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		<title>Making Life Easier For Junior Organizers</title>
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Winter tends to get in the way of golf at this time of year and so it was recently when I was scheduled to attend a Junior Golf 2010 and Beyond session held in partnership between the Canadian PGA, Royal Canadian Golf Association and provincial associations.
A winter storm prevented me from being at Old Ashburn [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2010/03/11/making-life-easier-for-junior-organizers/</link>
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		<title>David Is Beacon Hall&#8217;s Main Man</title>
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David Main has been named the first-ever chief executive officer of the Beacon Hall Golf Club, a private, equity-owned club in Aurora, Ont.
“Over the past 12 months, Beacon Hall’s board of directors came to recognize that the club has evolved over the past 20 years since it opened to a stage where it was the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2010/03/11/david-is-beacon-halls-main-man/</link>
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		<title>Bauer Joins Team Canada</title>
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Ralph Bauer, a Class A Canadian PGA professional, has been named assistant coach of the Royal Canadian Golf Association’s national men’s team.
Bauer, the 2007 Ontario PGA Teacher of the Year, served as high performance coach for the Golf Association of Ontario for eight years before joining Team Canada.
Ralph will prove to be a valuable member [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2010/03/10/bauer-joins-team-canada/</link>
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		<title>Puma Sharpens Its Edge With Cobra</title>
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The sale of Cobra from Acushnet to Puma that was announced Wednesday is one of those cases that sends folks in the golf industry full circle as it did with Canadians such as Ted Fletcher and Bob Cote, who will once again be handling a hard goods brand that they were involved with back in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2010/03/10/puma-sharpens-its-edge-with-cobra/</link>
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		<title>Cobra Sold To Puma</title>
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Acushnet has signed an agreement for the sale of Cobra Golf to Puma AG in a deal that includes inventory, intellectual property and endorsement contract.
Terms of the deal were not announced and the deal is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
Acushnet has also agreed to continue to provide services such as production, distribution, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2010/03/10/cobra-sold-to-puma/</link>
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		<title>Industry Can Start A Hall Of Fame Induction</title>
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I haven’t talk to him personally since this year’s Canadian Golf Hall of Fame inductees were announced last week, but by all accounts, Dick Zokol was magnanimous about not being included in the Class of 2010.
Zokol is known to have very strong opinions about the way golf should be run in this country, but having [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2010/03/09/industry-can-start-a-hall-of-fame-induction/</link>
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		<title>Capture Members&#8217; Attention With An Early Splash</title>
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We’re into March and opening day isn’t far off as your members/clients anticipate the beginning of the 2010 season and looking at all that’s new in apparel and golf equipment.
That first weekend, we’re planning to make our soft goods 20 per cent off. I know that sounds silly because those items are hot at the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2010/03/09/capture-members-attention-with-an-early-splash/</link>
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		<title>Palmer Settles In To Jasper</title>
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The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge has named Alan E. Palmer its new head golf professional.
Palmer began his professional golf career as an assistant professional at Elm Ridge Country Club in Montreal and went on to work at several prestigious golf courses, including a stint in 2004 as an assistant at The Country Club in Brookline, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2010/03/09/palmer-settles-in-to-jasper/</link>
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		<title>The Door Is Open, But Are The Minds?</title>
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It came as no surprise when it was announced that PING and the PGA Tour had resolved the issue of the Eye2 irons and wedges that had caused so much commotion this year, including the damnation of Phil Mickelson by his peers even if he was within his rights to use them.
You can check out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2010/03/08/the-door-is-open-but-are-the-minds/</link>
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		<title>PING/PGA Tour Resolve Wedge Issue</title>
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Ping has waived its rights that prevent the PGA Tour from prohibiting the use of pre-April 1990 Eye2 irons and wedges that do not meet the 2010 Condition of Competition rules, effective March 29.
The Ping decision goes applies to the PGA Tour, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour and, as a result of a request by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2010/03/08/pingpga-tour-resolve-wedge-issue/</link>
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		<title>A Chat With Bob Vokey</title>
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Wedge wizard Bob Vokey had some interesting things to say during a brief chat with GolfScene recently, including an audio feed where he discusses PGA Tour rookie Graham DeLaet from Weyburn, Sask.
