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2008 ProTalk Summer.qxp
PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS’ ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PROtalk Your Source for News and Events Summer 2008 Tournament of Champions 5 PGA of BC at the TELUS Skins Game 6 Club Pro Series Bryn Parry wins his third PGA of BC Assistants’ Championship while Patty Jonas (left) also claims her third Women’s title 10 The complete story begins on page 2 PRESIDENT’S message Welcome to the summer golf season! The PGA of BC is looking forward to another busy and exciting tournament season as we visit some of the finest golf facilities in the province. The PGA of BC would like to thank all of the many sponsor companies who have supported our tournaments to date in 2008, including American Express, TaylorMade and Cleveland Golf. We also have to thank the many golf facilities who have already hosted PGA of BC events this year, includTroy Peverley ing Beach Grove Golf Club, University Golf Club, The Harvest PGA of BC President Golf Club, Tobiano, Mayfair Lakes Golf & CC and Westwood Plateau Golf & CC. Our Association was proud to be invited to participate in the four Pro-Ams which took place in conjunction with the 2008 TELUS World Skins Game at Predator Ridge Golf Resort. Executive Professional Rod Cochrane, Head Professional Shawn Paduano and their team at Predator Ridge did a wonderful job hosting the Skins Game and we congratulate them on all their success. Congratulations also go to Don Billsborough of Uplands Golf Club and Mike White of Hazelmere Golf Course and their respective teams on successfully hosting Canadian Tour events during the month of June. We also recognize PGA of BC members Bryn Parry (T6) and Philip Jonas (T24) on their performances at the Greater Vancouver Charity Classic at Hazelmere. I hope everyone is enjoying the summer and, as always, good golfing! PATTY JONAS wins her third Women’s Championship title June 4-5, 2008 Westwood Plateau Golf & CC The 2008 PGA of BC Women's Championship was held in conjunction with the PGA of BC Assistants’ Championship on June 3rd and 4th. Morgan Creek Golf Course teaching professional Patty Jonas sank a dramatic 15foot putt on the final hole to clinch the championship by one shot over Kristy Finlayson. Jonas earned a cheque for $1,000 for her third career PGA of BC Women's title while Finlayson, of The Harvest Golf Club in Kelowna, took home $800 for second place. Ashley Hogg of Seymour Creek Golf Centre finished third and won $600. Patty Jonas accepts her trophy from PGA of BC Executive Director Brian Butters 2008 Women’s Championship Results 2 First - Patty Jonas, Morgan Creek Golf Course $1000.00 Second - Kristy Finlayson, The Harvest Golf Club $800.00 Third - Ashley Hogg, Seymour Creek Golf Centre $600.00 Fourth - Leila Chartrand,McCleery Golf Course $350.00 Fifth - Taronne Atley, LPGA $250.00 visit www.pgabc.org to view the full field results BRYN PARRY wins his third Assistants’ Championship June 4-5, 2008 Westwood Plateau Golf & CC Veteran local professional Bryn Parry fired a sterling 3- under-par 69 Thursday and a 36-hole score of seven under par to capture his third Cleveland Golf PGA of BC Assistants' Championship at a waterlogged Westwood Plateau Golf & Country Club. Parry, who spent last year on the Nationwide Tour, made birdies on 17 and 18 to widen to four his winning margin over a hard-charging Scott Shepherd of Hi-Knoll Golf Centre. Following a rare Parry bogey on the tough downhill 15th hole, Shepherd had closed to within a single stroke with just three holes to play, but an untimely three-putt on 16 and Parry's final birdies did him in. Parry won $2,500 from the total purse of $17,800 and Shepherd pocketed $2,000. Alone in third place and winning $1,500 was big- hitting Matt Palsenbarg of Northview Golf and Country Steve Graham (L) and Hugh Chan (R) from Cleveland Golf present Bryn Parry with the Assistants’ Championship trophy Club, who started Thursday's round on challengers, including James fire by making birdie on his Harper of McCleery Golf first four holes. Palsenbarg Course, who finished fourth ended up with a 71, one of overall and earned $1,200, only two rounds under par along with Shepherd and in the extremely challenging Rodger Steinmann of Fraser conditions brought on by Golf Centre, who struggled occasionally heavy rain, to an 80 in the final round wind and soggy course conand placed T-7th. ditions at the Coquitlam layA total of 72 assisout. tant professionals competed Parry's first-round 68 in this year's championship, turned out to be the low with the top 31 earning score of the tournament and cheques. Visit www.pgabc.org for the full field results had him in front of a trio of 2008 Cleveland Golf PGA of BC Assistants’ Championship Results 3 1 Bryn Parry 68-69 137 $2500.00 T15 Mark Burke 79-74 153 $ 326.33 2 Scott Shepherd 69-72 141 $2000.00 T15 Derek Lutz 75-78 153 $ 326.33 3 Matt Palsenbarg 72-71 143 $1500.00 T18 Jay Balloch 71-83 154 $ 290.00 4 James Harper 69-75 144 $1200.00 T18 Kevin Maxwell 77-77 154 $ 290.00 T5 Dan Swanson 74-74 148 $ 950.00 T18 Sheldon Theriault 74-80 154 $ 290.00 T5 Craig Wilkinson 75-73 148 $ 950.00 T21 Shingo Akizuki 80-75 155 $ 260.00 T7 Edd Boudreau 75-74 149 $ 750.00 T21 Troy Knight 78-77 155 $ 260.00 T7 Rodger Steinmann 69-80 149 $ 750.00 T21 Fraser Mulholland 78-77 155 $ 260.00 T9 Sergej Dronov 73-77 150 $ 575.00 24 Lenny Cyr 75-81 156 $ 240.00 T9 Trevor Hay 73-77 150 $ 575.00 T25 Chris Reeve 78-79 157 $ 230.00 T11 Dan Dupuis 71-81 152 $ 443.75 T25 Tim Wilson 78-79 157 $ 230.00 T11 Tyler Foster 76-76 152 $ 443.75 T25 Dave Zibrik 76-81 157 $ 230.00 T11 Mark Strong 71-81 152 $ 443.75 28 Matt Cella 75-83 158 $ 271.50 T11 Jamie Stevens 72-80 152 $ 443.75 T30 Roy Abbenbroek 74-85 159 $ 105.00 T15 Bill Bilton Jr. 78-75 153 $ 326.33 T30 Scott Rodgers 76-83 159 $ 105.00 MISSION AND KELOWNA share the Tournament of Champions trophy May 19, 2008 Tobiano Golf Playing in unpredictable gusting winds, the teams from Kelowna Golf & CC and Mission Golf & CC each shot stellar 3-under par 69's to earn a share of the top money at the TaylorMade PGA of BC Tournament of Champions. For sharing the win Kelowna Head Professional Greg Pidlaski and Mission Head Professional Mark Anderson each take home $1437.50 and Kelowna Club Champion Jason Monteleone and Mission Club Champion Stu Dunway each receive $524 in TaylorMade - adidas Golf merchandise. The Thomas McBroom designed course proved a challenge, however the course conditions at Greg Murtland (far left) and Lance Antonenko (far right) from TaylorMade present the Tournament of Champions trophy to the teams from Kelowna Golf & CC and Mission Golf & CC Tobiano were outstanding and Professionals and Amateurs alike enjoyed the spectacular scenery along Kamloops lake. In a three-way tie for third place with scores of 2under par 70 were the defending team champions from Victoria Golf Club (Head Professional Mike Parker and Club Champion Craig Doell), the team from Point Grey Golf & CC (HP Jeff Buder and Amateur Andrew Mitchell) and the team from Nicklaus North Golf Course (HP Andrew Smart and Amateur Shiro Nakajima). The Professionals were each awarded $875 and the amateurs each received $333.67 (TaylorMade-adidas prizing) for their efforts. 2008 TaylorMade PGA of BC Tournament of Champions Results T1 T1 T3 T3 T3 T6 T6 5 T6 T6 Greg Pidlaski & Jason Monteleone Mark Anderson & Stu Dunway Mike Parker & Craig Doell Jeff Buder & Andrew Mitchell Andrew Smart & Shiro Nakajima Doug Morgan & Jesse Singh Ian Henson & Ben Froese Brad Burgart & Stu Bell Jason Andrew & Dave Yanick Kyle German & Kelowna Golf & CC 69 T10 J.C. Myrdal Mission Golf & CC 69 T10 Jay Banfield Victoria Golf Club 70 T10 William Deck Point Grey Golf & CC 70 T10 Brendan Melanson Nicklaus North Golf Course 70 T14 Dave McClellan Redwoods Golf Course 71 T14 Andrew Pinette Sun Rivers Golf Resort 71 T14 Ton Ross Capilano Golf & CC 71 T14 Mike Pichor Crown Isle Golf Resort 71 T14 Terry Chursky Dan Trevisan & Rob Anderson & Travis Mann & Jon Kadin & Scott Dickson & Shannon Glenesk & Bruce MacDonald & Jade Domenichelli & Point Roberts Golf & CC 72 Squamish Valley Golf & CC 72 The Harvest Golf Club 72 Granite Pointe Golf Club 72 Gallagher’s Canyon Golf &CC 73 Shaughnessy Golf & CC 73 Vernon Golf & CC 73 Alberni Golf Club 73 Eaglepoint Golf Resort 73 PGA of BC at