British Columbia Golf - The Scorecard Magazine July Digital Issue | 2023

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StrokeSurvivor Brad ThomasReturnsToThe GameHeLovesAnd CallsHisTherapy TOP STORIES 20. KevinMaffioli LovingLifeAt ChristinaLakeGolf Club 16 RecordRoundPropels Chelsea TruongToB.C. Women?sAmateur Championship BC'sEwart FeelsHe 'Belongs' After ProDebut In Victoria 31. 12 How Far DoYouHit Your 7-iron?TheAnswer Will Tell YouWhichTeesToPlay 28 Video:Inaugural All Abilities ChampionshipWrapUp 24.

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InsideThisIssue TopImage RecordRoundPropelsChelsea TruongToB.C.Women?s AmateurChampionship MatthewHallat WinsInaugural B.C.AllAbilitiesChampionship StrokeSurvivorBradThomas ReturnsToTheGameHeLoves AndCallsHisTherapy ShellyStoufferWins Record-SettingFourthStraight B.C.SeniorWomen?sTitle Video:InauguralIndigenous ChampionshipBritishColumbia PatrickKelly?sDreamOf AB.C. IndigenousChampionship BecomesAReality BritishColumbiaGolfSaddened ToLearnOf ThePassingOf Bill Klein ChangingTheStereotypeOf The "LadiesTees"InGolf NickTaylor?sProudParentsHope HisWinDrivesMoreKidsToThe Game B.C.JuniorBoys& Girls ChampionshipsHeadNorthTo PrinceGeorge Partingshot
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

In this issue of The Scorecard , our cover story on page 12 looks at the 2023 BCWomen's Amateur Championship held at Arbutus Ridge GClocated in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. A record-setting final round propelled Victoria's Chelsea Truong to the title. The golf facility and the entire Cowichan Valley region proved to be fantastic hosts for the event and you can see a video detailing just some of what can be discovered alongside outstanding golf in the area on page 22. In addition to the Women's Amateur, BCGolf also unveiled two new championships with the inaugural Indigenous Championship British Columbia (pages 24 & 25) and the All Abilities Championship (pages 14&16) in May and June respectively. There was

another BCGolf championship held In June as well, and anyone remotely familiar with the name Shelly Stouffer will likely not be overly surprised to learn that she won her record fourth consecutive BC Senior Women's title at Christina Lake GC. Brad Ziemer has that wrap-up on page 18 and also has a feature interview with long-time Christina Lake GM Kevin Maffioli on page 20. Following Abbotsford, BC's Nick Taylor's historic win in the RBC Canadian Open, Ziemer spoke with Nick's parents to get their perspective on the significance of their son's achievement (page 29). Sadly, we also had to say goodbye to well-respected official and volunteer Bill Kein. You can see his In Memoriam on page 26

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TheDawningof a New Era

OnMay29,2023 thesunroseoverNk'mipCanyon Desert GolfCourseinOliver,BCandwelcomedthe InauguralIndigenousChampionshipBritishColumbia. Toseeavideochroniclingthesignificanceofthisevent

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Record Round PropelsChelsea Truong

To B.C. Women?sAmateur Championship

ChelseaTruongopenedher final roundof the118th

B.C.Women?sAmateur Championshipwithabogey.

Consideringshestartedthefinal day at ArbutusRidge

Golf Clubsevenshotsback of thelead,it wouldhave beeneasy for Truongtohangher headandconcede that thiswasn? t goingtobeher week.But Truongisn? t wiredthat way.

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Matthew Hallat WinsInaugural B.C. All AbilitiesChampionship

Matthew Hallat of NorthVancouver wontheinaugural B.C.All AbilitiesChampionshipat Vancouver?s McCleery Golf Coursewithaclutchpar onthefinal hole.Hallat,aformer Paralympicskier whoisnow high performancedirector,para-alpine,withAlpineCanada, saideventsliketheB.C.All AbilitiesChampionshipare animportant first stepingrowingthesport...

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Stroke Survivor Brad Thomas ReturnsTo The Game He LovesAnd CallsHisTherapy

It wasJan.22,2014 andBradThomaswasat home, chattingonthetelephone,whenhesuddenly felt a strangesensation.?It just cameout of nowhere,?

