British Columbia Golf - The Scorecard Magazine Vol. 5 Issue 6

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Team B.C. Makes It Four In A Row At North Pacific Junior Ladies Matches

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Magical Back Nine Gives Dan Swanson His First Provincial Title

Play Where The Pros Do

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Stouffer Coasts To A Five-Shot Win In B.C. Women?s Mid-Amateur Championship

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BC's Mary Parsons Named To Golf Canada's Pan Am Team

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Team B.C. Makes It Four In A Row At North Pacific Junior Ladies Matches

Michael Crisologo Following In His Big Brother?s Footsteps UBC Men, Women Stage Dramatic Comebacks To Win Canadian University/College Championship

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BC's Mary Parsons Named To Golf Canada's Pan Am Team

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Toptracer Technology Comes To Cultus Lake Golf Club

BC Mid-Am Host Ledgeview Still Waiting For Its New Clubhouse Three Years After Fire

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The Nanaimo Golf Club Is A Hidden Gem Designed By A.V. Macan And Will Celebrate Its 100th Birthday Next Year

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Magical Back Nine Gives Dan Swanson His First Provincial Title

Stouffer Coasts To A Five-Shot Win In B.C. Women?s Mid-Amateur Championship

Surrey, BC's Lauren Kim Takes Junior Girls Title In Future Links, Driven By Acura Pacific Championship Parting shot

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In si de t h i s Issue In this month's edition of the Scorecard we have the results of our survey on Gender Equalit y in golf. Following up on our theme from last month we are focusing on the very important initiative of promoting women's involvement in the game.

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have reports on some of the successes of our BC golfers in competition including the Men's & Women's Mid-Amateur/Mid-Master Championships (page28 & page 32), the Future Links driven by Acura Pacific Championships (page 44 ) and the successful As previously noted, making golf more accessible and welcoming to 'four-peat' completed by BC's women and girls will very much be young women in the North Pacific Junior Ladies Team Matches a priority for British Columbia Golf in 2019 and the years ahead. (page 21).

At the same time you can find In order to help facilitate that stories on the dramatic comeback growth and involvement, wins by both the men's and gathering input from those women's teams from UBC at the directly affected is of great Canadian University/College importance and the insights provided through this survey shed Championships (page 36), the resurgence of the Cultus Lake GC some very bright light on the along with its unveiling of a perceptions and thus realities Toptracer range (page 40) and a offered by both the women and fascinating follow-up story by the men who took part.

Brad Ziemer regarding Ledgeview You can see the summary and GC's clubhouse drama still many of the comments submitted ongoing 3 years after their for the survey on page(s) 16. devastating fire (page 24).

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During the recent U.S. Women's Open held at the Country Club of Charleston in Charleston, SC, a weather delay was in effect during the 2nd round when lightning struck a tree between the 18th and 11th holes. No one was injured according to the United States Golf Association, but you can see just how powerful this storm was in a pretty scary video that shows lightning hitting the tree below.

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Lots to see, and do, in Fort McMurray Okay, I?ll admit it, not even I can golf all day, every day. So, when in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Or in this case, when in Fort McMurray, do what the McMurrayites do ? visit their amazing community in its entirety.

From understanding what the Athabasca Oil Sands are really all about at the Oil Sands Discovery Centre; to the history of early transportation displayed at the Heritage Shipyard; to the Shell Place recreation complex on MacDonald Island Park; or perhaps hiking or quadding PG 12 | JUN 2019

around the amazing Athabasca Sand Dunes, there is something for everyone here to see, and do, after you put the sticks down for the day.

Oh, did we mention water sports? No? With five rivers flowing through the Wood Buffalo area, there are monsters waiting to be pulled out of the northern waters with hook and line. Or, you can kayak or boat up and down these wide-ranging, fast moving tributaries that flow northward toward the Arctic.

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almost 50 per cent of the population - of anywhere in the country. As such, they love to host major sporting events, with over 8,000 visitors over the past three years taking in sports tourism events including the Baseball Canada 18U National Championships, the 2018 Alberta Winter Games, two CFL pre-season and regular season games, numerous provincial championships and many awaiting the upcoming 2022 Arctic Winter Games.

So while I love to golf, I also love the opportunity to taste what a community has to offer, and Fort McMurray and the Wood Buffalo Region, provide you with more than you can consume at one sitting.

