British Columbia Golf - The Scorecard Magazine April Digital Issue | 2022

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TOP STORIES 12 Greg Moody Selected As New President Of British Columbia Golf

16. Ziemer's B.C. Golf Notes:Rowe,Crisologo earn PGA Tour Canada status Bald Eagle hopes to re-open...and much more

22. BC's Kaleb Gorbahn Takes On The Ups And DownsOf A Pro Golf Career

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Grizzly Golf Tour Gears Up For The Season

26. For Sale: 2016 Cummings Cargo Trailer

34. Langley's Redwoods GC Enters Pipeline Hibernation



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Inside This Issue

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New B.C. Women'sOpen Hopes To Provide Path To The Pros

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NextGen Pacific To Kick Off BC's Canada Summer GamesTeam Selection

BC's Kaleb Gorbahn Takes On The Ups And Downs Of A Pro Golf Career

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Canadian Turf Research Foundation Looks To Help Swamped Sod Farms

Lamey Cup ReturnsAfter Two-year Hiatus,B.C. Players Can?t Wai To Compete

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Greg Moody Selected As New President Of British Columbia Golf

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The ModGolf Podcast: Building Communit yAs A "Senior-Preneur"- Jim Plumb,Co-FounderOf Fore! Sixty

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BC Golf Saddened To Learn Of The Passing Of Longtime Volunteer Lorna Semple

ModGolf Podcast: CreatingA SustainableGolf Future Through The "Seventh Generation Principle

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Canada SecuresSpot At Victoria'sRoyal Colwood For 2022 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup

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FROM THE

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BY BRYA N OUTRA M

INSIDE THIS ISSUE In this issue of The Scorecard our cover story looks at British Columbia Golf 's election of their newest president. You can read Brad Ziemer 's story on page 12 as longtime rules official and champion of junior golf, Greg Moody, takes over from Immediate Past President Michelle Collens.

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temporary closure of their course due to construction of the TransCanada pipeline through their property.

In keeping with ongoing efforts to open golf up for more women, the Vancouver Golf Tour is working with GolfBC Group to put on the inaugural B.C. Women's Open We also have Ziemer 's latest this summer, see the details in edition of his BC Golf Notes on Brad's story on page 28. page 16 where he takes a look Meanwhile, although the at BC's two recent graduates matches were not held the last from Q-school to the PGA Tour two years due to Covid-19, BC Canada circuit along with an Golf is looking forward to once update on many of BC's top again competing in the PNGA male and female competitive Lamey Cup against teams golfers ... and much more. from the Washington, Oregon Brad has a couple of other and Idaho golf associations stories that examine the trials (page 18). In addition we have and tribulations of both young another couple of editions of professional Kaleb Gorbahn, the ModGolf Podcast sure to as he gets his career off the entertain and inform on pages ground, and what Langley's 20 and 36. Enjoy your golf and Redwoods GC faces with the please stay safe. PG 8 | APRIL 2022



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A Perfect 10 The UBC Thunderbirds' Women'sGolf Team completed a run of 10 consecutive winsin claiming the Cascade Conference Women'sGolf Championship and an automatic bid to the NAIA Championships. They celebrated with thisteam formation showing the number of winsand what issurely a splendid version of an airborne T'Bird in the background PG 10 | APRIL 2022



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Greg Moody Selected As New President Of British Columbia Golf Greg Moody has a rather simple explanation for why he spends considerable time giving back to the game of golf. ?I just enjoy volunteering,? Moody says. ?I think you?re either born with a volunteer gene or you?re not.?Moody clearly has his. A highly respected rules official and a longtime champion of junior golf, Moody is the new president of British Columbia Golf. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 12 | APRIL 2022



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pr of essional s BY BRA D ZIEM ER, BRITISH COLUM BIA GOLF

BC's Kaleb Gorbahn Takes On The Ups And Downs Of A Pro Golf Career Kaleb Gorbahn earned conditional status at a recent PGA Tour Canada qualifying school in California, but the Smithers native was in no mood to celebrate. Gorbahn knows conditional status and a couple of dollars will buy you a cup of coffee. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 14 | APRIL 2022

IMAGE COURTESY : CHUCK RUSSELL/GOLF CANADA

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br it ish col umbia BY BRA D ZIEM ER, BRITISH COLUM BIA GOLF

Ziemer's B.C. Golf Notes: Rowe, Crisologo earn PGA Tour Canada status Bald Eagle hopes to re-open...and much more In Brad Ziemer's latest version of the BC Golf Notes he looks at the two newest members of the PGA Tour Canada to come from BC, the prospects of Bald Eagle GC in Point Roberts re-opening and much more. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 16 | APRIL 2022



