HST Won’t Hurt B.C. Golf, But I Still Don’t Like It

You may have heard that former British Columbia premier Bill Vander Zalm is going riding to riding, hoping to get enough names to force a referendum on the Harmonized Sales Tax, which goes into effect on July 1. I’m not really paying attention because I don’t think he’s going to be able to pull it [...]

It’s In The Bag At Ping

PING has introduced bags to make the golf experience more comfortable from the time of arrival, through practice and for the trip to and from the golf course. A backpack features padded straps, with contact points designed to provide additional comfort. The backpack is 14.5 inches long by eight inches wide and 18.5 inches high [...]

So, How Did May 2-4 Work Out For You?

Ah, the first long weekend of the summer, even if it isn’t officially summer yet. Even so, the living is easy, at least for the people who came through your door to play golf this May 2-4 weekend. For many of us in the golf industry, not so much, but that goes with the territory. [...]

K-Grind Has A Sole Purpose

Vancouver-based Miura Golf has introduced the K-Grind wedge, with a “fluted” sole that features three channels designed to reduce resistance in sand, thick rough or in the fairway. The objective of the sole design is to increase acceleration through the ball with less effort on half and quarter shots around the green, reduce the odds [...]

May Went From Slow To Overdrive Quickly

We first opened on April 21, but then we got snow and shut down again. The first week of May was just a wash because of the snow. We had our Scramble on May 8 and we just went from there with beautiful weather in a month that is so important in the operation of [...]

Economic Recovery Is Across The Board

A real positive aspect of the economic recovery is that it appears to be across the board instead of exclusive to specific companies. Large manufacturers have mentioned to me that they’re seeing a big increase in their business over last year and it may be the economy, the confidence of consumers or the early start [...]

Hyperbolic SL Shoe Built For Performance

Built with the same lightweight materials used in football, basketball and soccer, the Hyperbolic SL shoe from Callaway is designed for athletic performance. The Callaway Comfort Tech Gel Tongue uses injection-molded gel tubes to disperse lace pressure more uniformly across the entire surface of the tongue for better circulation and comfort. Outlast technology is a [...]

Rangewear Offers Fashion Before Tee-Off

Citing a need for a lightweight, comfortable jacket and pant combination for use on the driving range, adidas Golf has created Rangewear. “When we looked at what people were wearing on the range, we found a gap between the recognized, complete golf outfit and something casual to practice in,” said Patricia Dahan, senior director of [...]

Can Montreal Handle Two Events So Close Together?

It will be like having your birthday on Christmas Day when Montreal hosts two high-profile professional golf events next year. While the 2011 RBC Canadian Open will be held at Shaughnessy in Vancouver, we found out this week from Golf Canada, the former Royal Canadian Golf Association, that Hillsdale in Mirabel will host next year’s [...]

Partnership With Suppliers Means Both Sides Win

The advancements in technology, equipment and fitting the past few years are truly mind-boggling. I recently had one woman come to me and say. `I tried four different sets of clubs and they’re all better than what I have. What should I do?’ It takes time to sell golf equipment because you’re not only selling [...]

Moda Silk Set Is All In One For Women

The Moda Silk set from Tour Edge Golf includes a driver, three and five-wood, five and six hybrids, seven and eight iron-woods and nine through sand wedge in irons, plus a cart bag and matching head covers for women. The 15-degree driver has a 460 c.c. head, while the offset. stainless steel fairways are oversized, [...]

LPGA Rookies Deal With Lack Of Events

A rookie year on any professional tour is supposed to be an exhausting one that only a young person can handle, but things have changed considerably on the LPGA Tour, where Montreal’s Lisa Meldrum and Samantha Richdale of Kelowna, B.C., are in their first years. Due to sparse LPGA schedule, Meldrum, a three-time Canadian amateur [...]

Anatomy Of A Juicy Rumour

I was down at the Core Golf Junior Academy in Orlando a couple of weeks ago, wrapping up our year with the students. On that Thursday, we headed up to the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra to watch some great golf and visit with our PGA Tour coaches Sean Foley and Dr Craig Davies. That day also [...]

Women’s Open Goes To Montreal

 The 2011 CN Canadian Women’s Open will be played at Hillsdale Golf and Country Club in Mirabel, Que., just outside of Montreal. Canada’s only LPGA Tour event will be played Aug. 25-28 next year, with a purse of $2.25-million. The last time the Women’s Open was played in the Montreal area was in 2002 when [...]

Don’t Make Your Home On The Range

One way to take golf instruction up a notch, according to mind coach Karl Morris, is by making a simple change of venue. Morris – who has worked with the likes of Lee Westwood, Darren Clarke, Paul McGinley, Graeme McDowell and former Canadian club professional champion Danny King, says he’s seeing more of what he [...]

Sunice Sets Up U.K. Subsidiary

Sunice, owned by the Montreal-based Fletcher Leisure Group, has opened a United Kingdom office in conjunction with The Golf Business Ltd. (TGB) that will serve as the outerwear company’s business subsidiary for the U.K. and Ireland. TGB is located just outside of London where the sales and marketing company specializes in the supply and promotion [...]

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