My latest Global Golf Post column came out yesterday and discusses the search for a sponsor for the soon to be formerly CN Canadian Women’s Open. You’ll find the column here. I...
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Canadian Open for King’s Forest is an infeasible concept
So a city politician in Hamilton not only wants the Canadian Open, they want Golf Canada to move to one of their courses as well:...
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Can Golf Canada break even?
At its AGM in Halifax, Golf Canada announced it lost almost $1-milion last year, about $500,000 less than it lost a year previous...
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Coppinwood and the RBC Canadian Open
New/old Coppinwood owner Paul McLean has confirmed the Uxbridge-based club is seeking the RBC Canadian Open and Golf Canada CEO...
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PGA PRO:Formance Magazine hits inboxes
For the last couple of months I’ve been working on an ambitious project with the PGA of Canada, Golf Town, and Golf Canada. The concept was to create a publication that demonstrated...
Shaw Communications lands as sponsor of Calgary...
As senior vice-president of brand strategy at Bell Canada, Jim Little helped involve the telecommunications giant in the Canadian Open, inevitably taking the company out of the deal as well...
PGA of Canada launches Pro:Formance
While I was traveling last week the PGA of Canada announced Pro:Formance, a magazine I helped create that will launch in April and be distributed by PGA of Canada members and partners Golf...
Golf Canada faces uphill battle to find new Canadian...
The inevitable happened yesterday — CN announced it was stepping away from the Canadian Women’s Open. The railway, which took over the tournament when it seemed like it might...
Easy Guide to the Etiquette and Rules of Golf
Golf Canada (RCGA as I remember them, as much as I love Canada I’d never drop using Royal) has a superb publication, about a quarter size of the Rule Book. If I were in charge of...
That dirty three letter word
Yesterday I had fun playing golf. Yes, you heard it right. I wasn’t worried about the slope rating, or how long the course was, or whether the food in the clubhouse was great. I...
Golf Canada Exec Director: Waterloo LPGA Event...
Scott Simmons, executive director of Golf Canada, responded to an email today about the potential of a new LPGA event to be launched with a press event in Waterloo on June 28. I’m...
Weir Switches Swing Coaches (Again); Wong May Turn Pro
Word has it that Mike Weir has jettisoned long-time swing coach Mike Wilson yet again. Weir, who has made a single cut this year after being injured for the second half of last year, has...