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Taking up golf? What firsttimers need to know
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Stories by Brad Ziemer & Lowell Ullrich
Brad Ziemer, one of the authors of this golf magazine,
joined The Vancouver Sun way back in 1985 after spending five years at the Canadian Press news agency.
He has handled the Sun’s golf beat for the last 17 years,
long enough to see Mike Weir win on the Canadian Tour
at Mayfair Lakes and then on the PGA Tour at Northview. Ziemer, a graduate of Port Coquitlam High School
(now Terry Fox) and Western Washington University, also covers the
Vancouver Canucks. When he isn’t writing about golf in the spring and
summer, he can often be found playing it, badly. A single-digit handicap
for one fleeting summer, he is now happy to break 90.
Not Just Changing
The Way You Barbecue...
Changing Life’s Simple
Outdoor Pleasures
Veteran Province writer Lowell Ullrich has traded his
football cleats for clubs for this edition of the Golf
Guide. Ullrich, who normally covers the B.C. Lions
for The Province, and has been at the paper for three
decades, considers himself an eternal rookie in golf and,
as a result, helped himself by writing the feature on how
to take up the sport.
ON THE COVER: Ernie Els of South Africa hits a shot on the 16th hole
during the second round of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions at
the Plantation course on January 7, 2011 in Kapalua, Hawaii.
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Welcome to the 2011 Golf Guide
We pick up my ball. We see
the next ball, maybe 25 feet
from the hole. The other one?
Nowhere to be seen. Not on
the green, not on the fringe,
nowhere. Why would anyone
even have considered looking
inside the cup?
An albatross. A gall-darned
albatross. Dancing. Shrieking.
Laughter. Weeping. Bodies on
the green. Legs kicking in the
air. You know you make me
want to shout!
Second story, a common one:
Last summer. Casual round.
Ah, that same joyous 13th.
Drive, right down the middle.
Not long, but right down the
middle.
Arrive at the ball to discover
there is no ball. I swear the
ball was right there. I saw it
stop. No ball. No evidence of
ball. Four people look. Nothing. You must have sent it into
the trees, one guy says. Or the
other way, onto a road.
We’ve mentioned before that
golf’s maddening, right?
Two stories, same course,
same hole.
A few years ago, at a charity
golf tournament at Vancouver’s University Golf Club,
my team was on the 510-yard
13th hole. Narrowish but
straight. The drive goes about
270, nice. Best ball, so the big
hitter takes a seat and the other three (yep, I’m not the big
hitter) swing away. My ball,
shock of shocks, lands near
the green. The next guy hits
the green. And the last guy
hits the green, possibly closer
to the hole than the previous
shot.
Well this is looking good.
On in two! Could we possibly
eagle this hole? The dancing
begins.
Penalty. Drop. Tears of a different sort. Bafflement. Feelings of alienation. A strong
desire to quit. Immediately.
So it is, with equal dollops of
enthusiasm and intrepidation, that Sun sports editor
Scott Brown and I welcome
the 2011 golf season and Golf
Guide 2011, brought to you by
The Province and The Vancouver Sun. It’s the second year
we’ve done a joint guide, written by The Sun’s Brad Ziemer
and The Province’s Lowell
Ullrich.
There should be something
here for everybody, from the
beginner to the, ahem, expert.
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Shaughnessy
The venerable and exclusive Vancouver golf club
will open its doors to the world as host course for
2011 RBC Canadian Open in July
BY Lowell Ullrich
There was hope following the
well-publicized campaign on
2005 Canadian Open, when it
Twitter during the winter to
was successfully staged on the get Tiger Woods to attend this
There will be no survey that is
banks of the Fraser River, that
year’s event, and when north
relevant on the fourth Sunday Shaughnessy would crack the
of 250,000 hits reached his inin July this year other than
top five, but ScoreGolf put it at box, tweeters started after Ian
what the leader of the RBC Ca- 13th in the country last year.
Poulter, Bubba Watson and
nadian Open sees on the back
Rickie Fowler.
nine, but the rush to proclaim In the social media world,
however,
a
fix
was
quickly
in
If Shaughnessy had ever been
greatness was nonetheless
hand,
as
the
only
way
to
commisrepresented by an oldbecoming a tad irritating to
bat one survey is to put up one boys-club reputation, Twitter
David Wood.
of your own.
made it go away. And because
As general manager of the
so much good came from the
Wood
helped
organize
a
camShaughnessy Golf and Counlast PGA Tour visit, the club is
paign
asking
online
respontry Club, host of the nation’s
eager to play host to the Open
dents
to
rank
every
course
to
marquee golf event this seafor the fourth time and chalever
play
host
to
the
national
son, Wood would read the
lenge for its place in the counchampionship,
and
his
survey
assessment of one publication
try’s course hierarchy.
results
placed
Shaughnessy
or another each year and was
only
behind
the
Hamilton
Golf
“We take pride in this. We
dismayed to find his course
and
Country
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side the top 10.
America,” said Wood.
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“We want great experiences,
but we know who we are and
where we are.”
Shaughnessy was located outside the loop before the Royal
Canadian Golf Association
relinquished its grip on Ontario’s Glen Abbey and brought
the Bell Canadian Open back
six years ago.
Some members were wary initially about the first intrusion
since the national championship was last hosted in 1966.
Other critics howled when
the rough was grown out too
much and fairways were narrowed. Only 24 of the 156-man
field broke par on opening
day.
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Continued from page 6
at the driving range will be
among the more visible upgrades this time around.
“But we didn’t change anything on the course, ” said
Paul.
It may not win the approval of
Robert Allenby, who missed
the cut in 2005 by a shot and
lashed out when he said the
rough was worse than a U.S.
Open.
But there is more than sufficient comfort, Wood said,
when Vijay Singh listed
Shaughnessy in his personal
top 10 in the world. That kind
of survey will do just fine.
“We had Vijay, who is pretty
opinionated, up for a practice
round and I remember him
coming over to me and saying, ‘Where in the hell has
this place been?’” said Paul. “I
knew we had a hit.”
“Peter Jacobsen wrote a letter
to the [Shaughnessy] board
and said he’d love to be a
member because, ‘I could
play this course every day and
never get bored,’” said tournament chairman Ken Woods.
Jacobsen and other tour
Conditions won’t be a problem this time. The new July
18-24 date, a week following
the British Open, may hamper
in the pursuit of talent but
should make the course play
much firmer, Wood said.
“We didn’t know what we had
so we had to grow [the rough]
up and it was very penal to
the members. But that isn’t
going to happen,” said Wood.
“The rough will be better. It
was gnarly before. It’ll be consistently gnarly now.”
Also consistent are the same
three holes in 2005 that will
be converted from par-5s to
4s – 1, 5 and 11. Most of what
will challenge Golf Canada in
staging the event lies outside
the ropes.
“Shaughnessy was a challenge
before and will be again.
You’ve got to think strategically; how we get around holes,
the corporate world, the mom
and pop who buy tickets,” said
tournament director Bill Paul.
An added charitable component, improved traffic flow
conditions and viewing area
veterans, like ‘05 champion
Mark Calcavecchia, came to
appreciate the test associated
with playing an established
course in an era of bombsaway golf. Their responses
made Shaughnessy an obvious choice as host in its 100th
year.
How long Shaughnessy remains an institution in a
microwave golf society will
depend on an ability to adapt.
But the Twitter Tiger campaign is one sign they will try.
Another sign of forward thinking: On the back half on a
lease that will require Shaughnessy to relinquish its site to
the Musqueam Indian Band
in 2032, plans are in place
for a new facility to be built
near Richmond’s Greenacres,
which is owned by the club.
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Three national titles up for grabs this year
PGA golfers aren’t the only ones duking it out in B.C.
BY Brad Ziemer
Vancouver Sun
The RBC Canadian Open,
which goes July 21-24 at Vancouver’s Shaughnessy Golf
and Country Club, is unquestionably the highlight of this
year’s B.C. golfing calendar.
But not long after Ernie Els,
Jim Furyk, Luke Donald,
Anthony Kim, Matt Kuchar
and company duke it out at
Shaughnessy, this province
will play host to three national
amateur championships.
The Royale Cup Canadian
Women’s Amateur Championship will be held July 25-29 at
Duncan Meadows Golf Club
on Vancouver Island. Sydnee
Michaels of Temecula, Calif.
won last year’s event in Windsor, Ont.
Both the Canadian Junior
Boys and Girls Championships will be contested Aug.
1-5 at two different Lower
Mainland courses. The boys
will tee it up at Morgan Creek
in Surrey, while the girls play
at Quilchena in Richmond.
Last year, Rebecca Lee-Bentham of Toronto beat Taylor
Kim of Surrey by four shots
to win the junior girls title in
Camlachie, Ont.
Richmond Country Club
played host to last year’s Canadian Junior Boys tourney,
where Richard Jung of Toronto
won by a single shot. Surrey’s
Adam Svensson won the Canadian juvenile championship
at Richmond last summer.
Svensson will be back to defend the B.C. Amateur title he
won last summer at Castlegar
Golf Club. Svensson, at age 16,
became the youngest winner
of the B.C. Amateur last year
when he cruised to a five-shot
win. This year’s B.C. Amateur
is being held July 12-15 at The
Dunes at Kamloops.
The B.C. Women’s Amateur,
won by 11 shots last year by
Richmond’s Christine Wong,
goes June 28-July 1 at Alberni
Golf Club in Port Alberni.
The Canadian Women’s Tour
makes its annual visit to B.C.
May 17-18 at Squamish Valley
Golf Club. Last year, Ontario
pro Jessica Shepley won the
event at Quilchena.
Abbotsford’s Adam Hadwin
capped a super summer by
winning the Vancouver Golf
Tour’s season-ending Vancouver Open last year. This year’s
event will be back at the three
City of Vancouver courses —
Fraserview, Langara and McCleery — and goes Sept. 4-6.
The Canadian Tour will be
making two stops in B.C. this
summer. The $200,000 TimesColonist Island Savings Open
goes June 2-5 at Uplands Golf
Club, while the Tour’s new
$125,000 Western Championship is scheduled for June 9-12
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The social side of golf
By Brad Ziemer
have before and increasing
numbers of them are turning
to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to spread
the word.
