Thanks to Dave Murrell and Jeff McArthur for sharing some memories of “Pedro” Peter Faulkner. We lost "Pedro" in April 2026. Dave became friends with Pedro 40+ years ago and Jeff first met him in 2014 when he moved into Sooke. Peter was sometimes called “Newf” by many of his hockey friends. We got a chance to chat about many of his friends from all walks of life. Pedro seemed to have such a positive influence on so many people. Thanks to Marv Halgren (Royal Colwood Member) for having such an inf...
May 21, 2026•37 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Learn a bit of Royal Colwood history on a new episode of the A.V. Macan Podcast with guest Mr. Richard “Dick” Austin. Dick has been a member of Royal Colwood since 1978. The Sayward Cup is named in honour of our co-founder and first Club President, Mr. Joseph A. Sayward. The Sayward Cup was created 26 years ago (by Dick Austin) to recognize the contributions of the Sayward family and to commemorate international friendly matches between Royal Colwood and Clubs from around the world. Royal Colwoo...
Apr 24, 2026•54 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Bruce Brown chats about the Ukraine fundraising event held at the Royal Colwood Golf Club on 7 March 2026. Over 100 gracious and supporting people attended this event which will help send a blood transfusion unit for children to Ukraine. So many local businesses and community members stepped up to sponsor and donate towards this worthwhile cause. What a great meal and inspiring video tribute to help get everyone in the mood! Anyone interested in supporting the cause is asked to visit the website...
Apr 04, 2026•35 min•Season 4Ep. 7
The Sayward Cup is named in honour of our Founder and first President of Royal Colwood, Mr. Joseph A. Sayward. It was the brainchild of Mr. Richard Austin, a past Captain, after a visit by a team from Royal Aberdeen in September 2000. Since that inaugural international match, we have had the pleasure of hosting teams from New Zealand, The R and A, and most recently, The Lucifer Golf Society. Over the past 25 years, RCGC has been fortunate to be hosted for informal matches by the finest clubs in ...
Mar 21, 2026•34 min•Season 4Ep. 6
The Sayward Cup is named in honour of our Founder and first President of Royal Colwood, Mr. Joseph A. Sayward. It was the brainchild of Mr. Richard Austin, a past Captain, after a visit by a team from Royal Aberdeen in September 2000. Since that inaugural international match, we have had the pleasure of hosting teams from New Zealand, The R and A, and most recently, The Lucifer Golf Society. Over the past 25 years, RCGC has been fortunate to be hosted for informal matches by the finest clubs in ...
Mar 11, 2026•43 min•Season 4Ep. 5
The Sayward Cup is named in honour of our Founder and first President of Royal Colwood, Mr. Joseph A. Sayward. It was the brainchild of Mr. Richard Austin, a past Captain, after a visit by a team from Royal Aberdeen in September 2000. Since that inaugural international match, we have had the pleasure of hosting teams from New Zealand, The R and A, and most recently, The Lucifer Golf Society. Over the past 25 years, RCGC has been fortunate to be hosted for informal matches by the finest clubs in ...
Mar 01, 2026•41 min•Season 4Ep. 4
The Sayward Cup is named in honour of our Founder and first President of Royal Colwood, Mr. Joseph A. Sayward. It was the brainchild of Mr. Richard Austin, a past Captain, after a visit by a team from Royal Aberdeen in September 2000. Since that inaugural international match, we have had the pleasure of hosting teams from New Zealand, The R and A, and most recently, The Lucifer Golf Society. Over the past 25 years, RCGC has been fortunate to be hosted for informal matches by the finest clubs in ...
Feb 15, 2026•32 min•Season 4Ep. 3
The Sayward Cup is named in honour of our Founder and first President of Royal Colwood, Mr. Joseph A. Sayward. It was the brainchild of Mr. Richard Austin, a past Captain, after a visit by a team from Royal Aberdeen in September 2000. Since that inaugural international match, we have had the pleasure of hosting teams from New Zealand, The R and A, and most recently, The Lucifer Golf Society. Over the past 25 years, RCGC has been fortunate to be hosted for informal matches by the finest clubs in ...