And of course, there are those amazing Northern Lights, easily visible from just outside the urban area and a sight to behold if you?ve never had the chance to see them up close and personal.

For more on the area, check out fortmcmurraytourism.com, follow them on Instagram

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@FortMcMurrayTourism, or search for Fort McMurray Tourism on Facebook.

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A recent survey conducted with publishing partner Inside Golf on gender equality in golf saw more than 1700 BC Golf members take the time to make their feelings known.

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Top Survey Results Less than

Only one-in-20 women believe there is no gender discrimination whatsoever as compared to more than one-in-five for men.

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More than half of women respondents were either not aware of any Women's Golf Day events near them or are not even aware of Women's Golf Day at all.

Overall 9-in-10 women play at least occasionally with men but 1-in-3 men either never, or rarely, play with a woman.

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Play Where The Pros Do Natural beauty, abundant sunshine, crystal clear lakes and an extended golf season are all reasons that Kelowna is truly a golfers paradise!

Add in impeccably manicured fairways, incredible vistas, towering pines, natural grasses and majestic willows and the golf experience you are searching for can be found at any of Kelowna?s 19 spectacular golf courses.

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where the pros do. Kelowna plays host to one of the three Mackenzie Tour - PGA Tour Canada events held in British Columbia each year. Okanagan Golf Club?s The Bear course, designed by the legendary Jack Nicklaus, provides a challenging qualifying site.

Gallagher?s Canyon Golf & Country Club hosts the four-day main event, which starts on June 13th, and is known as the GolfBC Championship. The tournament

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Gallagher?s Canyon Pinnacle Course brings golf tour players to compete on The Canyon?s challenging fairways and well protected greens while trying not to be distracted by the awe-inspiring vistas.

You can turn your Kelowna golf getaway into one you will always remember by watching the pros one day and playing the next. To experience both of GolfBC?s Kelowna properties to their fullest why not play a round of golf on Okanagan PG 29 | JUN 2019

Golf Club?s The Bear or The Quali one day, and then be a GolfBC Championship spectator at Gallagher?s Canyon the next?

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Team British Columbia Are Winners Of The North Pacific Junior Ladies Team Matches For The Fourth Consecutive Year

Team B.C. Makes It Four In A Row At North Pacific Junior Ladies Matches Foursomes, otherwise known as alternate shot, is for many players the most nerve-wracking format of match play golf. You never would have known it by PG 20 | JUN 2019

watching Team British Columbia perform in the final day at the North Pacific Junior Ladies Team Matches at Quilchena Golf & Country Club in Richmond.

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The six B.C. girls earned all nine points up for grabs in their three alternate-shot matches to register their fourth straight victory in the annual event that includes fellow juniors from Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

four-ball matches, but quickly took charge in alternate shot.

The team of Zhang and Baek led the way, collecting all six points from their two matches. Zhang said she and Baek just clicked as a team. ?I love match play and Chaewon and I work very well The B.C. team of Chaewon Baek together,?Zhang said. ?We keep of Langley, Euna Han of Coquitlam, Lauren Kim of Surrey, pushing the accelerator and never let the other team have Tiffany Kong of Vancouver, any chances to win.

Angel Lin of Surrey and Angela Zhang of Vancouver combined to ?Even though we had some earn 15 points in the two-day screw-ups, I think we finished competition. Washington was one or two-under today in second with 11.5, while Oregon alternate shots which is finished with six points and Idaho extremely impressive. She pretty earned 3.5. much stuck it to within five feet on every par 3 and I birdied it The North Pacific Junior Ladies Team Matches are modeled after every time. And I would stick it on very nice from like 170 yards the Curtis Cup matches for amateur women. All competition and leave her an easy two-putt is match play with the front nine par. It was that kind of worth one point, the back nine one point and the overall 18 another point. Six four-ball matches were played on the Saturday with six foursome (alternate-shot) matches played Sunday.

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The Devastating Fire That Destoyed The Clubhouse At Ledgeview Golf Club In Abbotsford In April Of 2016.

The Club Has Yet To Find Out What Sort Of Replacement Will Be Built

BC Mid-Am Host Ledgeview Still Waiting For Its New Clubhouse Three Years After Fire The leader in the clubhouse at the B.C. Men?s & Women?s Mid-Amateur Championship at Ledgeview Golf Club is. . .wait, there is no clubhouse. And that?s a shame.