For Golf BC’s Hedley — whose
stable of courses includes
Nicklaus North and Gallagher’s Canyon — using sites like
Facebook and Twitter is simply an extension of work done
for the GolfBC website.
Out-of-the-way independently-owned courses like
Sandpiper, a scenic track
nestled beside the Harrison
River in Harrison Mills, lean
even more heavily on sites like
Twitter and Facebook to help
drive traffic to their course.
“We are definitely using social
Vancouver Sun
It wasn’t just Tiger Woods who
had a lousy 2010. So did the
entire golf industry.
A shaky economy, a postOlympic hangover and some
terrible weather combined to
hammer B.C. golf course operators, who are hoping business bounces back this year.
“Everybody felt it a little bit
last year,” says Andy Hedley,
vice-president of operations
for Golf BC, this province’s
largest golf course operator.
“Generally, rounds were either
down or flat at our courses.”
Courses are having to market
themselves like they never
media to our benefit,” says Ted
Swaine, Sandpiper’s manager
of golf operations. “I might put
a special on Facebook and we
have 600 people there, but if
half those 600 people like it,
it’s also going to touch a number of other people. Those 300
people who like it or share it
might turn into 3,000 people in
a matter of minutes or hours.”
If there is a silver lining to the
golf industry’s bad times, it’s
that many courses are being
forced to hold the line on green
fees — or even lower them.
Redwoods, for example, has
lowered its peak-season weekend fee to $69.95 from $81.
Fees are also dropping at some
of Golf BC’s courses. Peak-
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Web links up beginners
by Lowell Ullrich
in a unthreatening setting that
is ideal for beginners.
“Everybody has a great time.
It’s primarily word of mouth.
What impresses me is every
time we get together, even
though we’re strangers there’s
instant camaraderie,” said
Ray Nielsen, organizer of one
of the larger Meetup groups
in the Lower Mainland with
nearly 1,200 members.
Nielsen, a Delta civic worker
who said he got the idea to
start BCgolfpages.com to run
in conjunction with his Meetup by reading the Golf Guide,
is offering golf gift cards to add
to his base this year. Meetups are set for virtually every
weekend through the spring.
Team golf in all its forms
creates appeal for the beginner. Check out other Meetup
groups on the Lower Mainland and you could be rubbing shoulders with a veteran
Canadian Tour pro.
Matt Daniel of Richmond,
who plans a Canadian Tour
return after a hiatus, began
his own Meetup group and
Golf surfing
is hoping for a boost in interAside from official Tour websites, here’s a condensed list of the est this spring. Daniel says he
has no problem working with
Golf Guide’s favourite websites to keep updated for those
beginners and those with adinterested in competitive and local play:
vanced skills.
• Golfobserver.com:
• BCgolfguide.com:
“It’s kind of a different twist,”
An aggregate site that not
Good place to start if you’re
Daniel said of his Meetup
only produces its own
looking to book trips within
group. “I know people get
material but pulls together
the province outside the
nervous but I’m pretty good
the best newspaper stories
Lower Mainland.
at putting people to ease. I’ll
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Big Sky Golf Club
The following rates are peakseason fees. Check with individual courses for specials
and shoulder-season rates
Aquadel Golf Club
www.aquadel.ca
1855 Columbia Valley Hwy
Lindell Beach | 604-858-6896
Holes: 18 Par: 55 Yardage: 2,490
Green fees: M-F: $22; W-H: $24: Sr: $18
(M-F); Jr: $17
Bookings: Week prior
Belmont Golf Course
www.wcgg.ca
22555 Telegraph Trail
Langley | 604-888-9898
Green fees: M-F: $49; W-H: $59; Earlybird:
$19-45
Bookings: Five days prior
Big Sky Golf Club
Carnoustie Golf Course
Cheam Golf Course
www.bigskygolf.com
1690 Airport Road
Pemberton
1-800-668-7900
Green fees: $145; (shoulder season: $85&
up); Twi: $110; Jr: $35
Bookings: No restrictions
www.carnoustiegolf.ca
533 Dominion Avenue
Port Coquitlam | 604-941-5233
Green fees: M-F: $48; W-H: $59
Bookings: Week prior weekdays;
Thursday morning for weekends
44610 Luckakuck Way
Chilliwack | 604-858-7991
Green fees: M-F: $20; W-H: $22; Jr:
$15-17; Sr: $17-19
Bridal Falls Golf Course
Cedar Ridge Golf Course
www.cedarridgegolf.ca
9500 Clay St.
Mission | 604-814-0414
Green fees: M-F: $21 W-H: $23.50; Jr:
$19-21.50: Sr: $20-22.50
www.chilliwackgolf.com
41894 Yale Road West
Chilliwack
604-823-6521; 1-888-757-7222
Green fees: M-F: $50; W-H: $60; Twi: $40;
Jr: $25
Bookings: One month prior
Chateau Whistler Golf Course
Country Meadows Golf Course
www.bridalfallsgolf.com
53191 Bridal Falls Road
Rosedale | 604-794-7788
Green fees: M-F: $18 for 9, $27 for 18;
W-H: $20-32; Jr: $12-20; $14-22
Burnaby Mountain Golf Course
Chilliwack Golf & CC
www.fairmontgolf.com/whistler
www.countrymeadowsgolfcourse.ca
www.golfburnaby.net
4612 Blackcomb Way
8400 No. 6 Road
7600 Halifax Street
1-877-938-2092
Richmond | 604-241-4653
Burnaby | 604-280-7355
Whistler
Green fees: M-F: $32; W-H: $37;
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Cove Links Golf Course
Fraserglen Golf Course
Hazelmere Country Club
Mayfair Lakes Golf & CC
www.covelinks.com
6000 Admiral Blvd.
Delta | 604-946-1839
Green fees: M-F: $18-28; W-H: $20-30
Jr-Sr: $16-26 (M-F); Twi: $15-17
www.fraserglen.com
36036 S. Parallel Rd.
Abbotsford | 604-852-3477
Green fees: M-F: $30; Jr: $18; Sr: $28
(M-F); W-H: $33; Twi: $25-27
www.wcgg.ca.
18150 8th Ave.
Surrey | 604-538-1818
Holes: 18 Par: 72 Yardage: 6627
Jr: $35-39. Twi: $39-45
Cultus Lake Golf Club
Fraserview Golf Course
Homestead Farms Golf Resort
www.golfbc.com
5460 No. 7 Rd.
Richmond
604-276-0585
Green fees: M-Th: $79; F-W-H: $89;
Earlybird: $55; Twi: $55: Jr-Sr: $59
www.golfcultus.com
4000 Columbia Valley Hwy
Cultus Lake
604-858-9902; 1-877-858-FORE
Green fees: M-F: $28; W-H: $33. Jr:
$15-20; Sr: 10 per cent off
www.vancouverparks.ca
7800 Vivian Drive
Vancouver | 604-257-6923
Green fees: M-Th: $58.50; F-W-H: $64.75;
Twi: $44-48.50; Sr: $41 M-Th only;
Jr: $29.25-$32.50
Bookings: 5 days prior at 7 p.m.
www.homesteadfarmsgolf.com
1115 E. Homestead Blvd.
Lynden, Wa. | 1-360-354-1196
Green fees: M-F: $40 US; W-H: $50; Jr:
$25; Sr: $35-45
Dakota Creek Golf Course
Furry Creek Golf & CC
www.dakotacreekgolf.com
3258 Haynie Rd.
Custer, Wa. | 360-366-3131
Green fees: M-F: $22 US;
W-H: $26 US
Bookings: Two weeks prior
www.golfbc.com
150 Country Club Rd.
Furry Creek | 1-888-922-9461
Green fees: $99 with power cart; Twi: $79
www.kingslinks.ca
3388 72nd St.
Delta | 604-952-0999
Green fees: M-F: $59; W-H: $69; Twi: $40;
Jr: $39-45; Sr: $49 (M-F)
Delta Golf Course
Gleneagles Golf Course
KINKORA GOLF COURSE
www.westvancouver.ca
6190 Marine Drive
West Vancouver | 604-921-7353
Green fees: $23.50 every day; Jr: $17.25;
Sr: $19.25 (M-F only)
Bookings: None
www.golfkinkora.com
46050 Higginson Rd.
Sardis | 604-858-8717
Green fees: $22 every day; Jr: $13; Sr:
$19; Twi: $16
Golden Eagle Golf Club
Lake Padden Golf Course
(North Course)
www.goldeneaglegolfclub.com
21770 Ladner Rd.
Pitt Meadows | 604-460-1111
Green fees: M-F: $39; W-H: $49; Jr: $19;
Sr: $29 (M-F)
www.lakepadden.com
4882 Samish Way
Bellingham, Wa. | 360-738-7400
Green fees: M-F: $28 US; W-H: $36; Jr-Sr:
$23 M-F only
Golden Eagle Golf Club
6702 Alberta St.
Vancouver | 604-713-1816
Twi: $37.75-42.25; Sr: $35.25-39.50 (F); Jr:
$25.25-28.25
Bookings: 5 days prior at 7 p.m.
www.deltagolfcourse.com
Delta
11550 No. 10 Highway
604-594-1414
Jr: $24 (M-F); Sr: $35(M-F).
Bookings: Week prior for weekdays: 2
p.m. Wednesday for W-H.
Eaglequest Coyote Creek
www.eaglequestgolf.com
7778 152 Street
Surrey | 604-597-4653
Green fees: M-F: $34.95;
W-H: $39.95; Jr: $19.95 (M-F);
Sr: $27.95 (M-F): Twi: $27.95-$30.95
(South Course)
www.goldeneaglegolfclub.com
21770 Ladner Rd.
Green fees: M-F: $39; W-H: $49; Jr: $19;
Sr: $29 (M-F)
Eaglequest Coquitlam
www.eaglequestgolf.com
1001 United Blvd.
Coquitlam | 604-523-6400
Green fees: M-F: $15.99;
W-H: $18.99; Jr-Sr: $12.99-14.99
Bookings: Not available
Greenacres Golf Course
www.greenacresgolfcourse.com
5040 No. 6 Rd.
Richmond | 604-273-1121
Sr: $40; Twi: $35-40
Eighteen Pastures Golf Course
29110 Matheson Ave.
Ruskin | 604-462-8622
Green fees: M-F: $25; W-H: $33; Tuesday
special: $14.95;
Jr: $14.95; Sr: $20 including cart (M-F)
Guildford Golf & CC
www.guildfordgolf.com
7929 152 St.
