September News & Notes
What's happening up and down the island...
Royal Colwood Pair Shine In Kelowna
Victoria's Arav Pabla won the Bantam Boys Championship while Ewan Baldwin, also of Victoria, was the Novice Boys silver medalist at the 2022 Girls and Boys Bantam & Novice Championships held at Shadow Ridge Golf Club in Kelowna
See the Story by @BradZiemer HERE
Golf Performance Project Does Podcast With High Profile Student on the The Coach & Student Relationship
GPP’s Jason Giesbrecht discusses his coaching process for student Lou Stagner (@golfstatpro) on the well regarded "Hack It Out" podcast hosted by Stagner, Mark Crossfiled, and PGA TOUR winner Greg Chalmers.
If the drop in Lou's handicap is any indication, the process seems to be working. See a synopsis of the podcast and a link to the full podcast HERE
Parksville's Knight Runner-Up At Canadian Junior
Parksville junior golfer Gavyn Knight carded an impressive 16-under par 272 score at the Canadian Junior Golf Championships at the Rivershore Estates & Golf Links in Kamloops.
See Story HERE
PGA News
Congrats to Highland Pacific GM Jeff Palmer who posted on LinkedIn that he has earned his Masters of Arts in Leadership, "I am quite proud to have joined the legion of graduates from Royal Roads University and grateful for the amazing journey alongside my MAL-2020 cohort. And now on to the next adventure."
Eric Wang becomes Head Teaching Professional at Victoria Academy of Golf while Dale Broughton goes from Head Teaching Professional to Teaching Professional at Victoria Academy of Golf.
Bill Kelly has left Crown Isle Resort & Golf Community and joins Lightspeed Golf as a Class "A" Professional
Arbutus Ridge Has New App
The Cobble Hill facility has teamed up with Gallus Golf to create a free custom app that gets you GPS on the course, tee time bookings, exclusive offers plus a lot more. Download the Arbutus Ridge Golf Club App and receive a free small bucket of range balls.
The Quadra Island GC Ironman goes October 15th 11:00 AM
Visit www.quadragolf.com for more info