BC Business
From weekend hackers to veritable pros, we ask six B.C. business heavies to give us the inside scoop on everything from favourite holes to fatal flaws. KIRK LAPOINTE Managing Editor, Vancouver Sun Home course: University Golf Club Handicap: 18
From weekend hackers to veritable pros, we ask six B.C. business heavies to give us the inside scoop on everything from favourite holes to fatal flaws.
KIRK LAPOINTEManaging Editor, Vancouver Sun
Home course: University Golf Club
Handicap: 18
Years played: 35
Scariest shot: Four-foot putt for money. Anything that short you’re expected to make.
Golf “lesson”: “Slower is better. We make most of our mistakes by doing things too quickly.”
Favourite hole: Seventh at University Golf
STEVE PODBORSKIDirector of Sports Marketing, Telus Corp.
Home course: Whistler-area courses
Handicap: 11
Years played: 20
Scariest shot: The four-iron. “If it’s a four-iron, it’s an adventure. I usually close it down and hook it.”
Golf “lesson”: “Balance. In skiing, the harder you try, the better you get. Golf is quite the opposite.”
Favourite hole: Third at Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Club
SHELLEY MUNROPartner (Vancouver), Borden, Ladner Gervais LLP
Home Course: University Golf Club
Handicap: 30
Years played: 14
Scariest shot: Second on a long par 5. “It’s a psychological problem, I think. Hitting a three-wood off the fairway scares me.”
Golf “lesson”: “Humility. Golf is unquestionably the most challenging game.”
Favourite course: Westwood Plateau
CHRIS ZIMMERMANPresident and CEO, Vancouver Canucks
Home course: Marine Drive Golf Club
Handicap: 14
Years played: 30
Scariest shot: Short approach over sand to a short- side pin. “I’ve left one or two of those in the bunker.”
Golf “lesson”: “Golf’s a humbling game, and it serves you well to remain humble. Never take anything for granted.”
Favourite hole: 17th at Capilano Golf & Country Club
WARREN BAXTERManaging director, Karo Group Inc.
Home Course: Northview Golf & Country Club (Ridge)
Handicap: 20
Years played: “Man, I don’t know.”
Scariest shot: Sand. “If I get anywhere near a trap, I’m dead. I just can’t get out of them.”
Golf “lesson”: “Poise. That with the right attitude, you can both learn from and laugh at your mistakes.”
Favourite hole: Eighth at Northview (Ridge)
TOM GAGLARDIPresident, Northlands Properties Corp.
Home Course: Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club
Handicap: 8
Years played: 29
Scariest shot: “Drawing a drive. I naturally fade, and when I have to hit a drive right to left, I get in trouble.”
Golf “lesson”: “Golf exposes people for who they are. Your character comes out. It’s as good a four hours as you can spend trying to understand somebody.”
Favourite hole: Third at Harvest Golf Club