Jim Little, the marketing executive at RBC who developed the company’s golf strategy, is leaving, according to an email circulated to staff. Little ran sponsorship and marketing for...
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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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Shaw Communications lands as sponsor of Calgary Champions Tour event
As senior vice-president of brand strategy at Bell Canada, Jim Little helped involve the telecommunications giant in the Canadian...
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Golf Canada faces uphill battle to find new Canadian Women's...
The inevitable happened yesterday — CN announced it was stepping away from the Canadian Women’s Open. The railway...
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Golf Canada loss shrinks, membership program falters
Golf Canada held its AGM over the weekend in Montreal, and released its annual report at the same time. Always interesting reading, there are some items worth noting both on the positive...
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...
Munis Under Fire
The Globe and Mail had an interesting — if sloppy — article on the push in Winnipeg to close its municipal golf courses. Since I’ve just finished writing a feature on the...
Another RCGA Exec Jumps Ship — Carroll, Regional...
First it was the McDonald’s guy, Peter Beresford, the RCGA’s former COO, and now the former executive director of the CPGA, the well-liked Steve Carroll, is the latest to jump...
CanOpen Attendance: Why No Sellout?
A few years ago I recall having a conversation with then RCGA ED Stephen Ross about why the organization had struggled financially that year. He pointed to poor attendence at Canadian Open...
RBC Canadian Open Day 4 Roundup: Foley, Weir, Ames and...
Interesting and very busy day at a warm RBC Canadian Open. First of all, in response to the blurb I wrote about a speed trap on Islington Ave. that pulled over a van with a player in it...
RBC Canadian Open Players Announced and Other Notes...
Spent the day out at the terrific St. George’s G&CC this morning, first playing the course as part of a media outing, then spending some time with Mike Weir, defending champ...
CanOpen to Laval, Coppinwood or Devil's Pulpit?
The Globe’s Lorne Rubenstein raises some interesting possibilities when talking about where the Canadian Open may go after 2011 when it is at Shaughnessy in Vancouver. The piece...