PGA of BC PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
PXG
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PXG was founded with the sole intent to design and develop the world’s finest golf clubs. In 2015, the company made an indelible mark on the golf industry with the introduction of its groundbreaking club technology. PXG’s no-cost-constraints, no-time-constraints approach to product engineering, and unapologetic focus on performance has driven golfers at every level of the game to reconsider what is possible with the right equipment in the bag.
Never sold off the shelf, PXG clubs are engineered to be customized for optimum performance. Every club is built by hand with painstaking care to meet a golfer’s unique specifications and then carefully inspected by PXG’s world-class quality control team before being black-boxed and prepared for delivery.
Today, PXG has more than 300 global patents, serves golfers in 44 countries, has multiple wins on TOUR and offers a full line of golf equipment including drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, irons, wedges, and putters. The company presents its technology through a network of PXG Mobile Fitters and top-notch custom fitting partners.
PXG is a Silver-level Preferred Partner of the Association and the presenting sponsor of the PGA of BC Spring Education Seminar. Click below For more information or to schedule a fitting.
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PRO-ASSISTANT CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINS MONDAY AT COPPER POINT
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This year's tournament will take place Monday and Tuesday at Copper Point Golf Club. An annual favourite for our members, this event sees a Club Professional (Head, Executive or Head Teaching Professional) join forces with an assistant from their facility to compete as a duo over 36 holes. The first round is best-ball format; the final round is played in scramble format.
This year, 29 teams are registered to compete, including last year's winners from Shadow Ridge Golf Club,
James Presnail
and
Mark Kitts
, and 2017 winners
Brian McDonald
and
Rob Tadey
of Fairview Mountain Golf Club.
Click below to read our full tournament preview, including comments from Presnail and host Executive Professional
Brian Schaal
. Full event details, including the list of confirmed teams, can be found on the
tournament page
.
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MINK CONTINUES TO LEAD PDP ORDER OF MERIT
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There has been a bit of movement among the leaders in the 2019 Professional Development Program Order of Merit presented by Sunice & Bobby Jones over the past month, but the standings still have Gordon Mink in top spot as of the most recent update.
Mink (Hi-Knoll Golf Centre) continues to hold 53 points on the year to set the pace atop the Order of Merit.
Colin Lavers
(Seymour Golf & Country Club) is still close behind with 52 points, while
Jennifer Greggain
(Chilliwack Golf Club) remained in third but has closed some of the gap, now sitting on 51 points.
Cailean Hourigan
(Bear Mountain Resort Community) and
Jeff Wiggins
(Mountain View Golf Club) round out the top five, holding 45 points apiece.
Click below for the updated standings, full program information and to make a points submission.
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PRO-JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP REGISTRATION ENDS NEXT WEEK
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The Jack McLaughlin Memorial PGA of BC Pro-Junior Championship presented by
COBRA PUMA Golf
returns to Vancouver Island next month and members are encouraged to register their teams before next week's deadline.
This year's event is scheduled for July 22 at Highland Pacific Golf. The Pro-Junior Championship is a unique event in which PGA of BC Professionals team up with three junior competitors from their facility to compete in two-net best-ball play over 18 holes. This is a fantastic event for juniors with limited tournament experience, as the net-scoring format makes it possible for players of all ages and ability levels to contribute to their team's success. Teams registered to date include the entire roster of last year's winning entry from Nanaimo Golf Club: Professional
Chris Martens
and juniors
Sasha Farenholtz
,
Kirit Lalh
and
Eli Greene
.
Registration for this event will close on Friday, July 12.
Please take note of fundraising opportunities available meant to reduce the costs of travel and registration for participating teams. Full details can be found on the tournament page.
Click below to access the tournament page, including links to registration and full event details. Professionals registering are reminded that they must have all junior competitors complete a consent form, which can be found on the tournament page as well.
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PHILIP JONAS, PATTY JONAS TO BE INDUCTED TO GOLF HALL OF FAME OF BC
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The PGA of BC extends its congratulations to Philip and Patty Jonas, who were named to the 2019 induction class of the Golf Hall of Fame of BC last week.
The husband and wife, both longtime Association members teaching out of the Philip Jonas Golf Academy, both have illustrious records in both amateur and professional competition, including multiple PGA of BC titles.
Philip's résumé in PGA of BC competition alone includes a PGA of BC Championship, two Assistants' Championship titles, three Seniors' Championship wins, a Club Professional Championship victory, plus two Stan Leonard Player of the Year honours.
Patty has captured the PGA of BC Women's Championship three times and has finished as the event's runner-up on at least three other occasions, in addition to many other amateur and professional titles.
The induction ceremony and dinner is currently scheduled for Oct. 23 at Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club. Tickets for the event will be available for purchase later this summer.
