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British Columbia Golf Announces 2019 Eddie Hogan Junior Boys Team Surrey?s Angel Lin Comes From Behind To Win B.C. Women?s Amateur Championship Henderson Sets Canadian Wins Record On PGA Or LPGA Tour With Ninth Title
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Everything?s Coming Up Ivy For Tiffany Kong And Angela Zhang
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Angela Zhang Rides A Suddenly Hot Putter To B.C. Junior Girls Championship Video: SCGA Rules Crew: Penalty Areas "Old Habits Die Hard" Richmond?s Brycen Ko Overcomes Shaky Start To Win B.C. Junior Boys Championship By Five Video: SCGA Rules Crew - Rule 14.3 The Drop "Drill" British Columbia Golf Joins In Mourning The Passing Of Past President Chuck Gage Alberta Corrections Officer Develops New Ball Retriever
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In si de t h i s Issue In this month's edition of the Scorecard we start a series of articles that act as follow-ups to the survey presented last month focusing on the subject of gender equalit y in golf. You can see the basic synopsis of the survey on page 16, along with a sidebar on how 'Teeing it Forward' is a program that will help both women and men enjoy the game more. Further insight into that project can be found in the article/interview by Colin West on of ModGolf on page 12. Of course now that we are fully immersed in our championship season we have some results to bring you from the Junior Boys (page 36) and Junior Girls (page 32) events, conducted simultaneously at Fairwinds Golf Course in Nanoose Bay. You can also read about the 'yout h movement s' that overtook both the B.C. Amat eur at Big Sky GC (page 18) and B.C. Women's PG 8 | JUL 2019
Amat eur at Nanaimo GC (page 24), where the combined ages of our new men's and women's champions is all of 34. Also, we have a great story by Brad Ziemer on two of BC's finest young female golfers heading down south on scholarships to major Ivy League schools in the U.S. (page 30). There's a very important piece on Daylight Saving Time and how it affects our recreational activities, none more so than golf, on page 28. We also have a couple of links to videos from the always popular SCGA Rules Crew, with some reminders on a couple of the new rules implemented earlier this year. You can find those on page 34 and page 38. Unfortunately we lost two more of our cherished friends in golf with the passing of Chuck Gage and Margaret Todd. We have articles in memoriam on each of them to be found on page 40 and page 44.
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Larry Gilhuly TEE IT FORWARD To Increase Enjoyment And Participation In Golf
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In Larry Gilhuly?s opinion, the three biggest issues facing the game of golf are pace of play, player enjoyment and economic sustainability. Larry believes he has the solution for all three: ?The answer for all of these, in my opinion, are properly placed forward tees.? This week host Colin West on PG 12 | JUL 2019
speaks with Larry Gilhuly, who is an Agronomist with The United States Golf Association and a passionate advocate of the TEE IT FORWARD program. TEE IT FORWARD is a joint initiative between the USGA and The PGA of America that encourages players to play from a set of tees best suited to their CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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driving distance. In addition to providing more enjoyment for golfers, teeing it forward also can be one of the most important steps that golfers take in improving pace of play.
Agronomist, West Region. In other words, Gilhuly is an expert on growing grass.
93% will TEE IT FORWARD again
But in recent years, Gilhuly has become passionate - very passionate - about teeing it forward. And by forward, he means way forward. ?This topic that I am talking about has got me fired up,?Gilhuly told us. It was hard not to buy his argument. Gilhuly came armed with data to back up his claim that courses are too hard, even from the current forward tees, for average female golfers and senior players.
New forward tees allow more golfers to play from a yardage that is appropriate for their swing speed and ability. They also help new players take up the game.
As we age, our swing speeds decline and so does the distance we hit the ball. The average female player, Gilhuly said, has a swing speed of about 60 miles per hour. She averages about 140
A recent survey of TEE IT FORWARD part icipant s found t hat : 56% played faster 56% are likely to play golf more often 83% hit more-lofted clubs into greens 85% had more fun
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If men are thinking their home course or club is gender neutral, they may want to ask some women members what they think. That's what Inside Golf did in the month leading up to Women's Golf Day in early June. In partnership with British Columbia Golf, iG conducted a survey on gender equality issues in golf. More than 1700 golfers took the survey and women were clearly engaged. While making up less than 25% of golfers, they accounted for 45% of responses. The picture that emerged showed at the least there is a disconnect between the genders' perceptions.
