They are student and teacher and this week both will be writing the same exam. This test does not have any true or false questions. Instead, it is fraught with obstacles like tight, tree-lined fairways and firm and fast greens. Grades will not be A’s and B’s, but birdies and bogeys. Chris Trunzer is the teacher, Matt Hopley the student and both are playing in this week’s GolfBC Championship.

Thompson, a teaching pro at Golftec in Kelowna, proved it’s more about the swing than size when he won the charity long-drive contest Wednesday afternoon that officially kicked off the GolfBC Championship at Gallagher’s Canyon Golf & Country Club.

Canada’s best amateur golfer is now a pro and Jared du Toit will tell you that feels a little different.

Go low or go home. That message was sent rather emphatically to those attempting to Monday qualify their way into this week’s GolfBC Championship.

Sunday, May 28 was Get Out and Golf Day here in Canada... I’d like to propose something a little different. I hereby declare June here in British Columbia to be Get Out and Watch Some Golf Month.