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Foresight Sports Canada is a Silver-level Preferred Partner of the Association, title sponsor of the PGA of BC Buying Show Education Stage and presenting sponsor of the PGA of BC's Education Series. Click below to learn more about Foresight Sports Canada.

The latest update to the PGA of BC Professional Development Program Order of Merit presented by Sunice & Bobby Jones has seen some movement near the top of the leaderboard, but Lee J.H. Lee continues to top the standings.

Lee (GolfTEC Richmond) has now accumulated 62 points on the year, recently adding to his total by competing in last week's PGA of BC Championship. Nathan Grieve (Talking Rock Golf Course) has hung on to second place and narrowed the gap on Lee, moving up to 57 points thanks to participation in tournament play and the Golfathon for ALS.

Matthew Steinbach (Simon Fraser University) now occupies third place in the Order of Merit with 54 points. Greg Pool (Northview Golf & Country Club, 44 points) and Jeff Liddle (Talking Rock Golf Course, 41 points) round out the top five. Members have until the end of November to add to their 2020 point totals.

Click below to view the updated standings or to access the form to make a submission for points. Please be reminded that all submissions require supporting documentation to be sent to pdp@pgabc.org for verification and consideration.

Female members are encouraged to register now for the 2020 PGA of BC Women's Championship presented by Dexim Golfwear, which will run Sept. 29-30 at Richmond Country Club.

Tee times for the 36-hole, stableford-scoring event will begin at 10:30 a.m. for Round 1 and 9 a.m. for Round 2. In the interest of public-health concerns, this year's tournament will not have a pro-am component included as part of the opening round.

Leila Harman (Morgan Creek Golf Course) and Ashley Zibrik (Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club) are among past champions of the event already registered to compete. The tournament has generated great momentum since returning as a standalone event in 2018 and we look forward to that trend continuing this autumn.

Registration will be available until Sept. 18 and the early registration rate will remain in effect for the entirety of this year's sign-up period. Click below for tournament details and a link to registration.

More than 25 exhibitors are already signed up to showcase their products and services at this year's show. Early registrants are now being provided with access to the administration of their virtual exhibitor booths -- sign up soon to ensure plenty of lead time to set up your booth accordingly.

Registration will be available until Sept. 30. The registration fee to establish a virtual booth is $250 (plus GST), which represents a savings of more than 80 per cent off the cost of a 10'x10' booth at a traditional, in-person Buying Show.

Click below for registration details and more Buying Show information, including a list of amenities and features for exhibitors at the virtual show, and a video tour of the platform that will be used during the event.

The Jim Gibson Scholarship is given annually to an individual within the PGA of BC community that best exemplifies volunteerism and demonstrates dedication to furthering their education to benefit others in a community. The 2019 recipient was Jared Siminoff (Point Grey Golf & Country Club) to pursue extracurricular education on the topic of advanced statistics in golf.

The PGA of BC Community Leadership Bursary is awarded to an individual or member facility within the Association demonstrating an extraordinary desire and passion to make a significant difference in the lives of those around them, and in doing so, sets an example of “giving back” that all PGA of BC members can be proud of. The 2019 recipient was Myles Johnson (Hillview Golf Course) to support his club's junior-golf programming and initiatives.

By opting for one of the payment arrangements being offered for the upcoming year, members can pay their dues in monthly installments until as late as March 2021 without having their membership status impacted.

Members who have not yet signed up for a 2021 dues payment plan still have the option to enroll in a six- or seven-month payment structure. Equal monthly payments can be set up for a Visa, Mastercard or Visa Debit card. Members opting into a payment plan also have the option to make an initial down payment to reduce future monthly payments.

Click below for more information on the payment plans available and for full details and important dates related to membership dues.

The office will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7. Regular office hours and operations will resume on Tuesday, Sept 8 at 8 a.m. PT. The next issue of E-News will be published on Thursday, Sept. 10.

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

Tweedy (Fairview Mountain Golf Club, pictured here in 2018) made four birdies en route to a 2-under-par 70 and picked up $500 for the win. Newly crowned PGA of BC Champion Keith Martin (Tower Ranch Golf Club) earned runner-up honours with a 71, while Jesse Crowe (Salmon Arm Golf Club), Mark Kitts (Shadow Ridge Golf Club) and Cody Bell (Sunset Ranch Golf & Country Club) shared third place at even-par.

Jeff Langille has transferred from the Ontario Zone as a Class "A" Professional

Seung Yeon (Noah) Lee's application to the PGA of Canada has been accepted and he becomes an Apprentice Professional at Savage Creek Golf Club

Dahman Boudraa has joined Riverway Golf Course as a Class "A" Professional

Leo Zheng's application to the PGA of Canada has been accepted and he becomes an Apprentice Professional at Richmond Driving Range

The final PGA of BC Playing Ability Test for 2020 will be taking place tomorrow at Meadow Gardens Golf Club.

The 18-hole event will include a full tee sheet of 30 applicants to the PGA of Canada who are looking to take an important step toward their career aspirations in golf by demonstrating their playing ability.

The PGA of BC wishes best of luck to all participants. See next week's E-News or watch pgabc.org later this week for a PAT recap.

For more information on becoming a member of the PGA of Canada, please click below.