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restaurant are operated out of trailers at the opposite end of the parking lot.

The golf course, meanwhile, is in absolute pristine condition. ?The condition of this course is as good as I have played on this year,?said former B.C. Amateur Champion Sandy Harper of Nanaimo, one of the competitors at the Mid-Am. ?It?s just amazing how good the fairways are.?

The reason why the City of Abbotsford, which owns the land and what was the clubhouse, has stalled on a replacement is something of a mystery. Ledgeview is highly regarded in British Columbia golfing circles and has produced a number of top-caliber players, including the likes of PGA TOUR winners Adam Hadwin and Nick Taylor, as well as former amateur sensation James Lepp and former PGA TOUR member Ray St ewart .

Kelowna?s Norm Bradley, another of the competitors at the tournament, was a member PG 25 | JUN 2019

of Ledgeview back in the 1980s and early 1990s. He, like so many others, can?t understand why the City of Abbotsford is not looking after a course he considers something of a civic treasure. ?I think this is one of the best golf courses in B.C,?

Bradley said. ?It is one of the most challenging courses in B.C. It has the best set of par 3s, it is really demanding off the tee.

The greens are very challenging.

They can drive you crazy. . .The golf course is tremendous.?

Bradley and others think it is a shame that Ledgeview is being forced to operate out of make-shift facilities. ?I think someone needs to go shake their heads on city council and say, ?listen, we have a great golf course here, we need to take care of it and we need to do whatever we need to do and bring the outside of the golf course back to where the actual course is at.?This place is gold. . .I do think saner heads will prevail and they?ll do it right.?

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The Nanaimo Golf Club Is A Hidden Gem Designed By AV Macan And Will Celebrate Its 100th Birthday Next Year

Helijet &The Nanaimo Golf Club Team Up For One Day Golf Getaways My day began at Helijet?s Vancouver Harbour terminal, where I boarded the 8:40 a.m. flight to Nanaimo. Did I mention the sun was shining? As luck would have it, it was one of those picture-postcard kind of days when we West Coasters really appreciate where we live.

I told my wife it was going to be a tough day at the office, but she wasn?t buying it. She knew I was golfing. Again. And she knew this little one-day golf getaway was going to be different from all of the others.

The views were outstanding as our chopper flew low over the Lions Gate Bridge and out over the Strait of Georgia. Not even a couple of double-bogeys were going to spoil this day.

After all, I was travelling in style.

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Magical Back Nine Gives Dan Swanson His First Provincial Title It was moments like this that Dan Swanson envisioned when he decided a couple of years ago to apply to regain his amateur status. A couple times on the back nine of the final round of the B.C. Men?s Mid-Amateur Championship the 40-year-old PG 28 | JUN 2019

found himself thinking back to past battles he?d had in provincial championship events in his late teens and early 20s. Those ones didn?t always end well.

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Storey Creek in Campbell River, for example. This time, 20 years later, Swanson sealed the deal with a brilliant back nine at Ledgeview Golf Club to finally claim that elusive provincial title. ?It?s crazy,?Swanson said. ?I've been playing in BCGA events for how many years and this is my first BCGA win. It?s cool. It is something I have been working on for a long time. It is great to have a second chance at my golf career basically as an amateur.

And it was special to have my dad (Dale) out there caddying for me.?

Swanson shot a five-under 30 on Ledgeview?s back nine to chase down Richmond?s Mike Aizawa.

He birdied five of his last 10 holes to shoot a three-under 67, matching the low round of the tournament. ?It was magical really,?Swanson said of his finish. ?It was one of those back nines where I had flashbacks of going up against James Lepp in the 1990s. It was just crazy. It was fun.?

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Dan Swanson Managed To Pitch This Shot Out Of And Over The Trees On The Final Hole To 3 Feet And Made The Birdie Putt That Would Lead To His Win In The BC Men's Mid-Amateur And Mid-Master Championships At Ledgeview Golf Club

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Stouffer Coasts To A Five-Shot Win In B.C. Women?s Mid-Amateur Championship Shelly Stouffer was delighted with everything about her play at the B.C. Women?s Mid-Amateur Championship. Well, almost everything.

