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GOLF
 Abbotsford is a great location to host a golf tournament. Ledgeview Golf & Country Club is a challenging 18 hole par 70 championship layout designed by Les Furber. The course is noted for its first class scenery, atmosphere and services. Ledgeview has been the sucessful host of many high profile amateur and professional tournaments. The hillside design makes for a challenging test of golf. Couple our local courses with our comfortable west coast climate, and any time is a good time to golf in Abbotsford.
| Director of Sport Hosting |
For more information about hosting an event in Abbotsford, please contact: Allison Longshore, Director of Sport Hosting at
604.864.5675, toll free at 1.866.572.7469 or by email at alongshore@tourismabborsford.ca |
GOLF ORGANIZATIONS
Fraserglen Golf Course
Corrine Allan
604.851.0115
www.fraserglen.com
Ledgeview Golf & Country Club
Jason Smith, Head Pro
604.859.8993
info@ledgeviewgolf.com | www.ledgeviewgolf.com
Valley Golf Centre
Steve Coates, General Manager
604.853.4653
steve@valleygolfcentre.ca | www.valleygolfcentre.ca
British Columbia Golf Association
Kris Jonasson, Executive director
604.279.2580
golf@bcga.org | www.bcga.org
Royal Canadian Golf Association
Stephen Ross , Executive Director
905.849.9700
sross@rcga.org | www.rcga.org
ABBOTSFORD GOLF FACILITIES
Ledgeview Golf & Country Club
35997 McKee Road
18 holes | par 70 | 6,131 yards
range | concessions | catering
Valley Golf Centre
4211 Gladwin Road
9 holes | par 31 | 1,791 yards
range | concessions | catering
Fraser Glen Golf Course
36036 South Parallel Road
18 holes | par 62 | 3,700 yards
range | concessions | catering
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HISTORY OF EVENTS
2010 EVENTS
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BC Sr. Men's Championship
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Ledgeview Open
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March, BCGA Zone
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March, Junior Spring Tour
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March, First Ladies Day
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Danielle Brown Memorial Golf Tournament
IN THE NEWS
ATHLETE PROFILE
James Lepp
 James Lepp of Abbotsford is one of Canada's top male golfers and has been a fixture recently at the top of the Royal Canadian Golf Association's national order of merit. The 22-year-old has a number of credentials to his golf resume including four consecutive BC Amateur Championships, the first Canadian to win the NCAA Division I individual title, medalist honors at the U.S. Amateur, winner of the Pacific Coast Amateur, first team all-American with the University of Washington and the 2005 recipient of the Arnold Palmer Award.
James has appeared in the Bell Canadian Open numerous times and was one of the few amateurs to win a Canadian Tour event when he captured the Vancouver Classic title. Lepp continues to flourish as both a golfer and a student University of Washington and was recently selected to the Abbotsford Sports Hall of Fame.
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