the TELUS World Skins Game On June 16th and 17th Predator Ridge Golf Resort played host to the 2008 TELUS World Skins Game featuring Mike Weir, Greg Norman, Colin Montgomerie, Fred Couples, Camilo Villegas and a national TV audience. As part of the event members of the PGA of BC participated in several social golf Pro-Ams with TELUS customers and event sponsors. The emphasis of these events was fun and by all accounts a great time was had by all! 6 Kyle German, Head Pro at Point Roberts Golf & CC (top left) with teammates Jen Dennison and Olympic Gold medallists Jamie Sale and David Pelletier. Camilo Villegas, Greg Norman and Mike Weir pose with Brad Burgart, Head Pro at Capilano Golf & CC (third from left) and his team from TSN. 2008 PGA of BC Tournament Calendar April 7th American Express PGA of BC Club Pro Series Event #1 Beach Grove Golf Club April 21st American Express PGA of BC Club Pro Series Event #2 University Golf Club May 5th American Express PGA of BC Club Pro Series Event #3 The Harvest Golf Club May 19th TaylorMade PGA of BC Tournament of Champions Tobiano May 31st - CJGA PGA of BC Junior Championship June 1st Ledgeview Golf & CC June 2nd American Express PGA of BC Club Pro Series Event #4 Mayfair Lakes Golf & CC June 4th-5th Cleveland Golf PGA of BC Assistants' Championship Westwood Plateau Golf & CC June 4th-5th PGA of BC Women's Championship Westwood Plateau Golf & CC July 7th Club Car PGA of BC Pro-Executive Championship Nicklaus North Golf Course July 14th Yonex-Golf Supply House PGA of BC Women's Pro-Am Chilliwack Golf & CC July G&G Golf PGA of BC 21st-22nd Pro-Assistant Championship Nk’Mip Canyon Desert Golf Course July 28th Jack McLaughlin Memorial PGA of BC Pro-Junior Championship presented by Callaway Golf Alberni Golf Club August 5th-7th PGA of BC Playing Ability Test Royalwood Golf Club August 11th American Express PGA of BC Club Pro Series Event #5 Richmond Country Club August Titleist/FootJoy PGA of BC 18th-20th Championship presented by GPS Industries & E-Z-GO Quilchena Golf & CC August Titleist/FootJoy PGA of BC Senior Men's Quilchena Golf & 18th-19th Championship presented by CC GPS Industries & E-Z-GO 7 Sept. 8th American Express PGA of BC Club Pro Series Event #6 Royal Colwood Golf Club October 8th - 9th Callaway Golf PGA of BC Club Professional Championship Marine Drive Golf Club GOLF-A-THON FOR ALS enjoys continued success During the month of June golf professionals throughout BC hit the links in support of the fight against ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. For the past three years the PGA of BC and the ALS Society of BC have collaborated on this monthlong campaign to raise funds to provide support to patients, their families and caregivers. Sixty-one golfers, including more than 40 PGA of BC members, took part in this year’s Golf-AThon for ALS. With 28 of the 30 partner facilities reporting we know that more than 7,544 holes of golf were played. More than $55,000 has already been sent to the ALS Society by 14 of the facili- ties and more is coming in everyday. All the totals are still being tabulated and the final results will be announced in August. The funds raised through the PGA of BC GolfA-Thon will be used to support people living with ALS by purchasing expensive equipment, such as motorized wheelchairs, specialized beds, communications devices and services. The PGA of BC expresses its appreciation to all the professionals, amateurs and facilities who participated in this year’s GolfA-Thon, along with the service clubs affiliated with the ALS Society of British Columbia, who arranged for and collected pledges to support this worthwhile venture. Imran Kamrudin (r), with Quilchena Head Professional Doug Mahovlic, after he putted out on his 100th hole of the day To view a list of all the golfers who participated in the Golf-A-Thon please turn to page 12 or visit www.golathonforals.com. In May the PGA of BC was presented with the Exceptional Fundraising Award (Group) from the ALS Society of Canada for its support of and participation in the Golf-A-Thon for ALS. The Exceptional Fundraising Program Award recognizes a group that has demonstrated excellence in fundraising programs