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A.V. Macan Podcast
by Matt Waterman
Arthur Vernon Macan was a Champion Golfer, a World War I veteran and most notably a celebrated golf course architect. Macan is credited with designing numerous golf courses in the Pacific Northwest and is arguably the most important person to ever walk the fairways of Royal Colwood.
Episodes
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2026 Golfapalooza - Crown Isle Resort and Golf Community
Send us Fan Mail As a new invitee to the coveted "golfapoolza" event I decided to collect some of the participants' comments and experiences of this long running and fun event. The Crown Isle Resort and Golf Course is an excellent venue for group events and the weather for the end of September…
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Max Sear - 2026 Men's Club Champion - Royal Colwood Golf Club
Send us Fan Mail In this episode you will hear from Max Sear, Royal Colwood’s 2026 Men’s Club Champion. This is Max’s first Men’s Club Championship after he won a couple Junior Championships at his old club in Ontario. Max won the Ontario Amateur in 2016 and recruited to play golf at West…
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2026 Men's Club Championship - Medal Play
Send us Fan Mail 2026 Men’s Club Championship – Medal Play The Men’s Club Championship includes two rounds of Medal Play prior to the Match Play the following week. Over 100 members from all age categories participated this year. Thanks very much to the Pro Staff and Grounds Crew for making sure...
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2026 Don Ross Derby - Don Gowan & Gregg Campbell
Send us Fan Mail The 2026 Don Ross Derby was a great event this year. Congratulations to the winners Don Gowan and Gregg Campbell. This episode includes Don, Gregg and 3rd place winner John Story. We chatted about this year’s event, some of the strategy, some of the fun play that we all saw and a...
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2026 Lucifer Commonwealth Golf Tournament
Send us Fan Mail The 2026 Lucifer Commonwealth Golf Tournament occurred July 5-10 in the Berkshire County area about 40kms West of Central London, UK. The event is organized and sponsored by the Lucifer Golfing Society, founded in 1921. The Lucifers visited Royal Colwood in September 2024 and...
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Scott Noble - Royal Burgess Golf Club
Send us Fan Mail Thanks to Scott Noble for swinging by to talk about golf and his experiences as a member of Royal Burgess Golf Club in Scotland. Scott is a regular user of the reciprocal opportunities between our clubs and loves to return to Royal Colwood. He likes our layout and the challenges...
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Peter Faulkner "Pedro" - R.I.P.
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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Sayward Cup - Dick Austin
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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Vancouver Island Supports Ukraine - Bruce Brown
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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Sayward Cup Tour 2025 - Off Day Fun Rounds - Don Bull & Doug Sear
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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Sayward Cup Tour 2025 - Royal Cinque Ports - Andre Lemieux
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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Sayward Cup Tour 2025 - Royal St. Georges - Shaun Paterson
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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2025 Sayward Cup Tour - Royal Ashdown Forest - Ken Beaumont
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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2025 Sayward Cup Tour - West Sussex - Tom Coutts
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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2025 Sayward Cup Tour - Royal Wimbledon - John Arseneau
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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Ewan Baldwin - 2025 Men's Club Champion - Royal Colwood Golf Club
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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2025 Interclub - Fircrest Golf Club
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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Terry Yacyshen - General Manager - Royal Colwood Golf Club
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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2025 Club Captain - Jordan Smaldon
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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2025 Men's Division Captain - Tyler Green
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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Nolan Thoroughgood - 2025 Update
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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2025 Interclub - Inglewood Golf Club
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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RBC Scramble - Royal Colwood Qualifying Event
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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A.V. Macan Podcast goes on the Road - Alberta 2025
Send us Fan Mail 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....
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Don Singlehurst - Superintendent - Royal Colwood Golf Club
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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Broadmead Care's Charity Golf Tournament - supporting Veterans Memorial Lodge
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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2025 Dr. Bryant Qualifying Event
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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The Bee Team - Amy Archambault & Kody Mitchell
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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Looking ahead to 2025 - John McMillan & Adam Trevor
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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Ewan Baldwin - 2024 Zone 5 Junior Golfer of the Year
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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2024 Interclub - Fircrest Golf Club
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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Train Wreck - Tom Martell
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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Royal Colwood visits Columbia Edgewater
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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50 Year Members - Mike Adamek & Tom LeQuesne
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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Lucifer Golfing Society visits Royal Colwood
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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Dale Jackson - 2024 Wall of Honour Induction
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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Championship Week - Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Royal Colwood Golf Club proudly hosted the 110th Canadian Women's Amateur Championship, 30 July - 02 August 2024, presented by BDO. Congratulations to all the competitors, staff, volunteers and members for a successful Championship. Part 2 – List of Guests: 00:46 – 08:53 Emily...
