Golf tournament brings teams from both sides of border to Semiahmoo

U.S. and Canadian Semiahmoo Golf and Country Club members will compete in the annual Peace Arch Cup at the club Friday, July 21 and Saturday, July 22. 

The Peace Arch Cup is a team golf competition played in a couple of different formats with players earning points for their team by getting the lowest scores on holes and in matches, said Matt Combs of the Semiahmoo Golf and Country Club pro shop. Teams are made up of 12 players and the team with the most points wins. Last year, Canada won. 

All 24 competitors are members of Semiahmoo. The U.S. captain is Mark Deebach and Canadian captain is Jim Lightbody. Combs said the top eight golfers from each side of the border qualify to make up the teams while the remaining three on each team are the captains’ picks.