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InsideThisIssue TopImage PacificNorthwestGolf AssociationSelects2022Players of theYearIncluding GolfExpoIsBackAndMovingTo Abbotsford BackAndBetterThanEver: RecappingGolfCanada?s2022 AmateurChampionshipSeason First TeeCelebrates25YearsOf EmpoweringYouthThroughGolf TheR&AandUSGAAnnounce 2023Rulesof GolfUpdate New?PGATour2K23?Video GameMadeOnCanada?sEast Coast CampbellRiverRisingStar Dana SmithChoosesSFU TrishaLarsenRememberedAsA GolfMarketingVisionary I'vePlayedOver1,000Courses AndTheseAreMyFavourite10 Sport BCAnnouncesInHer Footsteps& BobbieSteen FoundationAwardRecipients Robots? ComingToAGolfRange NearYou Video: ALookAt TheFiveMost ImportantChangesInTheRules of GolfFor 2023 PartingShot Cont ent s 2022 08 Corrie Wong, Manager, Membership corrie@britishcolumbiagolf org (x202) Kwadwo Frempong, Manager of Network Services support@britishcolumbiagolf org (x205) Bryan Outram, Communications Manager, Website editor bryan@britishcolumbiagolf org (x207) Tyler McKay, Manager, Golf Participation tyler@britishcolumbiagolf org (x208) British Columbia Golf #116 7198 Vantage Way, Delta, BCV4G 1K7 Telephone: 604 279 2580 Toll Free: 1.888.833.2242 Web: britishcolumbiagolf org Facebook:/BritishColumbiaGolf Twitter: /BC golfer Staff Kris Jonasson, Chief Executive Officer kris@britishcolumbiagolf.org (x204) Doug Hastie, Senior Manager of Field Op doug@britishcolumbiagolf org (x203) Debbie Pyne, Managing Dir of Player Development debbie@britishcolumbiagolf org (x206) Andy Fung, Dir of Finance and Admin andy@britishcolumbiagolf.org (x201) Partner Publisher Inside Golf Inc TF: 800.764.6537 Web: insidegolf.ca Jeff Sutherland Publisher publisher@insidegolf.ca Sales Inquiries deb@igdesign ca nov 26 22 12 32 30 10 20 34 24 28 38 18 14 40 24
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page 14. Golf video games have become incredibly realistic as the technology has grown and a major player in that industry happens to be a Canadian company. The new 2K23 PGA TOURgolf video game features Tiger Woods on the cover. Read about that on page 24. We also have a recap of the Golf Canada Amateur Championship season in which BCand its competitors feature quite prominently. Sadly we must also report on the loss of a tremendously impactful, respected and cared for figure in golf and tourism in BCas Web Advisor marketing founder Trisha Larsen passed away following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Brad Ziemer pays tribute to Trisha on page 28.
