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PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS’ ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

Autumn 2011

TOURNAMENT SEASON COMES TO AN END

IN THIS ISSUE

CLAPP & REMPEL INAUGURAL WINNERS OF THE

PRO-PRO CHAMPIONSHIP

TRADE SHOW ROCKS

IN RICHMOND

SWANSON DEFENDS HIS CLUB PROFESSIONAL

CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE

JIM GIBSON HONOURED WITH PGA of BC LIFETIME

ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

PROFESSIONAL FROM THE PAST - THE

LEGENDARY ALVIE THOMPSON

GOLF TRIVIA QUIZ

STANDERWICK HIKES GOLDEN HINDE FOR THE

ALS SOCIETY of BC

PGA of BC OCTOBERFISH FISHING DERBY

ROYAL PRINTERS SIGNS WITH

THE PGA of BC

CONTENTS Autumn 2011

PRO talk | Autumn 2011 | 2

FEATURES

3 Clapp & Rempel Inaugural Winners AtfirstPro-ProChampionship

4 Save the Date 2012SpringEducationSeminar

5 Trade Show Rocks in Richmond Energetictwodaysofbusiness& networkingattheRiverRock

7 Swanson successfully defends ClubProfessionalChampiontitle

8 Jim Gibson honoured 2011PGAofBCLifetimeAchievementAward

9 Professional from the past TheLegendaryAlvieThompson

11 Congratulations Bryn Parry 2011CanadaCupChampion

11 Team BC wins Inter-Zone matches AtPGAAssistants’ChampionshipofCanada

12 New Candidates for Membership PGAofBCwelcomesthelatestmembersof 2011

13 Golf Trivia Skills? Doyouhaveany?

14 Golf-a-Thon for ALS rises to new heights StanderwickhikesTheGoldenHinde

15 PGA of BC Octoberfish Areelingsuccess

16 Royal Printers signs with the PGA of BC NewPreferredPartner

17 Tournament Results ScoresfromaffiliatedeventsacrossBC

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ONTHECOVERPicturesfrom2011PGAofBCTournaments

The Professional Golfers’ Associa-tion of British Columbia crownedthe first winners of their newest

event, thePINGGOLFPGAofBCPro-ProChampionship,withtheyoungpairofChill-iwackGolf&CountryClub’sJaredRempeland Sun Rivers Brad Clapp. The 36-holeevent,heldatNicklausNorthGolfCourse,offersgolfprofessionalstheopportunitytopairupwithanyothermemberofthePGAofBC,withthefirstroundabest-ballfor-mat,andthesecondroundascramble.

ClappandRempelbestedtheiropeningbestballscoreof63withasolidscramblescoreof62 togowire-to-wire to capturethechampionshipat17-underpar,withtheteamearning$2,000.ThewinfollowedanalreadyimpressivemonthofgolfforClapp,whonarrowlylostinaplayofftotoprankedCanadian Professional Adam Hadwin theweekprioratthePaineEdmondsVancou-verOpen.

Tied for second at 13-under par wastheteamofDarylStubbsandDavidBolton(66-63),andDaveZibrikandLindsayBer-nakevitch(65-64).Eachteamwalksawaywith $1,163 for their fine play. Alone infourth place at 12-under par with teamearnings of $825 was Doug Morgan andPhilJonas(68-62).

The Pro-Pro Championship was en-thusiastically sponsored by PING GOLFwith sales representatives Brad Thom-as and Terry Graham on site to presentthe trophy to the winners. Twenty-eightteams competed and enjoyed two daysof amazing weather, scenery, and hospi-tality at the Nicklaus North Golf Course,under the leadership of General Man-ager Mike Zuccolin and Director of Golf AndrewSmart.

CLAPP & REMPEL INAUGURAL WINNERS Young pair win Pro-Pro Championship at 17-under


FromLeft-PINGGolf’sTerryGraham,ChampionshipwinnersBradClappandJaredRempel,PINGGolf’sBradThomas

TeamofTrevorWoynarskiandMewailKidane

TeamofGrantGrayandShingoAkizukiteeuponthe12thhole


Above-BradClapphittinghisthirdshotonday2(thescramble)onthepar511thholeatNicklausNorth.ThiswasthebestshotofthetwoandBradjustmissedhittingtheflagstickwhichlefttheteam20feetcomingback.Below-Brad’spartner,JaredRempel,alsogivesitago.

Clapp,Brad Rempel,Jared

63 62 125 -17 $2,000.00

Bolton,David Stubbs,Daryl

66 63 129 -13 $1,162.50

Bernakevitch,L. Zibrik,Dave

65 64 129 -13 $1,162.50

Jonas,Phil Morgan,Doug

68 62 130 -12 $825.00

McCarthy,Owen Street,Ryan

70 61 131 -11 $593.75

Anderson,Rob McDonald,Brian

68 63 131 -11 $593.75

Kelly,Bill Maxwell,Kevin

68 63 131 -11 $593.75

Eckford,Gavin Smart,Andrew

67 64 131 -11 $593.75

Cyr,Lenny Poje,Murray

69 63 132 -10 $462.50

Akizuki,Shingo Gray,Grant

65 67 132 -10 $462.50

Medford,Chris Nakajima,Shiro

69 64 133 -9 $412.50

Palsenbarg,Matt Strong,Mark

68 65 133 -9 $412.50

Lacusta,Caine Ngan,Derick

70 64 134 -8 $375.00

Buder,Jeff Hay,Trevor

72 63 135 -7 $87.50

Martin,Patrick Tadey,Robert

71 64 135 -7 $87.50

Heenan,Mike Kuntz,Dean

69 66 135 -7 $87.50

German,Kyle Parry,Bryn

68 67 135 -7 $87.50

2011 PING Golf PGA of BC Pro-Pro Championship

FINALRESULTS

SAVE THE DATE2012 Spring Education Seminar

The 2012 Spring Educa-tion Seminar will takeplace March 5-6 at the

RiverRockCasinoResortinRich-mond.

