The PGA of British Columbia proudly announces speakers for the 2014 Spring Education Seminar at Riverway Golf Course, February 17-18th.

Kicking off this year's event will be Erik Peterson, Director of Communication at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Oregon. Erik will present on his experiences from a Marketing, Branding, Public Relations, and Guest Service perspectives and share why Bandon Dunes continually ranks amongst one of the most highly regarded golf resorts in the world. 

Following Erik will be PGA of America member and Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher Brian Manzella (pictured here)  from New Orleans, Louisiana. The popular instructor and long-time friend of David Toms will share his knowledge and findings on science of the golf swing, teaching with technology, and analysis on teaching theories. Brian is one of the most highly sought-after speakers on golf and is excited to be coming to the Vancouver region for the very first time. 

The second day of the seminar will feature a full day presentation from one of the most recognizable individuals in golf -  Fred Shoemaker. Shoemaker founded Extraordinary Golf in 1990 and his book Extraordinary Golf: The Art of the Possible (1996) is amongst the most successful books ever written on golf. Shoemaker's presentations titled Creating An Environment For Accelerated Learning and Coaching vs. Teaching will provide experiences that will not soon be forgotten.   

For more information or to register, please click here  

As many of you are aware, long-time PING Golf Canada Sales Representative and friend of the PGA of BC, Brad Thomas has recent suffered a stroke and is currently at Vancouver General Hospital recovering from multiple procedures.  

PING Golf Canada and the PGA of BC wanted to provide our members and friends an update on his condition through a note sent by Brad's spouse, Marthe.   

The boys and I are so grateful for the outpouring of concern and affection for Brad. Thank you so much for all your kind thoughts.

It's been a very tough time since Wednesday when Brad had the massive stroke. He is in the high-risk section of the Intensive Care Unit at VGH and will likely be there for some time.  He suffered a hemorrhage after the Angioplasty procedure and was rushed for an emergency Craniotomy surgery.

They slowly brought him out of sedation following the surgery in order to best monitor/ assess his response abilities naturally as well as electronically. He has been showing progress on his right side.

The most important thing to know right now is that he is considered to be in high-risk, critical condition and will be so for the next while (could be weeks, we just don't know). The specialists have told me it's essential that he have no visitors for now aside from next of kin. He cannot have any stimulus that affects his brain function, blood pressure or heart rate. There is no way they can provide an estimation of when he will be able to receive visitors, but as soon as I know, I will pass this information on.

Doing what's best for Brad is of course essential, so I'm asking that people be patient for his sake and understand that it's just not possible to visit him for now.

If you would like to check in periodically with someone about Brad's condition, you can contact:

Colleen Young
PING Golf Canada  

colleeny@ping.com  

The PGA of BC would like to send our thoughts and prayers to Brad's friends and family during this difficult time.

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