She wasn?t thrilled about her final hole. ?I finished with a bang,?Stouffer said with a laugh after she four-putted the 18th green at Ledgeview Golf & Country Club on Thursday for her only double-bogey of the tournament. ?I was trying to PG 32 | JUN 2019

make the (birdie) putt. Oh well.?

Stouffer could have afforded to take three or four more whacks at it on the 18th green. The Nanoose Bay resident had arrived there with a seven-shot lead.

Stouffer, returning to a provincial championship for the first time in three years, finished the 54-hole event at eight-over par and beat Port Alberni?s Christina Proteau by five shots.

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That?s the same margin she had when the final round started.

Stouffer struck the ball beautifully all day. ?It was stress-free, but I was nervous when I started,?she said. ?I hit a pretty poor shot on the first hole.

I managed to get my approach on the green but then I three-putted.

She quickly settled down and made few mistakes the rest of the way ?I really enjoyed the course,?Stouffer said of Ledgeview?s demanding par-70 layout. ?It sets up good for my game, I guess. I hit great shots. I hit like 15 greens today. I had three three-putts and a four-putt and still shot 74.?

Asked to describe what part of her game was especially sharp this week, Stouffer said: ?I would say my iron shots were pretty good, my tee shots were really pretty good. Pretty much everything was pretty good.?

Proteau, the defending Mid-Amateur champion and a three-time winner of the B.C. Women?s Amateur, said she simply wasn?t able to capitalize PG 33 | JUN 2019

on the few openings Stouffer gave her in Thursday?s final round. ?I got one back on five and she hit it in the trees on six and I hit a good drive and what I thought was a really good 8-iron but it came up short and spun back,?Proteau said. ?I hit a great chip but we both made five. So there was a little opening there, but the openings only get bigger if you are able to take advantage. I?d get one back and then I?d give one back. Shelly definitely played much better over the last three days and made a ton of putts.?

Stouffer was looking forward to sharing the news of her win with her two boys, aged 11 and 13.

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Michael Crisologo Following In His Big Brother?s Footsteps They are rather big footsteps to try and follow, but Michael Crisologo seems like he is up to the task. The 18-year-old Richmond resident earned the biggest win of his young golf career last month at the Future Links, driven by Acura Pacific Championship at Pitt Meadows Golf Club.

And the first person to congratulate him -- by emptying a bottle of water over his head -was Michael?s big brother Chris.

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Chris Crisologo has been one of Canada?s top amateur players the past few years. He had a stellar collegiate career at Simon Fraser University, won last summer?s B.C. Amateur Championship at Rivershore Golf Links in Kamloops and shone at the 2018 RBC Canadian Open where he finished tied for 45th as an amateur.

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UBC Men, Women Stage Dramatic Comebacks To Win Canadian University/College Championship An emotional roller-coaster of a week ended on a high Friday for coach Chris Macdonald and his University of B.C. Men?s and Women?s Golf Teams. Both teams staged dramatic final-round comebacks to win the Canadian University/College Championships at Firerock Golf Club in Komoka, Ont. The Thunderbird women edged Laval by just one shot in the 72-hole PG 36 | JUN 2019

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competition. The UBC men needed a playoff to beat Western Ontario. It was the fourth straight Canadian University Championship for the UBC women, who capped an incredible year with Friday?s win. Two weeks ago, they won the NAIA National Championship tourney in Oklahoma and with Friday?s victory they end their season with 10 wins. ?The energy was awesome all week from both teams,?

Macdonald said. ?I don?t think Canadian Championship has ever been this tight. We play four nationals each year and to win three of them in one year is pretty special.?

UBC was led by Coquitlam?s Shania Remandaban, who finished alone in second place in the individual competition.

Her 72-hole total of 11-over par was just one shot behind individual winner Sarah Dunning of Guelph.

Avril Lee of Port Moody, Kate Johnston of Ayr, Ont., and Cecile Kwon of Maple Ridge PG 37 | JUN 2019

also competed for UBC, which was playing without one of its top players, freshman Esther Lee of Brazil.

The top three scores of each team?s four-player roster counted each day in the women?s competition. UBC started the day six shots behind Laval, but made up ground with a team score of 11-over 230 on Friday. Their final team total of 51-over was one shot better than Laval. ?We just had a huge tournament in Oklahoma and the girls were feeling a little tired,?Remandaban said of UBC?s slow start in the first two rounds. ?We underestimated the field, unfortunately, and that hit us like a truck. After the first day, when we weren?t in the lead, we

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Mary Parsons Named To Golf Canada's Pan Am Team Golf Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee have announced the four athletes on Canada?s golf team nominated to compete at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.