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GENDER EQUALITY
In Golf More than one-in-three women (36%) see their "home" club or course as not being gender neutral while for men it is only one-in-eight (13%). One-in-four men (23%) think there is no gender discrimination in golf whatsoever as compared to only around one-in-twenty women (6%).
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Gender Equality - 1 Thisisthe first in a seriesof articlesto follow-up the Gender Equality Survey
Want to find out how poorly your course may be laid out for women? Try playing the forward teesusing only the clubsthat you hit 130 yardsor less(e.g. 9-iron for tee shotsand PW through 60?wedge for all shotsthereafter). Thiswill give you some understanding of what golf islike for a woman, what penal partsof the course that you likely have never seen before all of sudden come into play. Any forced carry of more than 130 yards must be played around or laid up. Bunkersthat are 260 yards off a tee now are right in the landing area of your second shot! And remember, you are hitting short ironsover which you have much greater directional and distance control. If you really want to test thisout, do thisusing your driver and three-wood for all shots over 130 yards but swing at a slower speed where the ball only goesthat distance. Good luck.
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Victoria?s Jackson Rothwell Survives Rocky Start To Win 117th B.C. Amateur Championship A nightmarish start to his round ended with a dream finish for Jackson Rothwell, who won the B.C. Amateur Championship the hard way July 12th at Big Sky GC. The 18-year-old Victoria resident hit a wayward drive off the first tee, made double-bogey and lost the lead he had enjoyed since the PG 18 | JUL 2019
first round. Rather than bow his head and surrender to the butterflies that were in full flight in his stomach, Rothwell showed plenty of resolve the rest of the way as he battled with Isaac Lee of Pitt Meadows in the 117th playing of the championship. Thanks to some clutch play on the CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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back nine, Rothwell emerged with a one-shot win that no one really saw coming. Especially Rothwell. This wasn?t exactly a Cinderella story out of nowhere, but it was close. ?My goal this year was to make the top 10, so this has exceeded my expectations for sure,? Rothwell said. ?It is pretty amazing. Just a couple of years ago I was struggling to just make the cut at a B.C. Junior and now I am a B.C. Amateur champion.? Rothwell shot a one-under 71 to finish the 72-hole championship at 10-under par. Friday?s round was a veritable roller-coaster with a number of lead changes along the way. ?Tough start today,?said Rothwell, who just graduated from St. Michael?s University school. ?It was a flip-flop of the lead very quickly. I think I am better playing from behind, so maybe that worked out for me. ?I was able to kind of stable (sic) the ship. I wasn?t really making any putts on the front, but made some key putts coming down the stretch to close it out.? By today?s standards, Rothwell PG 19 | JUL 2019
could be described as something of a late bloomer. He served notice at the previous week?s B.C. Junior Boys Championship at Fairwinds Golf Course in Nanoose Bay, where he finished third, that his game was in good form. But no one -- not even Rothwell -- was picking him to win this event. However, he posted a seven-under 65 in the first round at Big Sky on Tuesday and that seemed to fill him with confidence. ?The course just set up really nicely for me,?he said. ?It suits my game, lots of mid-irons, not too demanding off the tee.? Walking every step of the way with Rothwell this week was his dad Alex, who did a great job of hiding his own nerves as he caddied for his son. ?It is awesome I get to share this with him,?