Surrey | 604-594-0282
Green fees: M-F: $40; W-H: $50; Jr-Sr: $33
(M-F)
The Falls
www.thefalls.com
8341 Nixon Rd.
Chilliwack | 1-800-862-3168
Green fees: M-Th: $64.95;
F: $69.95; W-H: $79.95 (includes power
cart)
Bookings: 30 days prior
Harrison Resort
Golf Course
www.harrisonresort.com
3855 Hot Springs Rd.
Harrison Hot Springs | 604-796-9009
Green fees: Not available at press time
Fort Langley Golf Course
www.fortlangleygolf.com
9782 McKinnon Road
Fort Langley | 604-888-5911
Green fees: M-F: $45; W-H: $50; Twi$37.50-40; Jr: $26.50;
Sr: $37.50 M-F
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Langara Golf Course
Langley Golf Centre
www.langleygolfcentre.com
21550 44th Ave.
Langley | 604-534-4555
Green fees: M-F: $ $17-24; W-H: $$20-28;
Jr: $14-20; Sr: $14-20 (M-F), $17-24 (W-H)
Ledgeview Golf & CC
www.ledgeviewgolf.com
35997 McKee Rd.
Green fees: M-Th: $49; F-W-H: $62.50. Jr:
$27 after noon; Sr: $36-40
Loomis Trail Golf Course
www.semiahmoo.com
4342 Loomis Trail Rd.
Blaine, Wa. | 1-800-281-7002
Green fees: M-Th: $70 US; F-W-H: $90;
Earlybird: $55-65
Maple Ridge Golf Course
20818 Golf Course Lane
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7188 MacDonald
Vancouver | 604-257-8191
Twi: $40.75-45.50; Sr: $38 (M-Th) $42.50 F;
Jr: $27.25-30.50
Bookings: Five days prior at 7 p.m.
Meadow Gardens Golf Course
www.meadowgardens.com
19675 Meadow Gardens Way
Jr: $37 (M-F)
Meadowlands Golf & CC
www.meadowlandsgolfcountry.com
47823 Yale Rd. East
Jr: $18-24: Sr: $25-28
The Meadows at Pemberton
www.pembertongolf.com
No. 1 Airport Rd.
Pemberton | 1-800-390-4653
Green fees: M-F: $59; W-H: $79; Twi:
$49-59; Jr: $29-39; Sr: $55-69
Mission Golf & CC
www.missiongolfclub.com
7893 Nelson St.
Mission | 604-826-7617
$32 (M-Th)
Bookings: Two days prior
Morgan Creek Golf Course
www.morgancreekgolf.com
3500 Morgan Creek Way
Surrey | 604-531-4653
Green fees: $99 every day;
Earlybird/Twi: $59.
Musqueam Golf Club
www.musqueamgolf.com
3904 West 51st Ave
Vancouver | 604-266-2334
Green fees: M-Th: $30; F-W-H: $35; Twi:
$24; Jr-Sr: $21
Bookings: Not accepted
Mylora Sidaway Golf Course
www.mylora.ca
9911 Sidaway
Richmond | 604-271-5626
Green fees: M: $29; T-F: $32;
W-H: $37; Jr: 21; Sr: $28; Twi: $29-21
Mylora on Five Golf Course
Swan-e-set Bay
www.myloragolfcourse.com
9500 No. 5 Rd.
Richmond | 604-277-1179
Green fees: M: $23; T-F: $26; W-H: $29; Jr:
$16.50; Sr: $23; Twi: $23-16.50
(Links Course)
www.wcgg.ca
16651 Rannie Rd.
Green fees: M-Tu: $59; W-F: 69; W-H: $79;
Earlybird: $29-55
Bookings: Four days prior
Newlands Golf & CC
Swan-e-set Bay
www.newlandsgolf.com
21025 48th Ave.
Langley | 604-534-9211
(Resort Course)
www.wcgg.ca
16651 Rannie Rd.
Green fees: M-Tu: $49; W-F: $59; W-H:
$69; Earlybird: $29-55
Nicklaus North Golf Course
www.golfbc.com
8080 Nicklaus North Blvd.
Whistler | 1-800-386-9898
Green fees: $149; Twi: $119
Tall Timbers Golf Course
www.talltimbersgc.com
23523 56th Ave.
Langley | 604-534-0213
Tu: 2-for-1; Sr: $18 (M-F)
Nicowynd Golf Course
www.nicowynd.bc.ca
3601 Nicowynd Dr.
Surrey | 604-535-9511
Green fees: M-F: $38 ($25 for 9); W-H:
$44-29; Sr: $31-21 (M-F);
Jr: $27-20 (M-F); $40-27 (W-H)
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Point Roberts Golf & CC
Semiahmoo Golf & CC
www.northbellinghamgolf.com
205. W. Smith Rd.
Bellingham, Wa. | 1-888-322-6242
Green fees: M-F: $40 US; W-H: $50 US
www.pointrobertsgolfcourse.com
3350 SW Marine Dr.
Point Roberts, Wa. | 604-694-0222
Green fees: M-F: $55 Cdn; W-H: $65; Sr:
$40 (M-F); Jr: 50-per-cent off.
www.semiahmoo.com
8720 Semiahmoo Pkwy.
Blaine, Wa. | 1-800-231-4425
Green fees: M-Th: $70 US; F-W-H: $90;
Earlybird: $55-65
Northlands Golf Course
Poppy Estate Golf Course
Seymour Golf & CC
www.poppygolf.ca
3834 248th St.
Aldergrove | 604-856-1181
Sr: $34 (M-F); Jr: $21.50 (M-F, after 2 on
W-H); Twi: $30-36
www.seymourgolf.com
3723 Mount Seymour Pkwy
North Vancouver | 604-929-2611
Green fees: Monday: $66.74;
Fri: $71.88
Redwoods Golf Course
www.shuksangolf.com
1500 E. Axton Rd.
Bellingham | 1-800-801-8897
Green fees: M-F: $33 US;
W-H: $43; Jr: 25
North Bellingham Golf Course
www.golfnorthlands.com
3400 Anne Macdonald Way
North Vancouver | 604-924-2950
Green fees: M-Th: $65; F-W-H: $70; Sr:
$45; Jr: $35
Bookings: Five days prior at noon
Northview Golf & CC (Canal)
www.northviewgolf.com
6857 168th St.
Surrey | 604-576-4653
$50
Northview Golf & CC (Ridge)
www.northviewgolf.com
6857 168th St.
Surrey
604-576-4653
$60
Peace Portal Golf Course
www.peaceportalgolf.com
16900 4th Ave.
Surrey | 604-538-4818
Green fees: M-Th: $55; F-W-H: $63;
Earlybird: $43 (M-Th), $50 (F);
Twi: $41-48
Bookings: Week prior for weekdays.
Monday morning at 8 for weekend
Pitt Meadows Golf Club
www.pittmeadowsgolf.com
13615 Harris Rd.
Green fees: $65
Bookings: One day prior
Tsawwassen Golf & CC
www.tsawwassengolf.ca
1595 52nd St.
Delta | 604-943-3911
Green fees: Course closed until further
notice
University Golf Club
www.universitygolf.com
5185 University Blvd.
Vancouver | 604-224-1818
$40; Sr: $48 (M-F before noon)
Valley Golf Centre
www.valleygolfcentre.ca
4211 Gladwin Rd.
Green Fees: $17.50 for 9; $25 for 18; Jr:
$12.50-20; Sr: $15-22.50
Shuksan Golf Club
www.redwoods-golf.com
22011 88th Ave.
Langley | 604-882-5132
Green fees: M-F: $55.95; W-H: $69.95;
Twi: $39.95-45.95; Sr: $44.95 M-F; Jr:
$28.95-32.95
Westwood Plateau Golf & CC
Squamish Valley Golf & CC
www.squamishvalleygolf.com
2458 Mamquam Rd.
Squamish | 1-888-349-3688
Green fees: M-Th: $63; F-W-H: $68.50;
Twi: $41.50; Jr: $30.50; Sr: $52.25 (M-Th)
Riverway Golf Course
www.city.burnaby.bc.ca
9001 Riverway Place
Burnaby | 604-280-4653
Green fees: M-Th: $47; F-W-H: $56; Sr:
$35.25 (M-Th);
Jr: $26 (M-Th): $29 before 9 on F
Bookings: Two days prior at noon
Sudden Valley Golf Club
www.suddenvalleygolfclub.com
4 Clubhouse Cr.
Bellingham, Wa. | 360-734-6435
Green fees: M-Th: $39 US; F-W-H: $50; Jr:
half price
Royalwood Golf Course
www.royalwoodgolf.com
41050 Trans-Canada Hwy.
Jr: $22; Sr: $39 (M-F)
Surrey Golf Club
www.westwoodplateaugolf.com
3251 Plateau Blvd.
Coquitlam | 604-552-0777
Green fees: M-W: $99; Th-F-W-H: $125
(includes power cart, range balls, water)
Westwood Plateau
Golf Academy
www.westwoodplateaugolf.com
1630 Parkway Blvd
Coquitlam | 604-941-4236
Green fees: M-Th: $23; F-W-H: $26
Whistler Golf Course
www.whistlergolf.com
4010 Whistler Way
Whistler | 1-800-376-1777
Green fees: $99 (B.C. resident rate); Twi:
$89-69
www.surreygolf.com
7700 168th St.