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ANOTHER GREAT YEAR OF GOLFATHON FOR ALS WINDING DOWN
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The 14th annual PGA of BC Golfathon for ALS is winding down as we've entered July, but it's been another tremendous year in support of the ALS Society of BC.
Six more PGA of BC facilities completed their Golfathons over the past week, bringing the total number of clubs where Association members and friends have participated in this great initiative to nearly 30 thus far.
Golfathons for ALS will continue into July, with a handful of facilities set to play as many holes as they can while raising funds for ALS patients and their families in the weeks ahead. Those facilities still scheduled to participate in their their Golfathon for ALS include:
- July 8 - Bear Mountain Resort Community
- July 10 - The Okanagan Golf Club
- July 16 - Highland Pacific Golf
The Golfathon for ALS has raised nearly $1.7 million in support of the ALS Society of BC since its inception, including more than $200,000 last year.
Click below to visit the Golfathon for ALS website, which includes a list of participating PGA of BC facilities for 2019 and information on how to donate.
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TUBB EARNS RUNNER-UP HONOURS AT PGA CHAMPIONSHIP OF CANADA
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PGA of BC Professional Oliver Tubb (University Golf Club, pictured at left) put on another impressive performance at last week's PGA Championship of Canada presented by TaylorMade & adidas Golf at Ontario's Whistle Bear Golf Club, coming up just short of the title.
Tubb played his way into the 16-man match-play bracket over the first two days of competition and followed that with three straight wins to reach the final. He ultimately settled for runner-up honours after a tight match with Alberta's Dustin Risdon, who prevailed 3&1. Tubb now has two second-place finishes at the event in his career and earned $7,000 for the result.
Tubb's run to the final included a semifinal victory over fellow PGA of BC member
Bryn Parry
(Seymour Creek Golf Centre, pictured at right), who defeated Alberta's Wes Heffernan in the third-place match and collected $5,000.
Kevin Stinson
(Cheam Mountain Golf Course) was the only other PGA of BC Professional to qualify for match play, bowing out in a first-round match against Alberta's Kent Fukushima. His ninth-place finish was worth $1,750.
Mark Bicknell
(Victoria Golf Club) finished among the Top 16 in stroke play but missed out on the match-play bracket in a playoff, pocketing $1,600.
Click below for full results from the event. Congratulations to all 10 PGA of BC members who represented our zone admirably at the tournament.
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WONG SECOND AMONG CLUB PROFESSIONALS AT WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
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PGA of BC members competing at the DCM PGA Women's Championship this week at the Ladies' Golf Club of Toronto put in some solid performances, with four placing in the Club Professional division's top eight.
Christine Wong
(Langara College, pictured) posted a 2-under 70 in Thursday's final round to finish at even-par for the tournament, which was good for a T8 result overall and a solo second-place finish in the Club Professional division. With her result, Wong has also earned a spot on Canada's team in the inaugural Women's PGA Cup that will be held in Texas this October. Rebecca Lee-Bentham won both the overall and Club Professional competitions at 10-under.
Kat Kennedy
(Point Grey Golf & Country Club) birdied her final two holes Thursday to vault into a tie for third in Club Professional competition at 3-over. Joining Kennedy in the top eight among PGA of Canada members competing were
Jennifer Greggain
(Chilliwack Golf Club, 7th) and
Kyla Inaba
(Predator Ridge Golf Resort, 8th). The PGA of BC was proud to also have
Stephanie Wong
(Point Grey Golf & Country Club),
Kate Weir
(Burnaby Mountain Golf Course) and
Cari Chow
(Squamish Valley Golf Club) representing our zone at the event.
Click below for final results.
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The PGA of BC extends its heartfelt congratulations to Jamie Stevens (Kelowna Golf & Country Club) and wife Holly on the birth of their son last month.
Logan Lewis Stevens arrived at 5:52 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19, weighing in at 8 lbs., 6 oz. Jamie noted that both both mother and child are doing well and that Holly "will be golfing in no time."
Please join us in sending our well-wishes to the Stevens family!
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Brady Dalke
's application to the PGA of Canada has been accepted and he becomes a Candidate for Membership at The Dunes at Kamloops
Cody White
goes to Big Sky Golf Club as a Candidate for Membership
Justin Fram
has left Victoria Golf Club and joins Royal Colwood Golf Club as a Class "A" Professional
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Pro Shop Manager - Fort Langley Golf Course
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It's been 10 years since a team earned back-to-back victories in the G&G Golf Company & Callaway Golf PGA of BC Pro-Assistant Championship.
The last duo to earn repeat titles was
James Legault
and
Bryn Parry
on behalf of Seymour Creek Golf Centre in 2008 and 2009. Defending champs James Presnail and Mark Kitts will hope to end that streak next week when the Pro-Assistant Championship takes place at Copper Point Golf Club.
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