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DEAL DONE GolfBC has completed its sale of Arbutus Ridge Golf Club in Cobble Hill on southern Vancouver Island. The new owner is Cowichan Valley resident Zhao Zhenfu, whose other business investments on Vancouver Island include the Wilcuma Lodge adjacent to Cherry Point Marina in Cowichan Bay. In a message to Arbutus Club members and patrons, Zhenfu said he believes the acquisition of the golf course will complement his family?s investment in Wilcuma Lodge. ?As residents of Cowichan Valley we intend to have an ownership presence at the Club and will make a point to meet our members and patrons,?Zhenfu said. ?We intend to spend the next few months getting familiar PG 20 | JUL 2019
with the Golf Club facilities and evaluating the types of levels of service we currently offer.? GolfBC had announced plans to sell Arbutus Ridge as it focuses its operations on its facilities in major markets and resorts. It continues to own and operate Nicklaus North in Whistler, Olympic View in Victoria, Mayfair Lakes in Richmond and Kelowna properties Gallagher?s Canyon and the Bear and Quail Courses at Okanagan Golf Club. GolfBC also owns and operates the Gold, Emerald and Blue courses at Wailea Golf Club on the Hawaiian island of Maui. In its release announcing the sale of Arbutus Ridge, GolfBC said the current management team and staff would be retained and all membership agreements would remain in effect.
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Water Buffalo Running Loose On Sir Nick?s Vietnam Course At Sir Nick Faldo's signature design, Laguna Golf Lang CĂ™ located in Hue, Vietnam, it is not the traditional sheep that aid in greenskeeping, it is water buffalos. A bovine threesome act as bio-mowers helping to manage rice fields that located in the middle of the golf course by eating excess weeds and crops in an area that would otherwise require machinery and manpower to maintain. The rice paddies are not just for show. Harvested twice a year, PG 21 | JUL 2019
they yield up to 20 tons of rice that are used to support the Club's organic farm and are also donated to families and seniors in the area. Faldo, said, ?We knew that having the holes weave through the rice fields would be a unique and memorable experience for golfers. And there would be potential to give back to the community in a sustainable and regenerative fashion." For more information, visit lagunagolf.com
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British Columbia Golf compet it ions Announces 2019 Eddie Hogan Junior Boys Team BY BC GO LF
The 51st annual Eddie Hogan Cup t ournament is scheduled to take place Friday, August 9th to Sunday, August 11th at the Riverside Golf & Country Club in Portland, Oregon and British Columbia has been represented every single year since its inception in 1969. BC has won the Eddie Hogan Cup title twice since 1972, with the
first coming in 2009 and then again 4 years later in 2013 where team member Kevin Vigna also won the individual title. The Eddie Hogan Cup is filled with excellent competition from across the USA including Southern and Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Idaho, Hawaii and others as well as British Columbia.
It is restricted to boys 18 years of age or younger as of the final date of competition. However, a player may NOT have started college. The 2019 t eam from Brit ish Columbia will be represent ed by: Nam e
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Northview Golf & Country Club
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Coach : M at t Cella (Triactus Golf Academy, Richmond, BC)
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16-Year Old Angel Lin Holds The Champion's Trophy After Winning The 2019 B.C. Women's Amateur At Nanaimo Golf Club
Surrey?s Angel Lin Comes From Behind To Win B.C. Women?s Amateur Championship Angel Lin is the new B.C. Women?s Amateur champion, even though she is having a little trouble believing it. ?Honestly, I don?t really have the words for it,?the 16-year-old from Surrey said. ?It is amazing, it is an honour, it is mind-blowing. I think it will sink in on the ferry ride home. I still don?t really believe it yet.? PG 24 | JUL 2019
Lin shot the best round of the day, a one-under 71, at Nanaimo Golf Club on Friday and beat Richmond?s Alisha Lau by two shots for the biggest win of her young golfing life. Lin, who is heading into Grade 12 at Elgin Park Secondary in Surrey, finished the 72-hole event at one-over par. She played the final 36 holes in five-under. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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Lin took control midway through the back nine, when Lau ran into trouble. Lau, who had no worse than a share of the lead from the first day, triple-bogeyed the par 4 15th hole and then bogeyed the par 5 16th hole. Lin played those two holes in even par and suddenly had a two-shot lead with just two holes to play. ?No. 15 was probably Alisha?s only mis-step all day,?said Lin, who had her father Et han helping as her caddie. Lin credited him with helping keep her calm and was delighted she got to share such a big win with him. ?it was nice having my dad on the bag,?she said. ?He was telling me to remember how I was feeling when I shot 68 (on Thursday) and that if I could do that everything would work out fine. That was comforting to hear and when I had some tough decisions to make, he jumped in. So it was nice to have a two-person team. He comes to practice with me every day so he knows my game pretty well. . .I think he?s like me, still in shock right PG 25 | JUL 2019
now. He has got a big smile on his face.? Lin has committed to play collegiate golf in the fall of 2020 at Boston College. She was proud of the fact that she managed to remain relatively calm in Friday?s final round. ?I guess I?m most happy about over-coming the last day nervousness,?she said. ?I was still a bit nervous and was trying hard not to think about it. This is the first time I have really captured something on the last day of a tournament and that?s a really good feeling for me.? Lau, who entered the day tied for the lead with West Vancouver?s Phoebe Yue, was quick to congratulate Lin on her solid play. ?It was just great, slow and steady wins the race,?Lau said.