Feb 05, 2026•27 min•Season 4Ep. 2
The Sayward Cup is named in honour of our Founder and first President of Royal Colwood, Mr. Joseph A. Sayward. It was the brainchild of Mr. Richard Austin, a past Captain, after a visit by a team from Royal Aberdeen in September 2000. Since that inaugural international match, we have had the pleasure of hosting teams from New Zealand, The R and A, and most recently, The Lucifer Golf Society. Over the past 25 years, RCGC has been fortunate to be hosted for informal matches by the finest clubs in ...
Jan 25, 2026•42 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Ewan Baldwin claimed his first Men’s Open Division Club Championship in 2025 at 15 years old. Ewan had never played in the Open Division prior to this year, only competing as a Junior (3 time Champ) before. It was great talking about Ewan’s golf successes for 2025. The Royal Bay High School Golf Academy is new for Ewan this year and he hopes to compete for a spot on the Golf Team. Another major highlight for Ewan this year was the Notah Begay III (NB3) Boys Junior National Championship in Louisi...
Dec 16, 2025•33 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Royal Colwood was proud to host our Fircrest Golf Club friends in the 52nd edition of this event. Guests on this episode: 01:53 – 06:40 – “2025 Horse Race Winners” Brian Beal - Member, Fircrest GC Derek Parkinson - Member, Royal Colwood GC 06:41 – 10:13 Daniel Shepherd - Head Professional, Fircrest GC 10:14 – 17:20 Tyler Green – Men’s Captain, Royal Colwood GC Ryan Chamberland - Member, Royal Colwood GC 17:21 – 24:21 Stan Lowe - Member, Royal Colwood GC Brian Beal - Member, Fircrest GC Sean Meeh...
Nov 15, 2025•33 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Royal Colwood General Manager Terry Yacyshen has completed his first year in the position of GM and he generously took some time to come visit the podcast studio and talk about Royal Colwood and his golfing background. Terry’s first professional round was with Steve Stricker in the old Payless Open. Terry also shares some of his experiences while working at other golf facilities around British Columbia and further abroad. How many holes-in-one do you think Terry has made and is it possible he mi...
Oct 30, 2025•49 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Jordan was elected to the Board of Directors in early 2024 as the Club Captain. His position gives him a seat on the Executive Committee and is bound to keep him busy. Jordan really enjoyed campaigning for the position and speaking directly to the members. Jordan talks about the importance of keeping priorities straight in his position of Captain and tries to keep his personal preferences separate. Jordan grew up in Cranbrook, BC and played some golf as a junior but really took it up seriously a...
Oct 05, 2025•58 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Enjoyed speaking with current Men's Division Captain - Tyler Green. Tyler has been a member of Royal Colwood since he was 12 years old and credits family influence for being able to play golf at Royal Colwood for so long. In this episode, you'll be lucky to hear a great hole-in-one story from Tyler while playing at Inglewood Golf Club. Tyler encourages more young members to consider being part of the Men's Division team. Sound editing done by Todd Mason.
Sep 21, 2025•44 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Thanks to Nolan for giving us an update on how things went the past couple of years since our last episode. We get some insight into his time as Assistant Coach of the Oregon State Golf Team. Nolan is currently looking for work – he has an undergraduate degree in accounting, holds a minor in supply chain logistics management and then he did his master’s degree in financial analytics. While working Nolan would still like to keep his competitive game in order and continue playing in some amateur e...
