January 5, 2022

RICHMOND, BC (PGA of British Columbia) – Joe Roberts, the ‘Skid Row CEO’ who overcame homelessness and addiction to go on to lead a successful Vancouver multimedia company, will be among the keynote speakers when the 2023 PGA of BC Spring Education Seminar returns to Tsawwassen Springs Golf on Feb. 6-7. This will mark the first in-person seminar since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roberts, who pushed a shopping cart across Canada to raise awareness for youth homelessness through his Push For Change Foundation, will close out the seminar Tuesday afternoon with a presentation on building resiliency and embracing change.

This year’s seminar was developed with careful consideration of feedback from attendees in past membership surveys, and covers a range of diverse topics relevant to all Golf Professionals.

Other featured speakers include PGA Tour Putting Consultant & Odyssey Master Putting Instructor Stephen Sweeney. Sweeney has worked with PGA Tour stars like Shane Lowry, Collin Morikawa and Joaquin Niemann and will be giving a lesson on the intricacies of the short game. In addition, Olympians Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing will share stories from their curling careers and will speak to what it takes to be truly world class in any endeavour. Jones and Laing are Canadian sport icons, having both captured multiple golds at the World Curling Championships, with Jones adding an Olympic gold in 2014.

The Spring Education Seminar schedule is as follows:

MONDAY, FEB. 6
9:45AM - Introductory remarks
10:00AM – Stephen Sweeney, PGA Tour Putting Consultant, Odyssey Golf
12:00PM – Lunch
1:00PM – Ryan Holley, Ground Interaction Consultant, PGA of Canada
2:00PM – Rory Sweeney, Head Golf Professional, Los Angeles Country Club
3:00PM – Alex Hodgins, Mental Performance Coach, Vancouver Canucks/Vancouver Whitecaps/Canada Ski
4:15PM – PGA of British Columbia Annual General Meeting

TUESDAY, FEB. 7
9:00AM – Jennifer Jones & Brent Laing, World Champion Curlers
10:00AM – Jen Clyde & Michelle Money, Fore All, A modern women’s golf brand
11:00AM – Zach Parker & Iain Highfield, Zach Parker Golf & KOHR Golf
12:00AM - Lunch
1:00PM – Zach Parker & Iain Highfield (continued)
2:00PM – Joe Roberts, Skid Row CEO
3:30PM – Closing remarks

**Schedule subject to change

Click here to access the event page and learn more about each speaker and the content of their presentations.

The Spring Education Seminar will once again represent a crucial opportunity for PGA of BC members to obtain points toward the Professional Development Program Order of Merit presented by Sunice & Bobby Jones. Members will receive eight (8) PDP points for each day they attend and sign in at registration.

Registration is open now and is priced at $139 (plus GST) for PGA of BC members. Non-members are welcome to register for $239 (plus GST) and with the reference of a Class “A” member.

Registration for the seminar can be accessed by clicking here and will remain open until Jan. 27.

We look forward to welcoming you to Tsawwassen Springs Golf for two outstanding days of education in February.

For more information, please contact:
Doug Titterington
Membership & Events Manager, PGA of BC
(604) 303-6766
doug@pgabc.org