TheRiverRockResort&Casi-nois locatedinRichmond,BritishColumbia,convenientlylocated5minutes from the Vancouver In-ternational Airport and twentyminutesfromboththeTsawwas-senFerryTerminalanddowntownVancouver - all ofwhichare ac-

cessiblebydirectpublictrans-portationorshuttleservices.For those thataredrivingorinsistonrentingvehicles,theRiverRockCasinoResortof-fers complimentary parkingforallguests.

More Spring EducationSeminar information will bereleasedsoon.Agreatlineupof speakers are being con-firmed and is sure to be aneventyouwon’twanttomiss! LynnMarriott(left)andPiaNelson(right)

ofVision54presentingatthe 2011SpringEducationSeminar

TRADE SHOW ROCKS IN RICHMONDEnergetic two days of business & networking at River Rock

Bring in 56 exhibitors,addover245PGAofBCMembers and buyers

representingover100PGAofBCfacilities,throwinabrandnewex-citingvenuewiththeRiverRockCasinoResort inRichmond...andyouhavethetremendouslysuc-cessful equation of this year’s2011PGAofBCTradeShow.

A unique venue, the maintheatre, had its normal set-upof amphitheater chairs removedtoaccommodatehalf theshow’svendors. The other half of theshowwasupstairsintheWhistlerBallroom.

Theviewingswentaswellasplanned, with next year’s newfashiondesignsongranddisplay,aswellasexcitingnewproductsavailable for viewing and order-ing. Additionally, both industry

partnersandPGAofBCmembersgreatly enjoyed the energy andbuzz of the show, most notice-ably the addition of two eventsthat allowed additional opportu-nitiestonetworkandsocialize.

When DSG Fleet Solutionsheardof thenewCasinovenue,theyoffered tosponsor thefirstPGA of BC Poker ChampionshiponMondayevening.Thisevent,heldintheconferencecenter,sawamixtureofPGAofBCmembersandexhibitors(34playerstobeexact) show their true skills ofmathematics, patience, aggres-siveness,andtheoccasionalbluffto crown the inaugural winner.Congratulations to Levelwear’sBrettSaunders,whoearned thecrystalandproudlydisplayeditinhisboothfortherestoftheshow.

G&GGolfCompanyandSky-

Caddieco-titlesponsoredacock-tailreceptionattheCurveloungein the River Rock the Tuesdayevening.Foraddedenjoyment,fun activities were arranged in-cluding ping-pong, foosball,hoops,bocce,andahockeycom-petitiontowinacoolerfulloficycoldBeer.

Ofcourse,withagrandvenuesuchastheRiverRock,opportu-nities to be entertained and so-cializealsopresentthemselvesintheiralreadyfabulousfacilities.

On behalf of the PGA of BCBoardofDirectors,thankyoutoallofthePGAofBCMembers,Ex-hibitors,Sponsors, and IndustryFriends who attended the 2011PGA of BC Trade Show August29-31 at the River Rock CasinoResort!


MainTheatreShowroomfloor ViewoftheCocktailReceptionandRiverRockgroundsfromabove

Levelwear’sBrettSaundersproudlydisplayshisPoker Championshiptrophy

PokerChampionship PokerChampionship

PokerChampionship JamesPresnailtakesashotPokerChampion,BrettSaunders,withDSGFleetSolution’s RobSilzer

PokerChampionship


ShootingHoopsisfun WinnerofthecoldBeers KeithGibsonwithTomMonaghan

LoungingattheCocktailReception DonaldMiyazaki,KyleGermanandRobAnderson

ChrisCurrieholdscourtduringtheReception

The Professional Golfers’ Association of BCclosed out its tournament season at theexclusive Richmond Country Club for the

CallawayGolfPGAofBCClubProfessionalChampi-onship.DefendingchampionDanSwansonfromtheGuildfordGolfCoursefollowedhisopeningroundof3-underpar69witha2-underpar70 tonarrowlydefeat Two Eagles Golf Course & Academy’s DeanClaggettbytwostrokesandwintheChampionship.

Duringthefirstround,Swansonwas1-overparthrough14holesandwasnotpleasedwithhisper-formance, but he quickly wrote a different storyshooting4-underonthelastfourholes(highlightedwithholingoutfrombehindatreeonthepar415th hole for eagle) to take the overnight lead by onestrokeoverClaggett.

Half-waythroughthefinalround,Swansonrolledina40-footputtonthepar39thholetoholdatwostrokeleadoverClaggettat6-underparheadingtothefinalnine.Afewholeslateratthe13th,atwoshotswing resulted as Swanson bogeyed and Claggettbirdiedtyingthembothfortheleadheadingtothefinalfiveholesat4-underpar.

Bothleaderswouldbogeythedifficultpar-314th hole, but aClaggett bogeyon the15th holewouldhavehimtrailingbyone.Claggetthadtosettleforparaftermissingashortbirdieputtonthe17thhole,leavingSwansonaonestrokeleadgoingtothe18th andfinalhole.

