Kelowna golfer swings into BC Sports Hall of Fame

Richard Zokol was a golf professional for 22 years

Jordy Cunningham
Oct 25, 2023 12:00 PM Oct 25, 2023 12:01 PM

web1_231102-kcn-richard-zokol_1 — Richard Zokol is being inducted in the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2024. (Predator Ridge Resort)

A Kelowna resident is on their way to the BC Sports Hall of Fame.

Richard 香蕉视频直播楧ick香蕉视频直播� Zokol is one of five athletes that will be inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.

Now 65 years old, Zokol is one of the most successful Canadian golfers, as he made more than $2 million throughout the course of a 22-year career from 1982-2003. Throughout that time, he competed in 412 PGA Tour events and 53 Buy.com/Nationwide Tour (now known as the Korn Ferry Tour) events. He won one event on each tour - the 1992 Greater Milwaukee Open (PGA) and the 2001 Samsung Canadian PGA Championship (Buy.com).

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Zokol is being inducted with fellow athletes Justin Morneau (baseball), Amanda Asay (baseball), Ryan Cochrane (swimming), and Cassie Sharpe (freestyle skiing).

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The class of 2024 will be inducted during a gala in May 2024.

About the Author: Jordy Cunningham

Hailing from Ladner, B.C., I have been passionate about sports, especially baseball, since I was young. In 2018, I graduated from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops with a Bachelor of Journalism degree

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