~For Immediate Release~
March 4, 2011

Canadian Tour Event Lands in Kamloops for 2011

Kamloops, B.C.; The quality and variety of Kamloops’ golf courses has attracted the attention of the Canadian Tour and for 2011, Kamloops will host the second BC stop on the tour June 6 – 12 at Rivershore Estates and Golf Links. The Canadian Tournaments Players Association is the governing body of the Canadian Tour and operates a series of tournaments in Canada, the United States and Latin America. The association represents more than 200 members from around the world.

The Western Championship is a new event that will be a natural fit for the Canadian Tour scheduled between the Times Colonists Islands Savings Open in Victoria, BC and the Syncrude Boreal Open in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Hosted at one of the finest tests of golf in Canada, the Robert Trent Jones Sr. designed Rivershore Estates and Golf Links will certainly continue to impress upon visitors, locals and avid golfers that Kamloops is undeniably Canada’s hottest golf destination. Don Brett Davies, Director of Operations/General Manager of Rivershore Estates and Golf Links expressed excitement at the opportunity to host this first ever Canadian Tour event in Kamloops.

 “The hosting of this event will further enhance Kamloops’ prime position as a golf destination, noted Lee Morris, CEO Tourism Kamloops. The event also provides Kamloops golf enthusiasts significant opportunities to engage in the staging of the event and support the game of golf.”  The tour will attract both Canadian and International golfers representing some of the top PGA TOUR prospects from more than twenty countries. A Canadian Tour event also brings an economic impact into the local communities of $1 million each year as calculated by the Canadian Sport Tourism Economic Assessment Model (STEAM).

For More Information:
Ms. Lee Morris CEO, Tourism Kamloops
P: 250.372.8000   C: 250.319.4247
E: lee@tourismkamloops.com