UnFOREgettable 2016 Golf Tour
MEMBERS IN FOCUS
UnFOREgettable 2016 Golf Tour
Combined , almost 300 CPA members , candidates , students , and guests have played in or will play in the five golf tournaments hosted by CPABC chapters across BC this spring and summer . The 2016 Golf Tour kicked off in Victoria on May 14 . Hosted by the CPABC Victoria / Southern Vancouver Island Chapter , the tournament and dinner was held at Metchosin Golf and Country Club and attracted more than 50 members , candidates , students , and guests . The winning team for low score had five , not four , players : Donna Costin , CPA , CMA ; Kelly Dorin , CPA , CA ; Michael Kravec , CPA , CA ; and guests Jeff Costin and John Hawkins . Up next was the Fraser Valley Golf Tournament on June 10 . Co-hosted by the Fraser Valley Chapter , the Surrey / Langley / North Delta Chapter , and the Fraser Valley CPA Association , the event took place at Newlands Golf & Country Club in Langley . More than 50 members , candidates , students , and guests played Texas Scramble on the 11-hole executive course . The award for lowest team score went to the foursome of John Lund , CPA , CGA ; Stephan St-Germain , CPA , CGA ; Walter Stettler , CPA , CGA ; and Kevin van Delden , CPA , CGA . On June 23 — under cloudy skies that initially threatened rain but cleared just as the first foursome began to tee off — the North Shore / Sunshine Coast Chapter hosted its inaugural tournament at Gleneagles Golf Course & Club House in West Vancouver . This tournament took place on a nine-hole executive course and attracted 40 members , candidates , students , and guests . The award for lowest team score went to the foursome of Bijan Ahmadi , CPA , CGA ; guest Simin Ahmadi ; Dave Thorpe , CPA , CGA ; and Warren Towler , CPA , CA . The Okanagan Chapter hosted its second annual Okanagan Cup Tournament at Pinnacle Course at Gallagher ’ s Canyon in Kelowna on July 21 . As in 2015 , the Chapter once again donated the proceeds from the event to the CPA Education Foundation to support student scholarships at UBC Okanagan and Okanagan College . More than 50 members , candidates , students , and guests played this nine-hole executive course , and the Okanagan Cup for lowest team score went to the foursome of Amrit Buttar , CPA , CGA ; Glen Jackson , CPA , CGA ; Jeff Mitchell , CPA , CMA ; and Sarah Sabo , CPA , CMA . The final instalment of the 2016 Golf Tour will take place on September 13 , when CPABC hosts its annual tournament at the University Golf Club in Vancouver . Now in its 57th consecutive year , this tournament is the longest-running event in the Club ’ s history . The winning foursomes at the previous four tournaments were invited to play this 18-hole course and are expected to join over 100 other members , candidates , students , and guests . To find out more about these events and other social networking opportunities , visit your local chapter ’ s website at bccpa . ca / members / cpabc-chapters .
Team Low Score at the Fraser Valley Golf Tournament ( l to r ): Stephan St-Germain , CPA , CGA ; John Lund , CPA , CGA ; Kevin van Delden , CPA , CGA ; and Walter Stettler , CPA , CGA .
The fairway at Gleneagles Golf Course & Club House in West Vancouver .
Faranak Leilaby , CPA , CGA , chair of the North Shore / Sunshine Coast Chapter ( second from left ), and Arnel Benavides , CPA , CA , Chapter secretary ( far right ), award prizes to the team with the lowest score at the West Vancouver tourney ( l to r ): Dave Thorpe , CPA , CGA ; Simin and Bijan Ahmadi , CPA , CGA , and Warren Towler , CPA , CA .
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