British Columbia Golf - The Scorecard Magazine April Digital Issue | 2023

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Golf ABigWinner At Annual Sport BCAwards TOP STORIES 20. ChristinaProteauDoing DoubleDuty At Inaugural IndigenousChampionship 14 BCGolf, Lieutenant Governor AnnounceFirst Indigenous Championship BCGolf Museum2023 TraditionClassicTeesOff At Point Grey GC 31. 12 GregMoody:Golf'sMr. Everything 28. Women'sGolf 'Cloud' Series Set ToLaunchInBC 24.

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In this issue of The Scorecard , our cover story on page 12 looks at the inaugural Indigenous Golf Championship British Columbia, as it is set to take place May 28 - 30th this spring at Nk'mip Desert Canyon Golf Course in Oliver.

British Columbia Golf, in partnership with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia and the Osoyoos Indian Band owned Nk?mip Canyon Desert Golf Course is thrilled to convene a championship that will both celebrate and inspire current and emerging Indigenous Golfers in the spirit of sport. Former president of British Columbia Golf, T?esots?en

(Patrick Kelly), has long had a dream of this sort of event, saying, "The championship provides an exciting opportunity for Indigenous

golfers to walk together in the joy of sport, camaraderie, and oh yes, a bit of spirited competition!" You can also gain insight into the event from the perspective of Nk'mip GM Dave George in an interview with Brad Ziemer found on page 16, and from tournament chair Christina Proteau on page 20. Port Alberni's Proteau, a multiple winner at both the provincial and national levels, will also be competing in the event and shares her thoughts regarding her Indigenous ancestry and competing as one of the top female amateur golfers in BC and Canada for a number of years. Of course we have a lot more for you to read and enjoy throughout the magazine. In the meantime, please enjoy your golf and stay safe.

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AsaPGATOURwinnerthispast year,Surrey,BC's AdamSvenssontookpart intheSentryTournament of Championsat Kapalua'sPlantationCourseinMaui.

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BritishColumbiaGolf,inpartnershipwiththe Officeof theLieutenant Governor of British ColumbiaandtheOsoyoosIndianBandowned Nk?mipCanyonDesert Golf Course,announcethe launchof theinaugural IndigenousChampionship BritishColumbia.

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Golf A Big Winner At Annual Sport BC Awards

NanooseBay?sShelly Stouffer,UBCcoachChris Macdonald,theUBCwomen?sgolf teamandDebbie Pyne,thelongtimemanagingdirector of player development at BritishColumbiaGolf,wereall recognizedat Sport BC?s55thannual athleteof the year awardsceremony.

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BC Golf - Zone 3 & 4 Junior Girls Spring Tour Series

Vancouver,BC?Zone3 & 4 Junior GirlsChairs

ChristineWongandEzzabellaHernandezareproud toannounceits2023 SpringTour Seriesschedule.The golf seasonisjust aroundthecorner andafter avery successful 2022 season,theplanningisunderway to continuethemomentumintothe2023 season.

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Christina Proteau Doing Double Duty At Inaugural IndigenousChampionship

ChristinaProteauisamultiplewinner of national and provincial golf championshipsandalsoqualifiedto play inthe2011 U.S.Women?sOpen.Proteauwill not only play intheinaugural IndigenousChampionship BritishColumbia,shehasalsoagreedtoserveaschair of thetournament,whichgoesMay 28-30 at Nk?mip CanyonDesert Golf CourseinOliver.

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BC Golf Championship Operations Assistant Position Availability

TheBritishColumbiaGolf Tournament Director is lookingfor aChampionshipOperationsAssistant.

Theprimary dutiesinvolvesupportingthe Tournament Director inall aspectsof the Championshipseason.Ideal start dateisMay 1st, 2023 but thereisapossibility of anearlier start date.

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Women'sGolf 'Cloud' SeriesSet To Launch In BC

Weareexcitedtoannouncethefirst Women?sGolf CloudSeries?Presentedby BritishColumbiaGolf.

WereceivedravereviewsfromtheWomen?sCloud ScrambleEvent that wehostedeachof thepast two years,sowedecidedtoexpandandturnit intoa seriesof sixevents.

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Jeff Ciecko, Passionate Supporter Of Golf Industry, PassesAt Age 49

Jeff Ciecko?sloveof golf evolvedintoapassionfor thegolf businessandhedevoted muchof his professional lifetohelpinggolf clubsimprovetheir bottomlines.Ciecko,whostartedCK Golf Solutions withhiswifeTarain2008,diedMarch10 after a battlewithcancer at theageof 49. READ

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Rulesof Amateur Status Changes Will Help Introduce The Game To Underserved Demographics

?TheRulesof Amateur Status.??Growingthe game.?Inthepast,thosephraseswereseldom mentionedinthesamebreath.But let?sgivecredit whereit?sdue.TheRulesof Amateur Statusare essential for preservingtheintegrity of thegameby clearly delineatingthedifferencebetweenan amateur golfer andapro.

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Canada In Draw For WestJet Roundtrip TicketsFor Two!

BlindGolf Canadaisexcitedtopartner withWestJet tohelpraisemoney for our 2023 golf tournament season.They aregivingaway Oneroundtripflight for twogueststoany regularly scheduledandmarketed WestJet destination!

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Giving back

ThePacificCoast Amateur iseasily oneof themost illustriouschampionshipsinamateur golf.Thisyear?s PacificCoast Amateur will beheldJuly 25-28,at

CapilanoGolf andCountry ClubinWest Vancouver, andyou?dexpect ChampionshipChair GregMoody to bestoked. READ

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Volunteer SpotsAre Filling Up For The '23 CP Women'sOpen At Shaughnessy G&CC

60%of volunteer spotshavebeenfilledfor the 2023 CPWomen?sOpenat Shaughnessy Golf and Country ClubinVancouver,BC,takingplace August 21-27,2023.But there'sstill timetosignup andbeapart of agreat event andseethebest womengolfersintheworld.

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British ColumbiansA Big Part Of Golf Canada?sNew National Teams

BritishColumbiaisonceagainwell representedon Golf Canada?srevampednational teamsthat were recently announcedfor 2023.A total of 57 players werenamedtothenew Golf Canadasquadsand17 of themareBritishColumbians.

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PG 31 | APR 2023 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT RegistrationIsNow OpenFor The33rdAnnual Golf ClassicAt Point Grey G&CCtakingplaceMonday, May 15,2023 witha1:00pmshotgunstart
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It hadbeenafew years sinceI?dbeenabletoteeit upinthePacificparadise that istheHawaiian Islandsandwithtravel returningtosomewhat ?normal?followingthe shutdownsthat accompaniedCovid-19, thisseemedlikeanideal timetopay avisit.

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You & Your Family Can Be On Canada'sFamily Feud With Golf

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Family FeudCanadaisdedicatedtofindingavariety of contestantsnationwideandfor our fifthseasonwe want tostepit upanotch.Withour host Gerry Dee beinganavidgolfer andanenthusiasticfanof the sport,weareexcitedat thepotential of inviting like-mindedplayersandtheir familiesontotheshow.

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Havinga WhaleOf ATime

Ifyou'refortunateenoughtoattendtheSentry Tournament ofChampionsinMauiduringthemonthof January,besuretotryandtakeinawhalewatchingtour. Youmight beabletosharesomegreat tales.

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