British Columbia Golf - -The Scorecard Magazine April Issue - 2021

TOP STORIES 12 BC's Christine Wong, Titleist's Newest Brand Ambassador

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2021 UBC Sports Hall of Fame Elects 2000/01 Women's Golf Team

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Job Opportunity With First Tee British Columbia

Melanoma And Me: A Cautionary Tale Of My Life In The Sun

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The Journey To Create The World?s First 3D Printed Putter

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Video: Adaptive Golfer Custom Fitted With Kayson Putter Rolls It Like A Pro

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Inside This Issue

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2021 UBC Sports Hall of Fame Elects 2000/01 Women'sGolf Team

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World ChampionsCup Set To Debut In 2022

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AGA-BC PublishesHow to Golf Responsibly Amidst COVID-19 The Journey To Create The World?sFirst 3D Printed Putter

Put Your Team Together For The RBC PGA Scramble

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Titleist & FootJoy Parent Company Acushnet Commits To R&A's Women In Golf Charter

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Golf Canada Will Tee It Up For 2021 National Amateur Championships

MelanomaAnd Me: A Cautionary Tale Of My Life In The Sun Job Opportunity With First Tee British Columbia

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Sean Richardson: In Memoriam

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Life In The Trap - April 2021

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Video: Si Woo Kim?s Ruling On Cliffhanger Putt That Finally Drops

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE In this month's issue of The Scorecard, our cover story (page 12) celebrates the continued success of women in golf in B.C. as Brad Ziemer interviews the newest brand ambassador for Titleist Golf, Richmond, BC's own Christine Wong. We also have the latest version of Ziemer 's BC Golf Notes on page 14 where Brad looks at the recent success by three of BC's young pros as Megan Osland joined Jared du Toit and Ryan Williams picking up victories on mini-tours down south. On a sad note he also takes a look at the powerful influence recently passed PGA of BC and British Columbia Golf instructor Sean Richardson had on his students including PGA TOUR winner Nick Taylor. A Memoriam from the PGA of PG 8 | APRIL 2021

BC can be found on page 34.

British Columbia's First Tee chapter will be the first province to unveil the national program and they are actively looking for a Development Officer (page 20) to help grow this significant brand.

We are also very appreciative to share with you an article of extreme relevance to golfers or anyone involved in outdoor activities on a regular basis. A two-time BC Women's Amateur Champion, Kim Cowburn-Evans, was informed last year that she had stage 4 Melanoma. Kim felt compelled to tell her story and has done so in a very well-written article; Melanoma And Me: A Cautionary Tale Of My Life In The Sun. Please take the time to read it on page 18.

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Matsuyama'sMasters Hideki Matsuyama became the first Japanese male golfer to win a major championship with hisone shot triumph at Augusta National. After he received hisiconic green jacket, Matsuyama raised hisarmsin triumph asthe newest Masterschampion.

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BC's Christ ine Wong, Tit leist 's Newest Brand Ambassador When she has a spare moment, which doesn?t happen often in her life, Christine Wong sometimes thinks about one final run at the LPGA Tour. But then she reflects on how happy she is with her life right now and wonders why she?d want to change a thing.

READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 12 | APRIL 2021

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Ziemer's B.C. Golf Not es: Sean Richardson remembered as special coach; New HP at Sagebrush; and more Nick Taylor and Jessica Wallace will tell you that Sean Richardson not only helped them become better golfers, but better people.

Taylor and Wallace were among many in the B.C. golf community who paid tribute to Richardson, who died April 18 after a lengthy battle with cancer at the age of 52.

READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 14 | APRIL 2021

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2021 UBC Sport s Hall of Fame Elect s 2000/ 01 Women's Golf Team Congratulations to the 2000/01 UBC Women's Golf Team on being selected to enter the UBC Sports Hall of Fame. To see the background on this accomplished team of athletes and the video accompanying their induction click the link below.

READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 16 | APRIL 2021

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BY KIM COW BURN-EVA NS

Melanoma And Me: A Cautionary Tale Of My Life In The Sun I've never been the sun-worshipping type. The pursuit of a tan was not conducive to my pasty, fair skin and blue eyes. As it happens, chronic sun exposure and playing golf go hand-in-hand. I have burned, blistered and peeled so many times that it?s a wonder that I have any skin left. Sun exposure and its damage to skin is cumulative and I probably sealed my fate by the time I was 30.

READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 18 | APRIL 2021

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Job Opportunity With First Tee British Columbia The inaugural chapter of Golf Canada's national First Tee program, First Tee British Columbia, is looking for a Development Officer to help grow this significant brand. The chapter home will be shared between Bear Mountain Resort in Victoria, BC, and the Delta office of British Columbia Golf; however, majority of time would be working remotely.

READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 20 | APRIL 2021

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World Champions Cup Set To Debut In 2022 A unique and exciting new professional golf competition is ready to take the world stage, as sports media and marketing firm Intersport announced the creation of the World Champions Cup, scheduled to debut in the fall of 2022. Inspired by the passion and tradition of the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup, the World Champions Cup will be a first-of-its-kind golf tournament featuring Team USA, Team Europe and Team World.

READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 22 | APRIL 2021

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AGA-BC Publishes How t o Golf Responsibly Amidst COVID-19 We have the great fortune to continue to play golf in British Columbia amidst COVID-19 as our provincial health authorities recognize the activity is performed outside and can be enjoyed with proper protocols in place and adherence to provincial health orders.

READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 24 | APRIL 2021

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The Journey To Create The World?s First 3D Printed Putter In the latest edition of The ModGolf Podcast, show creator and host Colin Weston sat down with COBRA PUMA Golf VP of Innovation Mike Yagley to learn the 'how and why' behind the creation of the 3D printed King Supersport-35 putter.

READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 26 | APRIL 2021

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Put Your Team Together For The RBC PGA Scramble

The RBC PGA Scramble is a national series of events taking place at more than 140 golf facilities around the country in 2021, culminating with Regional Finals and the RBC PGA Scramble National Championship in October. The series of events expects to draw more than ten thousand amateur golfers? who will form their own team of four players? from across the country.

READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 28 | APRIL 2021

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Titleist & FootJoy Parent Company Acushnet Commits To R&A's Women In Golf Charter Acushnet, the parent company of global golf brands Titleist and FootJoy, has demonstrated its commitment to creating a more inclusive culture within golf by becoming a signatory of The R&A?s Women in Golf Charter.

READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 30 | APRIL 2021

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Golf Canada Will Tee It Up For 2021 National Amateur Championships Golf Canada will tee it up in 2021 to conduct national amateur championships and is working with public health authorities in host communities to finalize operational protocols so that the competitions may proceed safely, starting with the NextGen Pacific Championship at Bear Mountain G&CC in Victoria, BC on May 5th.

READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 32 | APRIL 2021

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Sean Richardson: In Memoriam APRIL 21, 2021 RICHMOND, BC (PGA of British Columbia) ?- The PGA of BC regrets to share the news that Sean Richardson (The Harvest Golf Club) passed away Sunday at the age of 52.

READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 34 | APRIL 2021

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Video: Adapt ive Golfer Cust om Fit t ed W it h Kayson Put t er Rolls It Like A Pro It's no secret that, whenever possible, getting custom fitted for golf equipment is a great way to help improve your game. That can be especially true when it comes to the putter.

Recently, adaptive golfer Dallas Smith had a session at Kayson Golf and with the aid of a couple of tips from proprietor Danny Seifried, Dallas began rolling in putts like a PGA TOUR pro.

READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 36 | APRIL 2021

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Life In The Trap - April 2021 With all the uncertainty and ups and downs in the world these days sometimes a little humour is in order. To that end we have some new comic strips from Seattle's Rick Newell. Here are Newell's latest creations for your amusement.

READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 38 | APRIL 2021

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Video: Si Woo Kim?s Ruling On Cliffhanger Put t That Finally Drops As they say, time waits for no man...or apparently golf ball - at least according to the rules of golf in 2021. In the third round of the 2021 RBC Heritage, Si Woo Kim hits a 32-foot birdie putt from the fringe that hangs on the edge of the cup. Playing partner Matt Kuchar swears he can see the ball moving. So they wait...and wait...until finally, over a minute later, the ball drops in the hole.

READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 40 | APRIL 2021

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Honouring Augusta Immediately after holing the winning putt at thisyear's Mastersto pick up the first victory in the historic event ever by a Japanese golfer, Hideki Matsuyama's caddy, Shota Hayafuji, turned and bowed to the Augusta National course in a show of honour and respect toward the storied layout.

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