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PG10 | NOV 2022 t op image t h e Surrey,BC'sAdamSvenssonpickeduphisfirst PGA TOURvictoryintheRSM Classicat SeaIsland,Georgia anddidsoin'classic'Canadianfashionashesporteda tuqueintheslightlychillyconditions. ClickontheimageabovetoseethePGATOURTweet. HatsOff...er...On For AdamSvensson
PG 12 | NOV 2022 ThePacificNorthwest Golf Association(PNGA)has announcedtheregion?sPlayersof theYear for 2022. ThePNGA Player of theYear candidatesare nominatedby thestateandprovincial golf associations that comprisethePNGA (BritishColumbia,Idaho, OregonandWashington),andareselectedby avoteof thePNGA ChampionshipCommittee. i READ COMPLETESTORY HERE Cover st ory t h e Pacific Northwest Golf Association Selects 2022 Playersof the Year Including 3 From BC
BY BRAD ZIEM ER, BRITISH COLUM BIA GOLF
PG 14 | NOV 2022 BritishColumbia?sannual golf expoisreturningafter atwo-year Covid-inducedhiatuswithanew name andlocation.What isnow calledtheWesternGolf Expoisscheduledfor Feb.24 and25 andismoving fromitsformer homeat thePNEForumbuildingin Vancouver toAbbotsford?sTradexfacility. i READ COMPLETESTORY HERE gol f and consumer ism N e w s f r o m Golf Expo IsBack And Moving To Abbotsford
BY PGA OF CANADA
PG 16 | NOV 2022 Together withthePGA of Canada,Golf Canadais excitedtoannouncethecontinuationof theWomen inCoachingprogramandformally openapplications for the2023 cohort.TheWomeninCoaching programisaninitiativethat launchedin2021 with nineinaugural participants,that strivestodeliver a stronger gender balanceamonghigh-performance coaches. i READ COMPLETESTORY HERE womenin gol f n e w s a b o u t Women In Coaching Program ApplicationsNow Open For 2023
PG 18 | NOV 2022 For thefirst timesinceprior totheCOVID-19 pandemic,Golf Canadahadafull slateof amateur championships?fromcoast-to-coast ?contestedin 2022.Thevenueswerespectacular,thecompetition wasimpressive,andthemomentumheadinginto next seasonisat anall-timehigh.Mary Beth McKenna,theDirector of Amateur Championships andRulesfor Golf Canada,called2022 ?incredible. READ COMPLETESTORY HERE amat eur gol f n e w s f r o m Back And Better Than Ever: Recapping Golf Canada?s2022 Amateur Championship Season ADAM STANLEY/ GOLF CANADA
PG 20 | NOV 2022 Twenty-fiveyearsago,onNovember 13,1997, then-PGA TOURCommissioner TimFinchemwas joinedinNew York City?sCentral Park by representativesfromtheleadinggolf organizations ?theLPGA,theMastersTournament,thePGA of America,thePGA TOUR,andtheUSGA ?public officials,includingPresident GeorgeH.W.Bush,and golf dignitariestoannouncethelaunchof First Tee i READ COMPLETESTORY HERE IMAGECOURTESY GOLF CANADA yOUTH pr ogr am f I R S T T E E First Tee Celebrates25 YearsOf Empowering Youth Through Golf
PG 22 | NOV 2022 TheR&A andtheUSGA haveunveiledaregular updatetotheRulesof Golf asthey continueto maketheRuleseasier tounderstandandapply.The new Ruleswill gointoeffect onJanuary 1,2023. i READ COMPLETESTORY HERE r ul esof gol f f r o m t h e The R&A and USGA Announce 2023 Rulesof Golf Update
BY NEIL DAVIDSON (CANADIAN PRESS)
PG 24 | NOV 2022 FromMoeNormantoMikeWeir andSandraPost to BrookeHenderson,Canadahasarichgolf history. But there?salsoalittle-knowngolf hotbedin Lunenburg,N.S.Locatedonthesouthshoreof Nova Scotia,withapopulationof 2,396 accordingtothe 2021 census,theport townishometoHBStudios, creator of thenew ?PGA Tour 2K23?videogame. i READ COMPLETESTORY HERE gol f videogame cr eat ors f r o m t h e New ?PGA Tour 2K23?Video Game Made On Canada?sEast Coast
BY STEVE FROST/ SFU ATHLETICS
