Based in Huntington Beach, Calif., Cleveland® Golf, Srixon®, and XXIO® are all part of the SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. family and each brand enjoys a strong presence on competitive tours worldwide. Their professional staffs include players such as Graeme McDowell, Keegan Bradley, Hideki Matsuyama, Inbee Park, Nasa Hataoka, Minjee Lee, as well as many others. 

Cleveland® Golf, founded in 1979, is a leading equipment manufacturer specializing in short game technologies and solutions that benefit all golfers. Srixon®, with more than 80 years of golf ball manufacturing experience, is committed to producing the highest quality, technically innovative golf balls which offer maximum performance to golfers of all levels of ability. XXIO®, with its longstanding tradition of premium golf clubs in Japan, brings the No. 1 golf brand in Japan to America.

Cleveland® Golf, Srixon®, and XXIO® remain steadfastly committed to providing "Tour proven, premium golf equipment to passionate golfers seeking to improve their performance while enhancing their experience playing the game of golf."

Srixon/Cleveland Golf/XXIO is a Gold-level Preferred Partner of the Association and title sponsor of the PGA of BC Club Professional Championship, which will take place Sept. 21-22 at Nicklaus North Golf Course. Visit  Srixon , Cleveland Golf  &  XXIO  online to learn more.

More than 100 girls and boys at 10 PGA of BC facilities participated in last week's Jack McLaughlin Memorial Junior Golf Challenge presented by COBRA PUMA Golf , with dozens posting great results in the net-scoring event.

The Junior Challenge, special for 2020 and held in lieu of the Pro-Junior Championship, tasked young players with completing a 9- or 18-hole round under mock tournament conditions at their home clubs and submitting scores to a province-wide leaderboard via their PGA of BC Professionals.

Congratulations to 14-year-old William Wei (Quilchena Golf & Country Club), whose outstanding club-championship round of net 64 on the par-73 Richmond layout put him atop the 18-hole leaderboard at 9-under-par. Second place belonged to 12-year-old DJ Crowe (Salmon Arm Golf Club) at 7-under, while 12-year-old Emily Stewart (Quilchena Golf & Country Club) finished third at 6-under.

The 9-hole leaderboard featured Point Grey Golf & Country Club competitors occupying the top three spots after two-dozen juniors at the facility played alongside five of Point Grey's PGA of BC Professionals. Leading the way was 11-year-old Selena Chen , who turned in a net 6-under-par round on the course’s front nine to take top spot. Second place was shared by 14-year-old Will Queree and 10-year-old Lucas Lin , who both finished at 5-under. 

Click below to view final results and the event's prize winners.

The PGA of BC congratulates all Junior Challenge participants for their sportsmanship and enthusiasm for competition. The Association is hopeful that circumstances will allow for the Pro-Junior Championship’s return in 2021.  

The 2020 Golfathon for ALS presented by Pacific Blue Cross has seen PGA of BC Professionals and friends play a cumulative total of more than 7,000 holes while raising a significant amount of funds in support of the ALS Society of BC.

Final totals will be revealed in October during the PGA of BC Awards Celebration as in past years, but more than $180,000 has been raised for the long-running initiative this year. That figure had been achieved before Richmond Country Club held its Golfathon this past Monday, while Cowichan Golf Club's team remains hopeful to conduct its Golfathon in August as well.

The PGA of BC would like to thank all Golfathon participants for lending their muscles in honour of those living with ALS who have lost the use of their own, and to all who have donated to support this tremendous cause.

It's not too late to make a donation. Click below to learn more about the Golfathon for ALS and to pledge your support.

Please be advised that the PGA of BC administration office will be closed next week in observance of British Columbia Day.

The office will be closed on Monday, Aug. 3. Regular office hours will resume at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4. The next edition of E-News will be published on Thursday, Aug. 6.

The PGA of BC wishes all members, industry friends and their families a safe and happy holiday weekend.

Jeremy Johnson was the top Professional on the leaderboard at Golden Golf Club Monday in the latest installment of the Kootenay Pro Tour season.

Johnson (Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, pictured) posted a 3-over-par 75 to best his colleagues, collecting $450 for the victory. Second place was shared by Paul Dashkewytch (The Springs at Radium) and Austin Morrison (Greywolf Golf Course), with both players finishing one shot back to earn $275 apiece.

The best round of the day came from tour sponsor Ed Wiens of Screamers Ice Cream, who carded a 1-over 73 to beat out the field.

Kaydon Sisett 's application to the PGA of Canada has been accepted and he becomes an Apprentice Professional at Eaglequest Golf Centre Coquitlam

Gagan deep Ghotra 's application to the PGA of Canada has been accepted and he becomes an Apprentice Professional at Golf Town (South Surrey)

Min Kang 's application to the PGA of Canada has been accepted and he becomes an Apprentice Professional at Ledgeview Golf & Country Club 

Min Woo Kim 's application to the PGA of Canada has been accepted and he becomes an Apprentice Professional at Swan-E-Set Bay Country Club

Ty Li 's application to the PGA of Canada has been accepted and he become an Apprentice Professional at Par-Tee Golf

Yu Hong Ru (Bernie) Xu 's application to the PGA of Canada has been accepted and he become an Apprentice Professional at Par-Tee Golf

Ruel Perez 's application to the PGA of Canada has been accepted and he becomes an Apprentice Professional at Eaglequest Golf Centre Coquitlam

Assistant or Associate Professional - Northview Golf & Country Club (2 positions)

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