Castlegar PGA team headed to Canadian National Championship
By Contributor
Wayne Tamelin, Scott Podovelnikoff, Wendy Podovelnikoff, Scott Minor and PGA Pro Scott Merriam will now have the opportunity to win a Canadian National Championship.
The team from Castlegar travelled to Cranbrook to win the British Columbia East RBC PGA Scramble Regional Final last week hosted at St. Eugene Golf Resort. The group finished ahead of 19 teams to earn a trip to the national final at prestigious Cabot Links Golf Course in Inverness, Nova Scotia in early October.
“Everything kind of went our way,” said Minor. “We managed our drives well and we made every putt we should have made and a few that you don’t expect to make. We holed one from 160-yards as well which you don’t expect. Everyone played well.”
The team, who are all from Castlegar with the exception of Merriam who is the head pro at St. Eugene Golf Resort, qualified for the 18-hole RBC PGA Scramble regional tournament earlier this summer when they won the local qualifier held at St. Eugene. The team-focused scramble format considers the handicap of each golfer when calculating their final score, allowing anyone who has a registered Golf Canada handicap the chance to participate and win.
The group will compete against teams from all over the country at the October final.
Now in its ninth year, the RBC PGA Scramble is the largest grassroots amateur golf program in Canada. In 2024, participants competed across 180 local qualifiers from coast-to-coast. For more information, visit rbcpgascramble.com
