Canadians Leave a Mark on Tour in 2009
To coincide with our magazine feature on Canadians out on tour, we thought we’d present a little recap of the number of wins out on the major tours in 2009. The big tours looked like nil-nil situation, but fortunately Stephen Ames put an end to that with his late season victory at Disney. Outside of the Pros, Canada has enjoyed a stellar amateur campaign in 2009 including a stint where the Maple Leaf held down the #1 & 2 ranked spots in... [ Read Full Article ]
The Caddie Who Played With Hickory
Before there were titanium woods and graphite shafts, golf clubs were made from the wood of hickory trees and had intriguing names like cleek, mashie and jigger. Golf was a game played not with high–tech equipment but with skill, finesse and creativity. And the greatest hickory player of all time was Walter Hagen—until the day he met a teenage caddie at a country club outside Chicago. America’s first touring golf professional, Hagen made (and... [ Read Full Article ]
RCGA Names Team Canada 2010
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) recently announced the names of the athletes who have been selected to join Team Canada’s 2010 golf team. In all, 11 players comprise Team Canada including five on the men’s side and six on the women’s. Team Canada welcomes back six returning players, a trio of Development Team members graduating to the amateur ranks, one athlete returning after a year hiatus and the addition of a single rookie. Returning... [ Read Full Article ]
TaylorMade introduces Exchangeable Face Technology (xFT)
TaylorMade Golf has introduced the TP wedge with xFT (Exchangeable Face Technology), which allows players to easily remove a worn clubface and replace it with a new one to maintain peak performance in terms of spin and control. Taylormade introduces exchangeable face technology “Though the face of a typical iron is sturdy, it isn’t impervious to wear,” said Bret Wahl, senior director of iron, wedge and putter development. “A... [ Read Full Article ]
Callaway Wedges Get some Teeth
Crafted by Roger Cleveland, Callaway’s Chief Designer, the X Series JAWS wedges are made of Forged 1020 carbon steel and undergo a Triple Net Forging process to produce incredible feel and consistent sole geometry. They are available in two finishes, Dark Vintage or Milky Chrome, and can be purchased with steel or graphite shafts. “The MACK Daddy grooves featured in Callaway’s new X Series JAWS wedges have been designed to the absolute limits... [ Read Full Article ]
Islington Golf Club steps up to assist Canadian Open
The 2010 RBC Canadian Open, to be hosted by the St. George’s Golf and Country Club July 19-25, was an event without an on-site practice facility. With rumours of area school grounds and local parks as possible locations for the players to warm up, hit balls and ready themselves for their rounds, the logistics sounded somewhat bizarre and complicated. And then, up steps the Islington Golf Club. Located about two kilometres south of St. George’s... [ Read Full Article ]
Just About Over
Guess the season is just about over, at least as far as the on course activities go. I managed to squeeze in a couple of late October rounds of golf. It was tough trying to organize players around volatile weather conditions and sketchy forecasts. Got out to play Glen Abbey, which is always a treat and a real challenge. The day was warm, the course was in great shape and my game was, well, so- so. The view into the valley at ClubLink's Glen... [ Read Full Article ]
Ask Sean Casey
Sean Casey was this year’s recipient of the Ontario PGA’s ‘Teacher of the Year‘ Award. Sean is the Head Teaching Professional at the ClubLink Academy at Glen Abbey. He oversees the successful ELITE Jr. Development program and is also the national team coach for the Canadian Junior Golf Association. Sean has been the featured instructor for numerous publications (including GolfScene) and also hosts and produces Golf Talk Live,... [ Read Full Article ]
Journey To Excellence
The Young Golfer’s Complete Guide to Achievement and Personal Growth is designed to help aspiring young golfers maximize their potential, on and off the course. Based on the insights of one of the world’s hottest up-and-coming golf instructors Henry Brunton– Canada’s National Men’s Team coach, the first Canadian recognized by GOLF Magazine as one of the game’s Top 100 Teachers and a widely-acknowledged expert in developing elite players–Journey... [ Read Full Article ]
The Art of Perfect Practice
The following is an excerpt from Chapter 5 of Journey To Excellence THE ART OF PERFECT PRACTICE If someone were to design the ideal golfer they would include a number of traits held by nearly all the top players. First would be the ability to hit the ball long and straight. Many things go into playing good golf, but being able to bang the ball a long way down the fairway means you are playing offense instead of defense. Next would come putting. A... [ Read Full Article ]
Ontario PGA 2009 Award Winners
The Ontario PGA handed out its annual awards on Octber 25th — here’s the release … Ron Janes, the Head Professional at The Toronto Hunt was named the 2009 Ontario PGA Club Professional of the Year. Janes, who began his career under the venerable Pat Fletcher at Royal Montreal, has been the Head Professional at The Toronto Hunt since 1996. “At my age to win this award means a lot, I mean there are so many qualified individuals for... [ Read Full Article ]
My Foursome
In response to my editorial feature in September’s eNews entitled Here is Why I Enjoy Playing Golf below is just one of the many great (and interesting) replies with regards to a request for you (our readers) to tell their story. Below is David Prang’s tale of comaraderie — this is why he golfs. Thanks for the opportunity to share my story! I started playing golf at my grandparent’s cottage course, the Bruce Beach Golf Club,... [ Read Full Article ]