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INSIDE THIS ISSUE In this month's edition of The Scorecard, Brad Ziemer talks with British Columbia Golf president, Michelle Collens in our cover story. Now concluding her 2nd year in the position, Collens has found herself fully caught up in getting the 'golf bug' and speaks to that along with some of her insights regarding the state of the game in general on page 12. Brad also presents his latest version of Ziemer 's BC Golf Notes (page 14), which include a look at Abbotsford'sNick Taylor and his reflections from his first Masters appearance.
teams, which you can read about on page 30. Keeping in mind that golf is, after all, a game - we take a look at its 'lighter side' with Rick Newell's Life In The Trap comic strip on page 34 and yet another entertainingvideo from the European Tour on page 32 as they held a KP competition earlier this year in Scotland with a unique twist, the players hit their shots a la 'Happy Gilmore'. There are a couple of other videos you're sure to enjoy including Jon Rahm's special skip-over-water ace at Augusta's 16th hole on page 38.
It's always exciting to learn of Golf Canada's selections for the National Amateur Squads and this year there are no fewer than 8 players from BC on those
And lastly we are sad to see the passing of another greatly admired contributor to golf as we say goodbye to 2008 DSA winner, Jim Sanderson,page 36.
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A Dinner Jacket for Johnson Five -time MastersChampions Tiger Woods put the fabled Green Jacket on 2020 winner Dustin Johnson who picked up hisfirst Masterstitle in record fashion piling up a 20-under par score for the first time in the event'shistory. Poking fun at DJ's love of the sandwiches at Augusta National, Tiger tweeted out , "Lookslike we?re having sandwichesfor next year?schampions dinner! Congrats @DJohnsonPGA and welcome to the club." PG 10 | NOV 2020
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BC Golf Prez Michelle Collens Gets Serious About Golf...Including Her Own Game
When Michelle Collens joined the board of directorsof British Columbia Golf a few yearsago, she really wasn?t much of a golfer. Collenswould tee it up a couple of timesa year in charity ?Scramble?eventsand that wasabout it. She enjoyed those outings, but never took the game too seriously. Back in those days, the rulesof golf for Collens could be summed up something like this: Hit the ball, go find it... and then hit it again. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 12 | NOV 2020
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Ziemer's BC Golf Notes: Taylor's Masters & More
Nick Taylor?sfirst Mastersexperience included 17 birdies, a four-putt, an anxiousFriday night and Saturday morning sweating out the cut and countlessgreat memoriesof hisweek at Augusta National. He hopesto do it all again someday soon. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 14 | NOV 2020
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Rules Of Handicapping Education Opportunities From Golf Canada Asthe golf season beginsto wind down across Canada, we would like to take thisopportunity to remind you of the educational opportunities available to you asa Golf Canada member. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 16 | NOV 2020
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Handicapping: Active seasons
Each year, provincial associationsanalyze numerous factorsto determine their active seasons. This ensuresconsistency of when scoreswould be posted by the majority of golfersto help keep Handicap Indexesaccurate. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 18 | NOV 2020
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Our Golf Journey At The RBC PGA Scramble
By John Gordon/Courtesy Golf Canada My wife and I have played together in many events over the yearsbut thissummer we tried a new one: the RBC PGA Scramble presented by The Lincoln Motor Company. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 20 | NOV 2020
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?We Are Golf?Releases Economic Impact Of Golf In Canada
The Canadian golf industry generated $18.2B in economic benefitsacrossour nation in 2019, according to a recent economic analysisconducted by Group ATN Consulting Inc. on behalf of the National Allied Golf Associations(We Are Golf). READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 22 | NOV 2020
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Video: The Only Free Golf Course in the World? Thisisone of the most upbeat and inspiring videos we've seen in a while. Erik AndersLang, who doesthe 'AdventuresIn Golf' Vlog for Skratch, visited Buhl Park GC in Pittsburgh, PA and discovered a 9-hole golf course with a very rare twist. It'sfree. PG 24 | NOV 2020
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Creston Golf Club islooking for a Director of Golf/Head Golf Professional. To find out more about thiscareer opportunity click below or contact Creston GC directly CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO PG 26 | NOV 2020
READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 28 | NOV 2020
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Golf Canada ispleased to announce the namesof the 29 athletes, male and female, who have been selected to represent Team Canada aspart of the 2021 National Amateur and Junior Squads. Fifteen athleteswill compete on Team Canada?s National Amateur Squad, consisting of eight playerson the men?ssquad and seven on the women?ssquad. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 30 | NOV 2020
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Video: European Tour - Happy Gilmore KP Challenge Most golf fansare pretty familiar with Adam Sandler'scharacter 'Happy Gilmore' from the film of the same name which wasfilmed largely in and around Vancouver in 1996. Watch asEuropean Tour prostry the Happy Gilmore swing in a closest-to-the-pin contest. PG 32 | NOV 2020
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With all the uncertainty and upsand downsin the world these days sometimesa little humour isin order. To that end we have some new comic strips from Seattle'sRick Newell. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 34 | NOV 2020
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Golf Community Saddened By The Loss Of Jim Sanderson
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of a beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, James(Jim) Richard Sanderson. Jim passed away peacefully at age 87 on November 5, 2020, with his family close. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 36 | NOV 2020
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Video: Jon Rahm Skips Over Water For Ace At Augusta By now most golf fanshave heard about Spaniard Jon Rahm'samazing ace on the 16th hole at Augusta during a practice round for the Masters. But it isstill more than worth watching again... PG 38 | NOV 2020
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Expect golf fans to watch Tiger Woods and son
The recent final round of the Mastersdrew the lowest ratings for CBSsince 1957, a 51-percent drop compared with Tiger Woods?2019 triumph. The numbersreaffirm that familiar adage in golf: If Tiger isin contention, then the public will watch. Of course, the pandemic haschanged everything in our lives, but hasit affected Woods?drawing power?We are going to find out next month when Woodsand his11-year-old son, Charlie, compete in the PNC Championship, formerly known as the Father-Son Challenge, in Orlando, Fla. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 40 | NOV 2020
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Cabot Revelstoke aims to bring great golf into the mountains of British Columbia Mike Keiser and Ben Cowan-Dewar, the partnership behind the Cabot development team, responsible for the renowned Cabot Linksand Cabot CliffsGC's, have announced their latest venture, Cabot Revelstoke, a four-season resort in the mountains of eastern British Columbia. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 42 | NOV 2020
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From Abbotsford to Augusta All 4 Canadians entered in thisyear'sMasters played a practice round together and BC'sAdam Hadwin couldn't help but post a picture of himself and clubmate Nick Taylor posing on Hogan'sBridge at the famouspar 3 12 hole. Hadwin tweeted out, "Just a couple boysfrom Abbotsford, BC who grew up playing @LedgeviewGolf, competing @TheMasters
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