Winning the Masters obviously comes with a lot of perks. Especially if it also signifies completing the 'Career Grand Slam of Golf' (winning the Masters, U.S. Open, Open Championship & PGA Championship), which only 6 players in history have done.

The most recent is of course, Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy. One of the perks Rory enjoyed following his dramatic playoff victory over England's Justin Rose was to make an appearance on the Tonight Show with host Jimmy Fallon.

Rory shared some thoughts on the accomplishment along with a couple of very 'cool' stories of people reaching out to congratulate him. He also recreated a special moment from when he was an 8-year-old on TV chipping balls into a washing machine. 

Recently Global TV's Jay Janower was on hand to cover the major announcement by British Columbia Golf and Golf Burnaby that Riverway GC, one of Burnaby's oustanding municipal layouts, was playing host to the 2026 BC Amateur and the 2027 BC Women's Amateur. 

We're happy to be able to offer this series of quick, easy and useful golf tips you can practice easily at home with the assitance of these short videos put together by LPGA certified golf coach, Coach Shayain.

With an extensive career in high-level roles with professional sports teams globally, Coach Shayain brings her expertise and services to offer invaluable golf guidance.

Check out the seventh video below:

With an extensive career in high-level roles with professional sports teams globally, Coach Shayain brings her expertise and services to offer invaluable golf guidance.

Check out the sixth video below:

With an extensive career in high-level roles with professional sports teams globally, Coach Shayain brings her expertise and services to offer invaluable golf guidance.

Check out the fifth video below:

We're happy to be able to offer this series of quick, easy and useful golf tips you can practice easily at home with the assitance of these short videos put together by LPGA certified golf coach, Coach Shayain.

With an extensive career in high-level roles with professional sports teams globally, Coach Shayain brings her expertise and services to offer invaluable golf guidance.

Check out the fourth video below: 

(December 6, 2024) - Recently British Columbia Golf CEO Kris Jonasson spent some time answering a number of golf-related questions about the state of the game in our province on the ModGolf Live Podcast.

Check it out here:

We're happy to be able to offer this series of quick, easy and useful golf tips you can practice easily at home with the assitance of these short videos put together by LPGA certified golf coach, Coach Shayain.

With an extensive career in high-level roles with professional sports teams globally, Coach Shayain brings her expertise and services to offer invaluable golf guidance.

Check out the first video below: 

In this video the late Fred Astaire, one of Hollywood's most talented dancers of all time, makes the game of golf...while dancing up a storm...look very easy.

Maybe not at PGA TOUR level, but you can see the great man could play and had a low handicap of 10.

Astaire wanted to incorporate golf into a dance routine. "Fooling around at Bel-Air one day," he recalled, "I did a few impromptu rhythm steps just before hitting one off the tee, and was surprised to find that I could really connect that way."

So, maybe the game isn't so difficult after all. It's all about the footwork...

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With the 2024 Women's Golf Day celebrations getting underway in several locations, it seems appropriate to share this WGD 'sizzle reel' with everyone. 

Click HERE to watch on YouTube.

Keri Moffat Accepts PGA of Canada Coach Of The Year Award - Youtube screen grab

In what has been a much-deserved year of recognition, UBC Thunderbirds and BC Golf Coach, Keri Moffat, was recognized on Wednesday evening at Canada Night during the PGA Show in Orlando as the PGA of Canada's Ben Kern Coach of The Year.

Keri, who has been teaching out of Mayfair Lakes Golf Club in Richmond for several years, was on hand and gave an emotional speech as she accepted the award and acknowledged a moment with one of her young students that has helped define both her beliefs and experience in the field of teaching/coaching young athletes and in particular young female athletes. 

Keri's award and acceptance speech start at approximately the 7:25 minute mark of the video, which covers the evening's awards and Hall of Fame inductions. 

Click HERE to see video

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What's Your SuperPower? Amy Bockerstette Down syndrome golf advocate / I GOT THIS Foundation

"I have Down syndrome and I am rocking my extra chromosome!"

Amy Bockerstette and her dad Joe join host Colin Weston for a heartfelt, fun and inspirational conversation about how golf has positively impacted their family and the community they have helped create.

As we celebrate international 'Thank A Golf Superintendent Day' here is a tribute put together by Chilliwack Golf Club to honour their hardworking crew.

