A.V. Macan Podcast

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 that our greens present to golfers of all levels.  Scott got the opportunity to play in the June Men’s Sponsor Night an...

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 hav...

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 commemor...

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...

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 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 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 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 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 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...

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...

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...

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 Co...

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 sepa...

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 be...

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 work...

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...

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.

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 High...

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...

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...

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...

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 ar...

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...

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. ...