our Activities And Resources—Combines Curl BC's Capital One Rocks And Rings, British Columbia Golf’s Playground To Fairway And Tennis BC’s Tennis For Schools Programs, Bringing A Three-Day Snapshot To Elementary Schools Across The Province - All Images Courtesy SOAR

Three Provincial Sport Associations Have Collaborated To Reach Elementary Students In The Province’s More Remote Communities

by Haley Cameron  

“Left on what?” prompted Maureen Blaseckie to a gymnasium full of grade threes at Duncan, B.C.’s Alex Aitken Elementary School earlier this spring.

“Lemon!” came the resounding response from the excited group of eight year olds. “And right on what?” asked Blaseckie, holding up an oversized golf club to show its colour-coded grip to the class.“Raspberry!” they replied. “The grip is the hardest part of the game,” Blaseckie explained. “But you guys are experts now, so the rest is easy.”

Blaseckie, an avid curler out of the Archie Browning rink in Esquimalt, was in Duncan for three days at the end of March to lead the local SOAR delivery.

Comox Golf Club's Edith Albrecht (R) Is Welcomed By Club Captain Sharon Crowe At The Zone 6 Spring Captains’ Meeting - Image Courtesy Comox Golf Club/Sharon Crowe

by Sharon Crowe, Comox Ladies Club Capt. 

Recently, Edith Albrecht celebrated her 90th birthday. She started her golfing career at age 25, hitting balls in her brother-in-law’s blackberry field. She was hooked by the game and started participating in tournaments in Zone 6, all over Vancouver Island and BC.

The CN Future Links Mobile Golf Clinics are FREE and they're coming to Eaglequest Golf Centres in Coquitlam and Coyote Creek in Surrey.

The XXVIII Campeonato Internacional De Afficionados sees Brent Wilson and Craig Doell representing British Columbia at the Lima Golf Club in Lima, Peru. In this tournament, the “Manuel Prado Cup” is played by two-player teams with aggregate scores, and the “Carlos Raffo Cup” is awarded to the best individual score.  

The 2016 PNGA Cup is being held this year from May 4-6 at the Richmond Country Club in Richmond, British Columbia.

This Ryder-Cup style championship features some of the most notable amateur golfers in the Pacific Northwest region with 12-member teams representing the regional golf associations that makeup the Pacific Northwest Golf Association, which includes British Columbia Golf, Idaho Golf Association, Oregon Golf Association, and Washington State Golf Association.

Teams play four-ball, foursome and singles matches to select a champion.

British Columbia Golf is a leader and steward of golf, building participation and supporting the sport by providing resources, education and competition for British Columbians.

Thanks to the continued support from viaSPORT British Columbia and the Province of B.C.'s Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, the programs delivered by British Columbia Golf can continue to be made available throughout the province. The funding put forward from the Province of British Columbia is vital to these programs.

Dear Masters Athlete,

Spring is arriving the way one would hope as it's gracing us with its beauty here in Vancouver – the host city for the inaugural Americas Masters Games. The Americas Masters Games wants to let you know of a special registration incentive courtesy of their great partners.

WestJet is giving everybody who has registered by April 30th a chance to win two flights for anywhere they fly in Canada. Plus, you’ll get four free nights at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel where you will be right in the heart of the action. What do you need to do?

For the first time in history the Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada is coming to the Okanagan Valley. Now is your chance to get your tickets and be a part of history.

The GolfBC Championship runs the week of June 6th - 12th, 2016 with competition days taking place June 9th - 12th at Gallagher’s Canyon Golf and Country Club in Kelowna.

Four-day Championship Tournament Passes are now on sale online for a limited time offer of $25. This represents a savings of $15 off the Day Pass admission price. The Championship Pass is valid all day for all four days of tournament play June 9th - 12th.

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SFU Clan Sophomore Chris Crisologo Fired Three Rounds In The 60's To Earn Medallist Honours At The Mustang Intercollegiate In Arizona

courtesy Steve Frost, SFU Athletics

GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Simon Fraser University sophomore Chris Crisologo had an eagle on the fifth hole to move to 5-under-par 67 on the final day to come-from-behind and win the Mustang Intercollegiate on Tuesday at the Palm Valley Golf Club.

Crisologo, ranked No. 20 in NCAA Division II, shot rounds of 69, 67, and 67 for a 203 total at the par 72, 7015 Yards Palm Valley Golf Course to share medalist honours with Brent Grant of BYU Hawaii. Grant fired rounds of 65, 69 and 69.

Jared du Toit (Photo/Golf Canada Archive)

Josh Whalen moves from No. 11 up to No. 9 in the Canadian rankings after picking up 28 spots in the world rankings. The junior from Napanee, Ont., finished tied for 20th at the Aggie Invitational that included an opening-round 69 which had him tied for first place after the first day. It was his second Top-20 result of the season.

The only other player in the Top-10 to move up in the world rankings this past week was Alastair Tidcombe, who finished tied for 16th at the Azalea Invitational.

Jared du Toit, who carries the No. 1 ranking in Canada for the second straight week, finished tied for 17th at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational. It was his seventh Top-20 finish of the season.

A.J. Ewart (Photo/Golf Canada)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Tyler Costigan/Golf Canada) — Development Squad member A.J. Ewart birdied his final two holes to earn a one-stroke victory in the U19 division at the Canadian Junior Golf Association’s (CJGA) B.C. Junior Open presented by Pacific Rim Intercollegiate Golf.

Holding the 18-hole lead, the Coquitlam product kept up the pace in Sunday’s final round to close out the wire-to-wire victory at 4-under par (70-70). The Team Canada rookie fended off the battling Henry Lee of Coquitlam, who closed the tournament one-stroke back of Ewart at 3-under. Both competitors ended as the only two athletes to finish under-par at the University Golf Club.

image courtesy BCGSA via Twitter

Bid On Rounds Of Golf To Support A Great Cause With Rounds 4 Research 

Bid now to get great deals on great golf! Whether you choose to bid on courses that have challenged the greatest players in golf or whether you just want a great deal on a local gem, you are supporting the future of the game by funding turfgrass research programs.

image courtesy GNAC (Great Northwest Athletic Conference)

Simon Fraser University Sophomore Chris Crisologo Has Been Named To The British Columbia Golf Morse Cup Team For The 50th Pacific Coast Amateur 

British Columbia Golf has named its Morse Cup team for the 50th Pacific Coast Amateur Championship being held at the Seattle Golf Club in Washington State from July 26-29. 

The Morse Cup Team Competition has been held as part of the Pacific Coast Amateur Championship since 1967. The last team from British Columbia to claim the title was in 2013 when the event was hosted by Capilano Golf & Country Club.

Image Credit Alfie Lau

BC Provincial Coach Jody Jackson (Left) Will Help Lead The Vancouver Island Provincial ID Camp

courtesy British Columbia Golf

British Columbia Golf will be hosting a Provincial-Regional ID Camp on Saturday, May 7th, 2016 at Arbutus Ridge Golf Course, home of the 2016 BC Junior Boys Championship.

The training/ID camp will be led by two BC Provincial Golf Coaches, Jody Jackson and Matt Cella and is designed to identify juveniles and juniors on the competitive pathway for the "Introduction to Competition" and “Learn to Compete” stages of development under the Long Term Player Development Guide For Golf. The LTPD Guide can be found at www.golfcanada.ca