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PGA of BC PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
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Burnaby-based Team Sales Ltd. specializes in promotional products of outstanding quality and value, offering a wide range of customizable items and corporate programs.

Looking for a great, unique alternative for your tournament prizing or tee gifts this season and beyond? Team Sales Ltd. has countless premium wares and recognition pieces that can fit the bill. Its extensive inventory and experienced customer service team will ensure you receive exactly what you need to proudly represent your brand. Team Sales Ltd. supplies many of the items used in gifting for PGA of BC events and initiatives each year, including the exclusive rewards acknowledging our Top 100 Golf Professionals.

Team Sales Ltd. is a Bronze-level Preferred Partner of the Association. Click below to visit Team Sales Ltd. online, or for more information on what TSL can offer your facility, contact partner Mike Robertson at [email protected] or 604-233-1979.
PGA OF BC KICKS OFF INAUGURAL WOMEN'S GOLF WEEK
The PGA of BC's Women's Golf Week presented by Dexim Golfwear kicked off today in celebration of women's golf in British Columbia. Inspired by dedicated PGA of BC Golf Professionals whose passion to grow the game and influence all golfers throughout the province, this online-based platform will hope to bring extra attention to the incredible people, programs, and events available throughout BC.

Throughout the week, interviews with female professionals, women's golf resources and women's golf history will be posted through social media and the PGA of BC website. From female specific programs to tournaments and golf fashion, these resources will be showcased through outlets using the hashtag #forewomen. The Association hopes this program will help further grow the game and encourage women from all backgrounds and abilities to participate and consume golf in their lives.

Updates and media will be posted through the program's webpage, available under the Resources tab at www.pgabc.org and through our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook social media channels.
POINT GREY G&CC DEFENDS TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS TITLE
The Point Grey Golf & Country Club team of Head Professional Dave Zibrik (pictured right) and amateur Jeff Dagg successfully defended their title by capturing the 2022 PGA of BC Tournament of Champions presented by PING Canada in a playoff on Monday at Nanaimo Golf Club.

Zibrik and Dagg made a par on three consecutive playoff holes in the alternate-shot format to outlast the team from Victoria Golf Club of Lindsay Bernakevitch and Peter Jawl. Both teams posted 18-hole scores of 4-under-par 68 in the 2-person best ball format.

Zibrik earned $1,000 for the win while Dagg was awarded the top amateur prize, a set of PING i525 irons. Bernakevitch, a two-time past champion of this event (2015, 2017), cashes $850 for their second place finish while Jawl takes home a PING G425 Max Driver. All professionals whose teams finished among the top 18 earned a piece of the $6,000 Professional purse while their respective amateurs took home a piece of the $6,500 prize table.

The PGA of BC wishes to acknowledge host Head Professional Chris Wilson and the entire team and membership at Nanaimo Golf Club for their tremendous hospitality in welcoming our Professional and amateur competitors. As well, the PGA of BC thanks PING Canada for its ongoing support of the Association through this Championship.
17TH ANNUAL GOLFATHON FOR ALS KICKS OFF THIS WEEK
June is ALS Awareness month and that calls for another year of the PGA of BC's annual Golfathon for ALS presented by Pacific Blue Cross.

Now in its 17th year, PGA of BC Professionals have raised more than $2.3 million in support of the ALS Society of BC since its inception, including a record, single-year total exceeding $235,000 in 2021.

28 facilities have already registered and provided dates for this year's program, with the following facilities participating this week:

June 2 - Sandpiper Golf Course (Wes Driessen & Trevor West)
June 6 - Long Beach Golf Course (Brent & Mike Evans)

It's not too late to register your facility - please contact Wendy Toyer, Executive Director at [email protected]. Please click below to view participating facilities, event dates or to make a donation.
CANUCKS JUNIOR GOLF WEEK FACILITY REGISTRATION CLOSES FRIDAY
After a two-year pause as a result of health and safety guidelines, the PGA of British Columbia is proud to announce the return of the popular Canucks Junior Golf Week program for 2022.

