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When you break down the CN Canadian Women’s Open – which will be held this year at Winnipeg’s St. Charles Country Club Aug. 26-29 – here’s what you get:

- An LPGA Tour event with the financial support of a title sponsor that is one of the biggest and strongest corporate entities in North America.

- An event run by the Royal Canadian Golf Association, which was officially re-branded today as Golf Canada and has set a benchmark for tournament organization few can match.

- An event that consistently attracts the majority – if not all – of the top 50 female golfers in the world.

- An event that raises record amounts for charities at every venue in an annual rotation of the best courses in the country.

- So, why doesn’t the CN Canadian Women’s Open have status of an LPGA major championship – even if it means increasing the number of majors from four to five?

Golf Canada executive-director Scott Simmons, CN president Claude Mongeau and LPGA chief communications officer David Higdon collectively said giving the tournament major status wasn’t a priority.

That’s a hard pill to swallow.

Tour veteran Lorie Kane of Charlottetown, who has been leading the charge on this issue, must have felt the pain deeply from those words during a conference call to announce CN had extended its sponsorship of the country’s only LPGA event until at least 2013, with an additional two-year option.

Major status wasn’t even a topic of discussion when the three principals started talking at the start of the year about the future of the Canadian event with CN and its importance to the LPGA.

Higdon said the “CN-RCGA extension was Priority One” for the Tour because of the importance of renewing with partners who have “demonstrated a commitment to the Tour.” Instead of “major,” he used “unique” to describe the event’s significance.

“This is a very unique event on the LPGA Tour,” Higdon said. “It’s considered clearly among the best in class. It’s among the top five purses every year. We can count on having the best players there every single year. The rotation is brilliant. The players look at it as clearly top-notch. The tournament is not only a reflection of the organization in the RCGA that runs it, but also in the partner in CN.”

Mongeau, whose company became title sponsor in 2006 – after a five-year run when the tournament was known as the BMO Canadian Women’s Open – said: “In our heart, it has always been ‘Canada’s major.’ It’s clearly a premier event in ladies’ golf, so we’re pleased with the status we have today. We feel it’s a very good tournament the way it is.”

Simmons agreed with Mongeau, adding he didn’t think major designation was important because the feeling was it’s “the best event in the world” and he couldn’t be happier.

“Major is just a word,” Simmons added.

The Canadian event dates to 1973 at Montreal Municipal, where Jocelyne Bourassa won. She remains the only Canadian to win an LPGA event in this country.

The tournament was known as the Peter Jackson Classic from 1979-83, and the du Maurier Classic from 1984 to 2000. From 1979 to 2000, it was one of the Tour’s four majors, along with the Kraft Nabisco Championship, U.S. Women’s Open and LPGA Championship.

The 2000 event, held at Royal Ottawa in Gatineau, was the last year of du Maurier’s sponsorship because of federal legislation banning tobacco advertising. Subsequently, the Women’s British Open – already a major on the Ladies European Tour – replaced the Canadian Women’s Open as the LPGA’s fourth major.

From our perspective, Golf Canada and CN missed an opportunity to use what could have been a bargaining chip to get back a distinction the tournament deserves.

Major might be just a word, but try telling that to Kane as she continues to fight “to put the CN Canadian Women’s Open on a little bit of higher note, and that is major status.”

Hopefully, it will happen. And hopefully, some time during CN’s extended term as title sponsor the championship will return to the Montreal area for the first time since 2002, when it was held at Summerlea.

http://www.theprovince.com/sports/golf/Canadian+Women+Open+still+seeking+major+status/2937802/story.html

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Golf Canada has officially become the new public identity of the Royal Canadian Golf Association, a name that has been around since 1895.

“Our operating structure and the day to day operation of our business will remain the same, but going forward, we will be working under the new Golf Canada brand,” said Golf Canada executive director Scott Simmons.

“Adopting Golf Canada as our new brand is more than simply changing our logo – we are committing to a new brand promise of customer service and inclusiveness; working together with the entire Canadian golf industry to grow and shape the future of our sport,” he said.

The move to rebrand the RCGA to consumers has been public knowledge for quite some time, but the official launch took place on Thursday at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont.

“We are working to inform Canadians about the junior golf programs and player development initiatives that we believe are the blueprint for success to grow our sport and rebranding ourselves Golf Canada gives us a public identity that better aligns with our role and responsibilities as the NSO,” said Simmons.

“We want all Canadian golfers to feel like they are a part of Golf Canada and take pride in helping to support the future growth of the game,” he said.

“With more Canadian golfers joining our association, we’ll have the resources that are critical to maintaining our world leading golf participation rate per capita and also create more world class athletes in our sport,” added Simmons.

