2009 Products Keep a Rolling …
Adidas won’t rest on their rather comfortable laurels in 2009 as they set out to release a new and improved 360 model shoe. Upgrade to version 3.0 Features to include: - 2 year waterproof warranty - THiNTech low-profile technology which will bring the athlete even closer to the course than ever before, promoting consistently solid ball-striking through added stability and improved footwork - New 360WRAP technology features 3D molded upper parts... [Read More...]
‘Fore Words’ from the Inbox …
PRO GOLF IQ MARKS CARD WITH WORLD FIRST – IT’S ALL IN THE MIND Utilizing brain training techniques developed less than 200 years after the game of golf first came into existence, two Australian-based business partners have applied 21st century know-how to deliver a new methodology guaranteed to change every golfer’s game forever – irrespective of their standard of play. The revolutionary new program is Pro Golf IQ, a highly modified technique... [Read More...]
GolfScene Tour Fares Well
I spent a couple of days earlier this month at The Raven at Lora Bay Golf Course in Thornbury, Ontario. The Raven was the 2008 site of the Eastern Canadian Final of the International Pairs golf competition, an idea that continues to grow across Canada. Winners John Dicasmirro and Don Doswell of Thunder Bay This event is open to all amateur golfers, male and female, 16 years of age and older and for the third consecutive year our Regional GolfScene... [Read More...]
‘Fore Words’ From the Inbox …
CANADIAN PGA AND RCGA TO COMBINE FORCES IN RULES OF GOLF The Canadian PGA and the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) are pleased to announce their latest partnership in national education. It is now a requirement for all Canadian PGA apprentices to complete their Level 2 Rules of Golf online through the RCGA. “This new initiative of our two associations will ensure that there is accessible and consistent learning across the country, available... [Read More...]
2009 Products are a rolling in …
Nike Golf, which has led the PGA Tour in iron wins since 2005, is introducing its premium line of Tour-inspired irons called Victory Red (VR). This exciting new family of irons is symbolic of the dynamic combination of Nike Golf’s Tour dominance and the company’s continuing technological innovation. The Victory Red irons come in three distinct offerings-Victory Red Forged TW Blades; Victory Red Forged Split Cavity and the Full Cavity... [Read More...]
Multiple Winners and Something New
As the 2008 golf season begins to wind down, GolfScene continues to make winners of area golfers. Our big Nike Golf contest ended on September 5th with Jim Morton of London walking away with a new driver, fairway wood and a hybrid club. (and a very astute free lesson in advanced geometry) Thanks to Janice Cournoyer of Lorette, Manitoba, an eGolfScene subscriber who took the time to ‘forward’ our August eNews to a golfing friend. Janice is the... [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...]
This Month I’d Like To Talk About Golf Pros
If you play golf you probably know a golf professional. They are the men and women at most courses who help organize tournaments, provide lessons, take tee times, assist in the pro shop, help you select the best golf clubs for your game, sound the horn when thunder and lightning hit, along with an endless variety of other responsibilities around the golf course. Current Ontario PGA President and organizer Chris Miranda with his team. Well, as we have... [Read More...]
‘Fore Words’ from the Inbox
St George’s to host 2010 Canadian Open In an announcement 40 years in the making, the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) confirmed recently that the historic St. George’s Golf and Country Club will host the 2010 RBC Canadian Open. The venerable Toronto club – consistently ranked one of Canada’s best – has previously hosted four Canadian Opens in its storied history, but none since 1968. The championship’s... [Read More...]
