Faldo To Represent adiPURE

Elegance, tradition and modern performance are what adidas Golf was gunning for with the introduction of the adiPURE line of apparel and footwear that will be represented by Nick Faldo. “You’ve got to have a different, trendy look now and I love the way the line has mixed in tradition. I think that’s really important. [...]

HST Could Turn Into Convenient Cash Cow

For those of us in British Columbia and Ontario who are dreading the implementation of the Harmonized Sales Tax on July 1, pity the plight of a golf operator such as GNN blogger Ted Stonehouse, who operates out of the Bell Bay Golf Club in Baddeck, N.S. You may have read Ted’s latest contribution here [...]

Tip Of The Hat To Supers Early In The Season

The season is beginning here at Coppinwood, where we’ve been enjoying glorious weather as part of an early spring here in Southern Ontario. Because this is the first full year for Coppinwood under new ownership, I really want the course to be great right out of the gate. It was tempting to open early, but [...]

Another Sponsor For CPGA Senior

Just a couple of weeks after Mr. Lube came on board as title sponsor of the Canadian PGA Seniors’ Championship, that tournament has also added Cleveland Golf/Srixon Canada as presenting sponsor. As part of the agreement Cleveland Golf/Srixon Canada will provide all the gifting in their category for the Mr. Lube – Tournament for Life [...]

Can We Bridge The Development Gap?

The Canadian Tour has released a discussion paper about bridging the gap between the time that a young player turns pro and the time he makes it to the highest level of the game. I use the word “he” because the paper deals solely with male players, but points out that the status of women’s [...]

Nova Scotia Can Now Claim Highest HST

Nova Scotia is one of Canada’s most beautiful and untouched provinces in which to live and visit. Well, now it is going to be the highest taxed province in Canada and region in North America. Already with the highest corporate taxes, personal income taxes, Nova Scotia can now boast that it has the highest harmonized [...]

Global Golf For Canadian Pro

Montreal’s Claude Brousseau, who was named the 2008 Aloha Section PGA Teacher of the Year while working as a senior teaching professional at the Kapalua Golf Academy in Maui, has accepted a position as director of instruction at the GolfCourt Academy in France. Among his immediate goals is to establish a new short game golf [...]

Hale’s Happy Place, Mind Games And Other Notes

Hale Irwin, who will play in the inaugural Montreal Championship in July, was in no way referring Tiger Woods, but what he had to say last week offered a delightful contrast to those of us who are weary of the scandal. The three-time U.S. Open winner played in his 1,000th PGA Tour / Champions Tour [...]

We’ve Got The Opening Day Buzz Going On

At Coppinwood, we’re opening later this week and the meetings leading up to opening day have been plenty. For one thing, we’ve had staff orientation with our head professional Dennis Firth taking care of the golf side of things and Jason Braganza handling the food and beverage side. I like to pop in, say hi [...]

It’s Miller Time at Fox Harb’r

James Miller has been named general manager of the Fox Harb’r Golf Resort and Spa in Wallace, N.S. Miller has more than 25 years of resort, club and golf experience, most recently serving as general manager of the Waldorf Astoria Resort in Park City, Utah, for two years. Before that, he was director of sales [...]

Will You Get Involved With Golf Canada?

The Royal Canadian Golf Association, known hereafter to the public as Golf Canada, has called a press conference for Thursday at Glen Abbey in Oakville, Ont., to launch a rebranding that we’ve all known about for quite some time. The RCGA is hoping the media will deliver a splash by informing readers and listeners about [...]

Hearn, Mills Move Into Prime Spots On Money List

It was a Californian who won the Nationwide Tour event on the weekend, but the Fresh Express Classic in Hayward, Calif., had a definite Canadian flavour to it, with two countrymen putting themselves in good position to regain PGA Tour cards for next season. David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., took the tournament lead into the [...]

Matthews Comes Back In Style

This time, Andy Matthews got it done. A year after losing a heartbreaking playoff at the Corona Mazatlan Mexican PGA Championship, the 30-year-old from Ada, Mich., claimed his first Canadian Tour title at the El Cid Golf and Country Club in Mazatlan, Mexico.. The afternoon featured several changes atop the leaderboard, but Matthews was the [...]

Masters, Women’s Open on CPGA Radio

SEASON 2 | Show 3 | April 17, 2010

• Sean Van Kesteren: The tournament director for the CN Canadian Women’s Open talks about this week’s renewal by the title sponsor and shares stories from Canada’s LPGA Tour event.
• Ian Andrew: The lead architect for Mike Weir Golf Design talks about his week at the Masters and updates on some of the latest in trends and environmental issues in golf course architecture.

Cobra S2 Max Offers Iron/Hybrid Options

The new S2 Max from Cobra comes in both iron and iron-hybrid sets, both designed for forgiveness and high launch for mid-to-high handicap players. “The Cobra S2 Max Iron-Hybrid Integrated Set has been specifically designed and tested to achieve correct and consistent distance gaps between clubs,” said Tom Preece, vice president of research and development [...]

PGAs Around The World Can Learn From One Another

I was recently in Moncton for the Canadian PGA annual general meeting and, as president of the Alberta zone, I was very proud to be there. What outgoing president Lindon Garron had to say, not only at the AGM, but also in closing, made me realize and appreciate all the things he’s done and I’m [...]

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