JANUARY 10, 2017
Richmond, B.C. (PGA of BC) - With a new season upon us, the PGA of British Columbia is pleased to recognize Adam Blair of Talking Rock Golf Resort as winner of the 2016 PGA of BC Professional Development Program (PDP) Order of Merit presented by Sunice & Bobby Jones. Blair capped off 2016 with a grand total of 124 points, the highest point total ever achieved in the four years of the program's existence. His accomplishment is a result of his widespread involvement in every aspect of the program, including tournaments, education, industry engrossment, and volunteerism.
Blair was also recognized as the Interior Region's recipient of the 2016 Professional Development Award, and is active on the PGA of BC Board of Directors where he currently serves as Co-Chair of the Membership & Employment Committee. His commitment and contribution was instrumental in the successful launch of the Career Advisory Program implemented to provide mentorship to new Candidates for Membership that enter the Association, pairing them with a respected member of the PGA of BC.
Bill Kelly (Glacier Greens Golf Course), who led the PDP race for the majority of the year, finished in second place earning a respectable 114 Points, while 2016 PGA of BC Junior Golf Leader of the Year Award recipient Matthew Palsenbarg (Northview Golf Academy) rounds out the top three, finishing just three points behind Kelly.
The $6,400 total prize money, divided amongst the top ten finishers, provides winners with opportunities to continue pursuing their professional education and development. For final standings of the 2016 PGA of BC Professional Development Program, please click here.
The PGA of British Columbia Professional Development Program (PDP) presented by Sunice & Bobby Jones is an annual Order of Merit designed to recognize members of the PGA of BC who have shown tremendous contributions to the Association, the Industry, and mostly importantly, themselves. Through participation in education, tournaments, awards, the Buying Show, and various forms of volunteerism, the PDP provides an equal avenue to showcase strengths of the diverse membership.
In addition to its PDP Order of Merit Leaders, the PGA of British Columbia is proud to recognize its Top 100 PGA Professionals of 2016. We are proud to acknowledge the following members:
| Akizuki, Shingo Anderson, Rob Armstrong, Bryan Axford, Dan Bell, Cody Bernakevitch, Lindsay Bicknell, Mark Blair, Adam Bruce, Miles Buder, Jeff Cameron, Scott Chlopan, Rich Claggett, Dean Coe, Brian Cordes, Jason Cyndroski, Mike Cyr, Lenny DeBou, Jeffrey Drader, Terrance Draper, Cory Dunn, Matthew Eathorne, AJ Evans, Justin Fletcher, Jordan Flockhart, Tom Fram, Justin Giesbrecht, Jason Gray, Grant Hastie, Doug Hay, Trevor Heenan, Mike Henson, Ian Hosie, Gina Hubert, Alec |
Ingle, Rich Johnson, Casey Johnson, Jeremy Johnson, Myles Jonas, Phil Jurimae, Jason Kadin, Jon Kelly, Bill Kitts, Mark Kohlen, Mark Kolb, Scott Lacusta, Caine Latimer, Russ Lavers, Colin Liddicoat, Steve Lindsay, Mark MacDermott, Brice Maddock, Dave Makinson, Matt Martin, Charlie Martine, Thierry Maxwell, Kevin McClain, Scott McClure, Greg McCullough, Lance McDonald, Brian McKenzie, Luke McMurphy, Kyle Michell, Winston Mink, Gord Miyashiro, Lindy Monaghan, Tom Moore, Dale Morgan, Doug |
Ogden, Graham O'Rourke, Padraic Orr, Derek Palmer, Alan Palmer, Jeff Palsenbarg, Matt Parry, Bryn Pool, Greg Presnail, James Randle, John Ranger, Lee Ray, Jordan Savage, Duncan Schaal, Brian Scollon, Drew Scott, Chad Scutt, Gordy Siminoff, Jared Steinbach, Matt Stevens, Jamie Stothers, Clay Strong, Mark Tadey, Rob Taiji, Connor Thornley, Derek Trama, Vince Tubb, Oliver Vianzon, Victor Weir, Kate Wise, Brian Wocknitz, Arlen Young, Craig Zibrik, Ashley Zibrik, Dave |
The PGA of BC Top 100 Golf Professionals are recognized annually, and members are encouraged to submit point requests for qualifying activities on a regular basis. Full details of this program are available at www.pgabc.org/pdp.