Thomassays.?I hadareally weirdfeeling,likepinsand needles,that went right upmy body.Then15 seconds later,I wasunconsciousonthefloor.

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Shelly Stouffer Wins

Record-Setting Fourth Straight B.C. Senior Women?sTitle

Shelly Stouffer isnot just winninggolf tournaments,she ismakingalittlehistory alongtheway.Stouffer became thefirst player towinfour straight B.C.Senior Women?sChampionshipsandshedidit instyle,winning by eight shotsat ChristinaLakeGolf Club.

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Kevin Maffioli

Loving Life At Christina Lake Golf Club

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for many clubproscanbe atransitory existencethat involvesbouncingfrom onecoursetothenext.

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ChristinaLakeGolf Club for 27 yearsandcounting.

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Inthisvideowe'rethrilledtoshareclips& interviews fromB.C.'sfirst-ever Indigenousgolf tournament.This groundbreakingevent brought together golfersof all agesfromacrosstheprovince,showcasingthe inclusivity andprogressivenessthat thesport is strivingfor.

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Video: Inaugural Indigenous Championship British Columbia

Video: Inaugural All Abilities Championship Wrap Up

TheVancouver ParksGolf (@VanParksGolf)course provedtobeanoutstandinghost andasTournament Chair andBritishColumbiaGolf Director JoeHiggins saidasplayerspreparedtoteeoff,"Theevent will be acelebrationof adaptivegolf,andwhat?spossible whensomany work for acommongoal...

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PG 25 | JUL 2023 Beforethefirst shotswereevenstruck at the inaugural BritishColumbiaIndigenousChampionship, Patrick Kelly wasready tocall theevent asuccess.He couldseeit onthefacesof the114 participants, ranginginagefrom14 to80. READ COMPLETESTORY HERE
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Learn Of The Passing Of Bill Klein

BritishColumbiaGolf andthe entiregolf community were saddenedtolearnof the passingof longtimeofficial andvolunteer Bill Kleinafter a hardfought battlewithcancer.

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Changing The Stereotype Of The "Ladies Tees" In Golf

Part of thereason golferslovethegame isitsvariety.The maintenancecrew setsupanew course every day,making eachroundanew challenge.These physical changesadd excitement toeach round,but beyond that,thereisonekey decisionevery golfer makeswhenheor she teesit up:picking whichteeboxtoplay. Thishasledtowhat I believetobeoneof themost negative stereotypesingolfthenotionof "ladies tees."

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DETERMINE YOURDISTANCE

How Far Do You Hit Your 7-iron?The Answer Will Tell You Which TeesTo Play

Playinggolf fromthe appropriateset of teesisagreat way to derivealot more enjoyment fromthe game.At thesame time,how dowe really know how to determinecredibly what thosetees shouldbefor eachof us?

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Nick Taylor?s Proud Parents Hope HisWin DrivesMore KidsTo The Game

Likemuchof therest of thecountry,Jay andDarlene Taylor weregluedtotheir televisionastheir sonNick madeCanadiansportshistory.Aloneinthefamily roomof their Abbotsfordhome,theTaylorshugged oneanother andcriedwhenNick?s72-foot putt droppedonthefourthholeof asudden-deathplayoff towintheRBCCanadianOpen.

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B.C. Junior Boys& Girls ChampionshipsHead North To Prince George

TheB.C.Junior Boys& GirlsChampionshipsare headingnorthtoPrinceGeorgeGolf andCurlingClub andthat bringsback somememoriesfor general manager JohnSwanson.Thelast timetheB.C.Juniors washeldinnorthernBritishColumbiawas20 years agowhenthe2003 Junior Boyscompetitionwas playedat DawsonCreek Golf Club.

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BC'sEwart FeelsHe 'Belongs' After Pro Debut In Victoria

A.J.Ewart will remember somegood shotsandsomenot sogoodshots,but the onethinghewill remember most about hisfirst event asagolf prowasthat feelingof knowinghe belongs.

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TheBear Necessities

Recently,at theiconicCapilanoGolf&CountryClub, memberJeremyWatt discoveredasurprisevisitoronthe premiseshelpinghimselftosomesnacksinthemen's lounge.HepostedthisvideoonTwitter.

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