Hello,

Welcome to the eNewsletter from the BC Golf Museum and Hall of Fame. I hope you will read it, and forward it to your friends in golf. The objective is to raise the level of awareness of the activities and the importance of this wonderful asset to the golfing community in British Columbia. Each month we will share articles that we hope you find interesting.

Please send your feedback on our newsletter and continue to look at our web site as we update the appearance and the content over the next couple of months.

Remember, golf is the game of a lifetime! Encourage a friend or relative to learn to play this year!

Sincerely,
Barrie McWha
Executive Director

2545 Blanca St., Vancouver, BC, V6R 4N1
604 222-4653 (GOLF)
www.bcgolfmuseum.org

The Tradition Golf Classic – May 2009

The beautifully manicured and always challenging Marine Drive Golf Club was the host golf course to this year’s Tradition Golf Classic. The tournament is an essential piece of the Museum’s fundraising program, as it accounts for fully 30% of the annual operating income, on average.

Twenty nine teams teed it up on a spectacularly beautiful Monday May 25th and when the day concluded it was the Marine Drive team, taking full advantage of playing their home course that wound up on top. The team of Tim Hopkins, Marj Allen, Derek Cook and Shirley Verley took home beautifully framed, and suitable inscribed, photographs of the 17th hole at the host course and golf for four at the brand new Dick Zokol creation, Sagebrush Golf and Sporting Club in Merritt.

Finishing in second place was Coast Hotel’s Mark Hope, with his team of Shu Naito, Brett Brown and David Flaa. The third place team was made up of Sal Audia, Bob King, of GNK Insurance together with Jung Wan and Don North.

The format of the day, and one reason the event is so popular, is a team four ball par points with handicaps added to the gross points. Everyone gets to play their own ball on one of BC’s finest golf courses on a day that includes lunch, tee gifts, dinner and great camaraderie......all in the spirit of supporting the BC Golf Museum and Hall of Fame!

Next year the tournament will be hosted by The University Golf Club, followed in 2011 by the Vancouver Golf Club. In 2012 it will be hosted by Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club (site of the 2011 Canadian Open) and in 2013 the tournament will be hosted by Beach Grove Golf and Country Club

A very special thank you to the following sponsors of holes, prizes and auction items for The Tradition...without their valuable support, the event could not be a success and the financial future of the Museum would be negatively impacted....

Prize Donors

Big Sky Golf Club Callaway Golf Canada Coast Hotels and Resorts Fairwinds Golf Resort Nanaimo Golf & Country Club Nootka Island Fishing Lodge Rivershore Golf & Country Club Royal Colwood Golf & Country Club Scott Keenlyside, CPGA Taylor Made adiddas Canada The Green Room Golf Centre The Rise Golf Club Tower Ranch Golf & Country Club Vancouver Golf Club

Black Mountain Golf Club Chambers Bay Golf Club Fairmont Chateau Whistler GC Murray Hamilton Nicklaus North Golf Club Richmond Golf & Country Club Romano Giuisti, QC Sagebrush Golf & Sporting Club Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club The Dunes Golf Club The Home Course – PNGA Tobiano Golf Club Uplands Golf & Country Club Vernon Golf & Country Club Victoria Golf Club

Hole Sponsors

Acuma Financial – Chris Read Bernice Hunter D & H Group - Brant Grondin Impact Canopies Canada - Kim Hubbs Mike Carroll Perry Kirkpatrick Terry Wong

Ampco Mfg - Dann Konkin Chelsea Consulting - Peter Young GNK Insurance - Sal Audia Industrial Alliance – Peter Ridge PGA of BC - Brian Butters Sylvia Mellish Vancouver Gas Fireplaces - Robert Koby

Hall of Fame

As mentioned in this space earlier, 2009 is a Hall of Fame Year, and the committee will be holding meetings starting this month to evaluate the nominees and finalize the inductees.

The Hall of Fame Induction Dinner will be held October 22nd at Capilano Golf and Country Club. It will be a night to remember for sure! Ticket information will appear in the August newsletter, however mark your calendar now so you don’t miss a wonderful evening celebrating the best in BC golf!

BC Golf House Society

The Annual General meeting of the Society will be held Thursday June 18 at the Museum at 7 PM. All members are invited to attend to receive the annual reports, financial statements and elect the new Board of Directors. Please RSVP to the Museum at 604-222-4653 or email office@bcgolfmuseum.org.

What's Happening at the Museum

This month, thanks to Mark Hope of Coast Hotels the Museum will be staging a long drive contest with hickory clubs at the Coast Hotel and Resorts annual fundraising tournament at Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club. It will be an opportunity to allow golfers to sample the technology of 100 years ago, for the Museum to raise its awareness and to raise some much needed funds for continuing operations.

We will also be attending the BC Women’s Hospital Foundation tournament at University Golf Club staging a hickory hole on the par 3 16th hole. Again it is an opportunity to let golfers play a par 3 with hickory shafted clubs and feel what it was like playing ‘way back when’.

The Board of Directors from Shaughnessy G&CC will be holding their June Board meeting at the Museum as they make plans to celebrate their golf club’s centennial and prepare to host the Canadian Open in 2011.

Arv Olson's New Book

Noted B.C. golf writer Arv Olson has recently published an excellent book on the life of Stan Leonard, the Vancouver club pro who was the first Canadian to make a big impact on the PGA Tour.

Olson's book, "Stan Leonard, Canada's forgotten golf legend", is available to PGA of BC professionals at a wholesale price of 30% off the retail price of $24.95 for single books and 35% off for orders of 10 or more.

Details can be found at www.arvolsongolf.com or by contacting Arv directly at arvogolf@shaw.ca.

Stan Leonard, who died in 2005 at the age of 90, won three events on the PGA Tour as well as two individual World Cup titles, eight Canadian PGA Championships, five B.C. Opens and countless other pro titles. He was president of the PGA of BC for two years in the 1940s.

Visit Arv Olson's Website

Online Museum Golf Shop

You can support the operation of the BC Golf Museum and Hall of Fame by purchasing a golf hat and / or towel emblazoned with the logo from The Tradition Golf Classic... 'the old golfer' as we affectionately refer to it.

Golf caps (3 colors available – white, tan, black) are $17, towels are $17 or the two together are $27, all taxes included. Both are of the highest quality and the proceeds go directly to assisting the Museum in its work on behalf of golfers in BC. Order securely on line and we will get them to you within a week!

Launch our Online Museum Golf Shop

Trivia Contest for June

Prize:
Golf for two at the University GC

Background:
The June trivia question, comes from our good friend at bcgolfnews.com, Barry Sharpe. The BC Amateur Championships for men and women will be conducted by the BCGA in July. The men will play at Duncan Meadows GC and the women at Canoe Creek GC in Salmon Arm.

Question:
On only one occasion has a husband and wife managed to win their respective BC Amateur titles in the same year. Who was the couple, and what was the year?

Click here to enter your answer. We'll announce the winner in next month's newsletter.

May Trivia Winner

The May question was 'what year was the stymie rule abolished' and the correct answer was 1952. The decision was made in 1951 but the rules are updated and changes put into effect every four years and 1952 was the year the rule was effectively changed. The majority of golf competitions were changing from match play to stroke play and time was also a factor in the decision.

Our winner, again from a number of entrants with the correct answer, is Dann Konkin