Sandpiper Golf Club
Surrey | 604-576-8224
www.sandpipergolfclub.com
14282 Morris Valley Rd.
Green fees:
M- F:
$49; W-H:
$56; Sr:Guidelines
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www.aberdeenglengolf.com
1010 Clubhouse Drive
Prince George | 250-563-8901
Green fees: $46 every day; Jr: $24: Sr: $41
Aberdeen Hills Golf Links
www.aberdeenhills.com
1185 Links Way
Kamloops | 250-828-1149
Green fees: $30 every day: $20 for 9 holes
Bookings: Month prior
www.albernigolf.com
6449 Cherry Creek Road
Port Alberni | 250-723-5422
Jr: $24. Twi: $46
Bookings: Any time
www.cottonwoodgolfcourse.com
1975 Haslam Road
Nanaimo | 250-245-5157
Green fees: $50 every day; Twi: 35; Jr: $20
Cedar Hill Golf Course
www.cowichangolfclub.ca
4955 Island Highway
Duncan | 250-746-5333
Twi: $39; Jr: $17
www.bearmountain.ca
2020 Country Club Way
Victoria | 1-888-533-2327
$79-99.
www.golfcedarhill.com
1400 Derby Road
Victoria | 250-475-7151
$30
Bear Mountain
(Valley Course)
Champion Lakes Golf & CC
Blackburn Meadows GC
www.blackburnmeadows.com
269 Blackburn Road
Salt Spring Island | 250-537-1707
Green fees: $18 for 9; $27 for 18; Jr:
$10/$15
Anglemont Estates
Golf & CC
www.golfanglemont.com.
7838 Golf Course Rd.
Anglemont | 250-955-2323
Green fees: $19 for 9 holes;
$27 for 18
Bookings: Three months prior
Black Mountain Golf Club
www.blackmountain.ca
575 Black Mountain Drive
Kelowna | 1-866-765-6890
Jr: $45; Twi: $60-70.
Arbutus Ridge Golf Club
www.golfbc.com
3515 Telegraph Road
Cobble Hill | 250-743-5000
Twi: $44; Jr: $30
Bookings: Any time
Bootleg Gap Golf Course
www.bootleggapgolf.com
400-315 Avenue
Kimberley | 1-877-427-7077
Green fees: M-F: $49; W-H: $59; Jr: $35-39;
Twi: $35-39.
Ardmore Golf Club
www.ardmoregolfcourse.com
930 Ardmore Drive
North Saanich | 250-656-4621
$23-39; Twi: $18-30;
Jr: $15-25.
Bowen Island Golf Club
www.bowengolf.com
Cowan Point Road
Bowen Island | 604-947-4653
$32-45; Jr: $15-23;
Sr: $25-35 (M-Th)
Arrowsmith Golf & CC
www.aspengrovegolf.com
4555 Leno Road
$19 for 9; Jr: $25/$13
Cottonwood Golf Course
www.golfcastlegar.com
1602 Aaron Road
Castlegar | 1-800-666-0324
Twi: $40; Jr: half price
www.bearmountain.ca
2020 Country Club Way
Victoria | 1-888-533-2327
$79-99.
Alberni Golf Club
Aspen Grove Golf Course
Castlegar Golf Club
www.golfbalfour.com
202 Edwards Street
Balfour | 250-229-5655
Green fees: $63 every day.
Bear Mountain
(Mountain Course)
Aberdeen Glen Golf Club
www.golfarrowsmith.com
2250 Fowler Road
Qualicum Beach | 250-752-9727
Green fees: $36 for 18; $25 for 9;
Jr: $19/14
Balfour Golf Course
Carnoustie Golf Club
Highway 16
Burns Lake | 250-698-7677
Green fees: not available at press time
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Cranbrook Golf Club
Champion Park Road
Fruitvale | 250-367-7001
Green fees: $23 ($37 for 18);
Jr: $13-21
www.golfcranbrook.com
2700 2nd St. South
Cranbrook | 1-888-211-8855
$32-36.
Chinook Cove Golf Course
Creston Golf Club
www.chinookcovegolf.com
Highway 5
Barriere | 250-672-0119
$15-25; Sr: $18-31.50
www.crestongolfclub.com
1800 Mallory Road
Creston | 250-428-5515
Green fees: $56 every day; Twi: $42
Christina Lake Golf Club
www.crownisle.com
399 Club House Drive
Courtenay | 1-888-338-8439
Green fees: $90; Twi: $60; Jr: $30
www.christinalakegolfclub.com
230 2nd Avenue
Christina Lake | 250-447-9313
$43 after 2 p.m. Twi: $35; Jr: $42
Coldstream Golf Course
15 Duremeadow Road
Lumby | 250-547-6048
Jr-Sr: $10 (M-Sa)
Comox Golf Club
www.comoxgolfclub.com
1718 Balmoral Avenue
Comox | 250-339-4444
$40 for 18
Copper Point Golf Club
www.copperpointgolf.com
651 Highway 93/95
Windermere | 1-877-418-4653
$69-75; Jr-Sr.: $85 (M-Th)
Cordova Bay Golf Course
www.cordovabaygolf.com
5333 Cordova Bay Road
Victoria | 250-658-4444
www.canoecreekgolf.com
6360 Auto Road
Salmon Arm | 1-866-431-3285
$59; Jr: $39
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Canoe Creek
Cowichan Golf & CC
Crown Isle Golf Course
Dawson Creek Golf & CC
Mile 2 1/2 Alaska Hwy
Dawson Creek | 250-782-7882
Green fees: $38 every day ; $24 for 9
Dragon Lake Golf Club
1692 Flint St.
Quesnel | 250-747-1358
Green fees: Not available at
press time
Booking: No restrictions
Duncan Meadows Golf Course
www.duncanmeadows.com
6507 North Road
Duncan | 250-746-8993
Green fees: $55 every day; Jr: $25; Sr: $40
(M-F)
The Dunes at Kamloops
www.golfthedunes.com
652 Dunes Drive
Kamloops | 1-888-881-4653
Eagle Point G&CC
www.golfeaglepoint.com
8888 Barnhartvale Road
Kamloops | 250-573-2453
Jr: $30
Bookings: Seven days prior
Eagle Ranch Golf Course
Fort St. John Links
Granby River Golf Course
Kamloops Golf & CC
www.eagleranchresort.com
Highway 93/95 Athalmer Rd.
Invermere
250-342-0820; 1-877-877-3889
Green fees: M-W: $105; Th-F-W-H: $130
(includes power cart);
Twi: $90; Jr: $55
12704 86th Street
Fort St. John | 250-785-9995
Green fees: $22 every day; Sr: $16
www.granbygolf.ca
9510 North Ford Road
Grand Forks | 250-442-8513
Twi: $30; Jr: $30; Tues special: $18
www.kamloopsgolfclub.com
3125 Tranquille Rd.
Kamloops | 250-376-3231
Green Fees: $75; $67.50 after 2 p.m.; Jr:
$37.50
Granite Pointe Golf Club
Kaslo Golf Club
www.granitepointe.ca
1123 West Richards St.
Nelson | 1-877-677-6077
Twi: $44; Jr: $28
www.kin.bc.ca/golf/KasloGolf
419 5th St.
Kaslo | 250-353-2262
Green fees: 9-holes $21, 18 holes-$32
Greywolf Golf Course
www.kgcc.bc.ca
1297 Glenmore Dr.
Kelowna | 250-763-2736
Green fees: $95 every day:
Jr: $31.50
Bookings: No restrictions for out of town
residents
Eagle River Golf & CC
www.eaglerivergolf.com
Trans-Canada Highway
Sicamous | 250-836-4454
$16-26
Eaglecrest Golf Club
www.eaglecrestgolfclub.ca
2035 Island Highway West
Holes: 18 Par: 71 Yardage:6,400
$42 after noon; Twi: 30; Jr: $25
Fairmont Mountainside
www.fairmonthotsprings.com
PO Box 10
Fairmont Hot Springs | 1-800-663-4979
Green fees: M-F: $65; W-H: $70: Jr: $26-28
Fairmont Riverside
www.fairmonthotsprings.com
5097 Riverview Dr.
Fairmont Hot Springs | 1-800-665-2112
$48-52; Jr: $26-28
Fairview Mountain Golf Course
Gabriola Golf & CC
www.gabriolagolf.com
South Road
Gabriola Island | 250-247-8822
$24 for 9 holes; Jr: $20
Galiano Golf & CC
www.golfgaliano.com
24 St. Andrews Crescent
Galiano Island | 1-877-909-7888
Green fees: $35 every day; $25 for 9
holes
$20 for 9 holes
Harvest Golf Club
www.golfbc.com
4320 Gallagher’s Drive West
Kelowna | 1-800-446-5322
Twi: $59; Jr: $40
www.harvestgolf.com
2725 KLO Rd.
Kelowna | 1-800-257-8577
Green fees: $95-125; Twi: $75
Gallagher’s Canyon
www.highlandpacificgolf.com
450 Creed Road
Victoria | 250-478-4653
Green fees: M-Th: $64; F-W-H: $69: Sr:
$57 (M-F)
Jr: $30 (back nine opens in June)
Kettle Valley Golf Club
Hillview Golf Course
1101 14th Ave.
Vernon | 250-549-4653
Green fees: $17-9 holes ($30 for 18)
www.kimberleygolfclub.com
PO Box 241 | 250-427-4161
$36; Jr: $20
Hirsch Creek Golf Club
Kokanee Springs Golf Resort
www.kitimatgolf.com
2000 Kingfisher Ave.
Kitimat | 250-632-4653
Jr-Sr: $27
www.kokaneesprings.com
Highway 3A
Crawford Bay | 1-800-979-7999
Twi: $39; Jr: $39
Hope Golf & CC
Lacarya Golf Course
Highway 28
Gold River | 250-283-7266
Green fees: $25-9 holes, $35-18 holes
www.golfhope.ca
900 Golf Course Rd.
Hope | 604-869-5881
Green Fees: M-F: $31; W-H: $42;
Jr: $19; $27; Sr: $28; $40
www.ntvalley.com/golf
Ferry Rd-1480 Old Thompson Hwy
Clearwater | 250-587-6100
$32 for 18; Jr-Sr. $18-30
Golden Golf & CC
Houston Golf & CC
Lakepoint Golf & CC
www.golfgolden.com
Golden
576 Golf Course Dr. | 250-344-2700
Green fees: M-Th: $60; W-H: $70;
Jr: $35; Twi: $45
Highway 16
Houston | 250-845-2913
Green Fees: Not available at
press time
www.fsj.now.com
Golf Course Road
Charlie Lake | 250-785-5566
Green fees: $50 every day
($25 for 9 holes)
Fairwinds Golf & CC
www.glenmeadows.bc.ca
1050 McTavish Rd.
Sidney | 250-656-3921
Green fees: M-Th: $55; F-W-H: $58; Jr:
$28; Twi: $46
www.farmingtonfairways.com
Mile 10 Alaska Highway
Farmington | 250-843-7774
Green fees: M-F: $16-28;
W-H: $18-32
Fauquier Golf Course
www.fauquiergolf.com
Highway 6
Fauquier | 250-269-7414
Green fees: $21 every day; $35 for 18
holes
Bookings: None
Fernie Golf & CC
www.golffernie.com
201 Fairway Drive
Fernie | 250-423-7773
$44; Jr: $29
Comox | 250-339-6515
Glen Meadows Golf & CC
Gold River Golf & CC
www.kelownasprings.com
480 Penno Rd.
Kelowna | 250-765-4653
Green fees: $72; $56 after 1 p.m.
