DeLaet Faces Surgery

Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., will miss the early part of the PGA Tour season after he has surgery for a herniated disc on Monday. DeLaet suffered from a bulging disc for most of last season, but it became herniated late in the year. After several weeks of exercise and therapy, he was advised to [...]

Yes Virginia, There Is A Callaway Golf Canada

Rumours of Callaway Golf Canada’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, according to managing director Scott Reid, who admits that a significant transformation is taking place, beginning in the first quarter of 2011. “As of January 1, we will become part of a North American solution, which will be a North American entity that includes the [...]

Gordon Witteveen, 1934-2010

One of the founders of the Canadian Golf Superintendents Association has passed away. Gordon Witteveen was 76. Mr. Witteveen was born in the Netherlands and came to Canada in 1954 at the age of 20, where he attended the Ontario Agricultural College and earned a science degree in 1958. During summer vacations, he worked at [...]

Happy Holidays From GNN

As Tiffany Gordon points out in her blog today, holiday staff parties take some planning, but it’s worth it to illustrate your gratitude to people for a job well done over the past year. It gets a little more complicated when you’re a national industry website and your bloggers are in places such as Baddeck, [...]

Staff Party Is Part Of A Cottonwood Christmas

We hold our staff holiday party at a community centre in Calgary as opposed to back at the club, just to make it easier for everybody to attend from a transportation point of view. I like to get together with everybody for four or five hours and say thanks for the effort they put in [...]

Kirby, Wong Top National Orders Of Merit

Eugene Wong of North Vancouver, B.C. and Jennifer Kirby of Paris, Ont., have been recognized as Canada’s top male and female amateur golfers as Golf Canada announced the final standings of the 2010 National Orders of Merit. Meanwhile, Albin Choi of Toronto and Rebecca Lee-Bentham of Richmond Hill, Ont. topped the CN Future Links Junior [...]

Odyssey “Phil” Putter Will Be A Limited Edition

The new Odyssey ProType 82 putter, which will have a limited release, was inspired by the putter used by Phil Mickelson to win the Masters earlier this year. It features a sleek, blade-like design with a single sight-line running from the face to the back of the flange. It also features Odyssey’s latest insert technology, [...]

I’m Learning To Appreciate Holiday Time Off

In response to the current GNN Poll, I’m taking a couple of weeks off over the holidays, although I will have a laptop with me just in case. My family is going to Hawaii for the holidays. My one brother lives in Prague, where he’s a journalist for Radio Free Europe, and I haven’t seen [...]

ClubLink Acquires Glendale

ClubLink has ended months of speculation with its acquisition of the Glendale Golf and Country Club in Hamilton for $3.2-million. Glendale becomes ClubLink’s 23rd golf course in the Greater Toronto Area, including nearby Heron Point. “Glendale has a long and proud history and we look forward to continuing that reputation,” said ClubLink president and chief [...]

Nike Zoom Advance Offers New Midfoot Harness

A midfoot harness that extends from the midsole up through to the laces is designed to deliver stability in the new Nike Zoom Advance shoe. The lightweight Nike Zoom Air unit in the heel provides a low profile and responsive cushioning for comfort Meanwhile, the Nike Power Platform outsole has been updated to incorporate a [...]

What’s Your Industry Story Of The Year?

As I mentioned in Monday’s contribution, we’re shutting GNN down for a couple of weeks over the holidays to take a breather, but keeping an ear to the tracks in case anything breaks, which is always a possibility. News doesn’t take a breather and 2010 was a good illustration of that point, with many breaking [...]

Social Media Helps Keep December Busy

In some operations, you can keep December busy, but without golf, you’re never going to be as busy as peak season. If you’ve got a food and beverage operation, a lot of members will bring Christmas parties. We also have Lunch with Santa and a Christmas concert with Michael Burgess. If you play it right, [...]

Baryla Feels Ready For Full Tour Season

I had a chance to chat with Chris Baryla of Vernon, B.C. , who was headed back to the PGA Tour on a medical exemption, but upgraded his status with a tie for 11th at qualifying school last week. Baryla says he’s feeling fine these days after surgery cut his rookie year short earlier this [...]

Holiday Member Events Are Tough To Plan

We’re doing a Christmas sale in the shop, but we used to have a big wine and cheese and have members come down. However, we have an opening cocktail party in the spring and while people enjoyed the Christmas wine and cheese, we didn’t sell much more. What you battle with is people’s schedules. December [...]

Sun Mountain Introduces Two Bags In One

Sun Mountain has gone for versatility with the introduction of new features designed to allow its lightweight bags to work equally well as carry or cart bags. Features include a cart-friendly bottom that allows the bags to sit straight when on a cart, cart strap pass-through, leg lock and additional handles. Sun Mountain carry bags [...]

Are You Really Resting Or Just Gearing Down?

At the end of this week, we’re shutting GNN down, but before the speculation begins, we’re only taking a holiday break and will be back in action in early January. Since its inception in 2008, GNN has been a daily concern for me and behind-the-scenes creative guy Steve Woods and as much as we enjoy [...]

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