GolfBC Media and Press Room
Welcome, and Thank You for your interest in the GolfBC Group -
owners and operators of twelve golf courses throughout British
Columbia and Hawaii and the Crystal Lodge in Whistler Village. To
read about what's new at GolfBC, scroll down to "News", a listing
of our Press Releases.
GolfBC in the Media
At Olympic View, It All Starts With The Staff
Inside Golf Magazine,
2012 Vancouver Island Update by Jeff Sutherland, June 2012
Tee Time - Lies, and Tigers, and Bears!
Home & Life Magazine,
Featuring Golf destinations in BC, June, 2010
The Village at Gallagher's Canyon
Okanagan Home Magazine,
Featuring Gallagher's Canyon real estate, Sept/Oct, 2009
Save Money, Play Golf - The 2009 Canadian Value Golf Guide
Westjet Up! Magazine,
Featuring Arbutus Ridge Golf Club, April, 2009
"
Business Networking on the Golf Course"
by Gail Stewart, featuring Rita Rennie, GolfBC Marketing Manager
News
26-NOV-2006
WAILEA, Maui – The teams are back and so are the
game’s legends: Arnold Palmer,
Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player,
Tom Watson and Ray Floyd. So is
Dana Quigley, who found glory in his first
Wendy’s Champions SKINS GAME. And joining them are a
couple of new faces in Loren Roberts and
Jay Haas, who are eager to find the same kind of
rookie success as Quigley did with Floyd in 2006.
23-NOV-2006
Vancouver, BC – The
International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) has
selected British Columbia as the “2007 Golf Destination
of the Year” for North America at the IAGTO Awards,
held as a part of the 9th annual International Golf Travel Market
in Marbella, Spain. This evening’s awards
ceremony will be attended by major golf tour operators and golf
travel media from around the world.
13-NOV-2006
Vancouver, BC – The GolfBC Group’s Learn
to Play & Play More Often strategy continued the successful
growth of its player development programs in 2006. For
the second straight year, over 1000 complimentary junior golf
rounds were given away under the “Kids Play Free at
GolfBC” initiative. This year’s
launch of “GolfBC Free Lesson Month” had
250 complimentary lessons taught to new, beginner and avid golfers,
and for the second straight year GolfBC’s partnership
with the National Golf Course Owners Association continued with the
“Take-a-kid to the Course Week” and
“Beginner Friendly Certification” at all 9
of its golf courses in British Columbia.
01-NOV-2006
Penticton, BC - GBC Golf Academy
– at Olympic View Golf Club - Lead Instructor, Lori
Randle, has won the prestigious 2006 BC PGA Teacher of the Year
award. The British Columbia Professional Golf
Association awards dinner was held in Penticton on October 11th,
2006 where the announcement was made. The award is voted by a group
of fellow golf professionals, making it an especially large
honor.
18-SEP-2006
WAILEA, Maui – The
Wendy’s Champions SKINS GAME will
celebrate its 20th year by returning to the stunning and
picturesque Wailea Golf Club on Saturday, Jan. 13
and Sunday, Jan. 14, tournament officials announced today.