The Langley native is pumped about his first Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada win last week in Victoria...

10 spots into GolfBC Championship were up for grabs at Okanagan Golf Club’s Quail course in Kelowna. It was part golf, part endurance test. Read on for ten new names to look for this week at Kelowna's first Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada event. 

By Brad Ziemer: Like a proud father, Peter Hopley can’t wait to show off his baby.  Hopley is the longtime general manager of Gallagher’s Canyon, which is preparing to welcome the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada circuit to the Okanagan for the inaugural playing of the $175,000 GolfBC Championship.

By Brad Ziemer:  We keep hearing that the golf ball has never travelled farther and I guess that’s true. You only have to tune into the PGA Tour telecasts each week to see how long some of these guys are hitting it. Jason Day, Rory McIlroy, Bubba Watson and company are routinely busting drives 350 yards or longer. Not me. Not even close.

By Brad Ziemer: To borrow a famous quote from broadcaster Verne Lundquist: “Yes Sir!” It is officially the golf season. The calendar has turned to April, which is Masters month, and to me, and I suspect many of you, that’s what the Masters has always meant.