3280 Highway 3
Rock Creek | 250-446-2826
$24 for 9; Jr: $10-15 (M-F)
Kimberley Golf Club
Hyde Mountain on Mara Lake GC
Gorge Vale Golf Club
www.gorgevalegolf.com
1005 Craigflower Rd.
Victoria | 250-386-3401
Bookings: Three days prior
Kelowna Springs Golf Course
Highland Pacific Golf Club
(Pinnacle course)
www.golfbc.com
4320 Gallagher’s Drive West
Kelowna
Green fees: $25 for 9 holes every day;
$40 for 18
Glacier Greens Golf Club
www.glaciergreens.com
CFB Comox
Farmington Fairways Golf & CC
www.greywolfgolf.com
1860 Greywolf Dr.
Panorama | 1-888-473-9965
Green fees: $99-129
Gallagher’s Canyon Golf Club
www.fairviewmountain.com
13105 334th Avenue
Oliver | 250-498-3521
Green fees: $72; Twi $55; Jr: $40
www.fairwinds.ca
3730 Fairwinds Drive
Nanoose Bay | 1-888-781-2777
Green fees: $81 every day; Jr: $41; Twi:
$50
Kelowna Golf Club
The
Lillooet Golf Course
www.hydemountain.com
Texas Creek Rd.
9851 Old Spallumcheen Rd.
Lillooet | 250-256-0550
Sicamous | 1-877-677-4653
Green Fees: $89 includes power cart; Jr:
$39.50; Twi: $59
Bookings:
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Links of Maggie May
Mission Creek Golf Club
Natural Springs Golf Course
Pender Harbour Golf Course
4650 Shelley Rd.
Green fees: $17 for 9; $27 for 18
1959 KLO Rd.
Kelowna | 250-860-3210
Green fees: $31 every day; Sr: $29; Jr: $30
Highway 29
Chetwynd | 250-788-3944
Green fees: $20 for 9
Lone Wolf Golf Club
Molyhills Golf Course
Ness Wood Golf Course
13823 Sunshine Coast Hwy
Pender Harbour | 604-883-9541
Green fees: $39 ($25 for 9);
Jr: $20-14
9999 99th St.
Taylor | 250-789-3711
($25 for 9 holes M-F)
www.burnslake.net/molly
Francois Lake Rd.
Fraser Lake | 250-699-7761
9340 Austgarden Rd.
Long Beach Golf Course
Morningstar Golf Course
www.longbeachgolfcourse.com
1850 Pacific Rim Hwy
Long Beach | 250-725-3332
Bookings: No tee times required
www.morningstargolf.com
525 Lowry’s Rd.
Parksville | 1-800-567-1320
$45 after 1 p.m.; Jr: $32; Twi: $30
wwwnkmipcanyon.com
37041 71st St.
Oliver | 1-800-656-5755
Green Fees: 9 holes $40, 18 holes $66
Twi: $42 (after 1 p.m.)
Mabel Lake Golf & CC
Mount Brenton Golf Club
www.mabellakegolf.com
3445 Mabel Lake Rd
Enderby | 250-838-0881
$54 for 18
www.mountbrentongolf.com
Henry Road
Chemainus | 250-246-9322
Twi: $25; Jr: $20
Mackenzie Golf & CC
Mount Paul Golf Course
Golf Course Road
Mackenzie | 250-997-4004
www.mountpaulgolf.com
615 Mount Paul Way
Kamloops | 250-374-4653
Green fees: M-F: $18 for 9;
$29 for 18; W-H: $21-32
March Meadows Golf Club
www.marchmeadowsgolf.com
10298 South Shore Rd.
Honeymoon Bay | 250-749-6241
Green fees: $25 for 9; $42 for 18;
Jr: $16
Mountain Meadows Golf Club
www.mountainmeadowsgolf.com
Highway 43
Elkford | 250-865-7413
Green fees: $22 for 9 holes:
$32 for 18 (2009 rates)
McArthur Island Golf Club
1500 Island Parkway North
Kamloops | 250-554-3211
Green fees: M-F: $16 for 9; $26 for 18:
W-H: $18-28
Mulligans Golf Club
4985 Cotton Rd.
Courtenay | 250-338-2440
Green fees: $17 for 9; $28 for 18; Sr:
$15-25; Twi: $15
Meadow Creek Golf Club
Meadow Creek Road
Logan Lake | 250-523-6666
Myrtle Point Golf Club
www.myrtlepointgolfclub.com
2865 C-5 McCausland Rd.
Powell River | 604-487-4653
Twi: $35; Jr: $27
Merritt Golf & CC
www.merrittgolf.com
1450 Juniper Dr.
Merritt | 250-378-9414
Green fees: $20 for 9; $38 for 18; Jr-Sr:
$18-30
Nakusp Centennial Golf Course
www.nakuspgolf.com
Highway 6
Nakusp | 250-265-4531
Green fees: 9 holes $22, 18 holes $30
Metchosin Golf & CC
www.metchosingolf.ca
4100 Metchosin Rd.
Victoria | 250-478-3266
Green fees: M-F: $17; $24 for 18; W-H:
$18-29
Nanaimo Golf Club
www.nanaimogolfclub.ca
2800 Highland Blvd.
Nanaimo | 250-758-6332
Green fees: $72 every day; Twi: $43
Michaelbrook Ranch GC
Nk’Mip Canyon Desert GC
Okanagan Golf Club
(Bear course)
www.golfbc.com
3200 Via Centrale
Kelowna | 1-800-446-5322
Okanagan Golf Club
(Quail course)
www.golfbc.com
3200 Via Centrale
Kelowna | 1-800-446-5322
Olympic View Golf Club
www.golfbc.com
643 Latoria Rd.
Victoria | 1-800-446-5322
$50; Jr: $40
Omineca Golf & CC
Northside Road
Vanderhoof | 250-567-2920
Green fees $15 -$21
108 Golf Resort
www.108resort.bcresorts.com
Box 497
108 Mile Ranch | 250-791-5465
Green fees: $45 every day; Sr: $45; Twi
$30
Osoyoos Golf & CC
(Desert Gold course)
www.golfosoyoos.com
12300 Golf Course Dr.
Osoyoos | 1-800-481-6665
Osoyoos Golf & CC
(Park Meadows course)
www.golfosoyoos.com
Osoyoos | 1-800-481-6665
1985 Lexington Dr.
Kelowna | 250-763-7888
Green fees: $36 every day; Jr: $27; Sr: $32
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www.penderislandgolf.com
2305 Otter Bay Rd.
Pender Island | 250-629-6659
$27-39
Twi: $25; 2-for-1 on Wednesdays
Penticton Golf & CC
www.pentictongolf.ca
600 Comox St.
Penticton | 250-492-8727
Twi: $47; Jr: $29
Pheasant Glen Golf Resort
www.pheasantglen.com
1025 Qualicum Rd.
Twi: $49.
Pineridge Golf Course
www.pineridgegolf.bc.ca
4725 East Trans-Canada Hwy
Kamloops | 250-573-4333
Green fees: $19.64 for 9 holes
($26.79 for 18)
Ponderosa Golf & CC
www.golfponderosa.com
4000 Ponderosa Pl.
Peachland | 250-768-7839
Green fees: Closed for 2010 season
Poplar Hills Golf & CC
Mile 304 Radar Rd.
Fort Nelson | 250-774-3862
press time
Port Alice Golf & CC
PO Box 460 | 250-284-3213
Port Alice
Bookings: Not required
Porter Creek Golf Course
1120 Highway 3
Greenwood | 250-445-6443
press time
Predator Ridge Golf Resort
(Predator Course)
www.predatorridge.com
301 Village Centre Place
Vernon | 1-888-578-6688
Twi: $95: Jr: $60 ($40 after 2 p.m.)
Predator Ridge Golf Resort
Salt Spring Island Golf Club
(Ridge Course)
www.predatorridge.com
301 Village Centre Place
Vernon | 1-888-578-6688
Twi: $110: Jr: $60 ($40 after 2 p.m.)
www.saltspringgolf.com
805 Lower Ganges Rd.
Salt Spring Island | 250-537-2121
Green fees: $45 for 18 holes; $32.50 for 9;
Jr: $30-25
Prince George Golf Club
2084 Saratoga Rd.
Black Creek | 250-337-8212
$28 for 18.
Saratoga Beach Golf Course
www.pggolfandcurling.com
2515 Recreation Dr.
Green fees: $49 every day; Twi: $28; Jr:
$20
Sechelt Golf & CC
www.secheltgolf.com
6177 Ripple Way
Sechelt | 604-885-4653
Twi: $42-47.50; Jr: $27
Prince Rupert Golf Club
www.princerupertgolf.ca
523 9th Ave. West
Prince Rupert | 250-624-2000
Twi: $25; Jr-Sr: $25
Princeton Golf Club
www.princetongolfclub.com
365 Darcy Mountain Rd.
Princeton | 250-295-6123
Prospect Lake Golf Club
www.golfprospect.com
4633 Prospect Lake Rd.
Victoria | 250-479-2688
Green fees: $25 for 9 ($40 for 18); Twi:
$15-25
Pryde Vista Golf Course
155 Pryde Ave.
Nanaimo | 250-753-6188
Green fees: M-F: $19-31; W-H: $21-33
Qualicum Beach Memorial GC
www.golfqualicum.ca
115 Crescent Rd. West
Green fees: $26 for 9; $42 for 18; Twi:
$18-28; Jr: $19
Quesnel Golf Club
www.quesnelgolfclub.com
Quesnel
1800 Blackwater Rd. | 250-249-5550
Jr: $24; Twi: $25
Quilchena on the Lake GC
www.quilchenaonthelake.com
2585 Quilchena Creek Rd.
Quilchena | 250-378-2923
$20-30
$10 special on Wednesdays
Radium Golf Resort (Springs)
www.radiumresort.com
7565 Columbia Ave.
Radium Hot Springs | 1-800-667-6444
$49-65 Jr: $20-25
Semlin Valley Golf Club
www.semlinvalleygolf.com
1620 Trans-Canada Hwy.
Cache Creek | 250-457-6666
$10-16
Prince George Golf Club
Radium Golf Resort
RTCC-Birchbank Golf Course
(Resort course)
www.radiumresort.com
Radium Hot Springs | 1-800-667-6444
$32-39 Jr: $15-20
www.rosslandtrailcountryclub.com
Highway 3A
Trail | 250-693-2255
Twi: $30; Jr: 50-per-cent off
Revelstoke Golf Club
www.royalcolwood.org
629 Goldstream Ave.
Victoria | 250-478-9591
www.revelstokegolfclub.com
171 Columbia Park Dr.
Revelstoke | 250-837-4276
Green fees: $58 every day:
Twi: $45; Jr: $34
Sequoia Springs Golf Club
www.sequoiasprings.com
700 Peterson Rd.
Campbell River | 250-287-4970
Green fees: $65; Twi: $45.
