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TOP STORIES 16. First Tee Programs Helping Empower Youth In BC And Across Canada
18. Haida Artist Ron Russ, The Man Behind The Medals
First Nations Courses A Welcome Addition To British Columbia?s Rich Golfing Landscape
20. Lauren Kim, Michelle Liu Enjoy Super Summers South Of The Border
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16 and its Marquee Golf Championships Past British ColumbiaGolf President Peter Bentley Passes Away
First Tee ProgramsHelping Empower Youth In BC And Across Canada
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BC's ChristinaSpence Proteau ComesFrom Behind To Win At 50th Canadian Women?s Mid-Amateur & Senior Championship
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Ruby and Pals: A Children?s Book Series All About Gol
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Haida Artist Ron Russ, The Man Behind The Medals
Victoria?sCraig Doell Wins His Third B.C. Mid-Amateur Championship
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AlabamaRun Lots Of Fun For BC's Shelly Stouffer
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theScore Bet BecomesOfficial Gaming Partner of Golf Canada
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Tina Jiang & Hyunjun Lee VictoriousAt NextGen Fall Series West Championship
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE In this month's issue of The Scorecard we are pleased and honoured, on this day of Truth and Reconciliation,to focus on both the involvement and contributions to the game of golf from First Nations around the province of British Columbia. Our cover story on page 12 focuses on the St. Eugene Mission Resort, once an Indian Residential School, with an emphasis on the important role the Mission building itself is playing in helping to heal some of the wounds opened through the discovery of past injustices that took place in buildings of this nature. Written by Latash Nahanee, a culturally immersed member of the Squamish Nation from Vancouver, BC, the story relates some of the history of the St. Eugene Mission, the Ktunaxa (?k-too-nah-ha?)people, who PG 8 | SEP 2021
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have occupied the area for some 10,000 years and how the Resort is helping First Nations people move forward in today's economically driven environment. At the helm of the Resort today is Chairman of the Board and former Chief of the area?s Ktunaxa Nation, Sophie Pierre. Pierre started school as a student at the St. Eugene Mission Indian Residential School in 1956. In addition to this fascinating story we also look at some of BC's outstanding First Nations golf facilities on page 18, profile the 'Man Behind the Medals' Haida Master Artist Ron Russ, on page 36, and on page 16 we look at how the new First Tee Canada and BC junior programs are having a positive impact on youth around the country who often do not have access to all that golf has to offer.
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Tending The Flag Asthe St. Eugene Mission Resort continues to move forward with their goal of creating positive memories at their facility while also honouring those from itspast, we felt thismerely represented an overall feel-good image PG 10 | SEP 2021
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St. Eugene Mission Building On History Located on 300 acres along the winding St. Mary River and nestled between the Purcell and the Kootenay Rocky Mountains, St. Eugene Golf Resort and Casino is surrounded by stupendous vistas. PG 12 | SEP 2021
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The resort offers world-class golf, casino nightlife and is close to national parks and ski areas. Click here for article on the monument dedicated to the children who attended the residential school. PG 13 | SEP 2021
At the helm of the Resort today is Chairman of the Board and former Chief of the area?s Ktunaxa Nation, Sophie Pierre. Pierre started school as a student at the St. Eugene Mission Indian Residential School in 1956.
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However, the beautiful Spanish-colonial-styled resort hotel you see today sitting on the St. Eugene Mission property was not always the site of holiday visits, great rounds of golf and memorable weddings. The red brick building was once the St. Eugene Mission residential school for First Nations youth and has a powerful history that has undergone and is indeed, still experiencing? . an equally powerful evolution going forward. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 15 | SEP 2021
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First Tee Programs Helping Empower Youth In BC And Across Canada Golf is a game that is both fun and challenging. Golf can be a game of leisure and/or demand the best of a great athlete. One element that differentiates this sport from contact sports such as soccer or football is the etiquette. Through after school and in school programs, First Tee ? BC instills character development as a fundamental element of Golf Canada?s junior golf program. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 16 | SEP 2021
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First Nations Courses A Welcome Addition To British Columbia?s Rich Golfing Landscape
It opened quietly without much fanfare back in 2007, this golf course built by a small Indian band with big dreams. Initially, Talking Rock Golf Course seemed to almost get lost amid some of the more high-profile courses that were opening at the time in British Columbia. PG 18 | SEP 2021
But a funny thing has happened in the nearly 15 years since Talking Rock welcomed its first players. It has gone from being a course many had not heard of to being one nearly everyone wants to play. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE
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Lauren Kim, Michelle Liu Enjoy Super Summers South Of The Border
Lauren Kim and Michelle Liu are back at their respective high schools and if their teachers happen to ask them to write one of those ?What I did on my summer vacation?essays, both will have quite the story to tell. The two talented teen golfers spent their summers south of the border where they made quite the impression. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 20 | SEP 2021
