Ceremonial tee off begins festivities ahead of Paradise Canyon Open starting Thursday
LETHBRIDGE – With the sun shining down, the Paradise Canyon Open as part of the Mackenzie Tour is preparing to tee off in Lethbridge.
Before the tournament begins Thursday, June 21, a ceremonial shot from the first tee was held with dignitaries like Deputy Mayor Jeff Carlson, Lethbridge-East MLA Maria Fitzpatrick, Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips and Paradise Canyon owner Ron Sakamoto.
Sakamoto says it feels fantastic to have it finally here with the tournament set to start tomorrow morning at 7:30 a.m.
“We’ve had some really fantastic events already, yesterday we had the Pro-Am for the Juniors and Seniors and today we’re holding a clinic for Indigenous youth. It’s been fantastic, and some of the pros are going to go out to the Dragon Boat races and promote that and some of them are going to go to the Nikko Yuko gardens,” Sakamoto stated, adding the tournament is being felt all over Lethbridge.