Golf Burnaby teaching professional, Michael Caan shot an incredible 59 at the Meadow Gardens Golf Club in Pitt Meadows. Needless to say this is his lowest score ever! His 13 under par happened this past Friday during a friendly game of golf with his buddies.
“You have to play perfect golf and luckily for me, Friday was my day of perfect golf”
Michael has eyes on taking his game to the next level and playing golf on the Mackenzie Tour, but, due to travel restrictions in our region, he will continue to play on the Vancouver Golf Tour for the time being.
“If I just keep plugging along, good things are going to happen”
If you see Michael at the Riverway golf course and driving range please take the time to congratulate him on this recent accomplishment. The entire golf Burnaby Team couldn’t be more proud! Congratulations Michael!!!

Over 175,000 hectares of green space are managed by approximately 2,308 golf course operators,. This includes mamnaged green spaces estimateed at more than 145,000 hectares and nearly 30,000 hectares of unmanagted wildlife under golf course stewardship. 

~2019 Economic impact of Golf in Canada by Wearegolf (formally known as NAGA)~

When choosing your target the most important factor is having trust in your decision. Confidence is crucial and the more you practice the more you will understand your swing tendencies. The first step is finding a target that integrates your swing tendencies. This means if you typically miss the ball to the left, you should consider choosing a target down the right side. However, when there is a hazard down the right hand side in this scenario, favour more the middle to left hand side because trees will be less penalizing than the hazard.
In essence we are suggesting that you choose a target strategy that favors the least penalizing side of your normal shot shape. These strategies will lead to better decisions and ultimately lead to lower scores.
The more you practice the more you will trust your swing! Swing by the driving range today to work on your swing.

Alignment is often overlooked when a golfer is trying to problem solve a poor shot. If you become very good at aligning your golf club to the target, you will have an easier time creating a repeatable swing. If a shot is missed to the right, or left of the target, always ask yourself if you aligned there first, before blaming your swing for the mistake.

Throw down an alignment stick, or even just reference the edge of the mat the next time you are practicing. If you feel like you are aligning left or right of where you know the alignment stick is pointing, then you are more than likely to miss align on the golf course.

Whether you're an avid golfer or just starting out, having a solid grip (connection to the golf club) is one of the keys to having success on the golf course. 

Styles: whichever style you use, make sure your hands are together. You should not see any of the club grip between your fingers, or between your hands.

Thumbs: having a "short thumb" is when your thumb is touching the index finger bottom knuckle. This helps to promote a consistent grip for every swing. It also helps with stability at the top of the golf swing.

Congratulations!
We would like to take this time to congratulate Salimah Mussani on her recent appointment as the Assistant Coach to Team Canada and will be looking after the Ladies’ Elite Amateur Team and the Ladies’ Young Pro Squad. The recruitment process lasted a full two months and culminated in an extensive technical interview with 5 panelists on the call. Salimah (in normal times) will be on the road with the various teams for 80 – 100 days per year. These travel commitments will allow her to support players at major amateur events, professional tour events, while at their various Universities across the US and most thrillingly – The Olympics.
While Salimah will be getting comfortable with her new role this summer, she will still be involved with Golf Burnaby’s instructional programming and is excited to teach all levels of players at our Riverway Golf facility.

With the golf season ramping up we have decided to put out  new Driving Range balls early. Brand new balls in every bucket starting! With brand new mats to hit off of!  Come visit Burnaby Driving Ranges for all your practice needs!

Happy New Year! While we have gone live with our upgraded Tee Time booking engine, we appreciate your patience during this transition. Please note, that while the payment of green fees will still be collected at the Pro Shops, your reservation will need to be secured with a credit card in the Tee-it-Up booking engine to prevent no-shows (less than 4 hours notice). For more information, please visit our Tee time booking page.

The key to golfing in the Off Season is layering your clothes.

About every 5 degrees celsius that the temperature drops, the golf ball will travel around 2 yards less. That could mean a full club difference from the beautiful 30 degree summer we had, to a 5 degree round of golf in November. Wearing the right clothing during the cold months can keep that drop in ball speed to one club by using these tips for layering up.