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Championship Week - Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Royal Colwood Golf Club proudly hosted the 110th Canadian Women's Amateur Championship, 30 July - 02 August 2024, presented by BDO. Congratulations to all the competitors, staff, volunteers and members for a successful Championship. Part 1 – List of Guests: 00:45 – 08:40 Ann…
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Columbia Edgewater visits Royal Colwood
Send us Fan Mail Columbia Edgewater visits Royal Colwood As Columbia Edgewater Country Club approaches its 100th Anniversary in 2025, Ky Fullerton and his friends John Delaittre and Evan Wilson visit Royal Colwood and graciously take time to join me for a quick podcast episode. They, along with...
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110th Canadian Women's Amateur Championship - Royal Colwood Golf Club
Send us Fan Mail Royal Colwood is proud to host the 110th Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship, presented by BDO. Elaine Bobolo, Organizing Chair, Ruth McDougall and Barb Rainey join the host Matt Waterman in studio to chat about getting ready for the Championship! The Championship runs 29 July…
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Gordy Scutt - Head Professional - Royal Colwood Golf Club
Send us Fan Mail Hope you enjoy this episode with Gordy Scutt, new Head Professional at Royal Colwood. We talk about his golf career from the very early days to current day. Gordy has played all over the world as a Junior representing Canada, throughout his College years as a Washington Husky and...
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A.V. Macan Podcast goes on the Road
Send us Fan Mail For this episode, we took the podcast on the road and compiled 4 days of content with our group of 8. Our trip included: Fircrest Golf Club 1923 Columbia Edgewater Country Club 1925 Inglewood Golf Club 1919 Beach Grove 1927 The first three courses were all designed by A.V. Macan...
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Broadmead Care's Charity Golf Tournament
Send us Fan Mail Veterans Memorial Lodge is one of five Broadmead Care homes in Greater Victoria. An attractive, comfortable Home located in the pleasant Broadmead neighbourhood in Victoria, it provides long term care for veterans and seniors on Vancouver Island. On June 6th 2024, the 21st Annual...
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50 Year Member - Rupee Pallan
Send us Fan Mail We celebrate Rupee’s 50 years of membership at Royal Colwood. “Mr. Pallan” is well known in the Westshore area after serving for 35 years in School District 62. Rupee’s initiation fee 50 years ago was $400 and the monthly dues were $50. The Pallan family has grown into golf life…
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Golf Canada Western Regional Director - Doug Hastie
Send us Fan Mail Kicking off Season 2 of the A.V. Macan Podcast, we're joined by Royal Colwood Member Doug Hastie. Doug is currently working for Golf Canada as the Director for Western Canada. Doug learned his golf from none other than George Knudsen at The National Golf Club, he obtained his…
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2023 Women's Captain - Lori Lumley
Send us Fan Mail In our final episode of 2023, we're joined by Lori Lumley who has just finished her 1 year term as Women's Captain at the Royal Colwood Golf Club. Lori played competitive fastball as a youngster and into her adult years but decided as retirement approached that golf would bring…
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Craig Young - Professional - Royal Colwood Golf Club
Send us Fan Mail In episode 13, Royal Colwood Professional Craig Young joins me to chat about his 23+ years at our golf club. Craig and his wife come from competitive skiing backgrounds but his summer love of golf as a kid carried through to his working life. Craig’s skiing accomplishments…
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2023 Club Championship - Aaron Butters
Send us Fan Mail In 2023, Royal Colwood celebrated 100 years of Club Championships and in this episode we are joined by Aaron Butters, Club Championship Committee Chair, to talk about the successes of the event. All the Divisions had medal play competitions over the main championship weekend, and...
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2023 Don Ross Derby - Jack Jenner
Send us Fan Mail Jack Jenner is the creator and still manages the Don Ross Derby at Royal Colwood. This event is one of the most enjoyable tournaments on the schedule for the Men’s Division. It consists of 2– nine hole matches on the Friday and then 3 – nine hole matches on the Saturday; these…
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Club Captain - Alec Mackie
Send us Fan Mail Alec Mackie is the Club Captain at Royal Colwood Golf Club, he is in his second year of a 3 year term. Alec has been a member of the Club since 1984 and is originally from Carnoustie, Scotland. In fact, his first golf was learned at Carnoustie Golf Links as a young boy with…
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Arthur Vernon Macan was a Champion Golfer, a World War I veteran and most notably a celebrated golf course architect. Macan is credited with designing numerous golf courses in the Pacific Northwest and is arguably the most important person to ever walk the fairways of Royal Colwood.
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