Onthebackofthegreeninthreeonthepar-518th, Claggett’s birdie attempt from the fringe slidbygivingSwansonachancetotwo-putttowin,buthecoollydrainedthe15-footerforbirdietocapturetheChampionshipbytwo.Swansonearned$2,400forthisvictory,withClaggettearning$1,650forso-lo-runnerup.TsawwassenSprings’MurrayPojefin-ishedthetournamentat2-underparandthirdplaceearning$1,100.OlympicView’sKevinMaxwell,whoplayedinthefinalgroupwithSwansonandClaggett,finishedinredfiguresat1-underparearning$925.DavidBoltonfromSavageCreekGolfCentreround-edoutthetopfiveearning$800.

ThePGAofBritishColumbiawouldliketothankAndyDexterandGrantObenwithtitlesponsorCalla-wayGolfwhowason-handthroughouttheevent,aswellasthehospitalityfromRichmondCountryClubforthewonderfullymanicuredgolfcourseanddeli-ciousmeals.TheeventhadthirtyofBritishColum-bia’stopClubProfessionalscompeteforthe$12,000purse.

SWANSON SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS HISClub Professional Championship title


2011 Callaway Golf PGA of BC Assistants’ Championship

FINALRESULTS

Swanson,Dan Claggett,Dean Poje,Murray Maxwell,Kevin Bolton,Dave Stubbs,Daryl Dickson,Scott Anderson,Rob Zibrik,Dave Hallborg,Jeff Crowe,Jesse Anderson,Mark Thornley,Derek McDonald,Brian Melissa,Gord Black,Kevin Forrest,Mark Geisbrecht,J.

69 70 72 71 73 73 79 75 73 72 75 78 74 80 78 82 82 81

70 71 70 72 73 74 69 75 77 78 77 75 79 75 78 75 75 76

139 141 142 143 146 147 148 150 150 150 152 153 153 155 156 157 157 157

-5 -3 -2 -1 +2 +3 +4 +6 +6 +6 +8 +9 +9 +11 +12 +13 +13 +13

$2,400 $1,650 $1,100 $925 $800 $725 $650 $550 $550 $550 $450 $375 $375 $325 $300 $91.66 $91.66 $91.66

CallawayGolf’sAndyDexter,2011ClubProChampDanSwansonandInterimExecutiveDirector,

DonaldMiyazaki

DanSwanson’sfirstrounddriveonHole#1

A packedballroomofPGAofBritishCo-lumbiamembers, friends, colleagues,andfamilywereonhandatRichmond

CountryClubonMonday,October3rdtoawardJimGibsonwiththeprestigiousLifetimeAchieve-mentAward.ThishighestlevelofhonourisnotawardedeveryyearandhasonlybeenawardedfiveprevioustimesinthehistoryofthePGAofBC.

The award honors individuals who havemade outstanding contributions to the Asso-ciationoverextendedperiodsof timeandonequickscanofGibson’sgolfingresumemadehimanobviouschoiceforthePGAofBC.

Tohighlightafew,GibsonwasPresidentofthe BCGA for three years and was bestowedanhonorarylifetimeGovernor.GibsonwastheproudrecipientofthePGAofBC’sPatronoftheYearawardandheearnedthepositionofHon-oraryDirectorwiththePGAofBC.Gibsonwasalsothe formerDirectorofGolf,ClubCaptain,and Senior’s Club Champion at the esteemedCapilanoGolfandCountryClub.In2002,Gib-son received the Queen’s medal, one of only50givenoutinCanada.GibsonhascommittedhimselftotheRulesofgolfasGovernorfortheRoyalCanadianGolfAssociationforeightyearsandRulesChairmanforAmateurStatus.Hecur-rentlyhasbeenofferingrulingsforthePGAofBC’smostprestigiouseventsforoveradecade.

Gibson’s golf accomplishments are equallyimpressive as he has set three different golfclub’scourserecords,includinga62whichstillstandsatGleneaglesGolfClub.Hewasamul-tipleClubChampionwinneratSeymourGolf&CountryClubandfinished13thattheCanadianOpen,onestrokeaheadofhisgoodfriend,andfellow Lifetime Achievement honouree, StanLeonard.

Gibson’swife (Wilma), children (Kathy andRoss),andthreegrandchildrenwerepresenttohearentertainingspeechesandanecdotesfromCecFerguson(ExecutiveProfessionalatVernonG&CCand2011 Inductee into theGolfHallofFameofBC),SteveCarroll(formerExecutiveDi-rectorofthePGAofBC),andDougSinclair(PGAofCanadaLifeMember).DerekThornley,Presi-dentof thePGAofBCandRichmondCountryClub’sHeadProfessional,presented theawardtoGibsonamidstnumerousstandingovations.

JIM GIBSON RECEIVES PGA of BCLifetime Achievement Award


WilmaandJimGibson

CecFerguson JimGibsonandDougSinclair

SteveCarroll,BarrieMcWha,JimGibson,DonaldMiyazakiandDerekThornley

We can learn much from those that have gone before us! This piece is written with the intent to highlight the accomplishments and contributions of many great golf professionals who are now retired or in the twilight years of great careers. Much can be learned from them and this is the essence of mentorship. ~ Barrie McWha

AlvieThompsonwasborninUnity,Saskatchewanapproximately75years

ago.HisgolfcareertookrootsatMarineDriveGolfClubintheear-lyfiftiesandin1954hefinishedsecondintheBCJunior.Thefol-lowingyearhewaslowamateurintheAlbertaOpenandlowqual-ifier in thePNGAChampionship.HewonboththeBroadmoorPro-Amand theSeymourPro-Am in1955asanamateur.

