PGA of BC member Phil Jonas is off to Mauritius in the Indian Ocean very soon for the season finale of the European Senior Tour.

 

Jonas currently sits 37th on that Tour's Money List heading into the season-ending Tour Championship being held on the remote island nation just off the coast of Africa.

 

Jonas recently registered his third top-10 finish of his rookie year with a 10th place at the Fubon Senior Open in Taiwan, winning just over the equivalent of $10,464 CDN. Jonas has made more than 42,000 Euros in 12 events and hopes to cash a big cheque in Mauritius, where there is 400,000 Euros at stake.  

If Jonas can move into the top 30 of the Dec. 13-15 event, he would be fully exempt for all 2014 European Senior Tour events. Good luck to Phil as he chases his dream. 

Thousands of PGA Members from across the globe will be heading to Florida in January for the 2014 PGA Merchandise Show; THE Major of Golf Business. Carrying on a proud tradition of moving golf business forward, this year's event will be even bigger and better with more new products, more new companies and an expanded education conference program with a stronger emphasis on instruction, player development & leadership, to take your game and career to the next level.
 
Be sure to join your fellow Canadians at Canada Night on Thursday evening, January 23, 2014 beginning at 5:30 p.m., in its new location, Meeting Room W109A. Celebrate the 2013 National Award winners and the PGA of Canada Hall of Fame inaugural class.

 

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The PGA of BC is proud to release a tentative Education schedule for the 2014 season. As launched in 2013 through the Education Series, seminars will take place throughout various regions of the province to give as many PGA of BC members the opportunity to attend, learn and expand their skills and knowledge base. 

 

The tentative schedule is as follows (subject to change without notice):

 

January 20th - Education Series 1 (The Vancouver Golf Club)

February 5th - Education Series 2 (Victoria Golf Club)

February 17th-18th - Spring Education Seminar (Riverway Golf Course)

March 3rd - Education Series 3 (The Harvest Golf Club)

April 28th - Education Series 4 (Fairmont Hot Springs Resort - Riverside)

 

The Association is currently ironing out logistics on a Fall Education Series, which could feature up to three additional seminars available to members in the latter months of the year. Details are still to be finalized and will be released when available.  

 

For any members interested in presenting at an upcoming Education Series event, please contact Donald Miyazaki at donald@pgabc.org.  

 

University Golf Club and the BC Golf House Society are pleased to announce Hickory Golf Sundays at the University Golf Club, a fundraiser for B.C. Golf House.

University Golf Club has donated tee times from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. each Sunday (until the end of February) for Hickory Golf.

BC Golf House is providing Sunday golf bags, each containing six hickory golf clubs. Every player will receive a 1920's replica golf ball to play with.

Mike Riste, historian for BC Golf House Society commented that "playing a round this way will, without a doubt, give today's golfers an appreciation of how the game was played in the 1920s."

Golfers will play 10 holes on the back 9 at UGC (including the alternate hole). The cost to participate is $30 per player and includes the green fee, rental hickory golf clubs and a 1920s replica golf ball. Closest to the pin and long drive contests will also be awarded each week. All proceeds go to the BC Golf House Society.

Riste said the first Hickory Sunday, on Nov. 24, was a huge success, with more than 25 golfers taking advantage of the sunshine to play.

To register for any Sunday, golfers are asked to call Riste, two days in advance, at the BC
Golf House at 604-222-4653.

 

Click here to view the full list of career opportunities in the Members Only section on the PGA of BC website. 

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