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Toptracer Technology Comes To Cultus Lake Golf Club He played much of his junior golf there as a kid, so Brad Clapp clearly has an emotional attachment to Cultus Lake Golf Club. Clapp, the new Director Of Golf at the gorgeous, tree-lined par-63 executive course, is delighted to be back at the place where his love affair with PG 40 | JUN 2019

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BC Golf'sBrad Ziemer (L) Asks Director Of Golf Brad Clapp (R) About The Excitement And Energy The New Toptracer Lounge Has Brought To Cultus Lake GC

golf got started.

And the former winner on the PGA Tour Canada-Mackenzie Tour circuit is more than a little excited about the changes he and his staff are making that Clapp thinks will help Cultus Lake thrive in the years to come.

Clapp hit the ground running when he began his new job in early February. With the blessing of owner Jeff Bahnman, a deal was struck with Toptracer to bring its technology to the driving range at Cultus Lake Golf Club.

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Musicians Jordan Pritchett (L) And Danielle Marie Were On Hand To Enjoy The New Toptracer Experience At Cultus Lake GC

new dad when he introduced the new range to invited guests on a recent Friday night. The range now includes a fully licensed VIP lounge where several stalls have been outfitted with comfortable lounge-style seating and tables.

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Surrey, BC's

Lauren Kim Takes Junior Girls Title In Future Links, Driven By Acura Pacific Championship She played with confidence, never got rattled and did not make a single bogey all day.

Lauren Kim was the epitome of calm, cool and collected. Did we mention she is only 13 years old and just finishing Grade 8?

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Extension Signed GolfBC announced it has signed a multi-year extension with the PGA TOUR to continue its sponsorship of the tournament.

The event has raised $600,000 for charity in its first four years.

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?We are excited to extend GolfBC's commitment to host such a prestigious event in the Okanagan,?said Andy Hedley, vice president of golf operations for GolfBC Group.

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BC's Tiffany Kong (L) and Euna Han (R) acknowledge the camera en route to leading their team to its 4th consecutive win in the North Pacific Ladies Team Matches held at Quilchena G&CC. The two fingers each held up just happens to equal the BC squad's current winning streak in the event.

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Okanagan Golf Club - The Quail Kelowna International Airport welcomes travellers from near and far with 70 commercial flights daily. By car it?s only a 7-hour drive from Calgary and a mere 4-hour drive from Vancouver. The close proximity of so many fantastic golf properties allows you to appreciate itineraries that include 36 holes in one day or enough time to experience both an exceptional round of golf and one of the areas five unique wine trails.

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Okanagan Golf Club - The Bear Consider making a week of it. Booking a mid-week golf package is budget friendly and lets you explore the city with ease. Weekdays can be the best days to immerse yourself in Kelowna. Our team of golf specialists provide professional, personalized service. They have strong relationships with course managers and club professionals to ensure that you get the experience that you are looking for. Our experts can also provide any extras such as airport or golf course transfers and dining reservations to make planning your getaway a breeze. | JUN 2019

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Call 1-250-930-4622 to start planning today. If you would like to build your own golf package visit our website for details on Kelowna?s 19 exceptional golf courses and a wide range of accommodation options. | JUN 2019

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were like 'we need to get it together'. And we didn?t get it together on the second day, but the third and fourth days we really improved, so that was the difference.?

The UBC men started the day tied for fourth, nine shots behind Western. The Thunderbirds shot a tournament-low 12-under as a team on Friday to force the playoff. Both UBC and Western finished the event at 11-under par. The men?s teams were comprised of five players, with the top four scores counting each day. Logan Carver of Calgary, Ethan de Graaf of Edmonton, Zahidali Nathu of Richmond,BC, Andrew Harrison of Camrose, Alta., and Chris Horton of Calgary competed for the Thunderbirds, who won the Canadian title for the third time in the last five years.

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playoff win for the Thunderbirds. ?It was a great round of team golf,?Harrison said. ?Everyone played well. It is a very nice way to go out. All the guys rallied today, so it feels pretty sweet.?

The University of Victoria had a strong tournament. The Vikes finished third in both the men?s and women?s divisions. Robin Conlan led the way for the Viking men, finishing fourth overall in the individual race at four-under par.

