MEMBERS IN FOCUS
CPABC Golf Tournaments Attract 260+ Participants
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his summer, six CPABC golf events and tournaments were held across the province.
The golf season kicked off in May at the Mylora Sidaway Golf Club in Richmond. The
event was organized by the Richmond/South Delta Chapter. Chad Chang, CPA, CMA;
Kyle Chuang; Kang Chen (CGA student); and Ken Ma, CPA, CGA, won the tournament’s prize
for low gross score.
Three other CPABC chapters held golf events in early June. Members of the Kootenay West
Chapter teed off at the Little Bear Golf Course in Castlegar; the Prince George/Central Interior
Peace Chapter played at the Alder Hills Golf Course; and the Fraser Valley Chapter co-hosted
an event with the Fraser Valley CPA Association at Newlands Golf and Country Club in Langley.
Two more tournaments were held in late June. The Okanagan Chapter held its inaugural
Overcast skies didn’t stop the Richmond/South Delta Chapter from
having a great time on the links.
tournament at the nine-hole Pinnacle Course at Gallagher’s Canyon. The
tournament raised $2,400 to support student scholarships at UBC Okanagan
and Okanagan College. This amount was matched by CPABC’s education
foundation,* resulting in four scholarships of $1,200 each, which will be
awarded to local students in 2016. Nick O’Coin, CPA, CGA, and Charlene
Smart, CPA, CGA, along with guests Yarden Gershony and Ted Smart, won
the “Okanagan Cup” for lowest team score. The trophy was presented by
CPABC’s second vice-chair Heather Banham FCPA, FCGA, and CPABC’s
VP of member services, David Chiang, CPA, CA.
The Victoria/Southern Vancouver Island Chapter held its tournament at
the Royal Oak Golf Club. The “Island Cup” was won by Ryan Day, CPA,
CMA; Kyle Johnson, CPA, CMA; Chris McLean (CGA student); and Jim
Swan, CPA, CGA. The trophy was presented by outgoing chapter chair Jason
Participants at the CPABC Fraser Valley golf tournament gather for a quick photo op.
Stevenson, CPA, CMA.
In all, more than 260 members, students, and guests participated in these
golfing events. To find out more about upcoming chapter events visit
bccpa.ca/members/cpabc-chapters.
The golf season will conclude in September with CPABC’s 56th Annual
Vancouver Golf Tournament at University Golf Club, organized by Ben
Moxon, CPA, CA. Originally a legacy event, this tournament is the longestrunning annual tournament in the golf course’s history.
*Information about CPABC’s new education foundation will be provided in
the November/December 2015 issue of CPABC in Focus.
CPABC’s second vice-chair Heather Banham, FCPA, FCGA (far left), and VP of member services David
Chiang, CPA, CA (far right), present the Okanagan Cup to the team with the lowest score (l to r):
Nick O’Coin, CPA, CGA; Charlene Smart, CPA, CGA; Ted Smart; and Yarden Gershony.
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