implemented during 2007. An exceptional program develops an innovative idea and attains or exceeds a fundraising goal. The Golf-A-Thon was originally developed in 2005 by former golf professional Scott Fraser, ALS patient Bruce Taylor and Rotarian Jerry Feniak. Since that time the PGA of BC has built on their work and expanded a once local event to a province-wide fundraising campaign. Since 2006, more than $210,000 has been raised to benefit the ALS Society of BC Patient Services Program and more than 20,000 holes of golf played at 35 golf facilities throughout BC. Pictured abouve: PGA of BC Executive Director Brian Butters (l), Wendy Magee, Executive Director of the ALS Society of BC and Ben Wendland, Chair of the Board of Directors for the ALS Society of Canada (r) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, is a rapidly progressive neuromuscular degenerative disease. It has claimed the lives of many people, including Bruce Edwards, long-time caddie for PGA TOUR professional Tom Watson. In Canada an average of four people per day are diagnosed with ALS. This disease has no cure and can strike anyone at any stage in their life. The ALS Society of BC provides direct support to patients, their families and caregivers, while at the same time they search for the cause of and cure for ALS. To Donate Please Visit 8 www.golfathonforals.com CLUB PRO SERIES results The American Express Club Pro Series provides PGA of BC Executive Professionals, Head Professionals and Head Teaching Professionals with the opportunity to congregate among their peers for a day of networking, education and competitive golf in order to celebrate their profession and work towards the advancement of our Association and its members. American Express PGA of BC Club Pro Series Event #1 April 7, 2008 Beach Grove Golf Club American Express Club Pro Series Event #3 Monday, May 5, 2008 The Harvest Golf Club The day began with lunch The day began with lunch and an excellent presentation by Chris Obst of Core Dynamics Group entitled "Energy for Performance". The foundational concept of Chris' presentation was managing energy, not time, is the key to high performance. He provided tips on how to increase your capacity for performing under pressure. On the course, twotime Club Pro Series Order of Merit winner Derek Thornley, Head Professional at Richmond Country Club, took home the top prize of $370.00 with an even-par 71. Second place went to Kyle German, Head Professional at Point Roberts Golf & CC (3-over par 74) and in third place was Brad Burgart, Head Professional at Capilano Golf & CC (4- over par 75). Beach Grove Golf Club was an outstanding host facility and a big thank you goes to all the club staff who helped make the day a success. 10 Derek Thornley (r) accepts his first place cheque from Brian Butters Kyle German after his Club Pro Series Win American Express Club Pro Series Event #2 Monday, April 21, 2008 University Golf Club The day began with lunch and part two of an excellent presentation by Chris Obst of Core Dynamics Group entitled "Energy for Performance". The foundational concept of Chris' presentation was managing energy, not time, is the key to high performance. He provided tips on how to increase your capacity for performing under pressure. On the course, Kyle German, Head Professional at Point Roberts Golf & CC, took home the top prize of $370.00 with an even-par 72. Second place went to Derek Thornley, Head Professional at Richmond Country Club (one-over-par 73) and in third place was Cory Schommer, Head Professional at Peace Portal Golf (three-over-par 75). University Golf Club was an outstanding host facility and a big thank you goes to all the club staff who helped make the day a success. and a thought provoking presentation by Dr. Anita Dosaj from Communication Dynamics entitled "Negotiating and Embracing Change". Dr. Anita discussed the implications of global and local trends on business and also examined the major trends creating the current and evolving digital landscape. On the course, Andrew Smart, Head Professional at Nicklaus North Golf Course, and Keith Vandenbrink, Head Professional at Hillview Golf Club, split the first prize and each