Edward Bellrose Takes Mid-Master Title In Golden, B.C.

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

GOLDEN, B.C. (July 18, 2024) - He is only 25, so there could be many more highlights to come, but chances are Wyatt Brook will always remember July 2024 as some of the best days of his golfing life.

“Considering I had one top 10 in a British Columbia Golf event before in my life, this has been a pretty special two weeks,” Brook said after winning the B.C. Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship at Golden Golf Club.

That win followed Brook’s third-place finish last week at the B.C. Amateur Championship at Ledgeview Golf Club in Abbotsford.

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

GOLDEN, B.C. (July 17, 2024) - Wyatt Brook is what you would call a Mid-Amateur rookie and he’s making quite the splash at his debut event.

The 25-year-old Heffley Creek resident fired a four-under 68 in the second round and has a six-shot lead heading into Thursday’s final round of the B.C. Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship at Golden Golf Club.

GOLDEN, B.C. (July 16, 2024) - Golden Golf Club proved to be a stern test in the first round of the B.C. Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship and that came as no surprise to director of operationsGraeme Kreiner.

“It’s playing tough now with our greens,” Kreiner said. “They are not Augusta-fast, but there is so much slope and we do have a nice speed on them now. You certainly have to pay attention when you have the putter in your hands.”

The same could be said about your driver. Golden is a tree-lined layout and narrow in spots. Stray too far off the fairway and you’re in trouble.

Yeji Kwon gets first pro win; Nathan Ward seeks to defend title at B.C. Mid-Amateur Championship; Hadwin, Taylor head to Open Championship

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

DELTA, B.C. (July 15, 2024) - Shelly Stouffer saved her birdies for when she really needed them in the final round of the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship.

The Nanoose Bay resident began the final round with a three-shot lead — thanks in no small part to a four-under 68 in the second round — but that cushion had evaporated by the time she and American Catherine Matgranga had reached the 16th tee at Crown Isle Golf Resort in Courtenay.

Matgranga, a Fort Worth, Tex., resident had birdied the 14th and 15th holes to pull even. Stouffer hadn’t made a birdie all day. The momentum seemed to be on the Texan’s side.

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

ABBOTSFORD (July 12, 2024) - There is a certain symmetry to Cooper Humphreys becoming the first player to successfully defend his B.C. Amateur Championship in nearly 20 years and doing it at Ledgeview Golf Course.

The renowned Abbotsford layout has produced an impressive list of fine players, including the likes of Nick Taylor, Adam Hadwin, Ray Stewart and James Lepp. It was Lepp who last repeated as B.C. Amateur champion when he won his last of four straight B.C. Ams in 2005.

Humphreys most definitely has some Lepp in him. Like Lepp in his heyday, the 19-year-old Vernon resident can make the game look easy.

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

ABBOTSFORD (July 11, 2024) - Cooper Humphreys and James Fahy each have a chance to accomplish something at the B.C. Amateur Championship that hasn’t been done in a while.

Humphreys, the 2023 champion from Vernon, has an opportunity to become the first player to successfully defend his title since James Lepp won four in a row beginning in 2002. Fahy, a Vancouver resident, will be looking to become the first player older than 30 to win a B.C. Amateur since Victoria’s Bryan Toth captured the 2006 championship.

Fahy, like Toth was in 2006, is 32 years old.

B.C. All-Abilities Champion Matt Hallatt (R) Is Shown In This BC Golf File Photo

Popert and Bish Go Wire-to-Wire at Sand Creek Station

By JC Sites, USGA

Newton, KAN. (July10, 2024) - The first day of the 3rd U.S. Adaptive Open saw the lowest scores in the history in the men’s and women’s divisions of the championship, recorded by Kipp Popert (65) and Bailey Bish (69), respectively.

 On the final day of the championship, Popert and Bish followed through on those record rounds by claiming victory at Sand Creek Station.

The following Canadians were winners of their respective categories: 

Chris Willis, Canada (Upper Limb Impairment, men);  Natasha Stasiuk, Canada (Intellectual Impairment, women), Kiefer Jones, Canada (Vision Impairment, men),

Third place in his respective category went to Kurtis Barkley, Canada (Short Stature, men)

CLICK HERE to see complete story and results on USGA website. 

Click HERE to read about B.C.s' Dustin Boydell's story in the Abbotsford News.

B.C. Amateur Halfway Leader James Fahy

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

ABBOTSFORD (July 10, 2024) — James Fahy has apparently decided the road to follow at the B.C. Amateur Championship is Route 66. The 32-year-old Marine Drive Golf Club member fired his second straight four-under 66 at Ledgeview Golf Course to grab the halfway lead at the 122nd playing of the B.C. Amateur. He is more than a little surprised to be leading.

“We’ll see what happens,” Fahy said. “I am kind of waiting for things to get a little loosey-goosey. Golfing at 32 is very different than 22.”

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.

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.

Humphreys in good form as he readies for B.C. Amateur title defence; Barker wins Ogopogo in record-setting fashion; Stinson prevails at Chilliwack Open

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.

Two players from the same family both competing in the BC Am at some point in their careers may be more common than you might think but playing in the same one is more special...

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