Van Isle Golf News

Victoria's Gorge Vale GC To Host 2025 B.C. Junior Girls Championship & 2027 B.C. Amateur

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, BRITISH COLUMBIA GOLF

VICTORIA, B.C. (November 4th, 2024)  - Gorge Vale Golf Club in Victoria has been selected by BC Golf as the host site for the 2025 B.C. Junior Girls Championship, set to take place from June 30th to July 4th, 2025. The Club will also host the 2027 B.C. Amateur to commemorate their 100-year anniversary.

“We are thrilled to hold the 2025 B.C. Junior Girls and 2027 B.C. Amateur at Gorge Vale Golf Club and showcase an exceptional golf course for all different skill levels,” said William McKenzie, BC Golf Events Manager.

Shelly Stouffer, Vancouver Island’s Top Senior Women’s Golfer Honoured

COURTESY MOUNT BRENTON RELEASE

MOUNT BRENTON, B.C. (October 22, 2024) - Mount Brenton Golf Club’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Shelly Stouffer has been awarded its first non-member honorary membership.  

Stouffer, a four-time Mount Brenton Women’s Amateur champion, won Canada’s 2024 Mid-Amateur championship for women 25 and above. She is currently ranked 796th in the WAGR, 16th in the Senior Women’s ranking, and third in Canadian Senior Women, behind Terrill Samuel and Judith Kyrinis.

The board chose to follow the criteria set by The New Golf Club at St Andrews to bestow this membership on Stouffer.

Victoria Golf Club To Host The 120th B.C. Women’s Amateur, Mid-Amateur & Mid-Master Championship In 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, BRITISH COLUMBIA GOLF

VICTORIA, B.C. (October 28, 2024) - Victoria Golf Club in Victoria has been selected by BC Golf as the host site for the 120th B.C. Women’s Amateur & Mid-Amateur, and Mid-Master Championship from June 23rd to June 26th, 2025.

“We are excited to host the Women’s Amateur and Mid-Amateur Championship at Victoria, which is one of British Columbia’s strongest and most historic golf courses,” said Jerome Goddard, BC Golf Director of Rules & Competitions. “Our long-awaited return to Victoria will be a memorable week for the membership and for British Columbia’s top female players.”

The Victoria Golf Club, founded in 1893, is the oldest 18-hole golf course in Canada in its original location, and second oldest in North America. Victoria Golf Club was recently ranked #13 in Canada in The Score Golf’s Top 100 ranking. 

No Excuses As Stouffer Falls In Final Of U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

SEATTLE, WA (September 26, 2024) — Shelly Stouffer found herself in an unfamiliar position in the final of the 62nd U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship at Broadmoor Golf Club.

After playing with the lead all week, Stouffer was forced to play catch-up for most of her match with Australian Nadene Gole.

Stouffer had emerged earlier in the week as the stroke-play medalist and then played like the No. 1 seed as she breezed through her first five matches. The Nanoose Bay resident seemed to have momentum on her side heading into the final, but simply could not find any of it in the final before losing 3&2.

Jim Shaw Fires Flawless Final Round To Win PNGA Super-Senior Championship

Seattle’s Paul Hogben Surprises Himself By Winning Senior Championship

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

In these waning days of summer, Jim Shaw really enjoyed his final day at the Beach. Make that Beach Grove Golf Club. Shaw played a near-perfect round of golf, a bogey-free two-under 69, to win the Pacific Northwest Golf Association’s Super Senior Men’s Championship at the Tsawwassen layout.

“Two birdies and 16 pars,” Shaw said proudly of his closing round in the 54-hole championship for players aged 65 and over. The Sooke resident, a longtime member of Mission Golf Club, was proud of the way he battled down the stretch to secure his two-shot win over Michael Johnson of Sammamish, Wash. Shaw finished his round with 12 straight pars.