TOP STORIES 21 'Super' Dogs: Meet The Best Friends Of Many B.C. Golf Course Superintendents
14. COVID-19 Cuts Into B.C. Golf Museum Fund-Raising Efforts
16. Kate Weir?s Golf Journey Takes Her To Rivershore
GNAC Decision A Double-Whammy For SFU Golf Teams
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20. 2020 Golf Canada Collegiate Scholarship Application Process NOW OPEN
31. Four-Time B.C. Seniors Champion Gudmund Lindbjerg Passes At Age 71
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The BC Golf House Museum Needs Our Support
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Golf In BC Offering 'BC Golf Micro-Cations' For Summer
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B.C. Pros Keen To Play In MackenzieTour Four-Event Summer Series
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VGT ThrivesDuring Pandemic
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Fateful MeetingHas Vancouver, BC's Stuart Macdonald On Korn Ferry Tour
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BC Golf's ChampionshipSeason Salvaged Super' Dogs: Meet The Best FriendsOf Many B.C. Golf Course Superintendents Doug Roxburgh To End 53-year Streak At B.C. Amateur Championship CompetitorsAt BC Golf ChampionshipsThis Summer Will Carry 14 Clubs . . . And A Rake PerformanceProgram Thrives Despite COVID-19 Challenges
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GNAC Decision A Double-WhammyFor SFU Golf Teams Fairview Mtn Duo Takes Pro-assistant
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Golf Canada Has Got Your Back With On-CourseInsurance
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Golf WhistlerOffersGreat Contestfor BC Golf Members
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Bryson'sDriving Takes Off
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Golf, Played Well... Or Not So Well, Has Immense Health Benefits
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Understandingthe increasing importance for readers to be able to view and access online material on cell phones, tablets and such has inspired us to create visually appealing, shorter articles which will also allow the reader to connect to the full article if desired. The goal is to make our digital magazine one that can be viewed easily and quickly while still bringing you information that is of interest. This month we feel particularly compelled to bring to the attention of golf fans across the province the cocerns that Covid-19 has brought to our BC Golf House Museum. The cover story alerts us to the fact that now, more than ever, the PG 8 | JULY 2020
museum could really use the support of the community to keep this unique facility operating. The BC Golf Museum opened in 1989 housing artifacts and memorabiliato help 'Preserve BC's Rich Golfing History'. Please check out the story on page 12 and consider taking out a membership for only $25 to help support the museum. A membership also gives you the opportunity to play in the BC Golf House annual fundraising tournament which next year is being held at Capilano Golf Club. There are a number of other great articles, so please take a minute to wander through them and enjoy.
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During the COVID - 19 crisisthe only source of revenue to the Museum isthe sale of 2020 memberships. Like every charity event in the province, the BC Golf House Society tournament scheduled for the University GC hasnow been canceled. Please consider purchasing a 2020 membership to the BC Golf House Society. CLI CK "We hope all of our supporters HERE TO will play in the 2021 event at Capilano G&CC and join and 2020 members will get support! first chance." PG 13 | JULY 2020
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COVID-19 Cuts Into B.C. Golf Museum Fund-Raising Efforts
While the COVID-19 pandemic hashelped create an unprecedented demand for tee times, it has also effectively eliminated a significant chunk of the money raised to operate the museum. Click To Read More PG 14 | JULY 2020
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Kate Weir?s Golf Trail Takes Her To Rivershore
Trail Native And Former Burnaby Mountain Assistant Kate Weir IsThe New Head Pro At Rivershore Golf LinksIn Kamloops. READ MORE to see how she got here. PG 16 | JULY 2020
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BC Golf's Championship Season Salvaged
The formal announcement of the easing of travel restrictionshasallowed British Columbia Golf to salvage part of itschampionship schedule. READ STORY here PG 18 | JULY 2020
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2020 Golf Canada Collegiate Scholarship Application Process
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The Golf Canada Foundation understandsthe financial uncertainty student athletesare facing and have announced all Golf Canada Foundation Scholarshipswill be available to eligible student athletesthisyear. Visit Scholarship Page PG 20 | JULY 2020
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'Super' Dogs: Meet The Best Friends Of Many B.C. Golf Course Superintendents
We?ll start with the obvious: The subjectsof thisstory are all very good boysand girls. They are also very lucky dogs. Click To Read More PG 21 | JULY 2020
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Doug Roxburgh To End 53-year Streak At B.C. Amateur Championship The 118th playing of the B.C. Amateur Championship next week is going to be missing a very familiar face. 13-time champion Doug Roxburgh. Click to Read More PG 22 | JULY 2020
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BC Golf Championship Competitors Will Carry 14 Clubs . . . And A Rake
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With no rakeson golf coursesdue to Covid-19 these days, BC Golf will be issuing competitors their own portable model. Click To Read More PG 24 | JULY 2020
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Performance Program Thrives Despite COVID-19 Challenges
COVID-19 hascreated challengesfor the new British Columbia Golf Performance Program, which wasjust getting started when the pandemic struck. Click To Read More PG 25 | JULY 2020
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Golf In BC Offering 'BC Golf Micro-Cations' For Summer
Golf in British Columbia hasput together some amazing packagesfor golf tripsin BC.
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BC Pros Keen On 4-Event Canada Life Series
A Canada-resident only Mackenzie Tour 4-event seriesstarting at Victoria'sBear Mountain has the attention of BC Pros READ MORE HERE PG 29 | JULY 2020
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VGT Thrives During
Pandemic Vancouver Golf Tour commissioner, Fraser Mulholland, hasfound reasonsto smile despite the issueshe faced getting hiseventsup and running this year. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE PG 30 | JULY 2020
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Four-Time B.C. Seniors Champion Gudmund Lindbjerg Passes At Age 71 The golf community issaddened by the loss of longtime Pitt MeadowsGC Member & local BC Golf legend Gudmund Lindbjerg Click To Read More PG 31 | JULY 2020
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Fateful Meeting Has Vancouver, BC's Stuart Macdonald On Korn Ferry Tour A chat with Golf Canada'sHead Coach convinced Stuart Macdonald to take a chance and he'smaking the most of it. Click To Read More PG 32 | JULY 2020
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GNAC Decision A Double-Whammy For SFU Golf Teams Covid strikesagain asthe SFU Golf program gets a 'Double-Whamy' courtesy GNAC & the NCAA Click To Read More PG 34 | JULY 2020
FAIRVIEW MTN DUO PGAOFBC TAKESPRO-ASSISTANT
The 2020 G&G Golf Company & Callaway Golf PGA of BC Pro-Assistant Championship was held July 6-7 at The Okanagan GC ABOVE: The 2020 Champions from Fairview Mountain: Executive Professional Brian McDonald (L) and HP Rob Tadey (R). The pair also won thistournament in 2017. PG 35 | JULY 2020
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Golf Whistler Offers Great Contest for BC Golf Members
There are a lot of great reasonsto be a member of BC Golf and in thiscontest you can win golf at all 4 Golf Whistler coursesplusaccommodations, and three other activitiesincluding Heli-Golf. Click HERE to enter. PG 38 | JULY 2020
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Bryson's Driving Takes Off
Bryson DeChambeau isshattering recordsfor the biggest gainsin driver distance by a PGA TOUR player. See an article from PGATOUR.com that puts hisachievementsin perspective HERE
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Golf, Played Well... Or Not So Well, Has Immense Health Benefits Despite a self-admittedly frustrating day on the golf course, BC Golf'sBrad Ziemer wasstill impressed by some of the 'high numbers' he recorded...health-wise Click To Read More PG 42 | JULY 2020
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