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Hender son SetsCanadian WinsRecord On PGA Or LPGA Tour With Ninth Title Brooke Henderson won the Meijer LPGA Classic on June 16th to break the Canadian record for tour victories with nine. The 21-year-old Henderson led wire-to-wire for her second victory in three years at Blythefield Country Club, closing with a 2-under 70 in chilly conditions to hold off Lexi PG 26 | JUL 2019
Thompson, Nasa Hat aoka, Su Oh and Brit t any Alt omare by a stroke. Henderson broke a tie with Sandra Post for the Canadian record on the LPGA Tour and also moved ahead of George Knudson and Mike Weir for the overall country mark. Click to Read the Full Story CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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Is Good For Golf And Golfers British Columbians are being invited to share their views on how we should observe time in our province. Most areas of B.C. currently ?spring forward?into Daylight Saving Time during summer months and ?fall back? to Standard Time in the winter. British Columbia Golf believes that continuing to change our clocks bi-annually is of particular benefit for recreational activities PG 28 | JUL 2019
including, of course, golf. Please read on and take the online survey if you wish to make your voice heard on the subject.
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Everything?s Coming Up Ivy For Tiffany Kong And Angela Zhang Tiffany Kong and Angela Zhang aren?t just good golfers, they are also excellent students and that combination has the two Vancouver friends heading to the Ivy League. Kong is off to Princeton University in New Jersey this fall, while Zhang is bound for PG 30 | JUL 2019
Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. Both are beyond excited about what lies ahead and delighted they will be seeing one another on the course as they begin the next phase of their lives. Click to Read the Full Story
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Angela Zhang Rides A Suddenly Hot Putter To B.C. Junior Girls Championship When her putter finally came to life, Angela Zhang had an inkling she was about to fulfill one of her big golfing goals. The B.C. Junior Girls Championship was high on Zhang?s to-do list this summer and she won it in impressive fashion July 5th at Fairwinds Golf Club. The 17-year-old Zhang, who PG 32 | JUL 2019
plays out of Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club, rolled in big birdie putts on the 11th and 14th holes to take control of the tournament. ?What happened pretty much all week was that I was fighting with the yips,? Zhang said after her round. ?I could putt everything from 30, 40, or 50 feet within a yard or CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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feels great to be B.C. Junior champion,?said the York House School graduate, who is on her way to Dartmouth College in New Hampshire to play her collegiate golf.
