
The second annual Building Systems Consulting (BSC) Golf Classic turned out to be a huge success.
The event took place last Friday at the Mountain View Golf Club in Whitehorse on July 5. It was intended to raise money and awareness for Biathlon Yukon.
A total of 102 golfers took part, raising more than $25,000 for Biathlon Yukon.
The tournament also featured a Putting Challenge, Target Shooting contest with an Ecoaims rifle from Biathlon Canada and a barbecue, which brought in more than $2,700.
The first-place team was Ketza Construction.
The MacPherson Rentals Hole-In-One was not claimed.

The Yukon Star accompanied a group of golfers from Johnston Builders who took part, including Sam Roy, Bruce Fillmore, Matt Quinton and Kiren Ramoju.
Roy said, “We got invited out to the tournament, playing best ball and enjoying the weather and doing horrible at golf.”
He said the appeal of playing in the event is the camaraderie.
“I’m not much of a golfer but it’s always a good time when you’re hanging out with friends. You see a bunch of people that you know from around town, socializing.”
Regarding his golfing performance, Roy joked, “My experience is that you get one or two amazing shots out of the 18 holes, so I’ve used up my two.”
The promotion of Biathlon Yukon was working, as Roy said he hadn’t been familiar with the organization before the tournament.
“I’m looking forward to the next one,” he added. “I’m always happy to be invited to them.”
Bill Curtis, the president of Biathlon Yukon, helped manage the barbecue. “We’ve been having a lot of fun, meeting people and selling smokies.”
He called the money raised at the BSC classic “a “significant amount.
“We are anticipating a new building next year. We’re gonna need furniture and fixtures, so this will really help in meeting that.”
The building would be located at the Grey Mountain biathlon range. City council consented to the project and approved the new lease in May.

“In anticipation of receiving the funding, we are preparing the site, and obtaining development and building permits this summer/fall so that we can start the actual construction of the building in the spring of 2025 in time for completion before the 2026 Arctic Winter Games,” said Curtis.
“We’re very fortunate in the Yukon to be funded by the sport and rec branch and by Lotteries (Yukon) and Community Development Fund, so we are able to cover the travel for athletes – most of it.”
Curtis said they’re doing other projects at the biathlon range at Grey Mountain.
“We’re widening trails, new building, it’s never-ending.”
Curtis also spoke about the exposure Biathlon Yukon received at the event.
“Most of the golfers probably don’t even know what biathlon is, so today we had this demonstration with these Eco rifles provided by Biathlon Canada so people got a good sense of what the shooting aspect is.
“We didn’t make them run around the putting green to get their heart rate up, but still, they had fun and maybe a bit of appreciation for the sport.”
Curtis added, “I’d like to thank BSC for doing this for us. Just a bit overwhelmed, actually, by the generosity.”