On the women?s side, Sukriti Harjai paced the Vikings and finished solo third at 13-over par in the individual competition.

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CHIP SHOTS: The University of the Fraser Valley Men?s Team, which won their first national title last year, finished fourth.

Wyatt Brook led the Cascades, tying for 10th in the individual competition at two-under par.

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The response has been overwhelmingly positive since their official launch in late May. ?We have had nothing but good feedback,?Clapp says. ?We are seeing repeat business already.

We are seeing people come in for two hours and book the next day for three hours.

track shots, while offering a number of games that are suited for all skill levels.

Cultus Lake is just the third course in Canada to have Toptracer technology. The new Campbell River Golf & Country Club on Vancouver Island introduced it last fall and another facility in Ontario also has it.

golf industry is certainly trying to attract.n?My main goal was to get a new (younger) demographic of player here,?

Clapp says.

Each bay has its own monitor that allows you to track your shots or play long drive or closest to the pin contests against your friends. There are six different game modes, with People that are renting a bay for one of the most popular being an hour see the 15-minute time virtual golf, where you can play limit come up and automatically top courses like Pebble Beach chase down our server and say, Golf Links. Each of the lounge no, we need to stay longer. It?s bays has a large TV so you can all about getting people out here also watch sports while hitting to see what it is and then balls. wowing them with what the The Toptracer technology has product is. It should be a good proven to be a particular hit recipe for success.? with young people, which the

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do? You go to a bar and sit have some drinks on a patio and you leave. This gives someone an option, whether you are a golfer or a non-golfer, to come out in a non-threatening atmosphere, try it and have that same social gathering experience.?

Musicians Jordan Prit chet t , an experienced golfer, and his partner, Danielle Marie, who is relatively new to the game, were among those trying out the Toptracer technology at Cultus Lake. Both loved it. ?I think it?s really cool being able to see your distances and stuff,? she said. ?You get feedback and I think it?s an awesome place to learn. It makes it more fun and less intimidating.? ?I have never been to something like this,?added Pritchett. ?I feel like it's real good time with friends at night. You can put hockey games or whatever on this TV back here and it is so cool. It is a good time. I?ll definitely be back.?

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industry to find ways to attract new business. The hope is that some of the people who come and enjoy the Toptracer experience will eventually try the golf course. ?We are seeing a new generation of golfer come in and they are repeat customers,?Clapp says.

The lounge bays will accommodate up to six people and on weekends rent for $60 an hour which includes unlimited balls. The standard driving range bays, which are also outfitted with the Toptracer technology, rent for $15 an hour with a maximum two people.

There is an additional charge for range balls.

With the new range technology and Cultus Lake?s 4,000-yard course, Clapp feels like the facility is set up well for the future. ?It is all about time and money,?he says. ?That is always what we are fighting. This place has probably had some tough years when everyone thought they wanted an 8,000-yard golf course and a country club lifestyle.

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Along With The Toptracer Range Cultus Lake GC Also BoastsA Terrific 4,000-Yard Layout

But we are now in a very good position because golf is shifting back to being more social, fun, less time commitment, less expensive. Our absolute max green fee here is $37 on | JUN 2019

weekends. We are set up for success. We just have to pour some fuel on the fire.?

Click HERE to learn more about Toptracer range at Cultus Lake GC

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Quest ions Asked Of BOTH Men & Women Golfers Q1: Do you think your home Club or the course you play most often isgender neutral?

A significantly higher proportion of women think their home club or course is not gender neutral when compared to men.

More than one-in-three women don't see their "home" club as being gender neutral while for men it is 1-in-10. | JUN 2019

Q2: How often do you play with golfers of the other gender?

Six-in-10 occasional women golfers play with men at least half of the time while that drops to four-in-10 for core women. Overall 9-in-10 women play at least occasionally with men but 1-in-3 men either never, or rarely, play with a woman.

Q3: Do you think that gender discrimination isdeclining?

Approximately half of men and women think gender discrimination is declining but 1-in-5 women believe it isn't as compared to only 1-in-15 men Only one-in-20 women believe there is no gender discrimination whatsoever as compared to more than one-in-five for men.

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QuestionsAsked ONLY Of Occasional Women Golfers Q1: Which of these isthe most important to you during a round .. Playing well, Having fun or Connecting with fellow players?