The 2019 British Columbia Junior Girls Inter-Provincial Team From L-R: Cindy Koira, Angela Zhang & Erin Lee
two, but once it got to within six feet I just yipped everything. So for me drain that five-foot downhill slider meant a lot. That really gave me the confidence to get it going.? That five-foot slider came on the par 4 11th hole when Zhang hit a pinpoint iron shot from just inside 150 yards. She drained the putt and then watched Cindy Koira of Victoria make bogey. Suddenly, a one shot lead was three and Zhang was on her way to the biggest win of her life. ?It PG 33 | JUL 2019
?It has been fun seeing constant improvement throughout my game year after year. I remember two or three years ago when I first played in this championship, I barely made the cut. I was happy at that point, but to see the progress I have made just makes me really happy.? Zhang closed with a rock-solid even-par 71 Friday and finished the event at 14-over par at a Fairwinds course that gave most of the field fits all week. That was four shots better than the 16-year-old Koira, who shot a 75 in the final round. The pair had started the final round tied for the lead. That putt on 11 was nothing compared to the one Zhang drained on the tough par 3 14 hole. ?That had to be around 30 yards,?Zhang said with a laugh. Click to Read the Full Story
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Old habits do die hard, and when the powers that be renamed 'hazards' as 'penalty areas' and what we can do in there - legally some of us are still confused. Fortunately the SCGA Rules Crew is here to help us once again. PG 34 | JUL 2019
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Richmond?s Brycen Ko Overcomes Shaky Start To Win B.C. Junior Boys Championship By Five Brycen Ko couldn?t have had a worse start or a better finish. The 15-year-old from Richmond began the final round of the B.C. Junior Boys Championship at Fairwinds Golf Club with a four-shot lead. Ko hadn?t made anything worse than a bogey in his first 54 holes and started his final round with a double-bogey. He added a bogey on the third hole and suddenly PG 36 | JUL 2019
his four-shot lead was down to a single shot. But just when it looked like his young nerves might get the best of him, Ko gathered himself and won the championship in fine style when he chipped in for birdie on the 18th hole. ?Honestly, I was really tense after that first hole.?Ko said. ?I wasn?t happy about that, but I knew there was lots of golf to go. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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shot,?Ko said. ?Worrying about my score and the mistakes I made wasn?t going to do anything to help me, so I was trying to do my best on my next shot. I happened to get a couple of birdies (on 4 and 7) and that helped me keep it together.? The 2019 British Columbia Junior BoysInter-Provincial Team From L-R: Michael Crislologo, Brycen Ko & Jackson Rothwell
Iknew I just had to try my best to move on from that. And I think I did a good job of doing that.? He sure did. Ko responded with birdies on the fourth and seventh holes that certainly helped settle his nerves. And his closest competitor, fellow Richmond resident Michael Crisologo, could not mount a charge. Ko, who just finished Grade 10 at the Richmond Christian school and recently committed to play his collegiate golf at the University of British Columbia, ended up cruising to a five-shot win. He closed with a one-over 72 on Friday and finished the 72-hole event at one-under par. ?I just tried all day to focus on my next PG 37 | JUL 2019
Ko?s win completed a double of sorts for Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club. Both Ko and B.C. Junior Girls winner Angela Zhang play out of the private Vancouver course. Fairwinds?tight, demanding layout took its toll on many of the province?s top juniors this week, but Ko said he enjoyed the challenge and is proud of the fact he stayed patient and avoided many big mistakes. ?Golf is fun and we are lucky to have this privilege to be playing and I am just really appreciative of that,? he said. ?It feels great to be a B.C. Junior champion. I am just happy that I was able to do the job and it feels great that all the hard work paid off.? Click to Read the Full Story
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Rule 14.3 The Drop "Drill"
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With golf's new rules fully in effect for some 6 months now, we felt it might be a good time for a couple of refresher videos starting with the new Drop Rule. The SCGA Rules Crew once again are here to help us in our understanding of the rules.
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British Columbia Golf Joins In Mourning The Passing Of Past President Chuck Gage British Columbia Golf members and staff would like to offer sincere condolences to the family and friends of Chuck Gage, a long time contributor to the game of golf and a Past
President of the BC Golf Association. Chuck's family will be organizing a celebration of life, and further information will be made available once details are confirmed. As a founding member of Big Sky Golf Course, Chuck was thoughtfully remembered in this announcement put out by club General Manager, Michael MacNeil.
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Alberta Corrections Officer Develops New Ball Retriever
Don Tamashiro's day job has not stopped the inventor from re-inventing the (ball-retriever) wheel. The Red Deer based product developer says, "Size really does matter. Our retriever works very well; the unique ball carrier allows you to skim a larger area of a water hazard quickly and you don't have to see the balls in the water in order to retrieve them either. Once the ball is in the carrier, it will not fall out until you flip the rake over. You can also retrieve more than one ball out at a time. Patented in the USA, they are looking to either license the product named "My Flipping Rake", or possibly even sell it. It's a very durable and elegant design, continues Tamashiro. "There are no moving parts on the rake head that is made of PG 42 | JUL 2019
ABS plastic, and nylon, and can be made by injection molding thus making it cheap to produce." For those of us who may have contributed more than our fair share of balls to the pond gods, this may be a way to rebalance the inequity. For more information contact Don Tamashiro / terr.donn Designs via email at don_tamashiro@yahoo.com.