Royal Colwood Golf Club
Seven Hills Golf & CC
Royal Oak Golf Club
www.royaloakgolfclub.com
540 Marsett Place
Victoria | 250-658-1433
Green fees: M-F: $16.50 ($23 for 18); W-H:
$18.50-25; Jr: $15-23
Richbar Golf Club
www.richbarnursery.com
3028 Red Bluff Rd.
Quesnel | 250-747-2915
Green fees: $18; Sr: $16.20; Jr: $11
Royal York Golf Course
Riondel Golf Club
1295 Galena Warf
Riondel | 250-225-3584
press time
www.royalyorkgolfclub.com
2440 York Avenue
Armstrong | 250-546-9700
Green fees: $25 ($45 for 18 holes); Jr:
$15-30
The Rise
Salmo District Golf Club
www.therise.ca
364 Cordon Lane
Vernon | 1-877-243-7417
www.salmo.net/golf
Airport Rd.
Salmo | 250-357-2068
Green fees: $17 for 9 holes
($24 for 18)
River Ridge Golf Course
www.salmonarmgolf.com
3641 Highway 97B
Salmon Arm | 250-832-4727
Twi: $47-57; Jr: $40
Rivershore Golf Links
Shadow Mountain Golf Club
www.shadowmountain.ca
Highway 95A
Cranbrook | 1-877-426-3306
Holes: 18 (opens July 1) Par: 72
Yardage: 7,407
Green fees: M-Th: $105.60; F-W-H:
$122.60; Twi-$80-90.66; Jr: $53.33
Bookings: Through end of season
Shadow Ridge Golf Club
www.shadowridgekelowna.com
3770 Bulman Rd.
Kelowna | 250-765-7777
Twi-$49 after 1 p.m.
Shannon Lake Golf Club
www.shannonlakegolf.com
2649 Shannon Lake Rd.
Westbank | 250-768-4577
Green fees: $63; $49 after 1 p.m.
Salmon Arm Golf Club
1361 Highway 6
Lumby | 250-547-9660
$25 for 18
Port Alice Highway
Port Hardy | 250-949-9818
Green fees: M-F: $22-32 ($30 for 18);
W-H: $27-38
Shuswap Lake Estates GC
www.shuswaplakeestates.com
2404 Centennial Dr. RR1
Blind Bay | 1-800-661-3955
Green fees: $72 ($60 after 1 p.m.); Twi:
Guidelines$45; Jr: $30
www.rivershoregolflinks.com
330 Rivershore Dr.
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Green fees: M-F: $66; W-H: $76; Twi: $50
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Skaha Meadows Golf Course
St. Eugene Mission Golf Resort
Talking Rock Golf Resort
Valley View Golf Club
www.skahameadowsgolf.com
Old Airport Rd.
Penticton | 250-492-7274
Green fees: $30 ($42 for 18)
www.steugene.ca
7731 Mission Rd.
Cranbrook | 1-877-417-3133
$45-55
www.talkingrock.ca
1663 Little Shuswap Lake Rd. West
Chase | 1-877-663-4303
Green fees: $72; Twi: $47
6397 Hwy 6
Winlaw | 250-226-7241
Storey Creek Golf Club
Th’flats Golf Course
8865 Dunn St.
Canal Flats | 250-349-5266
www.vernongolf.com
800 23rd St.
Vernon | 250-542-9126
Twi: $40; Jr: $30
Bookings: Month prior
Skeena Valley Golf & CC
www.svgc.ca
3525 Golf Course Rd.
Terrace | 1-800-770-2542
Green fees: $43.75 every day;
Twi: $27.50; Jr: $22.50
Bookings: week prior
www.storeycreek.bc.ca
300 McGimpsey Rd
Campbell River | 250-923-3673
Twi: $48.75; Jr: $30.50
Slocan Lake Golf Course
Tobiano
www.tobianogolf.com
7000 Trans-Canada Highway
West Kamloops | 1-877-373-2218
Green fees: $130 ($110 if booked inside
of 7 days); Twi: $90.
Way-Lyn Ranch Golf Course
Tower Ranch
Williams Lake Golf Club
wwwmytowerranch.com/golf
2455 McCurdy Road
Kelowna | 1-877-491-8211
Twi: $70
www.williamslakegolf.ca
104 Fairview Dr.
Williams Lake | 250-392-6026
Trickle Creek Golf Resort
Highway 3 & 93
Jaffray | 250-429-3377
$32 for 18; Jr: $16-20
6309 Highway 6
New Denver | 250-358-2408
Green fees: $23.52 for 9 holes; $35.28 for
18;
Jr: 20-per-cent off (2009 rates)
Bookings: None
Stuart Lake Golf Club
Smithers Golf & CC
1200 Scotia St.
Smithers | 250-847-3591
Twi: $30; Jr: $22
www.summerlandgolf.com
2405 Mountain Ave.
Summerland | 250-494-9554
Green fees: $63.84 every day;
$52.64 after 1 p.m.; Twi: $40.32
Sonora Dunes Golf Course
Sun Peaks Resort Golf Club
www.sonoradunes.com
1300 Rahner Creek Rd.
Osoyoos | 250-495-4653
Holes: 9 Par:35 Yardage: 2,508
www.sunpeaksresort.com
1280 Alpine Rd.
Sun Peaks | 1-800-807-3257
Green fees: M-Th: $65; F-W-H: $80; Jr: $46
www.tricklecreek.com
Gerry Sorenson Way
Kimberley | 1-877-282-1200
$69-79; Jr: $60
Sonseekers Ridge Golf Course
Sun Rivers Golf Course
Tumbler Ridge Golf & CC
www.sonseekersridgegolf.com
247 Black Rd.
Salmon Arm | 250-832-4552
Green fees: $17 ($30 for 18 holes); Sr:
$14-25
www.sunrivers.com
300 Mariposa Court
Kamloops | 1-866-571-7888
Twi: $60-48
Spallumcheen Golf & CC
Sunnydale Golf & CC
www.trgcc.ca
#1 Golf Course Dr.
Tumbler Ridge | 250-242-3533
Green fees: M-Th: $20 ($32 for 18);
F-W-H: $25-39 Jr: $16-28 (M-Th); $21-35
(F-W-H) Sr: $18-30; $23-37
www.spallumcheengolf.com
9401 Highway 97 North
Vernon | 250-545-5824
$62.50 after 2 p.m.; Jr: $30.50
www.sunnydalegolf.ca
5291 N. Island Hwy
Courtenay | 250-334-3232
Twi: $35; Jr: $25
Sparwood Golf Club
Sunset Ranch Golf & CC
www.sparwoodgolf.com
Highway 3
Sparwood | 250-425-2612
$13-20; Sr: $17-25
www.sunsetranchbc.com
5101 Upper Booth Rd S
Kelowna | 250-765-7700
Green fees: M-F: $72; $56 1 p.m.; Twi:
$54-59
Spur Valley Greens
Sunshine Coast Golf Club
www.spurvalley.com
4412 Spur Valley Ranch
Radium Hot Springs | 250-347-6500
Sr: $20-27 (M-F); Jr: $16
www.sunshinecoastgolf.com
3206 Sunshine Coast Hwy.
Roberts Creek | 1-800-667-5022
$32-36; Jr: $20.
Uplands Golf Club
St. Andrews by the Lake GC
Sunshore Golf Club
Valemount Pines Golf & CC
www.standrewsbythelake.com
White Lake Road
Kaleden | 250-497-5648
Green fees: $25 for 9; $36.61 for 18
929 Hysop Rd.
Chase | 250-679-3021
Green fees: $18 ($28 for 18)
Stones Bay Road
Fort St. James | 250-996-8736
Summerland Golf & CC
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www.twinlakesgolfresort.com
Highway 3A
Kaleden | 250-497-5359
Green fees: $59; Twi: $49 (includes cart);
Jr: $25
Two Eagles Golf Course
www.twoeaglesgolf.com
3509 Carrington Rd.
Westbank | 250-768-0080
Green fees: $49 every day ($30 for 9
holes) Twi: $39; Jr: $25-18
www.uplandsgolfclub.org
3300 Cadboro Bay Rd.
Victoria | 250-592-1818
Green fees: $125
1110 Highway 5 N.
Valemount | 250-566-4550
Green fees: $22 for 9; $30 for 18; Sr:
$18-24; Jr: $15-20
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Canadian Open
Easy does it
South African star Ernie Els headlines a stellar field at the RBC Canadian Open
BY Brad Ziemer
Vancouver Sun
It was one round of golf played
nearly 13 years ago, but Ernie
Els will never forget it.
Not so much the golf — he lost
his Shell’s Wonderful World of
Golf match with Fred Couples
at Nicklaus North in Whistler
on that summer afternoon in
1998 — but the scenery.
“It was beautiful,” Els says. “It
was a world like I had never
seen before. Coming from
South Africa, I’d never seen
mountains like those. It was
quite an eye-opener and I
remember Fred and myself really enjoyed our visit.
“I also remember saying I had
to get back there, but I haven’t
until now.”
Well, better late than never.