Alvie became a member ofthe PGA of Canada in 1957 asanassistantatMarineDriveGolfClub, working for the legendaryStanLeonard.In1959,AlviewontheBCAssistants’ChampionshippriortomovingtoTorontotobe-come the Teaching Professionalat the Northwood CC in 1960.That year he was runner-up toGeorge Knudson in the OntarioAssistants’Championshipandhealsowon theWishingWell Invi-tational in London, Ontario in aplayoffoverMoeNorman.

In 1962, Alvie was invitedtoplay in theCrosbyPro-AmatPebble Beach and he won hisfirst of three Manitoba Opens.Alvie also won the CanadianPGA Championship shooting acourserecord64inaplayoffwithGeorgeKnudsonandStanLeon-ard,beatingeachofthembyfiveshots!.LaterthatyearAlviepart-neredwithKnudsonrepresentingCanadaintheWorldCup,hostedbyArgentina.1962wasalsothe

yearAlvieachievedClassAstatuswiththePGAofCanada.

If 1962 was Alvie’sbreakoutyear,then1963confirmed he was therealdeal.AlviewontheMillar Match Play, (Ca-nadian PGA Match PlayChampionship) finish-ing as low qualifier andthen beating Al Baldinginthesemi-finalandPe-ter Hildrop in the final.Thatyearhewasinvitedto play in the Masterswhere he tied for 28th place,shooting71inthefinalround.

In 1964, Alvie wonhis second ManitobaOpen and finished runner-up toGeorgeKnudsonintheCanadianPGA Championship in Halifax.The following year, 1965, AlvieassumedtheHeadProfessional’sroleatWhitevaleGolfClubinTo-rontoandlaterthatyearhefin-ishedsecondtoWilfHomeniukinthePGAChampionship,heldthatyearinMontreal.

In 1967, Alvie moved overtotheBayviewCCinTorontoasthePlayingandTeachingProfes-sional. He played a number ofeventsontheoldCaribbeanTour.IntheVenezuelaOpeninCara-casheshot64inthefirstroundof the 72 hole event and wentontoloseaplayoffforthetitle.That sameyear he venturedofftoqualifyfortheUSTour(itwasnotcalledthePGATouruntillat-er)wherehefinished10thoutofafieldof112,finishingaheadofplayers like Tony Jacklin, OrvilleMoody,BobMurphy,DeanBemanandLeeElder.

In1968,AlviewontheMani-tobaOpen(again!)aswellastheFredericton Open and finished

second in the BCOpen and theOntario Open. He had the BestStrokeAverageontheCanadianTourandasaresultwas invitedtorepresentCanadaintheAlcanGolferof theYeareventheldatRoyal Birkdale GC in England.ThefollowingyearAlviefinished10thintheDoralOpeninFlorida.

In1970,Alvie’sfocusshiftedtotheClubProfessionalworldashe was appointed Head Profes-sionalattheHillsdaleGCinMon-treal(siteofthisyear’sCanadianWomen’s Open). He remainedthere through 1972 when hemovedbackhome toVancouvertobecametheHeadProfessionalatMarineDriveGC.Hehadgone‘full circle’. Alvie stayed at Ma-rine Drive for four years beforeswitching over to McCleery GCin1976wherehewastheHeadProfessionalfor18years.

AlvieearnedLifeMembershipstatuswiththePGAofCanadain2000 and come 2013, Alviewillbecomea50yearmemberofthePGAofCanada.

Alvie commented to me on

PROFESSIONALS FROM THE PASTAlvie Thompson Legendary PGA of BC Professional


AlvieThompson


howfortunatehewasthathewasabletobearoundStanLeonardsomuchduringhis formativeyears.Alvie learned a great deal fromStan. That is the defininition ofmentoring, and Alvie passed onhis vast knowledge of the gameand the business of golf to Pro-fessionalssuchasourAssociationPresident, Derek Thornley, JimPringle(HeadProfessionalatSun-

shineCoastGC),PatDunn(HeadProfessionalatMcCleeryGC),MikeSmedstad (GM at Mayfair LakesGC),NormJackson(HeadProfes-sional / GM at Cowichan GC) tonameonlyafew.

All had the opportunity overthe years to work for, and learnfrom,oneofCanada’sfinestplay-ersandprofessionalsandarenow

mentoring those younger profes-sionalsundertheiremploy.

