Sun Mountain Introduces Four 5 Bag
February 26, 2009 by GNN
Sun Mountain has combined individual club dividers with a lightweight 4.5-pound stand bag, with the introduction of its Four 5 golf bag.
The Four 5 features 14 full-length dividers and Sun Mountain’s E-Z Fit dual strap system, along with a patented roller-bottom stand mechanism for stability and quick leg action.
It also has a lift assist strap [...]
adidas Collars the Market
February 26, 2009 by Ian Hutchinson
LOS ANGELES — There is no official name just yet for a new collar being rolled out – or should we say unrolled? – by adidas on June 1, but if there is any justice in the world, it will be called the Herbie collar.
Herbie is the husband of Tiss Dahan, the director of apparel [...]
GMIC Offers New Courses
February 26, 2009 by GNN
The Golf Management Institute of Canada is offering two new courses beginning in late March, including Retail Management in Golf Operations and Entrepreneurship in the Golf Industry.
The Retail Management in Golf Operations course, which begins March 24, deals with topics such as seasonality, inventory management, customer identification and service, display techniques and promotional ideas for [...]
Desjardins, Stewart Win Tex Noble Award
February 26, 2009 by GNN
Dallas Desjardins, head professional at the Summerside Golf and Country Club in Summerside, PEI, and Peter Stewart of The Country Club in Woodbridge, Ont., are the 2008 recipents of the Tex Noble Award.
Tex Noble was a former Canadian PGA education director who was renowned for the development and training of young professionals. The award in [...]
Imagine the Game Without Tiger
February 26, 2009 by Ian Hutchinson
The return of Tiger Woods to this week’s Accenture Match Play Championship has been dissected more than the injured knee that caused him to miss action since his win last June at the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.
Media scrutiny goes with the territory when it comes to the world’s No. 1 player, who makes news [...]
International Pairs Set Up to Encourage Participation, Raise Revenues
February 25, 2009 by Ian Hutchinson
It versatility can be the key to International Pairs helping your facility fill up fairways this summer, according to Sonia McKeon, who organizes such events for Ontario and Atlantic Canada, although the concept is available to everyone across the country.
It’s a two-person event that can be played as men’s, women’s and mixed competitions under various [...]
Less Events, More Money on Canadian Women’s Tour
February 25, 2009 by GNN
The 2009 CN Canadian Women’s Tour schedule has been released with three tournaments and seven exemptions into the CN Canadian Women’s Open available.
While the total number of tour events has gone down by one, the purse for each event has gone up from $41,250 to $60,000, with the champion of each tournament winning $10,000.
Tour events [...]
New Green Posting
February 24, 2009 by GNN
The Royal Oaks Golf and Country Club in Moncton, N.B., is looking for a course superintendent who will be responsible for the overall management and operation of the course maintenance department.
Duties will include scheduling, training, motivating and managing a crew of 20 equipment operators, managing course maintenance budgets, maintaining adherence to the established turf maintenance [...]
GNN Forum Offers Industry a Sense of Community
February 24, 2009 by Ian Hutchinson
The clock is ticking down to the launch of the GNN Forum on Monday and it’s becoming clear that the Canadian golf industry sees a variety of reasons for using it, according to the current GNN Poll on the home page.
The launch of the GNN Forum and what appears to be a positive reaction to [...]
Tail Targets Special Events
February 23, 2009 by GNN
The Tail Activewear women’s apparel line is fast-tracking its recent return to Canada with its Tail Event Sale program that is open to any retailer or club hosting a special event, such as an opening day, charity fundraiser or tournament.
“Tail Activewear has offered a very innovative approach towards special event sales that is designed to [...]
Callaway Cranks Up Driver Buzz
February 23, 2009 by Ian Hutchinson
In this era of stimulus packages, Callaway Golf Canada is taking matters into its own hands to stir consumer interest in its three news drivers for 2009 with a program that is being monitored by its head office in Carlsbad, Calif.
“The U.S. is actually following along closely because they’re interested in it for markets that [...]
Nike Celebrates Tiger’s Return
February 23, 2009 by GNN
The much-anticipated return of Tiger Woods this week to the Accenture Match Play Championship has sparked a new Nike Golf commercial entitled “The Good Life.”
The commercial also features Nike players Stewart Cink, Trevor Immelman, Anthony Kim, Justin Leonard and Carl Petterssen.
“This ad celebrates a significant moment in sport with Tiger’s return, but it also frames [...]
The Industry and Society Can Still Learn from William Powell
February 23, 2009 by Ian Hutchinson
William Powell is a healer of race relations as opposed to somebody who just added to existing scars and he did it through golf to the benefit of the game.
Powell, 92, is the only African-American to design, build, own and operate a golf course anywhere in the world by all accounts, so the story of [...]
One Way Isn’t the Only Way to Teach, says Jim Flick
February 22, 2009 by Ian Hutchinson
CARLSBAD, Calif. – The way he’s moving around The Kingdom, across the street from TaylorMade-adidas headquarters, belies the fact that Jim Flick is on the verge of becoming an octogenarian.
“This is my 54th rookie year of teaching golf,” said Flick, who coached Jack Nicklaus, among other top players and countless other less-profile names through various [...]
Merit Strengthens Ties with Ontario PGA
February 22, 2009 by GNN
Merit Golf Vacations has taken title sponsorship of the Ontario PGA Match Play Championship, while continuing with its title sponsorship of the Ontario PGA Pro Am Classic.
Merit will host a hospitality suite and the Ontario PGA Professional Development and Networking Conference at Blue Mountain Resort near Collingwood Feb. 23-24.
Merit will also continue as preferred travel [...]
Women’s Open Gets New Sponsor
February 22, 2009 by GNN
CE Franklin has become a sponsor of the 2009 CN Canadian Women’s Open, which will be held at Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club near Calgary in early September.
The sponsorship with the Royal Canadian Golf Association includes onsite branding, pro-am playing privileges, branding on collateral material and corporate hospitality programming
CE Franklin, a supplier of products [...]
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