Els will be one of the headliners this summer when the
RBC Canadian Open returns
to Vancouver’s Shaughnessy
Golf & Country Club.
Ernie Els of South Africa, who enjoyed a comeback year last season, will
He got a sneak peek of Vanhave former Vancouver Canuck Dan Quinn as his caddy at Shaughnessy.
couver on his chopper ride
from the PGA Championship David Cannon/Getty Images)
in Seattle to Whistler back in
nadian Open, which was last
Open and golf in general,” Els
1998 and has decided to bring held at Shaughnessy in 2005.
says. “It’s a strong group of
his whole family — wife Liezl, But there are plenty of other
players and it should be excitdaughter Samantha and son
marquee names expected,
ing for the fans in Canada.”
Ben — for the tournament,
thanks in no small part to
Els is coming off a bouncewhich runs July 21-24 and
tournament sponsor RBC. Els, back year of sorts. He won
follows the British Open at
along with Jim Furyk, Luke
Royal St. George’s in southern Donald, Matt Kuchar, Anthony twice on the PGA Tour last
year, including the World Golf
England.
Kim and Fred Couples are all
Championships event at Doral
“My wife and the kids, we’ll
part of Team RBC. And as part in Florida. He tied for third at
all fly over from England,”
of their sponsorship deal with the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach
Els says. “We look forward
Canada’s largest bank, they
and capped his year by winto having a nice week there
are all obliged to tee it up at
ning his third South African
and checking out some of the
Shaughnessy.
Open.
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a good year, but I am looking
forward to contending in more
majors and see if maybe I can
pull one off.”
At age 41, Els knows time is
of the essence if he hopes to
add to the three majors he has
already won — the 1994 and
1997 U.S. Opens and the 2002
British Open. But he certainly
isn’t ready to surrender to
all those relative youngsters
who have crept by him on the
world golf rankings.
“No one is going to beat getting older, that’s for sure,” Els
says. “I have been around a
long time, but I am working as
hard as I ever have. I know the
younger guys maybe have a
little more gas in the tank, but
I feel great. I am in good shape
physically and if I can get a
little more consistent on the
greens I feel like I can still win.
I proved that last year. There is
still a lot of golf to play. Week
in and week out maybe the
younger guys have an advantage, but I’m 41, you know, I’m
not 50 yet. I still have some
time left.”
Els has one of those nicknames that seems to fit perfectly. Years ago, one of his
former sponsors hung The
Big Easy moniker on him and
it stuck. Initially, Els wasn’t
crazy about it, but he’s grown
comfortable with the handle.
After all, he is big — an imposing 6-foot-3, 220 pounds
— and easy describes both his
personality and his seemingly
effortless golf swing.
Sometimes, people mistake
Els’ laid-back personality with
a lack of desire. Els assured us
in an interview that couldn’t
be farther from the truth.
“I think that’s a bit of a mis-
conception,” he says. “I like
to be nice to people, obviously, treat them with respect.
There’s no reason to be an
ass to people that you don’t
know. I have won 60-something (64) events around the
world so I think I have proved
I have a very big competitive
streak in me.
“I play other sports, also. I
really don’t like to lose. The
game of golf is the type of
game where if you get so hard
on yourself you are never going to win. I like to take a little
stress out of it and maybe
relax a bit, but that doesn’t
mean I am not competitive or
not trying to win.”
And just because his rhythmic
swing looks so darn good, it
doesn’t mean Els doesn’t occasionally struggle with it.
“Golf is such a funky sport,
you know,” he says. “There are
so many different parts that
have to flow and be synchronized with each other and
I’ve got a long swing, quite
a big swing, and rhythm is
a big part of my golf swing
and thank goodness it hasn’t
changed too much. There are
days when ball position is a
little out of place or something else happens, but I’m
swinging it pretty nicely at the
moment and I understand my
swing quite well.”
For Scott Simmons, executive director of tournament
organizer Golf Canada, the
addition of Els and the rest
of Team RBC helps move the
Canadian Open to where he
hopes to take it.
“We want to be the best PGA
Tour event on the tour outside
of the majors, the world golf
championships and the TPC,
which we really can’t compete
with,” Simmons says. “But if
you strip those nine events
away we want to be the best
event on Tour. I think with
RBC’s help we have made so
many great strides.”
Simmons believes the addition of Els to the field this
summer will create significant
buzz for the event.
“I think he epitomizes what
the Tour would like to see in
their players,” Simmons says.
“He is a gentleman, he is a
class act, he represents the
game very well and he has
been consistent for many,
many years. In terms of
worldwide wins and earnings
he has to be up there. To have
a guy like that in our field I
think is fantastic. It will attract
a lot of spectators and hopefully he will be able to compete for the title.”
And Els will try to do just that
with a former Vancouver Canuck on his bag. Dan Quinn,
who has caddied on and off
for Els over the last couple
of years, has been invited by
Els to work the Shaughnessy
tourney.
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in Vancouver as well, so I
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starting out
Prep time comes before tee time
By Lowell Ullrich
Range time isn’t simply a
matter of re-discovering your
swing technique with a bucket
of balls but following a dedicated pattern of target practice
combined with proper exercise long before even pulling
into the parking lot.
“Say a guy is a decent player
and takes the winter off. He
could start and by aiming incorrectly and with bad posture
he could ruin his whole year
of golf. Maybe forever,” Jonas
said.
“I start slow. The first few
shots are about fundamentals,
at a target. Once I’m happy
I start practising like I play;
driver, 8-iron. You get one shot
at it on the course. That’s how
you have to practice. Taking
a bucket of balls and hitting
away is the worst thing you
can do. And when I practice I
set a time limit.”
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The weather’s better. The Masters are on TV. You book your
first tee time, take a couple of
practice swings to shake off
the rust and another golf season is underway.
Congratulations, you’ve just
made your first mistake of the
new year.
To anyone with an even halfdecent game a return to play
usually amounts to more than
a few range sessions prior
to your first round. Those
that know better say they’ve
seen an entire year destroyed
through bad preparation.
“A lot of our mistakes occur
before we even take the club
back,” longtime Lower Mainland teaching pro Philip Jonas
said.
Even range work, however,
can be compromised without
proper off-season exercise.
For Jonas, that includes carrying in his bag a rubberized
stretching device, called a Golf
Gym, he discovered by working with Vancouver golf fitness
trainer Jenny Grills.
“I promote a dynamic warmup as opposed to static
stretching. You want [exercise]
that’s always movementrelated, not strength training,”
said Grills. Hips, lower and
upper back, shoulders and
hamstring muscles are a good
place to start, she said.
A quick visit with a pro for
a proper club fitting is next,
and Jonas suggests emphasis
should be placed on your
driver and wedge. Once you
begin a regular cycle of play,
the trick is to not get discouraged after hitting the links for
the first time.
“A lot of people come back
strong because they have no
expectations,” said Jonas, a
teaching regular at Hazelmere
and McCleery who has his eye
on qualifying this fall for the
Champions Tour.
“Where they fail is the third
and fourth time out. You
should have very little expectations about what you got to
do.”
Above all else, however, is establishing good habits prior to
teeing it up for the first time.
“The old saying practice
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So you want to play golf?
Like the game but not sure how to get started? A few pointers:
Equipment
Want ads are the definitive place
if you’re not sure but for those
willing to make an initial investment, figure on $100-300 for a
starter set of clubs before the
bag. Used balls are widely available. Tennis shoes are acceptable for beginners before making the first purchase of soft
spikes. Often overlooked: A coin
or marker, water and sunscreen.
Practice
Spring is for the driving range.
You’ll need every club in your
bag on the course, so practice
with every one of them on the
range. Start with a wedge and
move up to your driver as you
get more comfortable. Many
ranges have teaching pros
available offering a wide range
of lesson packages.
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Starting out
Beginners will benefit from par-3
courses, such as Ambleside in
West Vancouver or Kensington
Fraserview
in Burnaby, to get started. Eaglequest has two courses in the
Lower Mainland, Coquitlam and
Coyote Creek in Surrey, where
the yardage becomes longer.
Musqueam, Fraserglen in
Abbotsford or Aberdeen Hills in
Kamloops are lengthier options.
Bcgolfpages.com offers a concise listing of links from which to
book a tee time. When you’re
ready to take the next step and
take on a full-length course, play
from the front tees.
Costs
Plenty of variables here once
you’re feeling comfortable
enough for a round, as operators
have a wide variety of sales
tactics. A reasonable par-3
course, Langley Golf Centre,
offers regular rates from $24-28.
Three Vancouver public courses,
Fraserview, McCleery and Langara, have regular adult rates of
$42.75. Twilight/sunset rates are
the best deal of course. If cost is
an issue, choose lessons over
equipment for starters, with
MCleery
group lessons being the best
bargain. Burnaby Mountain, for
example, is offering four, onehour range lessons starting at
$124.95.
Etiquette
It’s easy to get humbled if you
are unaware of the game’s finer
points. Here’s just a few:
• The player who is away hits
first, but a group which
agrees on ready play can
speed up a round.
• Don’t walk in the path of a
playing partner’s putting line.
• Stay quiet, except to acknowledge the good shots of others in your group. Don’t talk
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White Hot:
Must-haves for your golf bag
TaylorMade’s new R11 driver is off to white-hot start
There are, of course, lots of other
hot new products out this spring.
Here’s a sampling:
RAZR SHARP: Callaway has partnered
with Italian auto maker Lamborghini to
create Forged Composite, the material
used in its new RAZR Hawk driver.
Callaway calls Forged Composite the
lightest, strongest, most precise material either company has ever used in
their designs. The material can be
forged to within 1/1,000th of an inch,
allowing Callaway engineers to introduce a proprietary approach to aerodynamic shaping called Streamline Surface Technology. This innovation is said
to reduce drag forces during a golfer’s
entire downswing, cutting energy loss
due to drag by 43 per cent and resulting in the highest driver head speeds
ever recorded by a 460cc Callaway
driver. Retails for about $450, which is
cheaper than a Lamborghini.
JUST FOR KIKKS: Abbotsford’s James
Lepp put a promising professional golf
career on hold to start his own golf
shoe company, Kikkor Golf, which
released its debut line of skater-style
shoes last spring. The company got a
nice response when it unveiled its 2011
line at the recent PGA Merchandise
Show in Orlando.