Alvie and his wife Donna arenow retired and living the goodlife on the Sunshine Coast. Al-vie still plays the occasionalgame of golf, and they doman-age to get some time in thewarmth down south eachwinter. ~ Barrie McWha

PGAofCanadaHistory

1957-1959 AssistantProfessional,MarineDriveGC,Vancouver,BC

1960-1964 TeachingProfessional,NorthwoodCC,Toronto,ONT1965-1966 HeadProfessional,WhitevaleGC,Whitevale,ONT1967-1969 Playing&TeachingProfessional,BayviewCC,Toronto,ONT1970-1972 HeadProfessional,HillsdaleG&CCMontreal,QUE1972-1976 HeadProfessional,MarineDriveGC,Vancouver,BC1976-1994 HeadProfessional,McCleeryGC,Vancouver,BC

AlvieThompson-CareerHighlights

WishingWellInvitational,Sunningdale,Ontario AlvieThompson-73,66 MoeNorman-67,72 BeatMoeinaplayoffCanadianPGAChampionshipatMississaugaCC Shotrecord65inthePro-Am.69,69,70intournamentproper.Tiedfor1stwithStanLeonard&GeorgeKnud-son.Shot8-under64inplayoff.Leonard&Knudsonshot69.InvitedtoplayintheBingCanadaCupinArgentinatorepresentCanadawithGeorgeKnudsonInvitedtoplayintheBingCrosbyTournamentatPebbleBeachFollowingwinatthe1962CPGAChampionship,AlviewassponsoredbytheHouseofSeagramtoplayintheMexicanOpen.AlviewasleadingthetournamenttiedwithTonyLemaandJacksonBradleywhenhehit3ballsoutofboundsoffthe1sttee,scoreda10,thenfollowedupwith8birdiesfora3rdplacefinish.Invitedtoplayinthe1962MastersatAugustaNationalinGeorgia. Tiedfor28thaftershooting71inthefinalround.AlvieplayedTheCaribbeanTourtokeephisgamesharpinthewinter.Inordertoplay,AlviequalifiedfortheMcNaughtonBursary,afieldofabout50playersfightingfor3spots.OnehighlightwasintheCaracusVenezualaOpenwhereAlvieshotafirstround64,tiedfor1stbutlostinaplayoff.WontheMillarTrophy(emblematicoftheCPGAMatchPlay).AlviebeatAlBaldinginthesemi-finalsandPeterHildropinthefinal.Alviewas26-underparforthe110holesplayed.CBCTelevisonmatchesatJasperPark.AlviebeatMoeNormanandGeorgeKnudson.HelosttoStanLeonardinthefinal.InvitedtoplayintheCarlingCupMatchesinToledo,Ohio-CanadavsUSA 4-ballmatches-8players-AmateursvsProfessionals-USAwonManitobaOpen-winner3times-1962,1964,1968USPGATourSchool-1968-112players-Alviefinished10th-FieldincludedTonyJacklin,OrvilleMoody,BobMurphy,DeanBeaman&LeeElderQualifiedastheplayerwiththebeststrokeaverageontheCanadianTourtoplayinthe“AlcanGolferoftheYear.”OnlyoneplayerwasinvitedtorepresentCanadaatRoyalBirkdaleGolfClubinEngland.Alvie’sstrokeaveragewas69.518Holes-LowestScore-62atUplandsGCinOntario 9Holes-LowestScore-29atShaughnessyG&CCinBC HolesinOne-4


CONGRATULATIONS BRYN PARRY 2011 Canada Cup Champion

Congratulations to Bryn Parry of Seymour CreekGolf Centre, whowon the 2011 Canada Cup byonestrokeoverBrianMcCannofOntarioandKevin

SenecalofQuebec.

TheChampionshiptookplaceAugust4-7attheValléedu Richelieu Golf Club located in Ste-Julie Verchères, 30minutesfromdowntownMontreal.Bryn,whofinishedthetournamentat11-underpar(69-71-70-67),tookhomeanimpressivepaychequeof$30,000forhisefforts.

BritishColumbiaonceagainhadastrongshowingwith13ofour21professionalsmakingthecut.

Thetop5BCfinisherswere:1.BrynParry-SeymourCreekGC-11$30,0005.MarkStrong(TheVancouverGC)-6$5,95012.LindsayBernakevitch(ShaughnessyG&CC)-1$2,65012.DarylStubbs(CoveLinksGC)-1$2,65015.MatthewPalsenbarg(NorthviewG&CC)E$2,275

TEAM BC WINS INTER-ZONE MATCHESAt the PGA Assistants’ Championship of Canada

The36-hole Inter-ZoneFour-ManTeamChallengeat theTitleist&FootJoy PGA Assistants’ Cham-

pionship of Canada, presented by Sim-mlands Insurance Services, was won byTeamBritishColumbiawithascoreof422,beatingoutTeamAlbertabynineshots.

The PGAAssistants’ Championship ofCanada took place September 19-21 attheCherryHillGolfClubinRidgeway,On-tario.

TheBCteamwasmadeupof:• EddBoudreau

Gorge Vale GC • JoshFleming

Gallagher’s Canyon G&CC • DougMorgan

The Redwoods GC • BrynParry

Seymour Creek GC

TeamBC(fromleft)-EddBoudreau,JoshFleming,BrynParryandDougMorgan

Congratulations Edd, Josh, Doug and Bryn on your fine play!

BrynParryhoiststheCanadaCupTrophy

OrderofMeritWinner

BrynParry Seymour Creek GC

NEW CANDIDATES FOR MEMBERSHIPPGA of BC welcomes the latest Members of 2011

The PGA of BC would like to congratulateeachApplicantwhohaspassedthePlayingAbilityTest(PAT) inBCthisyearandwel-

comethemtothePGAofBC.

WiththenewPACEProgram,eachApplicanthasupto5attempts(or12months)topassthePAT.Al-thoughtherearemoreopportunitiestoattemptthe

PAT, thehighPAT standard is onewhichisstilldifficulttomeet.

Congratulations new Candi-dates for Membership! We wishyou the very best as you embarkonyourprofessionalgolfcareer.

