DeLaet Recalls Highs/Lows Of Q-School

Qualifying school, which got underway Wednesday for both the PGA and LPGA Tours, is more likely an extended learning process over several years than the instant step into success that the naive might expect, although that is a possibility. It took Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., four shots before getting it right in 2009. “I [...]

Ontario PGA Announces Passing Of John Moffat

The Ontario PGA has announced the passing of association and PGA of Canada Life member John Moffat on Tuesday. He was a long time head professional at Erie Shores Golf ad Country Club and most recently owned the Bluffs of Port Stanley Golf Course. First visitation will be held Saturday from 12 to 1 p.m. [...]

Round 1 — PGA Tour Q-School

A pair of Calgarians lead the Canadian contingent after the first round of PGA Tour qualifying school at PGA West in La Quinta, Calif. Both James Love and Ryan Yip shot four-under 68s and are tied for 26th heading into Friday’s second round. The top 25 and ties earn exempt status for next year. Below [...]

Round 1 — 2011 LPGA Q-School

Izzy Beisiegel of St. Hilaire, Que., leads 11 Canadians at LPGA Tour qualifying school being played at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla. Beisiegel is five shots off the lead in a field that was reduced by one Canadian after Angela Buzminski of Oshawa, Ont., couldn’t start due to the flu. Here’s a look at [...]

The Upside Of The Economy

All is not gloomy in the outlook for the Canadian economy after a couple of news items appeared Wednesday, including word that the economy expanded by 3.5 per cent in the third quarter of this year. For more on that story, click here. In other news, the Bank of Canada and other central banks announced [...]

Hadwin Studied For His Next Test At School

Adam Hadwin says he isn’t playing his best golf of late, but believe it or not, that’s a good thing heading into PGA Tour qualifying school, which begins Wednesday at PGA West in La Quinta, Calif. “I’d feel like I’d peaked too early if I was (on top of his game). I’d like to have [...]

Amateur Champ Ready For Her First Q-School

Toronto’s Rebecca Lee-Bentham heads into familiar territory even if is the dawn of her professional career as she prepares for her first LPGA Tour qualifying school, beginning Wednesday at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla. The 2011 Canadian women’s amateur champion sees a lot of familiar faces, many of which she’s played with on the [...]

Your Canadian Lineup — 2011 PGA Tour Q-School

Nine Canadians will be taking their shots at playing on the PGA Tour next year as Q-School gets underway Wednesday at PGA West in La Quinta, Calif. The following are the Canadian contenders: (Top 25 and ties earn exempt PGA Tour status for 2012) Stuart Anderson, Victoria Brad Fritsch, Manotick, Ont. Mitch Gillis, Williams Lake, [...]

Your Canadian Lineup — 2011 LPGA Tour Q-School

A dozen Canadians will be teeing it up in the final stage of LPGA Tour qualifying school, which gets underway on Wednesday at the LPGA International Champions and Legends Courses. Here’s a quick look at the participating Canadians. The number of LPGA cards available is yet to be determined: Izzy Beisiegel, St. Hilaire, Que. Angela [...]

A.J.’s Career Goes In New Direction

Former LPGA Tour player A.J. Eathorne of Penticton, B.C., has begun a new chapter in her career. The former Canadian women’s amateur champ caddied on the PGA Tour for Kris Blanks before going on the bag of eventual CN Canadian Women’s Open champ Brittany Lincicome on the LPGA Tour in 2011. “Brittany really rocked it [...]

U.S. College Golf A Challenge For Canadian Development: Roxburgh

It wasn’t a hasty decision to leave Golf Canada as director of high performance, but Doug Roxburgh had a couple of good reasons, not the least of which was continuing an amateur career that has already landed him in the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. “I’m going to be turning 60,” said the four-time Canadian [...]

Scott Won’t Be Holding Back At Q-School

Things have been going according to plan for three-time Canadian Amateur champion Richard Scott, who is in La Quinta, Calif., for the final stage of PGA Q-school which gets underway on Wednesday. While finishing in the top 25 would earn him his long-awaited PGA Tour card, he’s going into it with the mindset that he [...]

These Two Are Skipping School

Nicole Vandermade of Brantford, Ont., did everything she needed to do to attend the final stage of LPGA Tour qualifying school, but has chosen not to be at LPGA International when the final stage gets underway on Wednesday. Playing as an amateur, the former Ontario Amateur champion finished seven under in the second stage, including [...]

Would You Consider A Short Course?

If you subscribe to the timeless theory of golf being nine holes out and nine holes in, then the game is all about 18 holes with no room for adjustment. David Miller, the head professional at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club, the site of next year’s RBC Canadian Open, jokes that, in many cases, [...]

DeLaet Still Plans To Start At Sony Open

It will be exactly a year since surgery was needed to deal with a bulging disc in his back, but Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., is expecting a full season in 2012, beginning with the Sony Open in early January. “I’m feeling really good. I’m playing without any kind of pain or discomfort,” said DeLaet, [...]

Ontario Hall To Add Three New Members

Former Royal Canadian Golf Association executive director Stephen Ross has been recognized for his contributions once again. After being inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame earlier this year, Ross has been named a 2012 inductee into the Ontario Golf Hall of Fame, along with amateur standout/course designer Graham Cooke and Kent State director [...]

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