WEST Vancouver's Capilano Golf and Country Club will play host to some of North America's top amateur golfers during the Pacific Coast Amateur scheduled for July 2326.
The Pacific Coast Amateur was first played in 1967 and since then has been held annually at top-flight courses throughout the Western United States and British Columbia. The tournament includes a team competition known as the Morse Cup that pits three-man teams from member associations, including British Columbia Golf, against each other.
The tournament was last held in British Columbia in 2003 when Capilano also played host and Abbotsford's James Lepp won the title.
. . . West Vancouver's Janet McLachlan was named Wheelchair Basketball's female athlete of the year at the organization's annual banquet held April 13 in Montreal.
McLachlan, one of the best in her sport in the world, led the 2012 Paralympic tournament in rebounding and was second in scoring average as Canada finished sixth.
A former standup basketball player who suffered a serious knee injury while playing rugby, McLachlan ended the Paralympic tournament with averages of 26.0 points per game and 16.7 rebounds per game. She also led the event in blocks per game.
In 2012 McLachlan also led the BC Breakers to gold at the Canadian Women's Wheelchair Basketball Championships and was named tournament MVP. She also starred for the Trier Dolphins in the European Wheelchair Basketball League.
"In addition to being one of the most dominant players in the world, Janet is a great mentor for up-and-coming athletes and an excellent ambassador for our sport," said B.C. Wheelchair Basketball Society interim managing director Sian Blyth in a release.
- compiled by Andy Prest [email protected]