TaylorFaheyPentictonGolf& CountryClub

GordonParkerWhistlerGolfClub

JeffreyLindemulderMorganCreekGolfCourse

LarrySoRiversideGolfCentres

(Surrey)

NicholasAndersonRichmondCountryClub

DanNaismithNorthviewGolf& CountryClub

CONGRATULATIONS 2011 BC Assistants’ Tours Order of Merit Winners


Kootenay

ProfessionalSeries

OrderofMeritWinner

TrevorSimkins Bootleg Gap GC

OrderofMeritWinner

MacMcLeod

Royal Colwood GC

OrderofMeritWinner

DeanClaggett Two Eagles GC

1.WhoissecondtoSamSneadinPGATourwins?

a. TigerWoods

b. JackNicklaus

c. ArnoldPalmer

d. GaryPlayer

2.WhowasthelastBritishOpenChampiontoleadthefieldaftereveryround?

a. TomWatson

b. PaulLaurie

c. TigerWoods

d. PadraigHarrington

3. Who was the first EuropeangolfertowintheMasters?

a. TonyJacklin

b. GaryPlayer

c. BernhardLanger

d. SeveBallesteros

e. NickFaldo

4.Which course has hosted themostU.S.Opens?

a. BaltusrolCC-NewJersey

b. OakmontCC-Pennsylvania

c. WingedFootCC-NewYork

d. OaklandHillsCC-Michigan

e. PebbleBeach-California

5. Whatisa“bananaball”?

a. Ayellowgolfball

b. Aclubhousedrink

c. Asplitgolfball

d. Abadgolfshot

e. Whenyourfeetslipwhile hittingtheball

6. WhichgolferhasthemostnumberofBritishOpenroundsshootingunder70?

a. NickFaldo

b. TigerWoods

c. JackNicklaus

d. ErnieEls

7. Whointroducedthegolfterm“caddie”?

a. BobbyJones

b. KingHenryVIII

c. BenHogan

d. MaryQueenofScots

e. AntoinedelaMothe Cadillac

8. WhatcomicactorscoredhugesaleswithhisBad Golf Made EasyInstructionalvideo?

a. BillMurray

b. LeslieNielsen

c. MoeHoward

d. RayRomano

9. WhowasthefirstgolfersinceJackNicklaustowineightPGAeventsinhisfirstsixyearsontour?

a. TigerWoods

b. ErnieEls

c. NickFaldo

d. PhilMickelson

10.Themodernequivalentoftheniblickis...

a. 9iron

b. PitchingWedge

c. 3Wood

d. Putter

11.What’stheonlyGrand SlameventLeeTrevinoneverwon?

a. TheUSOpen

b. TheBritishOpen

c. ThePGAChampionship

d. TheMasters

12.Whatwerethefirstgolfballsmadeof?

a. Calcifiedchickeneggs

b. Goosefeathers

c. Marble

d. Putty

13.WhowasthefirstAsiantowinamajorchampionshipofthePGA?

a. IsaoAoki

b. JumboOzaki

c. Y.E.Yang

d. K.J.Choi

14.WhichBritishOpenChampiononceshotthesamescoreinallfourrounds?

a. GeneSarazon

b. TommyArmour

c. DennyShute

d. BobbyJones

15.TigerWoodsset20 MastersrecordswithhisfirstMasterswinin1997.

True

False

Answers on page 16

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BrettStanderwick,ApprenticeProfessionalat Fairwinds Golf Club, has participatedinthePGAofBCGolf-a-thonforALSpre-

sentedbyuniPharm&MedicineCentrePharmaciesCharitableFoundationforthepastfouryears.Thisyear,BrettdecidedtoraisethestakesofhisGolf-a-ThonbygolfingasheattemptedtosummittheGoldenHinde,thetallestpeakonVancouverIslandat2,196meters(7,207feet).

OnSeptember16th,Brettbeganhis trekuptheGoldenHinde. Hestartedoff at thebaseofMountGoldenHindesupportedbyhisfather,Ken,andfriend,DerekKilbourn.Bretthadpackedhis8iron,asmallhittingmatandfourdozenbiodegrad-ablegolfballsmadeofcompressedwood for thejourney.

Brettandhistwomanteamspentthreedayssummiting this impressive peak. Brett playedgolfshotsoffhismatastheyhikedup,butinar-easwhereitwasimpossibletogetashotoff,hebouncedhisgolfballonthebladeofhis8-ironashehikedalong.Bytheend,Brettfeltthathehadtakenwellovera1,000shots!

Brettcontinuedgolfingtowithin680metersofthetopwheretheywereforcedtostopasitbecametoodangeroustocontinueduetotheweather.

Duringthethreedayexpedi-tionthethreemenexperiencedwhiteoutsofsleetand100kmstrong winds with the poorestweatherexperiencedduringthenight.

“The wind was so loud on the second nightit sounded likea train coming throughour tent,”Brettcommented.“Thesoundwasamazing!”

AfterparticipatingintheannualPGAofBCGolf-A-ThonforALSoverthepastfewyears,Brettwaslookingforawaytogeneratemorebuzzandexpo-sureforthisimportantfundraisingevent.

Thusfar,Bretthasraisedover$2,000forALSand donations are still coming in. Donations insupportofBrett’s fundraiser forALSmaystill bemadeonlineatwww.golfathonforals.com

CongratulationstoBrettforhistremendousef-fortinraisingawarenessandmuchneededfundsfortheALSSocietyofBC.ThePGAofBCisproudofallourmemberswhohavesupportedtheGolf-a-ThonforALSastheyaretrulymakingadiffer-enceinthelivesofthoseaffectedbythisterribledisease.

