Industry Needs To Follow RBC Lead

Back in June, GNN asked the poll question, “Do up-and-coming players get enough attention from the Canadian golf industry, media and fans of the game before they make it to the PGA or LPGA Tour?” The response was overwhelming to say the least as 96 per cent of those who answered said developing Canadians weren’t [...]

SuperFast Driver Is A Lightweight

Weighing just 284 grams, which is 14 grams lighter than the Burner drivers introduced in 2007 and 2009, the new Burner SuperFast driver from TaylorMade is built for increased clubhead speed leading to more distance. The 460 c.c. head on the SuperFast was designed to be sleeker and more aerodynamic with increased moment of inertia [...]

Engage Your Members In Winter Too

I’ve always been a big believer in engaging your members or clients during the off-season. Here at Coppinwood, we had a concert with renowned Canadian singer Michael Burgess in November. It was very intimate, very special. It’s one thing to say, `Come out for a dinner party,’ so I thought, here we are at Coppinwood, [...]

RBC Lends Support To Development

Over the past couple of weeks, GNN readers have been hearing about how organizations such as the Royal Canadian Golf Association, Canadian PGA and Canadian Tour have been discussing various means to support developing professionals from this country. Add the Canadian Open’s title sponsor to the list as RBC has announced an initiative to help [...]

Reality Sets In For Jeff Boismier

Jeff Boismier jokes that it is time for him to get back to reality after living the life working for general manager/director of golf operations Rob Roxborough in the golf shop at Magna Golf Club in Aurora, Ont., last summer. “I had the best summer of my 20 years in the golf business,” said Boismier, [...]

SuperTri Combines Technologies

TaylorMade is following in the footsteps of the R9 driver, which combined Flight Control Technology and Movable Weight Technology in a 420 c.c. head, and the R9 460 with FCT alone in a 460 c.c. head. “Those two drivers were created because TaylorMade didn’t yet have the ability to combine both FCT and MWT in [...]

Canadian Named Swiss National Coach

Canadian Denise Lavigne, a teaching professional at Club de Golf Le Mirage in Terrbonne, Que., has been named coach of the Swiss women’s national team. Lavigne still coaches outstanding Canadian players such as Danielle Mills, who was runner-up recently at the Duramed Futures Tour qualifying school, and top amateur Maude-Aimee LeBlanc. Lavigne, who also works [...]

Industry Focuses On “Early Adopters”

Keith Keindel emphasizes that the term “early adopters” doesn’t apply to a new marketing trend in the golf industry, but rather, a new emphasis on consumers who are quick to jump on the latest products. “If you’re going to introduce a new product, you’ve got a certain segment of people who, everything that’s new, they [...]

Hopefully, This Is A Good Sign …

Here at Point Roberts, we’ve managed to maintain some golfers, which is great in a season in which we’ve gotten no snow to this point. The last few years, to this point, we usually get a couple of closures. The last couple of years – and our off-season runs roughly from November through March – [...]

Weir Applauds Support For Young Pros

With his 40th birthday on the horizon, Mike Weir was all about looking forward in his career as he prepared for his 2010 debut on the PGA Tour at this week’s Bob Hope Classic in La Quinta, Calif. He was willing, however, to reflect back to the early stages of his career when informed that [...]

My Winter Getaway: Ben Boudreau

Ben Boudreau, the head professional at Le Parcours du Cerf in Longueuil, Que., and winner of the 2009 Titleist and FootJoy Canadian PGA Club Professionals Championship, enjoys an affordable golf break at one high-profile public course in Orlando. At Orange County National in Orlando, I like the design of the two magnificent golf courses and [...]

Is The Orlando Show Still Relevant?

You would think that after all these years, I would sign up for my credentials for next week’s PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando months before it takes place, but procrastinator that I am, I again left it until the last minute. It’s not like it hasn’t been in front of me on a regular basis [...]

The Debate Over Dress Codes

In its latest issue of Golf Business Canada Magazine, the National Golf Course Owners Association takes a look at the thorny issue of changing tastes in golf apparel and the effect on club dress code policies. Check out the recent issue of Golf Business Canada here and hit the Feature link for a PDF file [...]

CGIA Executive Director Is Optimistic, But Sees Potential Challenges

Keith Keindel detects the same economic optimism that GNN has been discussing since the calendar flipped to 2010. Take a look at the current GNN poll and you will see that the majority of respondents have indicated a positive outlook for this year and the executive director of the Canadian Golf Industry Association goes along [...]

FT-iZ Uses Polar Weighting

Straight Distance is the objective of the new FT-iZ and FT-iZ Tour drivers from Callaway. The FT-iZ drivers use Polar Weighting, which localizes the clubhead’s weight in the face and back power source to produce higher levels of ball speed consistency, clubhead stability and feel. The chemically milled Hyperbolic Face is in place to offer [...]

Ontario Pro Prepares For Olympics

Mike Harris, head professional of the Donalda Club in Toronto, will be heading to the Vancouver Olympics as a member of the media after winning the silver medal in curling in 1998. Scott Pritchard offers a look at Harris as he prepares for the trip west on the Ontario PGA website.

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