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** REGISTER IN ADVANCE OF ARRIVAL **

If you have not registered in our new online system in advance...DO IT NOW!
  • Save Time
  • Faster Check in process
  • Earn Loyalty Points towards FREE Golf
Even if you are booked as a guest under someone else's tee time REGISTER IN OUR ONLINE SYSTEM IN ADVANCE AND SAVE TIME!

2. Select the blue 'Create an Account' box.
3. Fill out the registration form and submit.
Please include name, password, email and phone. Credit card IS NOT required to register.


IT IS AS EASY AS THAT! 

YOUR ARE REGISTERED TO CHECK IN FASTER AND EARN LOYALTY POINTS!

Please share this information with anyone else in your foursome. Each member will want to have their own profile to check in and receive benefits.

SPRING AT VANCOUVER PARKS GOLF
Winter 2015/2016 was a busy one for us here at Vancouver Parks Golf. We have launched some new programs and are working to make our facilities better.
  • New Online Booking System
  • New Point of Sale System
  • Better Website Layout with More Information
  • Golf Course Improvement Work
  • New Selections in our Clubhouses 
We are now going to start our spring maintenance programs to get our golf courses in shape for summer. This includes upcoming tee, green and fairway aeration, some small paving projects, edging, tree trimming and more. We will undertake these projects with as little disruption as possible. Please be patient while our crews work. 

 

UPCOMING AERATION SCHEDULE

April 11th / 12th - McCleery closed for aeration of tees, greens and fairways
April 25th / 26th - Fraserview closed for aeration of tees, greens and fairways
May 2nd / 3rd - Langara closed for aeration of tees, greens and fairways

These dates are weather dependent. If the weather does not cooperate then this schedule will be changed so please visit our website for updates and contact the golf shop of the course that you wish to play for details.
 
Fraserview Golf Course: 604-257-6923
McCleery Golf Course: 604-257-8191
Langara Golf Course: 604-713-1816

CLUBHOUSE NEWS
NEW BEER IN OUR CLUBHOUSES

Thirsty after your round? We have two new beer offerings now available.

Cass Beer - Brewed by the Oriental Brewing Company of South Korea this beer is similar to an American Lager and has 4.5% alcohol. It is pale yellow in color and crystal clear. It is pleasantly dry, with no after taste and refreshing after a round of golf.

Tsingtao BeerTsingtao's brewmasters craft their beer with ingredients from all over the world: yeast of German origin; barley malt from Australia, Canada and France; and high-quality hops and rice from Western China plus Fresh spring water from Mount Lao. It is 4.8% alcohol, golden in color, crisp and refreshing with a nutty and subtle sweet taste that will complement any choice of cuisine.

Chef Mark and his team have also been working on some new items that you will see on our daily specials boards in the coming weeks. We are also pleased to be brining back the Caesar and Sant� Fe salads to our menus this week. Watch for other favorites to return throughout the spring.
5 TIPS TO GET READY FOR SPRING GOLF

1. If you have not played through the winter start with putting. You don't even have to leave home to work on putting, and it is one of the most important elements of the game. Set up an area in your house or office to practice and work on your stroke for 10 to 15 minutes a day. This is a great way to work out stress during the day as well. Breathe deep, and swing.
 

2. Do some spring cleaning. Get a wet, soapy towel and give your grips and your bag a good cleaning. If your grips are worn and slippery visit one of our golf shops to ask about a new set. Wipe down your clubs and clean out the grooves. Start the season fresh.

3. Your glutes are the all-important muscles that not only provide stability to your golf posture and power to your drives, but also protect the spine from the stress of making repetitive golf swingsStrong glutes allow the torso and shoulders to turn properly. To strengthen your glutes lie on your back with your knees bent and feet on the floor. Contract your glute muscles and push your pelvis toward the sky. Hold this position for 60 seconds.
 

4. Tees, balls, gloves, and markers. Do a quick count of the consumables used during a round. Often golfers receive these items for Christmas or birthday presents. Now is the time to restock your bag to be ready for that first round. Make a list of what needs to be replaced and get shopping.
 

5. Swing the club. No time yet for that first round? Just step outside your back door with your favourite club in hand and start swinging. In just a few minutes you will re-engage some of those muscles that are only used for golf and you will loosen up. Do this every day the week before you go out for the first time and you will see what a difference it makes. Just don't make divots in your lawn!

 

PGA TOUR CANADA TICKETS 

The Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada season opener comes to Vancouver in 2016 with a new name, the Freedom 55 Financial Open!

GET TICKETS NOW AT THE FRASERVIEW & LANGARA GOLF SHOPS. 

The Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada is a series of tournaments played across Canada each summer where tomorrow's stars begin their path to the PGA TOUR.


The Vancouver area is home to PGA TOUR players and Mackenzie Tour graduates Nick Taylor and Adam Hadwin, along with current Mackenzie Tour players Adam Svensson, Kevin Spooner, Brad Clapp, Ryan Williams, Seann Harlingten, Thomas Hay, Adam Cornelson, James Allenby and Eugene Wong.

Come out and support our future Canadian PGA Tour players in Vancouver at Point Grey Golf & Country Club from May 23 to 29, 2016 as the Freedom 55 Financial Open kicks off the Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada's season. Tickets start at only $15 each.

MORE ABOUT OUR GOLF COURSES
DID YOU KNOW...

That we have bat boxes at all three of our Championship Golf Courses to encourage these shy creatures to make there home here?

Why you may ask? Bats consume 3,000 or more mosquitoes and other insects nightly, and bats are less likely to be rabid than dogs are. Bats are responsible for up to 95 percent of the seed dispersal essential to the regeneration of forests.

DID YOU KNOW...

Each year McCleery hosts an Adaptive Golf Day facilitated by PGA of Canada Professional Muncie Booth. The guests each year are from GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre.

GF Strong is the largest rehabilitation hospital in BC and provides inpatient, outpatient, outreach and clinical support services. It also has specialized programs for adolescents and young adults.
Bat Box at McCleery

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
The Preferred Player program launched on February 15th.
 
If you have not yet registered for the Preferred Player Program this is what you are missing...

 

Golfers register with us and receive a Preferred Player card. With each visit to one of our Championship golf courses you will be asked for your card. Each visit with a paid round of golf will be awarded a point. An 18 hole paid round will earn one point and a 9 hole paid round will earn half a point. Collect points on your Preferred Player card to reach the four set rewards levels.
     
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