Sep 07, 2025•38 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Special thanks to the Members and Staff at Inglewood Golf Club for hosting the 2025 Interclub event with Royal Colwood. This year’s event between Inglewood and Royal Colwood was fantastic, and we look forward to continuing the tradition. Guests on this episode: 00:43 – 08:30 Ron Poborsky – Member, Inglewood GC 08:31 – 12:47 Kevin Won – Member, Royal Colwood GC 12:48 – 28:02 Mike Gove – Director of Golf, Inglewood GC 28:03 – 35:02 Brent Hopkins – Member, Royal Colwood GC 35:03 – 43:14 Scott Arran...
Aug 22, 2025•50 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Host of the A.V. Macan Podcast, Matt Waterman, talks about the RBC Scramble Qualifying Event which took place at Royal Colwood on Sunday 20 July 2025. Congrats to Jeremy Cook, Tristan Story, Stephen Gaskin and Andrew Avis for winning the Colwood event with a winning score of net 55. Consider playing in this fun event next year. https://rbcpgascramble.com/ Sound editing done by Todd Mason.
Aug 19, 2025•9 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Alberta 2025 – AV Macan Road Trip On this episode we took the podcast on the road for our weeklong trip into Alberta in June 2025. It was a pleasure to travel and play with fellow Royal Colwood members, John Story, Steve Fraser and Bill Coles. Our trip included: Sagebrush – est. 2009 Royal Mayfair – est. 1922 Petroleum – est. 1993 Calgary – est. 1897 Glencoe – est. 1984 Earl Grey – est. 1919 Highly recommend a visit to these golf clubs if you get a chance. Lots of amazing golf holes, wonderful c...
Jul 20, 2025•39 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Huge congratulations to Don Singlehurst, Superintendent at Royal Colwood, who is retiring after 34 years of devoted service. Please enjoy listening to this episode of the A.V. Macan Podcast and with any luck you’ll get to know a little bit more about Don. For instance, most people wouldn’t know that Don was Junior Club Champion at Royal Colwood and Gorge Vale in 1978! Don’s first job in the golf world was as night waterman at Gorge Vale Golf Club in 1979. He talks about the various jobs and the ...
May 23, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Since 2003, more than $2 million has been raised through this tournament to fund essential projects that help transform Veterans Memorial Lodge into a place that feels like home. In 2025, we are committed to completing the fundraising needed to renovate and revitalize courtyards and gardens at Veterans Memorial Lodge. In this episode I speak with Gary Garnett (Team Navy) and Chuck Oliviero (Team Army/Airforce) about the Armed Forces Challenge portion of this tournament. The fundraising this frie...
May 04, 2025•33 min•Season 3Ep. 4
The Dr. Bryant event at Royal Colwood is the first Men's Division competition of every year. It features play in Chapman or Pinehurst stroke play, two players play as partners, each playing from the teeing ground and each playing the partner’s ball for the second shot. After the second shot, partners select the ball with which they wish to score and play that ball alternately to complete the hole. Dr. Bryant was Club President at Royal Colwood GC in 1942 and the trophy we play for was first awar...
Apr 15, 2025•29 min•Season 3Ep. 3
In this episode of the AV Macan Podcast, we talk to two of the dedicated Beekeepers who work at Royal Colwood GC. This group of volunteers is better known as the “Bee Team” and they mind the beehives on the property. Amy Archambault and Kody Mitchell will help us understand how much effort is required by the volunteers and how much they know about the process of ensuring the Royal Colwood Bees are healthy and productive. Our team of volunteers has a Bee Mentor, his name is Don Lambert, Vice-Pres...
Feb 19, 2025•40 min•Season 3Ep. 2
To start 2025, I sat down with two long-time Royal Colwood members (Adam Trevor – 25 yrs and John McMillan – 48 yrs to chat about the coming year. We found that even though we wanted to talk about 2025, we still talked about the past! John remembers watching the 1976 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship held at Royal Colwood and the battle between Jim Nelford and Rafael Alarcón. That was the 2nd straight Canadian Amateur win for Nelford, Alarcón later won the 1979 event in Brantford Ont. Royal Co...
