It’s All In The Family at Players Cup

Former Canadian Amateur champion Rob McMillan will become executive chairman of the Canadian Tour’s Players Cup in Winnipeg, while his wife Nicole McMillan moves in as the event’s executive director as of October 1. Nicole McMillan has been involved with event management for 12 years, while Rob won the 1996 Canadian Amateur in Winnipeg, the [...]

Tour Seeks Stronger Ties With RCGA

The story of the year in Canadian golf did not take place on the PGA Tour, which is seemingly the only place, in some people’s minds, that produces news stories of any consequence. From a Canadian perspective, the story is not about what’s happening now on the PGA Tour, or the LPGA Tour for that [...]

DeLaet Prepares For A Long Road Ahead

Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., is in Estonia with fellow Canadian Tour player Stuart Anderson of Victoria to play in a World Cup qualifier later this week. DeLaet is coming off an outstanding season that began in Africa and continued on the Canadian Tour, where he has won twice in 2009 and leads the tour’s [...]

Ontario Team Named

Ian Doig, Danny King, Bruce Rogerson, Dan Clark, Gary Jeffrey, Reggie Millage, Ken Tarling, Dave Levesque, Mark Kappes and John Rushnell will represent the Ontario PGA at the Titleist Cup, Oct.7-9 at Mississaugua Golf and Country Club in Mississauga, Ont. Dan Green and Billy Walsh round out the team as captain’s picks. “Both Dan and [...]

Tehama Acquisition Has Strong Canadian Connections

It was always with a big grin and a frequent laugh that the effervescent Nancy Haley took part in the golf industry, whether it was at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando or on the occasional visit to Canada. One of those trips saw her smacking drives out on to the frozen tundra from the [...]

B.C. Bomber Wins CPGA Assistants Title

After torrential rain, wind and foggy conditions, the sun broke through on the 18th green to shine for just one moment on 28-year-old Matt Palsenbarg of Northview Golf and Country Club in British Columbia as he made par on the final hole to win the 2009 Titleist & FootJoy Canadian PGA Assistants’ Championship. Palsenbarg carded [...]

Nacabi Trading Acquires Tehama

Nacabi Trading Inc. has completed a transaction to acquire Tehama, founded in 1997 by veteran designer Nancy Haley and Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood and a company that had been rumoured to be available for over a year. “We were immediately drawn to Tehama’s philosophy, culture and story,” said Canadian Steven Banks, who becomes the company’s [...]

What’s Your Priority At The Shows?

The 2009 Canadian buying show season promises to be an interesting one if recent GNN Polls are any indication. A couple of weeks ago, we asked readers if they plan to spend more, less or the same on golf shop inventory this year, with 71 per cent responding that they would spend less and 18 [...]

Cobra Introduces S2 Irons

The new Cobra S2 Iron Series is designed for avid golfers who seek accuracy and distance with a forgiving mid-width sole design, while the S2 Forged Irons offer control, distance and forgiveness with the feel of a forged iron. “With this introduction, we build on our heritage of offering technologically advanced, game-enhancing irons at an [...]

Ecco Offers Style, Comfort, Versatility in 2010

Ecco is introducing its spring/summer 2010 men’s golf collection with high-grade leathers, comfort technologies and new styles, ranging from classic to casual, street-inspired designs. “With each collection, we continue to redefine the golf footwear experience,” said Michael Waack, head of global golf at Ecco. “Our process is completely unique, as it starts from designs built [...]

Readers Just Say No To An Election

The recognition of reality is taking place in the most unlikely of locations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, where it appears the New Democrats and Bloc Quebecois are ready to support a ways and means bill on Friday to avoid a fall election. For now at least, the Conservative minority government seems safe after Liberal [...]

Lady Quagmire 2010 Debuts

Bright colours, plaids and stripes highlight the debut of Quagmire’s 2010 spring collection for women. The array of polos, sweaters, shorts, pants, dresses, skirts and outerwear are available in shades that range from orange and green to baby pink and blue with contrast detailing throughout the line. Crafted primarily from Quagmire’s exclusive, environmentally-friendly Gud ‘N [...]

Sun Mountain Bag Works With Micro Cart

The new MCB (Micro Cart Bag) from Sun Mountain is designed specifically to fit the Micro Cart, a new-look cart with four wheels that folds 25 per cent smaller and weighs 20 per cent less than traditional push carts. The MCB is available in men’s and women’s styles and offers a 15-way top and a [...]

Canada’s Newest Tour Player Wanted It NOW

Conditional status in a nice designation to have in theory, but it’s not something that Canada’s newest player on the LPGA Tour wanted to think about in the final weeks of the Duramed Futures Tour season. Fewer events on the LPGA Tour season this year meant more full-time players in the fields in 2009, leaving [...]

Tour Players To Take On The World

Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., and Victoria’s Stuart Anderson are heading to next week’s World Cup qualifier at Estonian Golf and Country Club in Manniva Village, Estonia. The 72-hole stroke play event which begins next Thursday is a best ball format on days one and three and foursomes on days two and four. A minimum [...]

Nike’s Bandon Designed For Wet Weather

The new Nike Zoom Bandon, designed for wet weather conditions, has a seam-sealed synthetic upper and a waterproof lining to provide waterproof protection and a breathable moisture barrier. Other features include a zipper shroud closure that keeps water out and laces dry, while the mid-cut height blocks water from entering at the ankle line. The [...]

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