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Canadian Golf Mourns The Loss Of Margaret Todd It is with great sadness that Golf Canada, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame Museum as well as the entire golf community mourns the loss of Margaret (Sut cliffe) Todd, who passed away July 15, 2019 at the age of 101. Born May 31, 1918 in Montreal, Todd was a pioneer in Canadian women?s golf. A natural at the game, she won three British Columbia Amateur titles, two Canadian Women?s Senior titles and played on a host of teams, including Canada?s first international team to Great Britain. She also won the Victoria Golf Club championship an astonishing 14 times. PG 44 | JUL 2019
But beyond the fairways, Todd gave back to the game three-fold, through administrative work with the Canadian Ladies?Golf Association (CLGA). She served the CLGA in many capacities, including stints as National Course Rating Director, National Teams Director and National Director of Rules. Her most significant contribution has perhaps been in the realm of enhancing player development opportunities whenever possible. The CLGA amalgamated with Golf Canada CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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(then the Royal Canadian Golf Association) in 2006. In 2010, Todd donated $100,000 to her alma mater, the University of Victoria, for the creation of the Jack and Margaret Todd Women?s Golf Award, an athletic scholarship awarded annually. Her contributions to the game earned her induction into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1973, when she became the first female golfer to earn the honour. She was called to the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 1997 and the BC Golf Hall of Fame in 2001. Additionally, the Pacific Northwest Golf Association Super Senior Women?s Amateur Championship trophy is named
in her honor. Predeceased by her husband of 65 years Jack Todd, Margaret will be missed by her three sons John, Rick and David, as well as her many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Statement from Meggan Gardner, Golf Canada?s Director of Heritage Services ?On behalf of the entire golf community, we are saddened by the passing of Margaret Todd. Margaret?s accomplishments on the golf course and her contributions to the game were outstanding and although we are mourning her loss, her tremendous legacy will live on and continue to be celebrated.?
Margaret Todd?s competitive accomplishments across the provincial, national and international golf landscape included: 1947-49 B.C. Ladies Amateur 1950 and 1953 Canadian Team vsGreat Britain 1961 Canadian Ladies?Amateur Semi-Finalist 1975-76 B.C. Senior Ladies 1976-77 Canadian Ladies?Senior Champion Eight-time member of the B.C. Ladies?team Eight-time member of the B.C. Senior Ladies?team Five-time Commonwealth and World Amateur Delegate PG 46 | JUL 2019
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During the recently conducted U.S. Women's Amateur Qualifier at Seymour G&CC in North Vancouver, a group of young girls were out on the practice putting green. Perhaps, so one day they could also attempt to qualify for a big event. Or perhaps just to have fun, which is at least as important. If not more.
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The 2019 British Columbia Men's Willingdon Cup Team From L-R: Roy Kang, Jackson Rothwell & Isaac Lee
Jackson Rothwell said. ?He was a pretty big help with emotional support more than like shot selection. It is nice to have him there. He is pretty happy with this week as well.? That would be an understatement. ?I think I did my best to really not show my emotions at all,?said Alex Rothwell. ?We spent a lot of time making stupid jokes back and forth just trying to keep it light. I think I can honestly say I was way more stressed than he was.?The elder Rothwell said Friday?s win will benefit his son as he moves on | JUL 2019
to play collegiate golf at Babson College near Boston. ?First of all, he went wire-to-wire which I think is really hard to do. I think he will now have a different mindset when he plays these events because he knows he actually belongs in this crowd and can compete at this high level. This is something he has been working at in a focused way since he was 14 and I am incredibly proud of him.? Lee led by two shots at the turn, but Rothwell had regained the lead by the time they walked off CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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the 12th green. Lee pulled even when Rothwell bogeyed the par 4 14th hole, but Rothwell took the lead for good with a birdie on the par 4 15th. And when Lee bogeyed the par 4 16th, Rothwell had a two-shot cushion with two holes to play. ?I made a birdie on 15 and made a real good up and down on 16 and at that point I felt like I was really in control,?he said.
top three,?Lee said. ?It is good to be on the team.?
