History Beckons in British Columbia as First Ever Indigenous Golf Championship to Be Hosted for a Community of 200,000

Get ready to tee off with the brainchild of Patrick Kelly and Steven Point. They bring a tournament that aims to drive the growth of golf in the Indigenous community.

Kelly believes that the potential for the sport to flourish in this community is immense. Because over 60% of the nearly 200,000 Indigenous people in B.C. are under the age of 24. The athletes of the Indigenous communities actively play and compete in endurance games such as knuckle hop, airplane planking, foot racing, etc.

Although golf seems like a tamed down sport for them, it requires a lot of strength. So, what is this new tournament that could make golf popular among the indigenous athletes?

B.C. Indigenous Golf Championship

The Nk’Mip Canyon Desert Course will host the first-ever B.C. Indigenous Golf Championship in May. The event is an opportunity for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit athletes to compete in the championship.

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The organizing committee is chaired by Christina Proteau. She said that the work on this project has been going on for years.

Moreover, she expressed that increasing the exposure of golf as a sport among the communities who might have never engaged in the sport is the main of the event. “On a personal level, if we can get more exposure for the game of golf in our communities and with members of our society that may not have traditionally been engaged with the game of golf, that’s a huge piece of this.”

The tournament is a collaboration between the Osoyoos Indian Band and the Office of the Lieutenant-Governor of B.C. Moreover, Osoyoos Indian Band owns the golf course where the event will take place.

What will be the format of the championship?

This highly anticipated event will bring together a total of 128 male, female, and youth golfers. The tournament is will take place from May 28 to May 30. And all participants must register before the deadline of April 28.

In particular, the youth division of the championship will serve as the ultimate qualifying round for golfers aged 19 and below. Because they will get the golden opportunity to British Columbia in Halifax at the North American Indigenous Games.

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This is an excellent opportunity for young and talented golfers to showcase their skills and compete at a regional level. Moreover hopefully, this event will achieve the organizers’ aim to promote the sport of golf among the indigenous community.