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Heffernan & Delaete Qualify Canada For World Cup
Wes Heffernan of Calgary and Gaham Delaete, Weyburn, Saskatchewan will represent Canada November 27-30 on the Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China after qualifying in Poland along with Finland and Portugal for the 2008 Omega Mission Hills World Cup.
RCGA Awards Funding To Eight Canadian Universities
The Royal Canadian Golf Association has announced that eight Canadian post secondary institutions will receive a minimum $50,000 funding through the RCGA Foundation's Canadian University College Support Program for 2008/09.
Remi Bouchard Celebrates 20th CPGA Anniversary
The 2008 Titleist & FootJoy Canadian PGA Assistants' Championship presented by Simmlands Insurance came down to a one-hole playoff with Remi Bouchard of Le Mirage, QC defeating John McCann of Fairtree Golf Centre, ON by one shot and captured his second CPGA Assistants' Championship title 20 years after his first victory in 1988.
Tee 2 Green with Barry Sharpe - - September 24, 2008
A Compilation Of News, Notes, Comments & Quotes
CPGA Assistants, Mackenzie is back, PGA of BC employment openings
Golf Town Exceeds $1M Supporting Prostate Cancer Research
Golf Town -- Canada's largest golf retailer, with 39 locations coast to coast, announced this week it has surpassed $1 million in donations to the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada (PCRFC) with Monday's annual Charity Classic golf tournament at Copper Creek Golf Club in Kleinburg, Ontario.
Wilms & MacGregor Long Shots in PNGA Senior
Oregon partners Bill Hood of Beaverton and Dick Shafer of Portland may have a four-stroke lead and be 17-under par after two rounds of the 54-hole PNGA Men's Senior Team Amateur Championship, but with Friday's final format calling for Four-Ball stroke play no lead is safe in this International championship being played at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Washington.
Five Canadians Among Top 20 in British Senior Amateur
Five Canadian women finished among the top 20 in the British Womens Seniors Amateur Championship in Belfast, Ireland Thursday, but none came close to Germany's Chris Utermack who took the 2008 title in a one-hole playoff over England's Susan Dye.
Cookie Gilchrest: Another Pro-Am, Another Column
Like all good reporters who love to play golf Vancouver Province sports columnist Kent Gilchrest seldom visits a golf course without coming away with something to write about.
Local Golf Clothing Design Firm Goes Uptown By Acquisition
We got a phone call today from the President of Greenscape Capital to tell us they have acquired Lela Designs, a local Vancouver designer and manufacturer of eco-friendly golf clothing.
Surrey's Karen Pultz Eight Off The Pace In Belfast
With the type of wet weather they've been experiencing along the river banks at Hilton Templepatrick Golf Club on the Castleupton Estate at Templepatrick near Belfast, Ireland during the first two rounds of the Senior Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship, former champion Alison Murdock of Canada still has a chance despite trailing by 10 shots and tied for 14th place.
Hunter Mahan Sports A New Look At The Ryder Cup
This week at the 2008 Ryder Cup at the Valhalla Golf Club, Hunter Mahan debuts his new 2009 H Signature Series sunglasses from Sundog Eyewear.
Cindy Davis Named New Nike Golf President
Cindy Davis, a former executive with the Golf Channel, Arnold Palmer Golf Company, the LPGA Tour and most recently the General Manager of Nike Golf USA, has been promoted to President of the Beaverton, Oregon-based Nike Golf.
Graham Cooke Captures 3rd Canadian Men's Senior Crown
A birdie-bogey exchange on the second hole set the stage for the strategy Graham Cooke of Hudson, Quebec used to win his third Canadian Senior Amateur Championship and tie a national record for most Canadian Championships by a male golfer.
Kira Meixner Puts A Professional Career On Hold
British Columbia Women's Amateur champion Kira Meixner of Richmond has made a monumental decision not to turn professional despite her desire for a career on the LPGA Tour.
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Alison Murdoch's Star Is Still Rising Overseas
Canada's Alison Murdoch of Victoria, BC has become an international amateur golfing celebrity and it has only taken her 50 years or so to reach star status among senior players.
