Golf Industry Driving Economic Impact in British Columbia

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The results from the 2019 Canadian Golf Economic Impact Study are in and the golf industry produced $16.5 billion in direct economic impact across our nation, including $3.4 billion in British Columbia. With one of the longest golf seasons in Canada, golf-related expenditures in BC were second only to Ontario, which has more than double the number of courses…

Kelowna Wins Bid for 2019 Canada West Golf Championships

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UBC Okanagan has won the bid to host the inaugural Canada West Golf Championships this fall at the Okanagan Golf Club. Canada West, the conference within U Sports that is represented by 17 post-secondary institutions across BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, announced Kelowna as the 2019 host at their semi-annual meeting last week. …