GOLF-A-THON FOR ALS RISES TO NEW HEIGHTS Standerwick hikes The Golden Hinde


TheOfficialHoliday&FishingResortofthePGA of BC’s famous and always popularfishing derby ran October 6th to 8th at

Painter’sLodgeinCampbellRiver.Thisyear’sOcto-berfishDerbywasabigsuccessandeverypartici-pantwenthomewithatleastonebeautifulChumSalmon.

ThePGAofBCwould liketoextendbigthankyou’stoPainter’sLodgeandOakBayMarineGroupfor theirgeneroussupportof theAssociationandalso to everyone who participated in this year’sDerby.

PGA of BC OCTOBERFISH FISHING DERBY A reeling success


Clockwisefromtopleft-FishingRod;GrantGray;DonaldMiyazakiwithPaulPenman andtheircatch;GrantGray’scatch;andPainter’sLodge.

TheProfessionalGolfers’AssociationofBCisproudtoannounceRoyalPrintersasaPreferredPartnerof thePGAofBC. Lo-

catedinNewWestminster,BritishColumbia,RoyalPrinters has been a family-run business proudlysupporting business, government and associationclientsthroughoutWesternCanadaformorethan80years.

“WearetrulyexcitedtobeapartofthePGAofBC,”saidJasonMatlockofRoyalPrintersandfor-mer head golf professional. “As both a profes-sional in the print industry and as a former golfcoursemanager,Ilookforwardtoaproductivere-lationshipwiththePGAofBCandworkingcloselytosupporttheirmembersandpartners.”

Royal Printers provides clientswith a full ser-vice, quality print solutionspartnershipdedicatedtothehigheststandardsofenvironmentalsteward-shipensuringahealthyplanet.

Through a commitment to innovation, RoyalPrinterswillprovideeachPGAofBCmemberfacil-itywithfreePrintFlowsoftware,anindustryleadingsoftwaretoolthatputsprintre-orderingandprintmanagementatyourfingertips.

“I realize that managing a golf course is ex-tremely time consuming,” states Jason Matlock,“PrintFlowwillmake iteasy forassociationmem-berstore-order,track,confirmandviewthehistoryof all their printwork thus saving both time andmoney.”

“ThePGAofBCispleasedtohaveRoyalPrint-ersinvolvedwiththeassociation,”saidPGAofBCInterimExecutiveDirectorDonaldMiyazaki. “Welookforwardtobuildingastrongpartnershipthatwillbenefitourmembers,theassociationandRoyalPrinters.”

RoyalPrintershasbeenprovidingprintingser-vicestoBCbusinessesfornearly80years.Itwasstartedin1932asacommercialprinter,andastheneedsoftheirclientsgrew,theymadetheinvest-mentsrequiredtocontinueasanindustryleader.

RoyalPrintersisnowtheSingleSourceprovideroffiveprintingtypesusedinbusinesstoday:• FineColourPrinting• BusinessFormsPrinting• CorporateStationery• DigitalQuickPrinting• EnvelopePrinting

The years of experience de-veloping the intricate network oftrades-people and suppliers nec-essary to efficiently manufacturethewidevarietyof itemsused inbusiness today is one of Royal’struestrengths.

Royalcanserviceyourrequestsforthefollowing.Wearecommit-ted to not only offering you thebestqualityprintingonthemarketbutprovidingyouwithcompetitivepricingandadedicatedsalesteamonhandatyourconvenience:• Scorecards• BusinessCards• LessonBrochures• TournamentPackages• MembershipPackages• Letterhead• Envelopes• Notepads• Cart/RentalWaivers• EmployeeManuals• PunchCards• MarketingandTradeShow

Materials

RoyalPrintersiscommittedtooffering PGA of BCmembers thebestpossiblepricingbasedontheirneedsandhasenlistedformerHeadGolfProfessionalJasonMat-locktomanageallPGAofBCaccounts.

Please contact Jason via e-mail at jason@royalprinters.comorbyphoneat604-635-1883forfurtherdetailsregardingpreferredPGAofBCmemberpricingspecifictoyourneeds.

www.royalprinters.com

ROYAL PRINTERS SIGNS WITH THE PGA of BCNew Preferred Partner


Quiz Answers from page 11:1.b; 2.c; 3.d; 4.b; 5.d; 6.a; 7.d; 8.b; 9.d; 10.a; 11.d; 12.b; 13.c; 14.c; 15. true

TOURNAMENT RESULTSscores from around the province


SrixonLowerMainlandTour August29,2011WhistlerGolfClub Whistler,BCPar71,6,722Yards

Morgan,Doug 69 -2 $625Cyr,Len 70 -1 $480Parry,Bryn 71 E $335Rempel,Jared 71 E $335Shepherd,Scott 71 E $335Axford,Dan 73 +2 $200Balloch,Jay 73 +2 $200Eckford,Gavin 73 +2 $200Hobson,Mike 74 +3 $140Savage,Duncan 74 +3 $140Akizuki,Shingo 75 +4 $100Knotts,Steve 75 +4 $100

VancouverIslandProfessionalTour September9,2011 2011CowichanDistrictHospital FoundationPro-AmCowichanGolf&CountryClub Duncan,BCPar70,6,189Yards

