Here we combine some illuminating stats and a few of our more memorable images from the tournament that took place in late July...

Above: Past President Of BC Golf, Patrick Kelly (Left) Presents Sandy Harper With The BC Seniors' Trophy

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf 

VICTORIA - For the past two years, golf was a constant reminder to Sandy Harper that his life had changed and he was not the same person he once was.

 Harper, one of this province’s most decorated amateur players, suffered a stroke in 2020 and the road back has not been easy. Especially when it comes to his golf, the game he has played so well that he earned himself a spot in the British Columbia Golf Hall of Fame.

“The funny thing about my stroke is the hardest thing has been the golf,” Harper said.

BC Senior Men's 2nd Round Leader Stewart Scott

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

VICTORIA -- Before immigrating to Canada from England nearly 14 years ago, Stewart Scott had quite a distinguished amateur golf career that included representing his country at international events...

Big Sky GC's Lance Lundy Is The First Round Leader At The BC Senior Men's Championship - Image Credit Sarah Magyar/Golf Canada

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

Uplands Golf Club proved to be a rather inhospitable host during Monday’s first round of the B.C. Senior Men’s Amateur Championship...

Doug Roxburgh Is Set For The B.C. Senior Men's At Uplands Golf Club In Victoria - BC Golf File Photo

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

Doug Roxburgh is heading to the B.C. Senior Men’s Championship feeling good about his game and the course the tournament is being played on. Roxburgh has some pleasant memories, albeit well-aged ones, of Uplands Golf Club in Victoria...

The Huntting Cup Teams From 1922 - Image used with permission courtesy The City Of Victoria Archives #M08036

Front row, L-R: Mrs. Nixon; Mrs. B.R. Philbrick (Captain and B.C. and City Campion for many years); unidentified; unidentified. Middle row: Dr. G.M. Luden; Mrs. C.E. (Dolly) Wilson; Mrs. Leslie Hadley; Jean Allen (?); Vera Hutchings; unidentified; unidentified; Eunice Mitchell. Back row: unidentified; Aileen Benson; Betty Fitz-Gibbon; unidentified; Constance Sheffield; unidentified; Ruth Jones (daughter of Dr. O.M. Jones); Nora Patterson (daughter of Harvey Coombe, founder of Victoria Golf Club); unidentified; Vivian Cousland (?); Mary and Helen Campbell (father owned Campbell's Drugstore).

The Annual Huntting Cup Competition Brings Together Top Female Players From Metro Vancouver And Lower Vancouver Island

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

Some of the memories have faded with time, but when Donna Thompson reflects on playing in the Huntting Cup, she thinks about the great friendships that were forged along the way in the annual competition that features some of the best female players from the Metro Vancouver and Victoria areas...

NANOOSE BAY -- One of her sons works in the pro shop, her mom and dad had a house near the first tee and her late husband was the longtime head professional at Fairwinds Golf Club, so yes, this one meant a lot to Shelly Stouffer...

Golf Canada is adding new financial benefits available to competitors at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship, Canadian Junior Boys Championship, Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, and Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship, each presented by BDO.

NANAIMO, British Columbia (Golf Canada) — After battling rainy conditions in Nanaimo, the final round of the NextGen Pacific Championship – fueled by JOURNIE Rewards wrapped up at Nanaimo Golf Club with Angela Arora and Eric Zhao each securing a one-stroke victory to win their respective divisions.  

NANAIMO, British Columbia (Golf Canada) — Golf Canada’s championship season kicks off in Nanaimo, B.C. with the NextGen Pacific Championship – fueled by JOURNIE Rewards, captaining the ship.

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

To say Shelly Stouffer was looking forward to her singles match with Oregon’s Lara Tennant at the PNGA Lamey Cup would be something of an understatement. 

Quite simply, it was a match Stouffer had wanted since learning she would be a part of Team British Columbia at the 15th playing of the Lamey Cup at Bellingham Golf & Country Club. 

On Thursday, Stouffer got her wish and delivered in a big way, defeating Tennant 4&3 in cool, wet conditions. “She’s the three-time reigning U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur champion,” Stouffer said after her win. “Why wouldn’t you want to play her?”

Here are the news bites from up and down the island...

The Victoria Golf Club product and National Team Jr. member will now follow in the footsteps of some of Canada’s best players...

Here are our top choices to follow at the Reliance Properties DCBank Open...

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

Disappointed? Of course, she is. But Shelly Stouffer is also justifiably proud of the run she made at the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship in Clear Point, Alabama. 

It was a one-two-three knockout for the two island golfers at the 2021 Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur, Mid-Masters, and Senior Championships in August.

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

Craig Doell knew he would have to play a solid round and also get some help from the guy he was chasing on the final day of the 2021 B.C. Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship at Victoria’s Gorge Vale Golf Club.

Excerpted from an article by Brad Ziemer / British Columbia Golf

After being crowned the 2021 BC Women’s Mid-Am champion at Gorge Vale GC earlier this month, Alyssa Herkel started having some doubts about a shot she had attempted during the final round...

Royal Colwood member and Oregon State men’s golfer Nolan Thoroughgood has been named an All-America Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA)...

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

PITT MEADOWS — It wasn’t that long ago that Matthew Wilson was having trouble breaking 100 in zone tournaments on Vancouver Island. Back then, the thought of becoming a B.C. champion wasn’t on his mind. He was just happy making a few pars.