PG 26 | NOV 2022 DanaSmithof Campbell River,oneof thetopjunior golfersinBritishColumbia,hassignedNational Lettersof Intent tojointheSimonFraser University women'sgolf programinfall 2023,headcoachMatt Steinbachannouncedearlier thismonth.Smithhasa resumefull of accomplishments. i READ COMPLETESTORY HERE t hecol l ege scene n e w f r o m Campbell River Rising Star Dana Smith ChoosesSFU
BY BRAD ZIEM ER, BRITISH COLUM BIA GOLF
PG 28 | NOV 2022 TheBritishColumbiagolf industry andtourism sector lost agreat championandfriendwiththe recent passingof TrishaLarsen.Larsen,whowas54, diedafter abattlewithpancreaticcancer.She foundedTheWebAdvisorsmarketingagency in 2011,but Larsen?sinvolvement withandpromotion of theBritishColumbiagolf industry goesback nearly threedecades. i READ COMPLETESTORY HERE gol f l oses agoodfr iend i n m e m o r i a m Trisha Larsen Remembered AsA Golf Marketing Visionary
BY ROB SM ITH GOLF M ONTHLY
PG 30 | NOV 2022 Havingplayedmy first roundof golf whilestill a student,I havenow enjoyedplayingavery full and vibrant rainbow of coursesinalmost 50 countries. My tally currently standsat 1,176,but unlessyou arereadingthisvery soonafter publication,it will hopefully now behigher. i READ COMPLETESTORY HERE ar oundt he wor l d IMAGECREDIT:THRACIAN CLIFFS g o l f c o u r s e s I've Played Over 1,000 CoursesAnd These Are My Favourite 10
PG 32 | NOV 2022 ProMOTION Plusisexcitedtorecognizethree deservingwomenthat will becelebratedat the55th Sport BCAthleteof theYear AwardsonThursday, March9,2023 at theVancouver ConventionCentre East.Twowomenwill behonouredwiththe prestigiousInHer Footsteps,includingBritish ColumbiaGolf ManagingDirector of Player Development,Debbie Pyne ...CelebratingBCWomen inSport recognitionprogramandonerecipient will receivetheBobbieSteenLegacy FoundationAward. i READ COMPLETESTORY HERE behindt he scenes n e w s f r o m Sport BC Announces In Her Footsteps& Bobbie Steen Foundation Award Recipients
PG 34 | NOV 2022 It appearsmoderntechnology isabout tothreaten another time-honoured golf tradition.Yes,thedays of takingwickedpleasurefromhittingthe screen-enshroudedball picker at thedrivingrange may benumbered.(Thispleasureintensified exponentially if youknew thepersondrivingsaid picker.)Thislatest innovationistheKorechi Pik?r,an automatedrobot that hooksuptoany existinggolf ball pickingunit. i READ COMPLETESTORY HERE IMAGECOURTESY GOLF CANADA t echnol ogy ingol f n e w s f r o m Robots? Coming To A Golf Range Near You JOHN GORDON/ GOLF CANADA
PG 36 | NOV 2022 Childhooddreamsdocometrue,sometimeswhen youleast expect it.Just ask AdamSvensson. Winningwasn? t onSvensson?smindwhenhebegan thesecondroundof theRSM ClassicinSeaIsland, Ga.The28-year-oldSurrey nativewasingrind mode,simply tryingtomakethecut after opening thetournament withadisappointingone-over 73 at thePlantationcourse. i READ COMPLETESTORY HERE b.c.gol f nOTES Z i e m e r ' s Ziemer'sB.C. Golf Notes: After battling to make cut, Adam Svensson winshisfirst PGA TOURevent; and much more...
PG 38 | NOV 2022 TheRulesof Golf underwent amassivereview andoverhaul withthenewest versionof therules beingbrought intoeffect at thestart of 2019.But as thegameitself hasevolvedandcontinuestodo so...sodotherules.Therearesomemorechangesin storejust aroundthecorner for 2023 i READ COMPLETESTORY HERE IMAGEVIA YOUTUBE r ul esof gol f f r o m t h e Video: A Look At The Five Most Important ChangesIn The Rulesof Golf For 2023
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PG40 | NOV 2022 part ing shot t h e Asyoureadabout earlierinthemagazine,BC'sAdam Svenssonpickeduphisfirst PGATOURwinat theRSM Classicthismonth.HereheiswiththeBCJunior Championshiptrophyhewonat Rossland-Trailin2011. You'veComeALong Way @SvennyBaby BC GOLF IMAGE