Gillett,Weston 67 -3 $500 Kuss,David 69 -1 $300 McLeod,Mac 70 E $200 Harris,Tony 70 E $200 Cruise,Rob 70 E $200 McEvay,Mike 71 +1 $175 Reumkins,Cash 72 +2 $150 Dashkewytch,P. 72 +2 $150 Grisdale,Dave 73 +3 $150 Trott,Kelvin 73 +3 $150 Boudreau,Edd 73 +3 $150 Cadzow,Matt 74 +4 $100 Michell,Winston 74 +4 $100 Howard,Justin 74 +4 $100 Grice,Aaron 74 +4 $100 Taiji,Connor 75 +5 $100 Young,Jayme 79 +9 $100 Catton,Scott 80 +10 $100 Jackson,Norm 80 +10 $100

PINGGolfPGAofBC Pro-ProChampionshipSeptember12-13,2011NicklausNorthGolfClubWhistler,BCPar71,6,961Yards

Clapp,Brad Rempel,J.

63 62 125 -17 $2,000

Bolton,D. Stubbs,D.

66 63 129 -13 $1,162

Bernakevitch,L.Zibrik,Dave

65 64 129 -13 $1,162

Jonas,Phil Morgan,D.

68 62 130 -12 $825

McCarthy,O. Street,Ryan

70 61 131 -11 $594

InteriorPGATour September26,2011 TourChampionship CanoeCreekGolfCourseSalmonArm,BCPar72,7,026Yards

Hinton,Chris 72E $575Clapp,Brad 73+1 $475Tadey,Rob 74+2 $425Baillargeon,J. 75+3 $350Vandenbrink,K. 75+3 $350

McDonald,B Anderson,R.

68 63 131 -11 $594

Kelly,Bill Maxwell,K.

68 63 131 -11 $594

Cyr,Lenny Poje,Murray

69 63 132 -10 $462

Akizuki,S. Gray,Grant

65 67 132 -10 $492

Nakajima,S. Medford,C.

69 64 133 -9 $412

Strong,M. Palsenbarg,M.

68 65 133 -9 $412

Lacusta,C. Ngan,D.

70 64 134 -8 $375

Buder,Jeff Hay,Trevor

72 63 135 7 $87

Tadey,R. Martin,P.

71 64 135 -7 $87

Heenan,M. Kuntz,Dean

69 66 135 -7 $87

German,K. Parry,Bryn

68 67 135 -7 $87

Boudreau,E. Black,Kevin

72 64 136 -6

Dickson,S. Harper,J.

72 64 136 -6

Cruise,Rob Scutt,Gord

75 62 137 -5

Woynarski,T. Kidane,M.

72 65 137 -5

Balloch,Jay Ogden,G.

73 65 138 -4

Lindemulder,J. Wilson,Tim

76 63 139 -3

Thornley,D. Anderson,N.

74 65 139 -3

Axford,Dan Aarts,Dave

72 67 139 -3

Coe,Brian Macintosh,J.

76 64 140 -2

Latimer,R. Jurimae,J.

78 63 141 -1

Kristmanson,A. Savage,D.

79 68 147 +5

SrixonLowerMainlandTour September27,2011SeymourGolf&CountryClub NorthVancouver,BCPar72,6,389Yards

Swanson,Dan 66 -6$1,100Zibrik,Dave 67 -5 $825Poje,Murray 68 -4 $675Parry,Bryn 68 -4 $675German,Kyle 69 -3 $510Rempel,Jared 69 -3 $510Cyr,Len 70 -2 $360Lacusta,Caine 70 -2 $360Bolton,Dave 72 E $280Bernakevitch,L. 73 +1 $220Forrest,Mark 74 +2 $120Wilson,Tim 74 +2 $120 Jonas,Phil 74 +2 $120 Kidane,Mo 74 +2 $120

CallawayGolfPGAofBC ClubProfessionalChampionship October3-4,2011 RichmondCountryClub Richmond,BCPar72,6,826Yards

Swanson,D. Claggett,D. Poje,Murray Maxwell,K. Bolton,Dave Stubbs,D. Dickson,S. Anderson,R. Zibrik,Dave Hallborg,J. Crowe,Jesse Anderson,M. Thornley,D. McDonald,B. Melissa,Gord Black,Kevin Forrest,Mark Geisbrecht,J. Busswood,S. McEvay,Mike MacDermott,B.Herron,Doug Brett-Davies,D.Mantell,Ross Blair,Adam Eremko,Hal Smith,R. Schienbein,D. Marleau,S. Monaghan,T.

69 70 72 71 73 73 79 75 73 72 75 78 74 80 78 82 82 81 79 78 80 84 80 80 80 87 82 81 82 86

70 71 70 72 73 74 69 75 77 78 77 75 79 75 78 75 75 76 79 81 80 78 82 82 82 79 84 85 87 87

139 141 142 143 146 147 148 150 150 150 152 153 153 155 156 157 157 157 158 159 160 162 162 162 162 166 166 166 169 173

-5 -3 -2 -1 +2 +3 +4 +6 +6 +6 +8 +9 +9 +11 +12 +13 +13 +13 +14 +15 +16 +18 +18 +18 +18 +22 +22 +22 +25 +29

$2,400 $1,650 $1,100 $925 $800 $725 $650 $550 $550 $550 $450 $375 $375 $325 $300 $91.66 $91.66 $91.66

Babkirk,Tye 76+4 $218Lindsay,Mark 76+4 $218Latimer,Russ 76+4 $218Wills,Jeff 77+5 $150

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