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BC's Christina Spence Proteau Comes From Behind To Win At 50th Canadian Women?s Mid-Amateur & Senior Championship Christina Spence Proteau of Port Alberni, B.C. won the Mid-Amateur division at the 2021 Canadian Women?s Mid-Amateur & Senior Championship on Thursday at Golf Château Bromont in a playoff over Vancouver?s Nonie Marler. Proteau entered Thursday?s final round one stroke back of Marler, who held the Mid-Amateur lead for the first two rounds, and whose first-round 72 would end up being the lowest and only single-round score under par for the entire tournament. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 22 | SEP 2021
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Rules Infraction Results In New B.C. Women?s Mid-Amateur Winner Being Named Jessica Claggett of Kelowna has been declared the winner of the B.C. Women?s Mid-Amateur Championship after Victoria?s Alyssa Herkel was disqualified due to a rules infraction.Tournament director Doug Hastie said Herkel contacted him over the Labour Day weekend to discuss a shot she attempted on the seventh hole during the final round of the event, which was held Aug. 31-Sept. 2 at Gorge Vale Golf Club in Victoria. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 24 | SEP 2021
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Victoria?s Craig Doell Comes From Behind To Win His Third B.C. Mid-Amateur Championship Craig Doell knew he would have to play a solid round and also get some help from the guy he was chasing on the final day of the B.C. Men?s Mid-Amateur Championship at Victoria?s Gorge Vale Golf Club. He got both and completed his B.C. Mid-Am hat trick with his third victory in the competition for players aged 25 and older. The 49-year-old Doell played near flawless golf in Thursday?s final round. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 26 | SEP 2021
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Alabama Run Lots Of Fun For BC's Shelly Stouffer Shelly Stouffer is also justifiably proud of the run she made at the U.S. Senior Women?s Amateur Championship in Clear Point, Alabama. That run took the Nanoose Bay resident all the way to the semi-finals where she lost a hard-fought match on the 18th hole at The Lakewood Club to a woman who is something of a United States Golf Association legend. Stouffer had a blast. ?It was amazing,?she said over the phone from Alabama. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 28 | SEP 2021
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theScore Bet Becomes Official Gaming Partner of Golf Canada and its Marquee Golf Championships
Score Media and Gaming Inc. announced recently that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Score Digital Sports Ventures (Canada) Inc. (?theScore Bet?), has entered into a multiyear agreement with Golf Canada to become its Official Gaming Partner. The exclusive partnership makes theScore Bet the first ever gaming partner for Golf Canada and its prestigious National Open Golf Championships the CP Women?s Open and the RBC Canadian Open. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 30 | SEP 2021
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Past British Columbia Golf President Peter Bentley Passes Away British Columbia Golf is saddened to learn of the passing of past BC Golf President, Peter Bentley (March 17th, 1930 - September 6th, 2021). Peter died peacefully in his sleep in Vancouver, B.C. September 6th at the age of 91. He is survived by his wife Sheila (nee McGiverin) and their 5 children, Barbara Hislop (John), Susan Kololian (Vahan), Joanie Ball (Mik), Michael Bentley (Lesley) and Lisa Turner (Terrence), 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 32 | SEP 2021
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Ruby and Pals: A Children?s Book Series All About Golf Par Fairwood Publishing Inc. is excited to announce the official release of Ruby and Pals: Tee Off with Manners. The first in a series, this book is now available on Amazon Kindle in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Punjabi. Children?s storybooks about golf are a rare sight to behold, but that is about to change with the release of the Ruby and Pals series by Par Fairwood Publishing Inc. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 34 | SEP 2021
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Haida Artist Ron Russ, The Man Behind The Medals Ron Russ is a Haida master artist known for creating exquisite and intricate one-of-a-kind pieces of art in yew wood, gold and silver. He was chosen by British Columbia Golf to design a beautiful motif for their awards medals. PG 36 | SEP 2021
Mr. Russ was an avid golfer and considered turning pro. When commissioned to design the BC Golf medal, he thought of how difficult it is to get an ?eagle? when playing golf. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 37 | SEP 2021
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Tina Jiang & Hyunjun Lee Victorious At NextGen Fall Series West Championship The final round of the NextGen Fall Series West Championship wrapped up at Myrtle Point Golf Club with Tina Jiang securing a convincing nine-stroke victory in the Girls division and Hyunjun Lee earning the win in the Boys division.The final round of the tournament was scheduled to conclude on Sunday Sept. 26, but the weather in Powell River, B.C. had other ideas. Due to an impending storm in the forecast the final 36 holes were all played on Saturday. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 38 | SEP 2021
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Ziemer's B.C. Golf Notes: Duncan?s Davison grabs Mackenzie Tour points lead with win at GolfBC Championship & much more His golf game has taken Callum Davison on one long emotional roller-coaster the past three months. Suddenly, that ride is fun again.The 21-year-old from Duncan became the first multiple-winner on the Mackenzie Tour this season when he captured the GolfBC Championship at Gallagher?s Canyon Golf Club in Kelowna.The win was worth $18,000 to Davison, a former B.C. Bantam Boys champion who now leads the Mackenzie Tour points list heading into the season-ending tournament in Victoria this week. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 40 | SEP 2021
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The Chief Nk'Mip Canyon Desert Golf Club in Oliver, BC takes pride in all aspects of their facility. Including the First Nations artwork displayed on the property. PG 42 | SEP 2021