Lee took considerable solace that his second-place finish gets him a spot on the Willingdon Cup team that will represent British Columbia at the Canadian Men?s Amateur Championship, which goes Aug. 5-8 at Glen Arbour Golf Course & The Links at Brunello in Hammonds Plains, N.S. ?That was my goal this week, to get in the
?It is really meaningful to make the team. I played my junior golf in B.C. and I always wanted to be on the Willingdon Cup team and this is a real treat for me and a real pleasure.?
It took a playoff to decide the third spot on the Willingdon Cup team. Roy Kang of North Vancouver and 14-year-old Cooper Humphreys of Kelowna tied for third at four-under par. Kang, a 20-year-old who plays collegiate golf at the University of Denver, prevailed on the first playoff hole by eagling the par 5 Lee, who is about to enter his 18th. Kang also eagled No. 18 to sophomore year at Simon Fraser finish his third and fourth rounds. University, was lamenting a ?I must like this hole,?Kang said handful of loose shots that likely with a grin. ?I didn?t try to eagle it. cost him the title. ?It was a battle,? I just kind of aimed at the middle Lee said. ?I just had four loose of the green. I wanted to put a swings out there. . . holes 11 high draw on it and it ended up through 16 was the tough stretch being six or seven feet from the for me.? hole and I made the putt.
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at 12-over. Roxburgh will defend his B.C. Senior Championship later this month at Vernon Golf Club. Click HERE for complete Final Scoring. CHIP SHOTS: The B.C. Amateur also included a two-man best-ball competition. The team of Mike
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Aizawa and Zaahidali Nathu, both of Richmond, won with a score of 24-under. Kang and partner Hyunkook Jung of Richmond were one shot back in second place. . .Next year?s B.C. Amateur Championship will be held at the Okanagan Golf Club?s Bear Course in Kelowna.
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they kind of piled up,?she said. ?I actually made a pretty long putt to save that triple.?
?Angel was consistent. She was there all day, so I am happy for her. It was great watching her play. I have known her for a very long time and it was awesome to see her do well.? Lau insisted she was not overly disappointed with how things finished. She was playing her first tournament in more than a year after wrist surgery and was delighted she contended. ?I am just kind of getting that rust off,? said Lau, who will play her sophomore season at the University of Colorado this fall. ?Maybe it didn?t turn out quite the way I had hoped, but I am pretty happy with this week.? Lau acknowledged that making a mess of the 15th hole was her undoing. ?I hit it into the bunker and hit a couple of bad shots and | JUL 2019
Euna Han of Coquitlam finished third at eight-over after closing with a 73 and claimed the final spot on the team that will represent British Columbia at the Canadian Women?s Amateur Championship, which goes July 23-26 at Red Deer Golf & Country Club in Alberta. Yue, who started the day with a share of the lead at one-over, had a tough final round. She shot a 10-over 82 and dropped into a tie for fourth spot at 11-over with Angela Arora of Surrey, Leah John of Vancouver and Amanda Minni of Delta. Defending champion Mary Parsons of Delta finished 11th at 21-over par. The B.C. Women?s Amateur also included a two-player best-ball competition. The team of Yue and Parsons won with a score of 12-under par. That was three shots better than the team of Han and Hyeji Yang of Langley. Click HERE for complete final scoring.