Graham Cooke Still Cooking At Canadian Senior
If Patrick Tallent of Vienna, Virgina gets off to the same start Friday that he enjoyed in Thursday's third round than 71-year-old tournament leader Graham Cooke of Hudson, Quebec may have his hands full trying to win his third Canadian Men's Senior Amateur Championship at the Sault Ste. Marie Golf Club in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
Ben Griffin - 2008 PNGA Men's Mid-Amateur Champion
Finding Christina Lake Golf Course to be more to his liking each day British Columbia's Ben Griffin of Victoria cruised to a 6-under par 66 and won the 2008 Pacific Northwest Golf Association Men's Mid-Amateur championship with a five stroke margin.
CPGA & RCGA Form A National Rules Alliance
To ensure consistency and a high standard of proficiency the Canadian Professional Golfers' Association and Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) have announced a partnership in national education that will require all CPGA apprentices to complete their Level 2 Rules of Golf online through the RCGA.
Canadian International Junior Challenge Schedule
After successfully hosting the inaugural Canadian International Junior Challenge (CIJC) in 2007, the Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) is preparing to welcome four international golf federations to the OslerBrook Golf and Country Club in Collingwood, Ontario for the Nike sponsored 2008 Championship September 16th to 18th.
Schmidt-Curley Golf Announces Revelstoke Mountain Project In Collaboration with Nick Faldo
Schmidt-Curley Design has announced it will be partnering with European Ryder Cup Captain Nick Faldo on its first Canadian design project at BC's Revelstoke Mountain Resort.
PNGA Mid-Amateur A Battle To The Finish
Victoria's Ben Griffin, the 2007 British Columbia Mid-Amateur champion,
has carved a one-stroke lead for himself after 36 holes of the 24th PNGA Men's Mid-Amateur Championship, hosted by Christina Lake Golf Club in Christina Lake, BC.
Cooke Assumes 36-Hole Lead at Canadian Senior
Seven-time Canadian Men's Mid-Amateur champion Graham Cooke of Hudson, Quebec is half way to winning his third Canadian Senior crown after 36 holes of the Royal Canadian Golf Association's 47th Canadian Men's Senior Amateur Championship at the Sault Ste. Marie Golf Club in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
1st Round - Canadian Men's Sr. Amateur Championship
A flawless, three-under par 69 by James Graham of Rye New York matched by a hard earned 69 by two-time former champion Garham Cooke of Hudson, Quebec are the scores to beat following the opening round of the Royal Canadian Golf Association's 47th Canadian Men's Senior Championship being played in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
Tom Stankowski's Sensational Sunday
A top-five finish in three seasons was the best that Tom Stankowski had ever experienced on the Canadian Tour --- until Sunday when the 43-year-old Santa Barbara, Calif., native sank a 15-foot putt on the final hole to win the Canadian Tour Championship and $37,600, more than double his earnings for the season and his biggest payday ever in golf.
Japan, USA Capture World University Team Titles
University students representing Men's and Ladies' teams from Japan and the United States respectively have emerged as the champions at the 12th World University Golf Championship in Sun City, South Africa.
Round One Of The Canadian Tour Championship
With 51 players under par and 19 within four shots of the leader, front runner Danial Im of California will not be resting easy overnight despite his one stroke advantage after the first round of the $235,000 Canadian Tour Championship in Barrie, Ontario.
Canada Trailing in World University Championship
With Leonardo Motta holding a five shot lead in singles competition, Italy has moved into a one-stroke lead in the men's team division of the 12th World University Golf championship following two rounds in Sun City, South Africa.
Nike Golf Introduces Premium Series Victory Red Irons
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).
Canada At The World University Golf Championship
The four round 12th World University Golf Championship got underway in Sun City, South Africa today with 18 nations and over 100 students competing, including 11 players representing Canada.
A Cherished Canadian Record At Stake For Mike Weir
There's more than just a FedEx Cup playoff victory, a million dollar payday and the Deutsche Bank Championship at stake for Mike Weir today.
