Alberta PGA Home Is Becoming Reality

We’re in the process of finally building the home of the PGA of Alberta. The house that was on the property we own has been bulldozed and we’re getting ready to build the house that will be the new home of the association at 517 23rd Avenue in Northwest Calgary. This has been in the [...]

Federal Lobby Day May Need To Be Postponed

A Golf Lobby Day scheduled for Parliament Hill in Ottawa in mid-April may have to be postponed with the possibility of a federal election, but that scenario is something the National Allied Golf Associations took into consideration while planning such government relations meetings across the country. NAGA announced a series of such meetings at provincial [...]

Industry Notes: March 24, 2011

The deadline for applications to the Canadian Tour’s Florida and California qualifying schools is Friday. For more details, click here…CN has chosen the Sainte-Justine UHC Foundation and the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation as the beneficiaries of the CN Miracle Match campaign that will be held during the 2011 CN Canadian Women’s Open. The Women’s Open [...]

Q-School Proposal Benefits Canadian Tour: Janes

A guy like Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., is a poster boy for a development circuit such as the Canadian Tour, where DeLaet had a magnificent run in 2009 and continued that through qualifying school to the PGA Tour, where he still has full-time status despite being out with an injury. However, you won’t hear [...]

Most Students Bring Good Attitude To The Job

I mentioned in a previous blog about how we have a lot of returning summer employees at Coppinwood this year. That’s a big thing when the good ones return. The members are used to them or the public are used to them and the returning staff members understand the philosophy and culture of the club. [...]

Tax Windfall For Ontario Courses

The London Free Press is reporting that golf courses in Ontario have reached a settlement in a long property assessment battle and the windfall looks to be in the millions. You can read that Free Press story here.

Papa Jon Goes Back To Work

Papa Jon’s paternity leave is up and he heads back to work this week at the Louisiana Open on the Nationwide Tour. As reported at GNN last week, Jon Mills and wife Megan celebrated the arrival of their first-born about a week-and-a-half ago. Mom and son are doing just fine. Mills was absent from the [...]

They’re Called Consumer Shows, But There Are Industry Benefits

The PGA of Alberta held its consumer show in Edmonton recently and we have another coming up this weekend in Calgary. We’ve had success with these shows, but I must admit I was a little guarded this year. It’s the same thing every year – how do you make them different and how do you [...]

How Do We Stack Up To Europe?

You may have read a story on GNN, via Golfweek, recently about a KPMG report that paints a gloomy picture about rounds played and revenues at golf operations in the United Kingdom, Europe and the Middle East. If you missed it, you can read that story here. While those numbers are disturbing, they at least [...]

Club’s e-Zine Helps Generate Excitement

We’ve had a few little touches of spring recently in Southern Ontario, which gets people thinking about the game, with golf courses only about a month away from opening. We had our job fair recently and opening day is in sight. We’ve got to be ready for it. We’ll be sending out an edition of [...]

HX Diablo Combines Multi Benefits

The HX Diablo Tour ball from Callaway is designed to provide a combination of distance, feel and control in a three-piece performance golf ball. The Power Reaction Core has a softer centre that gets firmer toward the outer edge to create lower spin off the driver for more distance and more spin around the green. [...]

A Frightening Moment During Japan Quake

Early reports indicate that golf companies with interests in Japan came through last week’s devastating earthquake and tsunami, but there were some frightening moments. “Miura, being so far west of the quake area, we’re not aware of any effects,” said Adam Barr, president of Muira Golf, which has its North American headquarters in Vancouver. Its [...]

Industry Notes: March 18, 2011

Nationwide Tour player Jon Mills of Belleville, Ont., and his wife Megan welcomed their first-born last Friday. Benjamin Andrew Mills weighed in at 11 pounds, two ounces. Mom and son are doing well … Titleist has launched its Team Titleist consumer program in Canada with the goal of interacting personally with brand users. ”Through Team [...]

Sunice Sponsors EWGA

Sunice, owned by the Fletcher Leisure Group based in Montreal, has entered into a one-year sponsorship of the Executive Women’s Golf Association, with its 20,000 participants. As part of the sponsorship, Sunice will be recognized as the official rainwear product of EWGA and a licenced vendor in the Member Clubhouse and on the EWGA Shop [...]

Brian Williams To Host CPGA Gala

Renowned Canadian broadcaster Brian Williams will be master of ceremonies for the Canadian PGA Centennial Gala Dinner on Monday July 11 at the Hilton Lac-Leamy Hotel in Gatineau, Que. “We are thrilled to have Mr. Williams emcee and celebrate our 100th anniversary”, said Canadian PGA executive director, Gary Bernard. “Mr. Williams’ respected broadcast style has [...]

Couples, Mize Commit To Montreal Event

Fan favourite Fred Couples and defending champion Larry Mize are among the early commitments to the Montreal Championship, a second-year Champions Tour event to be played July 1-3 at Club de golf Le Fontainebleau. “My family and I thoroughly enjoyed our experience in Montreal last year,” said Mize, the 1987 Masters champion. “The fans were [...]

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