took home $320.00 with their one- under-par 71's. There was also a tie at third place between Jade Domenichelli, Head Professional at Eaglepoint Golf Resort, and Cec Ferguson, Executive Professional at Vernon Golf & CC (even-par 72) and in fifth place was host Head Professional Rob Anderson from The Harvest (one-overpar 73). The Harvest Golf Club was a marvelous host facility and a big thank you goes to all the club staff who helped make the day a success. continued on page 12 PRO GOLFERS vs. GOLF PROS Professional golfer versus 11 golf professional: is there a difference? To many in the golfing public, not really. A pro’s a pro. He/she plays great golf, makes lots of dough, has a pretty comfortable lifestyle. Whoa! Let’s roll back the tape on that one. To those individuals eking out a living in the pro shops and teaching tees of British Columbia’s golf facilities, and indeed across Canada and around the world, the differences between those two expressions are vast. To the layperson, the term “professional golfer” conjures up images of Tiger Woods and Mike Weir out on the PGA TOUR, playing for gazillions of dollars in purses, sucking in endorsement money, enjoying the perks and glamor that come with being touring professionals. Sure, there are sacrifices to be made: being away from home and family, time required to practice, the costs and strain of travel, etc. But the rewards can be enormous for those who perform well. Tour golf remains the purest of all professional sports inasmuch as there is no guaranteed salary structure and you don’t earn a cent unless you play better than the majority of the field. That’s a tough way to make a living. So tough, in fact, that there’s a miniscule number of people playing tour golf for a living, relative to the millions who play golf for recreational purposes. To get to, stay at and ultimately succeed in that rarified atmosphere requires tremendous skill, determination, luck and desire. Consider now the “golf professional”. This could be the guy or gal behind the counter at your local muni, handing over a receipt for your green fee. Or the magician/teacher who cured your snap hook with a few lessons on the range. There are 700 Scott Dickson tees off at the 2007 Canadian PGA Club Professional Championship in Florida such people in this province, members of the Professional Golfers’ Association of BC. For many, they’ve achieved an important goal in their life, to be working in the golf business, being paid (not overly well, one should note) to do something they love. But their ability to stay employed doesn’t have as much to do with their playing prowess as people might think. In fact, for many golf professionals, their games peak when they shoot a qualifying score in their Playing Ability Test to get into the business in the first place. That’s because the reality of working in this demanding business – selling shoes, shirts, balls and gloves from dawn to dusk, organizing events at the club, dealing with members’ complaints, scrubbing hooks in the backshop – leaves precious little time to pursue the very thing that brought them to it: playing golf. Scott Dickson, Head Professional at Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club in Vancouver, goes through the explanation virtually every time he tells someone what he does for a living. “I’ll say to them that a professional golfer has only his own golf game to worry about, with lots of other people around to help him with it,” he said. “As golf professionals, on the other hand, our attention is on our members and our by Brian Butters customers, not on ourselves. We’re there to make golf better for everyone else.” I know professionals who go months during the golf season without swinging a club for pleasure. Way too busy, they tell me. The inside joke is if you want to play less golf, get a job in the golf industry. Then there is the inevitable confusion that springs up when pros interact with amateurs on the course. The amateur typically does not make that distinction between professional golfer and golf professional. He expects the pro to cruise around the course in a nifty 65 or so, and heaven forbid if he doesn’t help the team win some of