Jan 15, 2025•31 min•Season 3Ep. 1
In this episode of the podcast, you’ll meet Ewan Baldwin of Royal Colwood, he’s 14 years old and the 2024 BC Golf Association Zone 5 Junior Golfer of the Year. He’s also a 3-time Junior Club Champion and undoubtedly a golfer you’ll be seeing in the future. It’s nice to hear from young adults enjoying the game of golf and more importantly seeing the results of Royal Colwood’s Junior Golf Program. Ewan plans to be on the school golf team at Royal Bay High School starting in September 2025. This pa...
Dec 06, 2024•39 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Special thanks to the Members and Staff at Fircrest Golf Club for hosting the 2024 Interclub event with Royal Colwood. This was the 51st edition of the Fircrest/Royal Colwood Interclub and we look forward to continuing the tradition. Guests on this episode: 00:55 – 06:30 Steve Bowles - General Manager, Fircrest GC 06:31 – 09:37 Jim Chu - Member, Fircrest GC 09:38 – 14:27 Daniel Shepherd - Head Professional, Fircrest GC 14:28 – 23:51 Stan Lowe - Member, Royal Colwood GC Brian Beal - Member, Fircr...
Nov 26, 2024•38 min•Season 2Ep. 14
On this episode, we hear from Tom Martell (coordinator) about the "Train Wreck" event at Royal Colwood. The Train Wreck is a 2 man team event, where the team collects points and tries to avoid having a train wreck (which means both players score net bogey or worse). Net Bogey = 0 points Net Par = 1 point Net Birdie = 2 points Net Eagle = 5 points Net Double Eagle = 8 points At Royal Colwood, there are 2 Train Wreck events each year, 1 in the Summer and 1 in the Fall. Tom talks about some of the ...
Nov 15, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Short trip to Portland, Oregon for a friendly match with a few members of Columbia Edgewater, special thanks to Ky Fullerton, Evan Wilson and Erik Bjorvik for setting this up and being gracious hosts. With the help of John Story and Bill Coles we recollected for a few minutes about our couple of days at Columbia Edgewater. This trip supports another strong recommendation for Royal Colwood members to head to Portland to enjoy good food at "Salty’s on the Columbia River" before or after a great ro...
Oct 28, 2024•19 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Great conversation with 50-year members Mike Adamek and Tom LeQuesne. These two Royal Colwood members reminisce about the early years of their golf membership and later share some of their experiences of golfing other AV Macan golf courses over the past 40 years. With Tom and Mike being around for some time they both bring up some wonderful memories at Royal Colwood and how things have evolved over the years. Mike wants to play with Rory McIlroy, Guy Lafleur and Tom LeQuesne in his dream foursom...
Oct 17, 2024•51 min•Season 2Ep. 11
The Lucifer Golfing Society was created in 1921 by a small group of like-minded men who enjoyed golfing, fine dining and camaraderie. In September 2024, the modern "Lucifers" travelled to Canada and part of their itinerary included a trip to Royal Colwood to play in a friendly match and to enjoy great food prepared by Chef Sam Benedetto and his staff. Have a listen and learn a bit more about the Lucifer Golf Society. List of Guests: 01:20 – 09:23 Justyn Comer – Lucifer Member – Royal St. Georges...
Oct 07, 2024•41 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Congratulations to Dale Jackson for being inducted to Royal Colwood's Wall of Honour, builder category. Dale joins me for a conversation about some of his golf experiences and more importantly his accomplishments in the world of golf that has ultimately qualified him for the Wall of Honour. 1. Rules Official (R&A, USGA, Golf Canada PGA, LPGA) 2001 – present 2. Club Captain, Royal Colwood Golf Club 2003 – 2004 3. Chair, Golf Canada Rules Committee 2013 – 2016 4. Member, R&A Rules Committe...
Aug 30, 2024•44 min•Season 2Ep. 10
