Kick Back and Relax This Holiday Season

Star Tech dropped by for the GolfNewsNow company lunch on Friday, which means it was just him and me at the table and what usually happens in that situation is the discussion quickly turns to business, even when it should be about holiday plans, etc. Star Tech has nothing to do with Captain Kirk, Mr.... ( Full Article )

An Idea Worth Considering

For those who will be attendance at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando at the end of January, it might be a good idea to check out the unveiling of the Get Golf Ready initiative that will take place at the Orange Country Convention Center. While specific junior golf programs are indeed a noble cause,... ( Full Article )

Now More Than Ever, You Need to Promote

Hopefully, the previous five blogs in our GolfNewsNow series on promoting yourself, your facilities and your programs have offered some fresh ideas about how to get your message out to the public. In Canada, it seems that self-promotion is perceived as a negative thing, perhaps too much ego from the... ( Full Article )

Promotion is All About People

A conversation with Kevin Thistle will have you swearing off coffee, for he is a fast-paced, handshaking, smiling bundle of energy, which has worked big time for him over the years as he has moved from head pro to personable president of Angus Glen Golf Club in Markham, Ont. since first being hired... ( Full Article )

Double Honours for B.C. Juniors

A pair of British Columbia golfers have topped the CN Future Links Junior Orders of Merit to be recognized as Canada’s top junior golfers for 2008. Sue Kim, 17, won twice on the CN Canadian Women’s Tour to become the first amateur to win on that circuit and earn entry into the CN Canadian Women’s... ( Full Article )

Present a Professional Image to Sponsors

As Ted Stonehouse accepted accolades for winning the Canadian PGA’s Jack McLaughlin Junior Leader of the Year Award recently, he made sure to say that it was a team effort, a term that often seems empty due to overuse, so the head professional and general manager at Bell Bay Golf Club in Baddeck,... ( Full Article )

Database, Customer Service are Important Promotional Tools

There are two distinct aspects in the professional life of Ginny Golding, but they blend together nicely to construct a solid client base for all of her efforts. Perhaps, it stems from being an elementary school teacher before joining the Canadian PGA in 1985, but Golding, an independent who works out... ( Full Article )

Miura Forges Ahead with New Putters

Vancouver-based Miura Golf has introduced new forged putters under the Series 1957 name. The Series 1957 lines includes the KM350, a blade model, and the MP 005 and MP 006. KM350 All putters within the 1957 Series feature the same forging process as Miura irons and each have a milled face for forgiveness,... ( Full Article )

Promoting You Promotes Your Business

The Haime name lives on as strongly as ever in the nation’s capital region, where Peter was the longtime head professional at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club, while his gregarious wife Dawn was the personable proprietor of the golf shop at the same facility. Carrying on that legacy is their son, whose... ( Full Article )

How Promotion Helps Everybody

Prior to giving a seminar on media relations at the Golf Business Canada Conference and Trade Show put on by the National Golf Course Owners Association a few weeks ago, I put a pile of my business cards on a table by the door and told everyone to take one. I then proceeded to tell them about GolfNewsNow... ( Full Article )

Tour Championship Goes to St. Catharines

The Canadian Tour will announce today that the St. Catharines Golf and Country Club in St. Catharines, Ont., will be the site of its 2009 Tour Championship. St. Catharines Golf & Country Club The Stanley Thompson/Robert Trent Jones collaboration, with a recent renovation by Ian Andrew, has hosted... ( Full Article )

Taylor, Sherlock Take Year-End Honours

Stephanie Sherlock of Barrie, Ont., and Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., are the top female and male amateur golfers in year-end National Order of Merit standings, released by the Royal Canadian Golf Association. Nick Taylor Sherlock, who also plays for the University of Denver, won the Sunbelt Conference... ( Full Article )

PGA Show Aims to Put Product in People’s Hands

The PGA Merchandise Show may officially be a three-day affair, running from Jan. 29-31 at Orlando’s Orange Country Convention Center, but for many of the show’s attendees and exhibitors, it is actually four days. The Demo Day at nearby Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge has quickly become... ( Full Article )

Orlando Show Focuses on Economy

It may be tempting in these difficult economic times to cut expenses to the bone and maybe even pass on that annual trip to the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, but the way Ed Several looks at it, do you run and hide from the challenges or do you take them head on? In his position as PGA Shows Group... ( Full Article )

Nickent Hybrid Gives You Wings

Nickent Golf has introduced its fifth generation of hybrid with the new 5DX Ironwood, an all-stainless steel model with a new geometric head shape that places discretionary weight to the extreme perimeter. New wings on the back of the clubhead are designed to improve centre of gravity and increase moment... ( Full Article )

Sun Mountain Combines RainFlex, Fleece

Sun Mountain has combined the qualities of fleece and RainFlex to introduce a men’s jacket and reversible vest styles that consist of a water resistant, windproof, stretchable RainFlex shell that is bonded to a soft, warm fleece lining under the WeatherShield name. Rainflex Jacket The men’s full-zip... ( Full Article )

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