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Posted on Friday, February 02, 2024

Via Township of Langley news website

The Township of Langley is pleased to announce the early completion on the purchase of the Redwoods Golf Course located in the Walnut Grove community of the Township.

In 2005, the Township of Langley entered into an agreement with the owners of Redwoods, from which the Township and Doug Hawley of Redwoods Golf Course Ltd. have now agreed to an early completion, two years shy of the agreement’s original date.

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The Trans Mountain Pipeline Project Continues At Langley's Redwoods GC - Image Courtesy Redwoods

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

A closure that was anticipated to last six months could drag on for two years as work on the Trans Mountain pipeline project continues at a snail’s pace at Redwoods Golf Course in Langley. 

When the last shots were struck at Redwoods on April 18 of this year, the hope was the popular course would be back up and and running this fall. But managing director Doug Hawley’s worst fears are now being realized....

Padraic O'Rourke, The 2021 PGA of BC Club Professional Champion, Is Heading To Marine Drive As The Venerable Club's New Director Of Golf - PGA of BC Photo

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

Padraic O’Rourke grew up on the west coast of Ireland and had the opportunity to play many of the famed links courses in his homeland.

He quickly gained an appreciation of the game’s history, something he said was top of mind in accepting the position of director of golf at Vancouver’s Marine Drive Golf Club...

In a very well done short documentary aired by Skratch, Erik Anders Lang travels to Bald Eagle GC in Point Roberts, WA, a formally 'unreachable' course to find out what happened to so completely isolate the facility in this episode of Adventures in Golf, presented by United Airlines.

Golf boomed during the pandemic...everywhere except here. Two years later, it's finally making its comeback. Bald Eagle GC has a unique story of being virtually abandoned during the pandemic, which was far from unique in the U.S. and Canada at the time, but is slowly making a comeback thanks to the local volunteers who are helping as they play.

To see Brad Ziemer's recent story and interviews on Bald Eagle's comeback click here. 

View Of The 13th Hole At Bald Eagle From 2019 - Image Courtesy Facility

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

It’s hard to argue that the Covid-19 pandemic has been a boon to the golf industry. Golf courses have never been busier and prime time weekend tee times have become something of a precious commodity.

Golf has undergone a renaissance of sorts as the pandemic brought new people to the game and those who already played logged even more rounds...

Ledgview GC in Abbotsford has an approach to junior participation that could be a model for other Clubs to follow…

Recovering from the floods of last November, Hope Golf Club is on the rebound...

The storied Abbotsford Club has gone through a lot in the past few years but, as they say in a Facebook post, “It’s short-term pain for long-term gain.”

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

Doug Hawley and his staff couldn’t help but get a little emotional as the final shots were struck Easter Monday at Redwoods Golf Course. 

The Langley course is being forced to close for a few months due to construction of the TransCanada pipeline. Hawley, Redwoods’ managing director, knows the course he has run for the past 28 years will emerge better than ever.

But he acknowledges it’s going to be tough to watch some of the fairways get ripped up for the pipeline project.

By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

The expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline will have a profound impact on a pair of Fraser Valley golf courses next year. 

One of them, Redwoods in Langley, plans to close for part of the 2022 season, while the other, Ledgeview in Abbotsford, hopes to reconfigure part of its layout and remain open.

Located in South Surrey, BC, this well-manicured public course is open year-round...

“Play our beautifully manicured golf course in unbeatable natural scenery, with very competitive rates, and experience a championship-length golf course that’s ranked one of the Top 50 Golf Courses in Canada by Score Magazine,” said Brett Saunders, Director of Coaching and Development at Morgan Creek.