the proam swag at stake. The pro might be happy to finish without running out of golf balls. If he scrapes it around near par, he’s delighted. That’s an overstatement, of course. Many CPGA professionals are brilliant players and can play with the best of them when given a chance. Case in point: Bryn Parry coming within a single shot of earning a full PGA TOUR card after playing local events in B.C. and teaching full-time at a range in North Vancouver. So next time you interact with a golf professional, try to have a measure of understanding of the pressures he or she faces in their day-to-day life and don’t expect miracles. We have a slogan: “Know your pro, the pros know.” In this case they know they’re not Tiger Woods or Lorena Ochoa. And what they really know is how to make the game better for you. 2008 Titleist/FootJoy PGA of BC Championship Pro-Am presented by GPS Industries Monday, August 18th Quilchena Golf & CC OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! $150 + gst visit www.pgabc.org for more information CLUB PRO SERIES results American Express Club Pro Series Event #4 Monday, June 2, 2008 Mayfair Lakes Golf & CC The day began with lunch and a very informative presentation by Arlene Keis, CEO of go2, The resource for people in Tourism, entitled Innovative Recruitment & Retention. Arlene spoke about different recruiting techniques to help select the right person continued from page 10 for the job to reduce turnover, improve employee morale and increase productivity - all of which contribute directly to the bottom line. It proved to be a challenging day on the course as Tim Tait, Head Professional at Marine Drive Golf Club, and Doug Hastie, Executive Professional at Musqueam Golf & Learning Academy, tied for first. They split the first prize and each took home $320.00 with their one- over-par 72's. In GOLF-A-THON FOR ALS third place was Richmond Country Club Head Professional Derek Thornely (two-over-par 73) and in a tie for fourth place was host Head Professional Jamie Baxter from Mayfair Lakes Golf & CC and Kyle German, Head Professional at Point Roberts Golf & CC (threeover-par 74). Mayfair Lakes Golf & CC was a wonderful host facility and a big thank you goes to all the club staff who helped make the day a success. continued from page 8 The following PGA of BC Professionals, amateurs and facilities deserve to be recognized for their enthusiastic support of the 2008 PGA of BC Golf-A-Thon for ALS: 12 Balfour Golf Course- Brad Woods Beach Grove Golf Club - Brent Derrheim & Chris Reeve Castlegar Golf Club- Denny McArthur & Pat Biln Copper Point Golf Club - Rick Crowson, Brian Schaal, Michael Ann Boyer & Jake Cameron Cowichan Golf & CC - Stormin' Norman Jackson & GP (Gianpierro) Denomme Crown Isle Resort & Golf Community - Dave Yanick & Jason Andrew Fairview Mountain Golf Club - Danny Long & Paul Welsman Fairwinds Golf Club - Brett Standerwick Gallagher's Canyon Golf & CC - Josh Fleming, Jon Kadin, Mike Grassie & Peter Hopley Golden Eagle Golf Club - Kevin Gray, Jamie Macintosh, Scott Emo & Kevin Gibson Glacier Greens Golf Club - Bill Kelly & Scott Fraser Guildford Golf Course - Dan Swanson Hyde Mountain on Mara Lake - Rick Thompson & Jeff Liddle Long Beach Golf Course - Keith Gibson Meadow Gardens Golf Course - Dale Van Der Mark & Jason Matlock Mount Brenton Golf Club - Marc McAndrews Mount Paul Golf Course - Cory Robinson, Mike Latta & Dan Latin Myrtle Point Golf Club - Matt Hardman & Dan Dupuis Pitt Meadows Golf Club - Craig Barr & Wes Doka Okanagan Golf Club - Mark Lindsay Qualicum Beach Golf Club - Ross Mantell & Lance Barber Quilchena Golf & CC - Imran Kamrudin Revelstoke Golf Club - John Franks Richmond Country Club - Lauren Brescacin & Goeun Lee Rossland Trail Country Club - Kevin Nesbitt Salmon Arm Golf Club - Doug Herron & Adam Blair Seymour Golf & Country Club - Dale Schienbein & Lenny Cyr Shuswap Lake Estates - Brian O'Keefe Squamish Valley G&CC - Doug Powell, Matt Powell, Lee Taylor, Dan Trevisan & Scott Wengi The Harvest Golf Club - Rob Anderson & Gord McGarva Tobiano Golf - Dave Munn, Miles Mortensen & Danny Warwaruk Whistler Golf Club - Alan Kristmanson
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