In the story you&#8217;ll find out a little bit about Bob&#8217;s rather profound impact on the wedge design business, his perspective on the groove [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2010/03/08/a-chat-with-bob-vokey/</link>
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		<title>How Close Have You Come To Leaving Golf?</title>
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At times such as the last couple of years when everything from the overall economy to high fuel prices to weather has seemed to be working against golf, it’s understandable if denizens within the industry have been tempted to say “chuck it” to their current profession.
Yes, you can rhyme “chuck it” a certain way if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2010/03/07/how-close-have-you-come-to-leaving-golf/</link>
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		<title>Memories Of A Hall Of Fame Mentor</title>
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Last week, the RCGA, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame announced its 2010 inductees.  I would like to congratulate Graham Cooke and Brent Franklin on their selection under the player category. 
While not many in the Canadian golf scene would remember Brent, I can say that, having competed with him during his years on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2010/03/07/memories-of-a-hall-of-fame-mentor/</link>
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		<title>Hall of Fame Names Three New Inductees</title>
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The Canadian Golf Hall of Fame has named Graham Cooke, Ben Kern and Brent Franklin as its 2010 inductees.
“Graham Cooke, Brent Franklin and Ben Kern have each amassed their own unique golf-related legacies and are fine examples of what makes golf such a great sport,” said Hall of Fame chair David Shaw.
“Each of our 2010 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2010/03/04/hall-of-fame-names-three-new-inductees/</link>
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		<title>Hall Of Fame Stays On The Right Course</title>
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The King and I are smiling out from a cherished photograph in a beautiful frame that hangs above my computer. It was snapped a few years ago during a discussion I had with Arnold Palmer when the Royal Canadian Golf Association celebrated his win at the 1955 Canadian Open a few years ago.
Like countless others, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2010/03/04/hall-of-fame-stays-on-the-right-course/</link>
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		<title>Nearly New Makes Totally New Acquisition</title>
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NNG (Nearly New Golf) Ltd., based in Mississauga, Ont., has announced the acquisition of Golf Supply House, a full-service vendor to more than 1,500 golf course, golf range and retail customers in Canada and the United States.
Founded in 1960, Golf Supply House deals in several product segments including golf course/range equipment and supplies and pro [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2010/03/04/nearly-new-makes-totally-new-acquisition/</link>
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		<title>Glen Abbey Joins Toronto Trail</title>
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Glen Abbey is the newest member of the Toronto Highlands Golf Trail, which also includes Southern Ontario courses such as Angus Glen, Lionhead Golf and Country Club, Wooden Sticks, Copper Creek Golf Club and The Club at Bond Head.
“Each year, thousands of golfers from near and far come to Glen Abbey to experience this unique [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2010/03/04/glen-abbey-joins-toronto-trail/</link>
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		<title>Spider Vicino Goes For Form and Function</title>
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The next generation of the Rossa Monza Spider line of putters from TaylorMade has been introduced with the unveiling of the Monza Spider Vicino.
Seeking to combine function with form, TaylorMade sought a sleeker, more pleasing look, while maintaining high moment of inertia and forgiveness.
The most frequent request TaylorMade received concerning the original Monza Spider was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2010/03/03/spider-vicino-goes-for-form-and-function/</link>
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		<title>Lindon Garron Usually Gets The Last Word</title>
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Gary Bernard has spent just over a month in his new role as full-time Canadian PGA executive director and faces one of the more important events in his short time on the job when he attends the annual general meeting on March 24 in Moncton. GNN had a chat with Bernard recently to get his [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2010/03/03/lindon-garron-usually-gets-the-last-word/</link>
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		<title>Hall of Fame Isn&#8217;t All About Tour Pros</title>
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A year ago at this time, I was defending the selection of Mike Weir as an inductee into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.
While nobody argued that Weir deserved to in the Hall of Fame, some believed his selection last year was premature and that his induction might have been more appropriate once his career [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2010/03/03/hall-of-fame-isnt-all-about-tour-pros/</link>
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