Historic Scarboro to Host the 2012 Canadian Tour Championship
Local fans of the Canadian Tour will have the opportunity to catch a few of the stars of tomorrow when the Canadian Tour makes a stop in Scarboro. Yes, we have the Canadian Open this year (Hamilton) and the inaugural LPGA Manulife Financial Classic (Waterloo) in our backyard this year, but this may be as close (not too many ropes) as you can get to the pros – without actually interfering with someone’s backswing. Official Release –... [Read More...]
Seaforth Event Setting Up To Be A Classic
All roads lead to Seaforth. Or at least, for this week, they should. The Canadian Tour is in town and that includes Abbotsford, BC’s Adam Hadwin (low Canadian at the Canadian Open the past two years), Regina’s Kent Eger (defending champion) as well as runner up to Windsor’s David Byrne in the Big Break Indian Wells – who will also be in the field this week. Kent Eger will be back to defend at the 2011 Seaforth Country Classic The... [Read More...]
Seaforth Gets a Big Break
Just another reason to stop by Seaforth for the Canadian Tour’s – Seaforth Country Classic. Others of course being the ‘bet your savings’ odds that you’ll be watching future PGA players from far better vantage points and, let us not forget, the second to none hospitality of the Doig family golf course along with the community of Seaforth. Should be a good one. (Seaforth Country Classic) : Organizers are excited... [Read More...]
Elmira’s Garret Rank Earns Canadian Tour Berth
Garrett Rank from the Elmira Golf Club fired a two under 69 to become the first of three Chase the Dream Qualifiers for the Canadian Tour’s Seaforth Country Classic. Garret won by two shots over Steve Lee from Toronto. Rank is a 23 year old University of Waterloo student who also qualified for the US Public Links Championship earlier in the week. Rank will tee it up with the pros August 15-21 when the Canadian Tour makes it’s stop. The... [Read More...]
Canadian Tour Staff Changes
In a notable industry shuffle, Scott Pritchard is trading in his Associate Director hat over at the Ontario PGA for the position of Director of Business Development with the Canadian Tour. Scott has been a big help and a very capable liaison between GolfScene and the Ontario PGA over the past few years. Big plus for the Canadian Tour. Additional changes outlined in the official release below: Canadian Tour appoints Scott Pritchard to management... [Read More...]
GTA Loses Canadian Tour Event
If you never got a chance to get out and watch the Jane Rogers Championship, you missed some really good golf. Not to mention a very special event. Of all of the events, media invitations we get in the course of a short golf season – this is one we never missed. It’s unfortunate. Let’s hope it gets a mulligan soon. Adam Hadwin tees it up at the 2010 Jane Rogers Championship - just weeks after being low Canadian at the 2010... [Read More...]
Hadwin Has Won
Nice to hear that Canadian Adam Hadwin finally broke through on the Canadian Tour. This year’s low Canadian at the Canadian Open was a ‘lock‘ to one day win with 5 top 10s and a pair of runner-up finishes in just 7 starts on the feeder tour. We talked to Adam this year at the Jane Rogers Championship in Milton – the same place we chatted with Graham DeLaet, one year prior, while he was having his successful Canadian Tour... [Read More...]
‘Notah’bles announced for Jane Rogers Championship
SPONSOR EXEMPTIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE CLUBLINK JANE ROGERS CHAMPIONSHIP, AUGUST 9-15, 2010 Mississauga, ON, August 6 2010 – Elliott Kerr, Tournament Chairman for The Canadian Tour’s ClubLink Jane Rogers Championship (JRC) announced today its list of sponsor exemptions for this year’s event, being held at Greystone Golf Club in Halton Hills, Ontario, August 9th through the 15th. “I’m pleased to announce that Jim Nelford, Matt Hill, Warren... [Read More...]
Great events to get out and see
Get out your calendar and jot these dates down as the coming few weeks (starting this week!) offer up some great opportunities to get up close and personal with many of the stars of tomorrow right here in Southern Ontario. This week at Clublink’s Greystone Golf & Country Club in Milton the Canadian Tour is in town for the first of three stops in the province. The Jane Rogers Championship runs its competitive rounds from August 6th-10th... [Read More...]
Keep your Canadian Open tickets
If you have just watched any, or all of recent The Canadian Open at Oakville’s Glen Abbey Golf Course, hang on to your ticket. It will get you in to see the upcoming Roxul Jane Rogers Canadian Tour stop at ClubLink’s Greystone Golf Club on the side of the Niagara escarpment in Milton. Elliott Kerr, the Tournament Chairman for the Roxul Jane Rogers Canadian Tour stop just a short drive north of Oakville’s Glen Abbey says, “we have arranged... [Read More...]
Meet Eugene Smith from The Canadian Tour and The Big Break
Eugene stopped by Seaforth, Ontario yesterday to help promote the upcoming Seaforth Country Classic, a Canadian Tour stop that takes place August 25-31 and to also talk about his Big Break experience. Smith was the 2000 NCAA Big East Champion and is a Canadian Tour veteran who once shot a 59 at his home course in New Jersey, the Glen Ridge Golf Club, in a round that included a hole in one. Eugene Smith His best Canadian Tour finish with a second place... [Read More...]
‘Fore Words’ from the Inbox …
CANADA’S LARGEST GOLF COMPLEX They’ll be singing a new song at Cardinal Golf Club this summer as the RedCrest Course takes flight at what is now Canada’s largest golf complex. just 1 of soon to be 72 holes at Cardinal For 20 years golfers of all shapes and sizes (species) have been migrating to Cardinal GC to indulge their passion for the game their spring, summer fun. What started out as a Northern Adventure mini-putt course and driving... [Read More...]
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