This year's date range of July 11-18 allows facilities to choose convenient dates to hold their single-day camps over an eight-day period that runs Monday to Monday. The length and structure of your camp is entirely up to you, although it is recommended you provide sessions lasting 90 minutes or more that give participants a taste of driving, chipping, putting and etiquette.

Facility registration to host camps closes Friday. Please click here to register today. Participant registration is scheduled to open in the coming weeks. Please click below for full details on this year's program.
CYR CONTINUES TO TOP PDP STANDINGS THROUGH MAY
Lenny Cyr of Seymour Golf & Country Club continues to lead the PGA of BC Professional Development Program (PDP) at the halfway mark of the 2022 campaign.

Following last month's update, Dennis Bradley (Copper Point Golf Club) climbs into 2nd place following submissions for extracurricular education and his participation at the Kootenay Pro Tour event. Meanwhile, defending PDP Order of Merit champion Brian McDonald (Fairview Mountain Golf Club) made a six-position jump into a tie for 3rd place following multiple tournament participation. Daniel Yoon (Richmond Country Club) and Lee J.H. Lee (Hazelmere Golf & Tennis Club) also find themselves in a tie for third place.

Ryan Tofani (Chilliwack Golf Club) and Mike Pearson (St. Eugene Resort & Casino) both made leaps into the top 10, after moving up 11-spots each.
MEMBERS ON THE MOVE
Jordan Fletcher's Executive Professional application has been approved and he becomes Executive Professional at The Redwoods Golf Course

Scott Cameron becomes Head Professional at The Redwoods Golf Course

Gord Melissa's Executive Professional application has been approved and he becomes Executive Professional at Pheasant Glen Golf Resort

Ross Mantell becomes Head Professional at Pheasant Glen Golf Resort
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
General Manager - Hirsch Creek Golf & Winter Club
PGA of BC PROFESSIONAL SPOTLIGHT -- SALIMAH MUSSANI
Class "A" Professional, Riverway Golf Course

Member Since: 2013

Why did you become a PGA of Canada Professional?
Golf has always been in my blood, even when I tried hard to shake it and pursue other pathways and careers, I still ended back here at golf. Teaching has become a big part of who I am , and redefined my contribution to the game. I love teaching the hardest game in the world to people that have no idea what they are getting themselves into.

Who has influenced your career the most, and how?
I would have to say my late coach, Leo Zampedro, has indirectly influenced my passion and love for teaching. He is the one that got me into the game and he poured his heart and soul into me, so I am trying to do the same for my students.

What career path led you to where you are today?
I was a player first and foremost, had many health challenges starting at the age of 17. Despite that, I pursued a professional career for 8 years, and was finally forced to stop.  At the time, fortuitously I was offered a job as the Assistant Coach at my alma mater, Stanford University. I coached for 3 years, and then had the itch and wanted no regrets, so returned to playing but my health didnt hold up, and then had to make more decisions of what to do. All paths led me back to golf!

What is your most cherished golf memory?
 I would have to say winning tournaments in front of my family was pretty special. They all (parents and brothers included) sacrificed so much for me to be able to do what I loved. So being able to win some big events in front of them was really special (especially now when looking back).
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FACT OF THE WEEK
The record for most holes played during a single Golfathon for ALS still belongs to now Atlantic Zone member, Jamie Stevens. In 2013, Stevens played 472 holes at Kelowna Golf & Country Club in a 24-hour period.

Not only does that add up to more than 26 full rounds of golf, Stevens also made 116 birdies, six eagles and a hole-in-one along the way.

With two each, Copper Point Golf Club Professionals Brian Schaal and Scott McClain are the only individuals to make multiple aces over the history of the Golfathon for ALS. McClain's holes-in-one came in 2010 and 2014, while Schaal notched his in 2018 and 2020. Six total aces have been made at Copper Point Golf Club in Golfathons for ALS dating back to 2010.
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