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yards with her driver, 120 yards with her 3-wood and about 60 yards with her wedge. That makes it impossible for that player to hit greens in regulation on the vast majority of holes from the current forward tees at most courses. ?There are a lot of golfers, males, who can reach the green in regulation with a lot of different clubs, but not the women,?Gilhuly said. This isn?t a new problem. Gilhuly described an article headlined, ?Women Handicapped By Men?s Courses.?It was written in 1917 by Alexa Stirling, a past U.S. Women?s Amateur Champion. ?This has been a problem for a lot longer than I think we all realize,? he said. Over 100 Years Ago Stirling concluded that golf courses were set up for men to the detriment of female golfers. Thankfully, golf course operators are slowly starting to get it. Gilhuly and other 'Tee it Forward' proponents have been able to convince them that in order to set up a course so it presents an equal challenge to that faced by | JUL 2019
U.S. Women?sAmateur Champion Alexa Stirling, Circa 1919
more accomplished players playing from the regular or back tees, the forward tees need to be moved forward, on average, about 1,000 yards. ?Properly placed forward tees give all players a good experience,?Gilhuly said. ?Think about it, if you started a business from scratch and wanted to be successful, would you say 'let?s make sure in our model here that half of the population tries it once and quits.' I don?t think that is what you do. You try and encompass everybody. This is not just for female players. It is for everybody.? CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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From most current forward tees, which average in the neighbourhood of 5,200 yards, players with slower swing speeds have no chance of hitting greens in regulation on most holes. In fact, on many courses the only greens that can be reached in regulation for those players are the par 3s. ?For (average) females a par 3 should not be longer than 140 (yards), the length of a par 4 should not be over 260 and a par 5 should not be over 380,? Gilhuly said. ?There is this magic number that I find at almost every course and it?s usually | JUL 2019
between 4,000 and 4,300 yards,? he said. ?That?s it. It always seems to fall in that category. People look at me and blink. They thought the course was short enough at 5,000. No, not even close. And then you can do combinations with these new tees and the (former) forward tees. That?s the whole idea of this. It is happening. Golf courses are starting to do this.?Players who never stood a chance of making pars and birdies now have that opportunity. And Gilhuly said the game becomes fun for them again. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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New forward tees also prompt the stubborn older guys to move up to the former front tees. And they will make it easier for kids to begin the game. ?Forward tees are good for the game,?Gilhuly said. ?They are. They give everybody an option. Pace of play has improved when forward tees are added. All my friends who have lost their swing speed over the last 10 years are now playing what were the old forward tees.? Gilhuly had another message for us: ?Red is dead,?he said, referring to red tees. ?I hate red colours,?he said. ?If we could just do this one thing, get rid of the red tees. It is amazing what
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happens. Gilhuly said some courses have dropped colour-coded tees all together and started simply numbering their tees. ?Start with 1 being the forward tee and work your way back,?he said. ?Seniors will move forward. I guarantee it. I will buy you a beer if they don?t. ?Pace of play, player enjoyment and economic sustainability all improve with forward tees,? Gilhuly said in closing. ?In my opinion this century-old mistake holds the key to our game. That?s a bold comment but it is so simple. If we just add these forward tees we will get more women into the game. There?s no question in my mind.?
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Legislators in California, Oregon and Washington have proposed bills to end the bi-annual time change and observe Daylight Saving Time year-round. Premier John Horgan has reached out to the Governors of these states as well as to the Premier of Yukon, to hear their opinions and help inform the discussion in B.C. The public engagement period will run from June 24, 2019 to July 19, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. During this time, interested individuals and organizations will be invited to share their opinions in the following ways: Individuals may complete the online survey..
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Whether B.C. should continue to observe the bi-annual time change; and How important it is to you that B.C. aligns with neighbouring provinces, territories and states. Next Steps Survey responses will be used to inform the development of the B.C. government?s position on time observance. Survey results will be posted later this year.
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"It is with a heavy heart that we announce the peaceful passing of Chuck Gage on Sunday June 30th. Sunday Chuck and his grandson Matthew went out for one last game of golf before Chuck went to sleep for the last time. Chuck has been a long time Whistler resident and a founding member at Big Sky Golf Course. Chuck has had a major impact on golf in Canada, the Pacific Northwest and especially in his home province of British Columbia. His dedication to the game of golf started at a young age when he was a member of Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club and was inspired by Head Professional Jack McLaughlin.
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Since then Chuck spent countless hours with BC Golf, PNGA, PCGA and is also a past President of The BC Golf Association, PNGA (Pacific Northwest Golf association) and Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club. We will miss Chuck's bright smile and his passion for the game that we all love. It has been a privilege to golf, joke, laugh, tell stories and just spend time getting to know Chuck over the years. On behalf of the staff here at Big Sky, past and present, we extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends, he will be sorely missed."
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