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int er nat ional

compet it ion BY BRA D ZIEM ER, BRITISH COLUM BIA GOLF

Lamey Cup Returns After Two-year Hiatus, B.C. Players Can?t Wait To Compete The PNGA Lamey Cup is named in honour of Dr. Jack Lamey, a former president of the Pacific Northwest Golf Association who started the Ryder Cup-style team competition featuring players representing the Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia golf associations 16 years ago. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 18 | APRIL 2022



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senior s

The ModGolf Podcast: Building Community As A "Senior-Preneur" - Jim Plumb, Co-Founder Of Fore! Sixty In this edition of the ModGolf Podcast, creator and show host Colin Weston speaks with Jim Plumb, the Co-Founder of FORE! SIXTY. FORE! SIXTY is a unique online community dedicated to enhancing the game for golfers sixty and over. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 20 | APRIL 2022



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Grizzly Golf Tour Gears Up For The Season The golf season is very much upon us here in British Columbia and a number of events are getting back on track as we move carefully away from the cancellations and postponements caused by the Covid-19 pandemic over the last couple of years. One tour ready to operate again is the Grizzly Golf Tour which runs events for juniors aged 5-18 and adult recreational players 18 and over throughout the Lower Mainland. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 22 | APRIL 2022



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Remember ing

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LORNA JEAN SEMPLE (NEE LITTLE) SEPTEMBER 28, 1943 ? MARCH 29, 2022

BC Golf Saddened To Learn Of The Passing Of Longtime Volunteer Lorna Semple It is with great sadness that British Columbia Golf has learned of the passing of longtime volunteer Lorna Semple on March 29th, 2022, at the age of 78, surrounded by the family she loved.Her years as a volunteer and rules official at golf tournaments throughout the province with British Columbia Golf were a highlight according to her family. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 24 | APRIL 2022



how t o

get a good

haul

For Sale: 2016 Cummings Cargo Trailer British Columbia Golf has a Cummings Cargo Transport Trailer available. The trailer can be viewed at the BC Golf office address: #116 - 7198 Vantage Way Delta, BC, Canada V4G 1K7

Interested parties should contact Andy Fung at andy@britishcolumbiagolf.org READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 26 | APRIL 2022



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f or women BY BRA D ZIEM ER, BRITISH COLUM BIA GOLF

New B.C. Women's Open Hopes To Provide Path To The Pros The Vancouver Golf Tour has been a stepping stone for the likes of Nick Taylor and Adam Hadwin to the PGA TOUR and commissioner Fraser Mulholland would love to see it help provide a path for female players looking to make their way to the LPGA Tour. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 28 | APRIL 2022



picking bc's

canada summer

games squad

NextGen Pacific To Kick Off BC's Canada Summer Games Team Selection The British Columbia Golf selection committee will use the NextGen Pacific Championship, taking place at Nanaimo GC May 13 - 15, 2022, as a competition to start the process of selecting the top performance juniors for the 2022 Canada Summer Games to represent British Columbia in Niagara Falls in August. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 30 | APRIL 2022



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Canadian Turf Research Foundation Looks To Help Swamped Sod Farms Due to high demand and limited supply in the local market because of extensive flooding in Abbotsford during November of 2021, two of British Columbia's major turf farms have been severely affected. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 32 | APRIL 2022

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br it ish col umbia BY BRA D ZIEM ER, BRITISH COLUM BIA GOLF

Langley's Redwoods GC Enters Pipeline Hibernation Doug Hawley and his staff couldn?t help but get a little emotional as the final shots were struck Easter Monday at Redwoods Golf Course. The Langley course is being forced to close for a few months due to construction of the TransCanada pipeline. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 34 | APRIL 2022



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ModGolf Podcast: Creating A Sustainable Golf Future Through The "Seventh Generation Principle In this episode of the ModGolf Podcast, show creator and host, Colin Weston, speaks with Steve Tooshkenig, CPGA Golf Professional and inspirational Indigenous Speaker. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 36 | APRIL 2022



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j unior squads V IA GOLF CA NA NDA

Canada Secures Spot At Victoria's Royal Colwood For 2022 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup Team Canada?s National Junior Squad boys and girls teams both finished with top spots on the leaderboard at Royal Colwood Golf Club to secure the opportunity to play in the 2022 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup.. READ COMPLETE STORY HERE PG 38 | APRIL 2022



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BC Golf At Augusta Past BC Golf Board member Shayain Gustavsp proudly wore her BC Golf shirt instantly becoming one of the 'best dressed' patronsasshe took in the action behind the 12th hole at Augusta during thisyear'sMasters PG 40 | APRIL 2022

IMAGE COURTESY? SHAYAIN GUSTAVSP

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