CPGA Championship Is Back

The Canadian PGA Championship is returning this summer to the Cottonwood Golf and Country Club in Calgary. Sponsored by Mr. Lube, it will be played as a match play event and include the 64 highest ranked players available from the Canadian PGA player rankings that were introduced on Monday. With its $100,000 purse, the PGA [...]

Challenges Mount For Golf Club Manufacturers

This is just a hypothesis, but if the apocalypse is coming one day, I suspect we got a preview of what to expect with the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan, reminding us that there is a heart and a soul underneath even the most businesslike exterior and that compassion can sometimes be overwhelming. Golf [...]

Ranking Will Generate Interest Inside And Outside Zones

One of the aspects of the new national rankings that were introduced by the Canadian PGA on Monday is the ongoing interest it will generate from guys across the country, especially players who are into stats, as I am. From my understanding, they’ll be able to project what will happen, so let’s say you’re at [...]

More Personal Touches From WedgeWorks Exclusives

Titleist has added the 200 Series, a new Black Oxide finish and new personalization options to its WedgeWorks Exlusives line of Vokey Design wedges. Introduced last year, Vokey WedgeWorks offer various personalization aspects, including length, lie, loft, toe engraving, paintfill, ferrules, grips, shafts and shaftbands. Each is custom engraved, hand-stamped and built to specifications. The [...]

One More Hill To Climb For Matt?

One of the compelling aspects of PGA Tour qualifying school was the opportunity for a longshot to catch fire and suddenly find himself with his tour card. It wasn’t easy, but it did happen in the case of Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., whose season-long tear through the Canadian Tour in 2009 culminated with him [...]

No Downside To CPGA Player Rankings

The first thing I thought of when I read about the new Canadian PGA player rankings is that I’m one of the worst for not worrying about my game and not playing in many competitions. As an assistant, I played in all of the events, but I’m so caught up in the business of golf, [...]

Open Will Hold Regional Qualifiers

 A two-stage procedure will feature two regional qualifying competitions followed by a final qualifying event on Monday, July 18, for this year’s RBC Canadian Open to be held at Vancouver’s Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club. The first regional qualifier will take place Monday, June 13 at Point Grey Golf and Country Club in Vancouver. On [...]

When Is Opening Day At Your Operation?

In my neck of the woods, we were treated to a refreshing taste of spring, but at this time of year, that can be a mirage. Sure enough, the snowblower came out last week, the temperature dropped and while it wasn’t as frigid as it had been in January, it was enough to illustrate that [...]

New Head Pro At Thornhill

Todd McGrath has taken over as head professional at the Thornhill Golf and Country Club in Thornhill, Ont. McGrath served as director of golf and tennis for the past six years at the Cutten Club in Guelph, Ont. As a junior in the Quebec Golf Association, McGrath played and worked at the Smith’s Falls Golf [...]

Nike Introduces VR Pro Wedges

The new Nike VR Pro wedges are developed out of a precise forging process and feature more grooves for consistent ball flight and spin, while conforming to USGA and R&A rules. A precise laser crosshatch pattern is applied to the land area between the grooves to add three times the surface texture compared to conventionally-finished [...]

CPGA Announces National Player Rankings

The Canadian PGA has launched its own national player rankings list for association members across the country. “This is massive, not only for the Canadian PGA and its 3,700 members, but for the entire Canadian golf industry as a whole,” said Canadian PGA president Glenn Cundari. “This will create an ongoing story for our members, our [...]

The Top 10

The following are the top 10 players in the Canadian PGA’s National Ranking, which is being introduced on Monday. For a complete list, video and other coverage, see the Canadian PGA website by clicking here. Position, Player, Points   1   Bryn Parry, B.C., 133 2   Dave Levesque, Que., 122 3   Danny King, Ont., 117 [...]

Parry No. 1? Really? Commence Trash Talk

So my friend Bryn Parry is No 1 in Canada? Really? I’m playing a two-man event with him later this year and I’ll never hear the end of it. Are you kidding me? I’m rooting for Danny King because he’s in Ontario – that way I don’t have to put up with so much grief. [...]

Hadwin Earns Decisive Win In Colombia

Despite a slow start that had his six-stroke overnight lead cut to only three, Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., was able to maintain control on his way to a win at the Pacific Colombia Tour Championship Sunday at the Club Campestre Guymaral Course in Bogota, Colombia. Hadwin shot a three-under-par 69 in the final round [...]

Lobbying Is About Educating

I’ve been following the news that the golf industry and the National Allied Golf Associations will be meeting with provincial and federal governments. Government lobbying has been going on forever and I think it’s more about education than anything else. I read the NAGA report and it mentions how there are more people playing golf [...]

Callaway Introduces UPRO MX

The Callaway UPRO MX blends technological advancements with an intuitive user experience. When the device launches in May, the Callaway UPRO MX will introduce a full-color Multi-gesture Touch Screen and a precise Optical Finger Navigation system so golfers can navigate the deep feature set with the swipe of a finger. Pre-loaded with more than 25,000 [...]

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