 With the CPKC Women's Open on the horizon at Vancouver's Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club, Media Day at the host club seemed a good time to engage in a version of 'This or That' - 10 questions with Canada's Brooke Henderson, the 13-time LPGA winner and 2018 CPKC Women's Open Champion.

LPGA Certified Golf Coach & BC Golf contributor Shayain Gustavsp (@coachshayain) caught up with Brooke during the media day held at Shaughnessy prior to the CPKC Open to get her take on 'This or That' - Canadian style...

If you are Canadian, it is definitely a bona fide 'Where were you when' moment. Depending on one's age you may recall Paul Henderson's winning goal for Canada against Russia in the final minute of the final game in what became known as the 'Summit Series' hockey tournament back in September of 1972.

Or Sidney Crosby's Golden Goal against the Americans in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

Of course, there's Mike Weir's playoff victory over Len Mattiace to capture the 2003 Masters title, the only major ever won by a Canadian. And now this...Nick Taylor's improbable 72-foot bomb of a putt on the 4th playoff hole of the RBC Canadian Open to defeat England's Tommy Fleetwood and become the first Canadian in 69 years to win our National Professional Men's Golf Championship. 

Pat Fletcher was the last Canadian to win the event back in 1954 at Vancouver's Point Grey Golf & Country Club and Canadian golf fans had been reminded of that...every...year...since. No disrespect to Mr. Fletcher or his family, but Canada is definitely ready to talk about the newest 'last Canadian to win' our national open. Thank you, Nick Taylor.

There's so much to be said and enjoyed about that moment and indeed the entire tournament. But watching the PGA TOUR video of the broadcasting moment on CBS does a fine job of capturing the joy, celebration and relief of an entire country.

Oh...and a viral social media moment accidentally produced by Taylor's friend and fellow Canadian on Tour, Adam Hadwin, now eternally linked with Taylor's spectacular winning moment.

British Columbia Golf hosted their inaugural All Abilities Golf Championship at McCleery Golf Course from June 12 - 13, 2023.

The Vancouver Parks Golf (@VanParksGolf) course proved to be an outstanding host and as Tournament Chair and British Columbia Golf Director Joe Higgins said as players prepared to tee off, "The event will be a celebration of adaptive golf, and what’s possible when so many work for a common goal. We have lots of work ahead and we’re excited for what’s to come."

The video below was produced by event liason and BC "Golf Fore All" committee member Shayain Gustavsp.

In this video, from Coach Shayain's YouTube site, we're thrilled to share clips & interviews from B.C.'s first-ever Indigenous golf tournament.

This groundbreaking event brought together golfers of all ages from across the province, showcasing the inclusivity and progressiveness that the sport is striving for.

Traditionally seen as an elitist sport with limited access, golf is now embracing a new era of openness. Over 100 Indigenous golfers representing 80 different nations gathered at the beautiful Nk'Mip Canyon Desert Golf Course in the southern Okanagan Valley for this historic tournament.

To see Brad Ziemer's wrap-ups and interviews with the inaugural tournament champions click HERE and HERE.

Check out Coach Shayain's video, interviews and overview below. 

The King, aka Arnold Palmer, may have left us a few years ago...but he'll never truly be gone. His impact on the game of golf and his countless adoring fans is something we will always cherish.

Perhaps one of the biggest impacts Palmer had on golf was due to his desire to always give back to the game. Included in this treasure trove of contributions, made in so many forms, is this video Arnie made a few years back explaining the art of skipping a golf ball across water and getting it on the green on the other side. 

It isn't apparent immediately, but Arnie's sense of humour is the key to this clip. Listen carefully as he takes us through the initial attempts and then to the triumphant shot at the end. RIP Mr. Palmer.

In this first video of a series, Coach Shayain Gustavsp along with the assistance of adaptive golfer and former coach of Canada's Wheelchair Basketball Team, Joe Higgins, pass along some straightforward tips for new-to-the-game golfers as well as adaptive golfers who may need some information on 'getting around a golf course'.

Shayain is a certified LPGA Teaching and Club Professional since 2018. Joe's work with Paralympic athletes has resulted in gold medals for Canadian wheelchair athletes since the early 1990's.