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CPGA Names Gary Bernard New ED

It has been five months since former CPGA executive director Steve Carroll left the organization (ending up with the RCGA, strangely enough), and while no one has ever accused the CPGA of moving quickly, the group finally announced they’ve hired someone. It is an internal hire, with Gary Bernard taking the gig after meetings among the [...]


Weir on Player Advisory Board

There’s no doubt Mike Weir is respected by his peers — but nonetheless it was interesting to see the Canadian placed on the PGA Tour’s player advisory board. Not that the board has a ton of power….
The PGA TOUR announced today 16 members who will serve on the Player Advisory Council (PAC) for 2010.
The 16-man [...]


Sympatico Column: DeLaet’s Wild Ride to the PGA Tour

Been busy writing about Canadian golf lately, though it is December and it was damned cold taking my garbage to the curb this morning. Anyway, I touched base with Graham DeLaet on Monday afternoon, and here’s the story that came out of it for Sympatico. Interesting to note that all of the country’s rising stars [...]


Final Rounds — Finding joy at Osprey Valley

My good friend John loves to play golf more than anyone I know. Rain. Snow. Doesn’t matter. Fifty-four holes in a day. No sweat. He hangs his hat in Caledon and is constantly batting the ball around Devil’s Pulpit and Paintbrush, and more often than not, at the 54-holes that is Osprey Valley. He’s always talking [...]


Ames Wins in Playoff in FLA

It is the second time Ames has won the event at Disney in FLA, taking the Disney event in a playoff after shooting a final round 64.
It should move Ames into the Top 50 in the world — he had fallen to 71. In typical Ames fashion, he appeared really loose in the round and [...]