An early birthday present for ROSEMARY CLAYTON of Pender Island!!
What a day for Rosemary; not only did she record her first Hole-In-One on #17, but held the trophy high at competition’s end as the 2017 NET CHAMPION with a Net Score of 60. 

Our congratulations to all the players, and a huge thank you to the Pender Island ladies who once again surpassed all expectations of hosting a great BBQ on the Thursday evening at Janet Ellis’ home; to Donna Smyth for coordinating all aspects of the tournament, and to all those ladies who billeted players; and the volunteers. 

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!

With enthusiastic support from participants, the NET Tournament at Pender Island on July 14th was chosen to celebrate CANADA’S 150th BIRTHDAY. 

A sea of red and white could be seen throughout the course as the ladies dressed appropriately for the occasion.  Flags and colourful boxes were placed on each tee box, with questions to test players’ knowledge of current and historical CDN, B.C., and Zone personalities and/or events. 

After lunch, everyone enjoyed a slice of the beautiful cake donated by THRIFTY FOODS at Broadmead.

Final Day – July 7th 
Alisha Lau cruised to a 10 shot win at the BC Junior Girls, easily securing a place on the Junior team to Nationals.   Akari finished 7th with consistent rounds and Cindy placed 26th.   Congratulations to all the girls. 

Day 2 – July 5th  –
There are still two rounds to go in the BC Junior Girls Championship but after following up her course record-setting 67 with a bogey-free 68 on day two, Alisha Lau now has a  9-shot lead over her closest rival.
Akari turned in a 76 to remain at T7; Cindy made nice progress with a 79 (22nd), Sarah followed with a 97 (42nd) and Claudia sits at (40th) after a round of 91. 
Day 1 – July 4th  – 
Richmond’s Alisha Lau fired a Ladies’ course record 67 on The Bear at The Okanagan Golf Club today to take a 3-shot lead over Surrey’s Angel Lin in the opening round of the BC Junior Girls Championship. 

Leading Zone 5 Golfers is Akari Hayashi (UP) with a solid 74 – T-7; followed by Team members Cindy Koira (GM) with an 80 T-24, and Sarah Phipps (VGC) at 87 T-38).  Claudia Singh (VGC) finished with  an 89.   

CONGRATULATIONS to Akari and Naomi.

Day 4 – June 30th 
While the trophy alluded her hands this year, Naomi can be proud to be a member of the BC Team competing at Nationals.   Akari can hold her head high as well with a T11 finish considering the quality of participants at this year’s Championship.  

Maddie Szeryk birdied four of her first six holes, building her lead to as many as seven shots before cruising to a four-shot win at Vernon Golf & Country Club.  Maddie resides in Texas but holds dual citizenship. 

Day 3 – June 29th 
7 birdies and 1 bogey jumped Naomi into second place, just 3 strokes behind the leader.  Her 67 is low round of the Tournament.  Akari can still finish in the top 10 with another good round on the final day.  Currently T11. 

Day 2 – June 28th
What a difference a day makes!!  Akari posted a great 76 with a terrific back 9 of 1 birdie and 8 pars which puts her into a T10.    Naomi ran into a few problems with a triple on #11 to drop to 5th, but there are still two days to post more low scores.  

Day 1 – June 27th
Naomi Ko of Royal Colwood posted a 4-under 69 for a one shot lead in the first round of the BC Women’s Amateur being played at Vernon Golf Club, June 27th – 30th.  Akari Hayashi of Uplands is T14 giving the Zone Team an 8 shot lead for the Zone Team Competition which concludes Wednesday.

Our Congratulations to Penny and Alison for winning the ZONE TEAM COMPETITION at the BC Senior Women’s Championship.  Both Penny (T6) and Alison (T9) did extremely well at the Sunshine Coast Golf & Country Club. 

Karen Pultz of Peace Portal was the eventual winner in a playoff with 2016 Champion, Holly Horwood of Saughnessy. 

Of interest is the fact that of 53 players in the Championship, 26 players were from Vancouver Island; 14 from Zone 5.