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Address:

Victoria Golf Club
110 Beach Drive
Victoria, BC V8S 2M9

Registration Fee:

PGA OF BC Members: $29.00 + GST
NON-Members: $69.00* + GST *Please note that all Guests must be sponsored by a Class "A" PGA of BC Member in order to attend.

Registration Deadline:

Thursday, February 21 (4:00 p.m. PT)

Available PDP Points:

4 Points for in-region members
6 points for out-of-region members

Dress Code:

Golf Casual

Itinerary:

9:30 a.m.: Registration Opens
9:45 a.m.: Opening Remarks; Eric MacKenzie, PGA of BC Communications & Marketing Manager
9:50 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.: J. PAUL ROBERTSON; Links Superintendent, Victoria Golf Club
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: MAC McLEOD; Class "A" Professional, Royal Colwood Golf Club
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch Served
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.: JENNIFER GREGGAIN Candidate for Membership, Chilliwack Golf Club & COLIN LAVERS; Class "A" Professional, Seymour Golf & Country Club)

**Order of speakers subject to change

SPEAKER LINE-UP:

1. J. PAUL ROBERTSON, Links Superintendent, Victoria Golf Club

Topic: New Technologies in Turf Care

Victoria Golf Club's Links Team is employing a number of new advancements in its turf-care operations, including drones, automatic mowers and more. Robertson, Past President of the British Columbia Golf Superintendents Association, will provide an overview of his team's use of technology and its impacts on golf operations. 

2.  MAC McLEOD; Class "A" Professional, Royal Colwood Golf Club

Topic: Understanding Gear Effect

The PGA of BC's 2017 Alvie Thompson Teacher of the Year Award recipient will discuss the tendencies of why a player endures hits off the heel or toe, and how to correct it. McLeod will also look at how instructors can improve their ability to read ball flights, including the variable of off-centre hits. 

3. JENNIFER GREGGAIN; Candidate for Membership, Chilliwack Golf Club & COLIN LAVERS; Class "A" Professional, Seymour Golf & Country Club

Topic: Planning an Effective Practice Session

As coaches with British Columbia Golf and through their efforts working with elite-level university and junior competitors, Greggain and Lavers bring first-hand knowledge of how to get the most out of a training session with their students. They will share insights on constructing productive practices to push players to unlock their potential.  

CONFIRMED ATTENDEES

1. Mac McLeod, Royal Colwood Golf Club
2. Jennifer Greggain, Chilliwack Golf Club
3. Colin Lavers, Seymour Golf & Country Club
4. Dylan Cheyne, Bear Mountain Resort Community
5. Gord Mink, Hi-Knoll Driving Range
6. Lindsay Bernakevitch, Victoria Golf Club
7. Scott Kolb, Victoria Golf Club
8. Derek Orr, Victoria Golf Club
9. Brian Wise, Glacier Greens Golf Club
10. Bill Kelly, Glacier Greens Golf Club
11. Justin Fram, Victoria Golf Club
12. Justin Ford, Bear Mountain Resort
13. Caliean Hourigan, Bear Mountain Resort
14. Callum Ashby, Highland Pacific Golf
15. Gord Scutt, Olympic View Golf Club
16. Andrew Hajer, Arbutus Ridge Golf Club
17. Jayme Young, Arbutus Ridge Golf Club
18. Brad Liptrot, Olympic View Golf Club
19. Jordan Ray, Unaffiliated
20. Doug Hastie, British Columbia Golf
21. Evan Webber, Crown Isle Resort & Golf Community
22. Sam Young, Victoria Golf Club
23. Jason Giesbrecht, Royal Colwood Golf Club
24. Gord Butt, Rivershore Golf Links
25. Brad Simpson, Highland Pacific Golf
26. Craig Young, Royal Colwood Golf Club
27. Arlen Wocknitz, Victoria Golf Club