Seven out of ten women who play less than ten rounds a year are most interested in having fun.

Q2: Do you feel that Clubs / Coursesare friendly to casual or new women players?Yes / No

Women who play less than ten rounds a year are evenly split on this question.

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Q3: Which of the following might encourage you to play more golf?

More t han half of respondent s select ed: Feeling more confident/comfortable on the course; Better pricing; Shorter rounds; Not feeling pressured to play quickly Bet ween one-t hird and one-half of respondent s select ed: Being able to play as a couple or family; Not having to be being overly concerned about score; Not feeling guilty about taking the time to play Less t han one-t hird select ed: Better access to good tee times; Access to quick, effective ways to learn to play (both etiquette and instruction); Being able to take instruction from a Professional of your own gender; Having more available leisure time; Having a structured time to play (e.g. a weekly league) CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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Quest ions Asked Of All Women Golfers Q1: Women'sGolf Day is Tuesday, June 4th. Which one of these best describes your awarenessor what you plan to do?

one-in-eight core women expressed a similar interest.

More than half of respondents were either not aware of any Women's Golf Day events near them or are not even aware of Women's Golf Day at all.

One-in-20 respondents planned to bring a friend who does not play much or any golf out to participate in an event.

Q2: Do you ever feel patronized, condescended to, or snubbed when interacting with male golfers?

One-in-four core women golfers are aware of Women's Golf Day but had no plans to bring anyone to play.

For the core women:

One-in-three occasional women golfers would like to participate but didn't have anything set up while only

One-in-ten feels this happens on a regular basis Five-in-ten feel this happens at least on an infrequent basis.

Four-in-ten feel this never occurs

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As a single mom with a full-time job -- she is a kinesiologist at a Nanaimo physiotherapy clinic -it?s not easy to take time off to play big events. She won?t be able to play in the B.C. Women?s Amateur Championship, which is being played in July at Nanaimo Golf Club, because she has a updates from Mom. ?They knew the situation and I think they?ll be family trip planned. pretty excited,?Stouffer said.

Stouffer, a UBC grad who played ?They are like, how do you hit it collegiate golf for the so good??And I?m like, well, years Thunderbirds, has a big birthday of practice.? coming up on Dec. 31 of this The Mid-Amateur competition is year. She turns 50, which opens up the world of senior golf. ?Oh open to players 25 and older. yeah, it sure does excite me,?she Stouffer also won, by a very said. convincing margin, the Mid-Master title for players 40 ?I am going to try and qualify for and older. She beat second-place the U.S. Women?s Senior Open. It finisher Tina Papatolis of is one I?d I?d like to try. I?d Issaquah, Wash., by 17 shots. consider the U.S. Women?s Senior Amateur, but that is a Stouffer last played in a provincial championship in 2016, match play thing and it takes forever. It's so hard to take that when she won both the much time off. The Senior Open Mid-Amateur and Mid-Master would be cool. It's in Connecticut titles at Nanaimo Golf Club. Six next year. I have already checked months after that, she lost her husband Ward, a longtime British it out.?

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momentum that kept us going.

There wasn?t a lot of stress, not at all.?

It was the same story for the team of Kim and Lin, two Surrey pals who went out first for B.C. on Sunday. ?I was not nervous at all because I knew Angel and I would work well together and we were going to crush it today,? said the 13-year-old Kim, who won the Future Links Pacific Championship at Pitt Meadows Golf Club earlier in the month. ?It was fun, I really enjoyed it. It was a really good experience.? ?I enjoy alternate shot,?added Lin. ?I think it is more stressful given the fact you are playing for your partner, not just for yourself. But Lauren and I are really good friends so it was fine if I put her in a tree. I knew she could hit it out.?

Kim and Lin crushed their Idaho opponents, closing out their match 8&6 and giving B.C. momentum that was never lost.

The team of Kong and Han put an exclamation mark on the B.C. victory when they eagled their | JUN 2019

final hole.

The players made the job easy for captain Colin Lavers. ?I was maybe a little bit nervous coming in, but once that first group got off well and secured those three points like the plan was, it just kind of kept going,?Lavers said. ?We have all been pretty happy and smiley for the last hour and a half or so. Chaewon and Angela just turned out to be an amazing pair. They work so well together and they got all six points.?

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