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Revelstoke Wildflower Festival events in full swing for the weekend – Revelstoke Mountaineer

Revelstoke Wildflower Festival events in full swing for the weekend - Revelstoke Mountaineer

Frisby ridge wildflowers in late August. Photo: Nora Hughes

Revelstoke’s Wildflower Festival goes from August 3 until August 7, 2022, and visitors and residents can find several events all over town to celebrate the vibrant season.

Tourism Revelstoke and Parks Canada offer free shuttles from downtown Revelstoke to the summit area of Mt. Revelstoke National Park for the Wildflower Festival from August 3 – August 7. The shuttle drops passengers off at the Balsam Lake parking area. Riders will have time to explore the summit and attend Parks Canada’s Alpine Adaptations Guided Wildflower walks, running twice daily. The walks detail how the alpine flowers have adapted to living in the harsh alpine environment.

Parks Canada also hosts a DIY watercolour station during the festival, where visitors can paint the natural beauty of the wildflower season.

The Columbia Invasive Species Society is hosting an invasive species identification walk as part of the festivities to inform visitors which plants are native to the area and which are not.

Photographer Laura Szanto is hosting drop-in outdoor portrait sessions.

Laura Szanto is hosting a wildflower photography workshop during the Revelstoke Wildflower Festival. Photo: Laura Szanto

On Saturday, August 6, join the Revelstoke Museum and Archives in celebrating Wildflower Family day.

At Revelstoke Mountain Resort, several events are taking place as part of the festival, including Wildflower High Tea and Hike and Paint with Turbo Bambi.

Events that are ongoing throughout the festival include a photography and colouring competition.

Tourism Revelstoke also lists some self-serve activities visitors, and wildflower enthusiasts can do for an independent adventure.

Self-Serve activities include window paintings of wildflowers at various places in downtown Revelstoke such as the ones at Emo’s, Terra Firma, and Silverwinds. The Mt Revelstoke National Park exhibit at Revelstoke Museum and Archives also boasts wildflower information. Wildflower-themed specials include getting $1 off a pint of Atilla the Honey at Begbie Brewing tasting room and wildflower-themed pastries at Terra Firma.

Photo: Nora Hughes

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South African Swing, the results of six events

South African Swing, the results of six events

The 2022 Road to Mallorca kick-started with six co-sanctioned events between the European Challenge Tour and Sunshine Tour in South Africa.

Dimension Data Pro-Am

A strong field entered the season opening Dimension Data Pro-Am at Fancourt Golf Estate, including two-time U.S.

Open Champion Retief Goosen. The South African won the U.S. Open in 2001 and 2004 and has also won the DP World Tour Order of Merit on two occasions. Germany’s Alexander Knappe secured his first win for over five years by posting four bogey-free rounds at the Dimension Data Pro-Am.

The three-time Challenge Tour winner birdied the 72nd hole to finish one-stroke victory ahead of two-time DP World Tour winner Dean Burmester on 23 under par. Bain’s Whisky Cape Town Open JC Ritchie successfully defended his Bain’s Whisky Cape Town Open title after holing a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a one-shot victory at Royal Cape Golf Club.

The South African posted a final day four under par round of 68 to reach 18 under par, one clear of Belgium’s Christopher Mivis, who raced through the field on the final day to set the target at 17 under par. Jonsson Workwear Open Ritchie made it back-to-back wins on the Challenge Tour after he secured a wire-to-wire six-shot victory at the Jonsson Workwear Open and subsequently moved to Number One on the Road to Mallorca Rankings.

The ten-time Sunshine Tour winner got off to a special start in Durban after he carded a course-record nine under par opening round of 61 on his 28th Birthday, which included a hole in one at the par three second hole. Mangaung Open Oliver Hundebøll secured a dramatic maiden Challenge Tour victory at the Mangaung Open after he carded a six under par final round 66 to reach 21 under par.

The Dane entered round four five shots off the pace but carded seven birdies and just one bogey to record a one-shot victory in Bloemfontein. Jbe Kruger carded a course record 61 in round three at Bloemfontein Golf Club, his local course, and the South African eventually finished in a tie for sixth place.

SDC Open Clément Sordet secured his fifth Challenge Tour title at the SDC Open after defeating South African Ruan Conradie in a play-off. Sordet birdied the first extra hole to defeat home favourite Conradie, who could only make par, and secure his first victory since the 2017 NBO Golf Classic Grand Final, a year in which he finished second on the Challenge Tour Rankings behind Finland’s Tapio Pulkkanen.

Limpopo Championship Mateusz Gradecki claimed a maiden Challenge Tour victory in dramatic style at the Limpopo Championship, becoming only the second Challenge Tour winner to hail from Poland after Adrian Meronk. The 27-year-old entered the final round five-strokes behind Hundebøll but carded a brilliant bogey-free six under par round of 66 at Euphoria Golf Club to reach a 19 under par total and finish three shots ahead of South African Hennie du Plessis.