Things Beginning to Take Shape for 2010 Canadian Open
Recently, I had the privilege of attending the annual Canadian Open media presser. These things generally kick-start the media announcements surrounding the Canadian Open and also provide us with an opportunity to play / learn a little about the host course – this year being St George’s Country Club. St George’s is private and fairly exclusive so outside of the RCGA’s invite it is not a track that I had even set foot on... [Read More...]
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 More...]
Inside the Ropes with…
Bill Paul, Tournament Director for the RBC Canadian Open, has become synonymous with Canada’s only PGA TOUR event. Paul has headed-up the event since 1993 after taking over for long-time Tournament Director Richard “Dick” Grimm – a Canadian Golf Hall of Famer – whose illustrious career included appointments as RCGA (Royal Canadian Golf Association) president in 1974 and director of professional tournaments from 1983-93. This year, as... [Read More...]
10 Interesting Things You May or May Not Know About The Canadian Open
As we get set for the 100th playing of The Canadian Open we thought we’d compile a few interesting facts and trivia answers to better arm our readers for questions around the water cooler. A special thanks to the RCGA and Karen Hewson for their book – Century of Champions | The Open Golf Championship of Canada – which was used in compiling the information and images. JH Oke - The first ever winner of The Canadian Open 1. The original... [Read More...]
‘Fore Words’ from the Inbox
THE CLUB AT BOND HEAD BECOMES A CLUBLINK PREMIUM DAILY-FEE CLUB ClubLink Corporation announced that it has entered into a long-term, 21 golf-season lease with Bond Head Golf Resort Inc. for The Club at Bond Head effective immediately. The Club at Bond Head, just west of Highway 400 north of Toronto, consists of two superb 18-hole courses designed by the renowned architectural firm of Hurdzan Fry. In addition, the facility includes a magnificent clubhouse... [Read More...]
OPENing the Bank, for Charity
The Canadian Open will now have a ‘brand’ new event, The Mike Weir Charity Classic, to add to its list of tournament enhancements which garnered it the PGA’s most improved tour stop acclaim in 2008. Mike Weir’s charitable foundation and the children which it supports will prove to be the real beneficiaries here as current Canadian Open title sponsor RBC, in co-operation with the RCGA, made Mike’s five year old foundation... [Read More...]
Review & Resolutions
January is a quieter time around the GolfScene offices so we thought we’d take a brief look back at some of the interesting things that occurred over the course of the 2008 season as well as make a few resolutions of our own for 2009. 2008 Year in Review (an aptly truncated version) In a season when we experienced less than desirable weather and some not so great economics there was still many things to fondly remember. Canadian’s triumph... [Read More...]
‘Fore Words’ from the Inbox …
Canadians win big at the RBC Canadian Open Though a Canadian golfer didn’t win the 2008 RBC Canadian Open Quagmire Golf certainly proved it’s a Canadian company that’s ready to have fun on the world stage. 2008 Canadian Open Champion Chez Reavie with Quagmire Golf In the space of less than three years, Bobby Pasternak and Geoff Tait’s desire to create a colourful, funky line of hip golf apparel that’s popular with the 18 to 40-year-old crowd... [Read More...]
Some Tickets Worth Looking Into …
2008 marks the second year of the Jane Rogers Championship of Mississauga (JRCM), the only full field Canadian Tour event in the GTA. Byron Smith is the defending champion. The JRCM will be held August 18th to August 24th at Lakeview Golf Course in Mississauga, Ontario and is a full-field event with a prize purse of $125,000. Landmark Sport Group will be donating all event management services in honour of Jane. To further extend the event’s community... [Read More...]
There is Much to be Said For Timing
The Royal Canadian Golf Association gets a tip of the hat for impeccable timing with the introduction of Vision 2010, but to suggest it was planned to coincide with positive news would be cynical and nothing more than a nudge-nudge, wink-wink to those who put the RCGA’s three-year, strategic plan together. One of the objectives of the plan is to have the majority of the top 20 players on the PGA and LPGA Tours at the RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian... [Read More...]