Kikkor is branding itself as an alternative shoe and clearly targeting younger
players.
Kikkor’s new Tenny line retails for $115.
BRONZED BEAUTIES: If looks have
helped create all the buzz about the
R11 driver, then you should be seeing
lots of Cleveland’s line of BRZ putters
on the greens this summer. Not only do
these putters look great, they are a relative bargain at about $99.
The entire head and hosel is done in a
deep bronze finish with a stylishly
contrasted copper-infused face insert.
Each BRZ putter comes with an oiltreated cloth for cleaning and maintenance. There are four models to choose
from: the BRZ 1 putter (Anser-style
blade); BRZ 2 putter (heel-shafted
mallet); BRZ 4.5 putter (slant-neck
blade); and BRZ5 (double-bend mallet).
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By Brad Ziemer
Vancouver Sun
Some are calling it the most popular new
driver since Callaway introduced its wildly successful Big Bertha line 20 years ago.
TaylorMade’s new R11 driver has all the
latest technological bells and whistles
that one would expect from a club that
retails for a cool $450. But what really
seems to have captured the imagination
of the golfing public is its distinct colour.
The R11’s white clubhead and black clubface has clearly struck a chord among
golfers.
Canadian rocker Tom Cochrane, who
happens to be an excellent golfer, must
be sitting by the phone waiting for TaylorMade to call and offer him and his former
Red Rider bandmates big bucks to use
their early 1980s hit “White Hot” to promote the club.
Younger duffers will be wearing the ‘skaterNot that it really needs any more hype.
style’ Kikkor Golf shoes this summer, while
Many of the world’s top pros already have the TaylorMade R11 is the most popular new
the R11 in their bags. About 60 PGA Tour
driver since Big Bertha came out 20 years ago.
players used the club at February’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines near
Lance Antonenko, Lower Mainland terriSan Diego.
tory manager for TaylorMade, is quick to
Its unique look and the buzz it is getting
point out that the R11 is more than just a
on Tour has consumers flocking to golf
pretty face.
shops to buy it.
The R11 continues the “adjustabil“There’s no question we are selling conity” trend in clubs. It features movable
siderably higher numbers than any other weights and also has separate adjustlaunch that we have had,” says Dan Rich,
ments for face angle and lie.
golf buyer for the Forzani Group’s Ne“The technology story is you can now set
vada Bob’s locations. “At $450, it’s a big
your face angle independently from your
ticket, but we are getting a very positive
loft,” Antonenko says. “So there are three
response.”
full dimensions on how to fit this golf
Rich senses that the R11’s unique look
club.”
has a lot to do with its popularity.
TaylorMade says the R11’s white club“You can be standing 200 yards away and head contrasted against the black face
know the guy has a R11 in his hand,” he
should also make the club easier to hit.
says. “To be honest, I would think that
The R11 seems to have spooked the comthe look is what is driving the demand
because it is so drastically different. Every petition, most notably Callaway, which in
early February took out a full-page ad in
manufacturer makes great golf clubs, no
USA Today calling the R11 nothing more
question. Some people may be ahead
than a good paint job.
of the curve on innovation one year and
they are standing second in line the next
“It’s odd that a once-proud company
year. So everybody is building great prod- is resorting to tactics like this. It feels
uct. This one has enough uniqueness to it desperate,” Bob Maggiore, TaylorMadeThe
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by Lowell Ullrich
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Canadian Tour pro Brian Benedictson of Courtenay swings his new device, Swinkey.
Golfers who absolutely must have the
latest equipment or engage in the latest
novel concept to hit the game will make
some B.C. entrepreneurs happy this season.
Brian Benedictson would be focused on
another year playing on the Canadian
Tour were it not for the emergence of the
teaching aid product he designed, called
Swinkey.
Swinkey, said Benedictson, combines
many of the teaching aids he had purchased over the years that fit into a metal
pole weighing slightly twice as much as
a driver. The pole contains other swing
aides inside.
The 32-year-old got the product into the
bags of 92 PGA Tour pros last year, and
sales interest took off over the winter after
a trip to the PGA merchandise show in
Orlando, Fla.
“I definitely got a few comments of ‘damn
why didn’t I think of that,” said Benedictson, who received an order for 20,000 to
sell in Japan and has drawn interest from
GolfTown.
“I’m not quite cracking the champagne,
but its really starting to come together.” It
may at least pay the gas bills for the RV in
which Benedictson lived on while on the
CanTour last year.
Meanwhile, a Vancouver franchising
investment company, Aegis Investment
Management, has plans to debut a new
player in the west coast coffee house market, Links Golf Cafe.
John Harrison, chief operating officer for
the investment group, confirmed in an
email that Vancouver would be the first
Canadian franchise to open this summer.
The company’s website indicates that
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If you could only play
one round this year ...
Too many courses, too little time. That’s the lament of many B.C. golfers, who have a vast
selection of outstanding courses to play. We asked 10 prominent B.C. folks where they’d
like to play their one special round of golf in B.C. this summer. Here’s what they had to say:
Nancy
Greene
Raine:
Gold medalist in skiing
at the 1968
Winter Olympics in Grenoble. This Sun
Peaks resident is a Canadian senator.
Course: Harvest Golf Club,
Kelowna
Comment: “My favorite special
golf round is one I look forward
to every year. It’s when the
snow has melted and the apple
blossoms are in full bloom on
the Harvest Golf Course in
Kelowna. The course is wide
open and forgiving, but challenging at the same time. The
views from the upper holes are
spectacular, with Lake Okanagan shimmering in the distance,
but it’s the apple blossoms
lining many of the holes that
keep me coming back.”
Doug
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13-time
winner of the
B.C. Amateur
Championship and a
member of
the Canadian
Golf Hall of
Fame.
Course: Ridge course at Predator Ridge Golf Resort in Vernon
Comment: “I have some good
memories of Predator as I played
in the opening-day event for the
orginal course. I remember the
course conditions were just ideal
and the weather was perfect.
Even on that opening day the
pro was talking about the spectacular property that was still to
be developed so I’ve been waiting for it for some time. From the
pictures and early reviews, the
new Ridge course looks outstanding.”
Chris
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Course: Tobiano, Kamloops
Comment: “I
can’t wait to play Tobiano and
have already made plans to go in
late May with my dad. Neither of
us are great golfers, but we enjoy
our rounds together and it
doesn’t get much better than in
the beauty of the ThompsonOkanagan overlooking Kamloops Lake. I’ve heard Tobiano is
challenging, so we’ll bring lots of
balls, but in this case scoring is
secondary to the scenery.”
Linda Hipp:
Founder, president and designer of LIJA, a Vancouver-based
company providing apparel for women in golf, tennis, active
and leisure.
Course: Sunshine Coast Golf & Country Club, Roberts Creek
Comment: “I grew up around the course as it’s five minutes away
from our summer cabin in Roberts Creek. Besides the fact that the
course is situated in such a beautiful location, there is a strong
emotional attachment for me as my grandfather was one of the
club’s founders. I spent many afternoons, when I was younger,
visiting my grandparents up on the veranda après-golf! The front
nine is long and challenging but majestic as it winds through
beautiful tall trees. Once you finish No. 11, the holes becomes
shorter and you need to practise more target golf. And some of
the closing holes offer a fabulous west coast view as you look out
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President and
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Vancouver
Canucks.
Course: Sagebrush Golf and
Sporting Club,
Quilchena
Comment: “I have not played
Sagebrush,
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near Merritt,
but have heard
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about it. I enjoy
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And you can
stop and
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catch fish during your round. It
doesn’t get much better than
that.”
Mike
Harcourt:
Former Vancouver mayor
and B.C.
premier and
longtime golf
enthusiast.
Course: Quail
course, Okanagan Golf Club
Comment: “For me, the picturesque par-5 second hole captures the essence of the Quail
course. You tee it up high, the
fairway is framed with woods on
both sides and there’s a trap on
left side to catch errant drives.
It’s a tough green to approach,
long and narrow and lined with
traps. Can make a birdie or a
snowman.”
A.J.
Eathorne:
Former LPGA
Tour regular
from Penticton who now
caddies fulltime on the
PGA Tour.
Course: Penticton Golf Club
Comment: “I love to return to
my home course every summer.
The holes provide a good challenge ... not length, but accuracy.
Walking the course is the best
way to enjoy it, I believe, and of
course the people there are
wonderful. I feel a bit like Norm
walking into Cheers when I’m
there so what’s not to love. Also,
it is always a fun place to hang
out after the round for some
food and drinks ... great view on
the patio.”
Tom
Larscheid:
Former B.C.
Lions running
back and
recently
retired colour
commentator
on Vancouver
Canuck broadcasts.
Course: Salmon Arm Golf Club
Comment: “Salmon Arm is a true
test of golf. There are many
side-hill and down-hill lies that
require a proper stance and
execution. Once you leave the
first tee box you won’t see
another house or condo. It’s a
beautiful layout where every
hole presents a different challenge. I love it, although I have
never scored that well there.”
Kerrin LeeGartner:
Rossland
native who
won the Olympic downhill
gold medal at
the 1992 Winter Games in
Albertville,
France. She has done TV commentary for both the CBC and
BBC.
Course: Greywolf, Panorama
Comment: “B.C. has some of the
best golfing in the world and I
find it tough to choose just one
that I would love to play this
summer. I’d like another crack at
Greywolf in Panorama. I’ve
played it once before and it is
very deserving of another round.
I found it mountainous, scenic
and tricky, but still playable. But
as every golfer knows, it isn’t
always the scenery or the course
that makes the round, it’s your
swing and the company.”
Dan
Russell:
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host of Sportstalk, heard
weeknights
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Course: Sagebrush Golf &
Sporting Club
Comment: “I absolutely love
how your golf carts are waiting
for you when you arrive, how
no one is on a clock and how
you can virtually play as much
golf in one day as you wish. I
love the seclusion, the incredible views of Nicola Lake, how
the layout allows you to tackle
each hole a number of different
ways, hitting into the largest
greens I’ve ever seen, and the
trueness of the putting. I even
liked the bunkers, and I never
like bunkers ... Most of all I’d
look forward to hitting off the
tee at 13, then going down to
the Hideout for a snack on the
dock while watching others fly
fish and then returning later
back to that lake afterwards for
a BBQ steak.”
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