The RCGA worked with TBWA\Toronto on the Golf Canada brand and a promotional campaign featuring Canadian tour players such as Mike Weir, Stephen Ames, Lorie Kane and Graham DeLaet will roll out in a few weeks.

Also contributing was EthnoDialogue, a Canadian multicultural marketing and communications company brought in to communicate with a diverse population. Promotional materials will be produced in Canada’s two official languages and eight others, as well.

Along with the rebranding initiative comes a new membership drive.

“Our strategy in launching our new membership program was threefold — retention, renewal and recruitment,” added Simmons.
“Telling the story of Golf Canada to our current members and member clubs of how membership dues are supporting the game, while providing a tangible value proposition that encourages public golfers to join us,” he said.

“As the National Sport Organization for golf in Canada, we are committed to the growing excellence and participation in the sport, but that mandate comes with a cost and we need the support of golfers to make it happen,” said Simmons.

“Our story is simple; when you are a member of Golf Canada you are playing a vital role in helping to fund programs that are working to grow the game,” added Simmons. “We must educate and remind our members of the important role they are playing to help grow the sport in Canada.”

Five corporations – RBC Insurance, RIM/BlackBerry, itravel2000, Aeroplan, and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) – have come on board with the membership initiative to offer benefits to Golf Canada members and clubs.

http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2010/04/22/golf-canada-unveils-golf-canada/

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Remi Bouchard joins Blair Armitage as new regional directors of membership development for the Royal Canadian Golf Association and will play an important role in establishing the new Golf Canada brand.

Bouchard will be responsible for the growth of membership programs as well as managing allied association and partner relationships in Quebec and New Brunswick, while Armitage will have the same responsibilities in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.

Bouchard and Armitage will also assist with the development and execution of Golf Canada-branded membership programs. They will also recruit, train and manage Golf Canada Ambassador volunteers and help increase the profile and awareness of Team Canada.

Remi is perhaps the most well known native golfer to Quebec,” said RCGA chief operating officer Peter Beresford. “His experience, both as a touring pro and teaching pro make him one of the most recognizable faces in the Quebec golf community.”
“Blair is also incredibly well-respected for his club management expertise and proven record of success and will play a huge role in helping the RCGA to fully engage the golf industry in Western Canada as we drive our membership initiatives.”
The RCGA previously announced that it had hired former Canadian PGA executive director, Steve Carroll as its regional director of membership and business development for Ontario and Eastern Canada.

Bouchard has been a golf professional at Le Mirage Golf Club, in Terrebonne, Que. since 1992, and represented the club in competitions at both the provincial and national levels.

From 2001-2004, in collaboration with Sports Business International, Bouchard also helped develop and teach a business training program which uses golf as the teaching platform.

An accomplished professional golfer, Bouchard also has more than 20 years experience in sponsor relationships and recruiting.
He’s been named professional of the year five times by the Quebec PGA, has more than 70 victories as a pro over past 20 years and is a former Quebec junior and amateur champion.

Armitage recently served as general manager of the Quilchena Golf and Country Club in Richmond, B.C. Prior to working at Quilchena, he was GM of the Dalewood Golf and Curling Club in Port Hope, Ont.

He is also the immediate past president of the Canadian Society of Club Managers, Pacific Branch, and a director of the British Columbia Golf Marketing Alliance.

Armitage is a former elite figure skating competitor and coach, having competed in Canadian national events as well as the World Championships.

http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2010/02/07/bouchard-armitage-join-rcga/

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RBC has decided to put an even bigger stamp on Canadian golf — signing deals to get its logo on the tour bags of Mike Weir and Stephen Ames while also announcing initiatives to start helping less-established players.

After serving as title sponsor of the Canadian Open for the last two-plus years, the bank is getting significantly more involved in the sport.

In addition to the deals with Weir and Ames, RBC announced Thursday that it will now sponsor the Royal Canadian Golf Association’s high-performance amateur team as well as providing support for the country’s national amateur championships. It has also created a program to help young Canadian pros with financial planning and private banking services.

RBC is clearly seeing a good return on its investment in golf.

“Over the past two years, supporting the RBC Canadian Open has increased our brand profile and given us an opportunity to engage so many of our clients, employees and community partners in an event that they enjoy,” said Jim Little, RBC’s chief brand and communications officer. “We’re very pleased to take the next step and invest further in the long-term future of golf in Canada by playing a greater role in nurturing the next generation of national golfing heroes and further developing the game.”

The total value of the deals was not announced.

RBC’s logo will be seen on a number of PGA Tour golf bags in 2010. The agreements with Weir and Ames are less significant than the one the bank signed with Anthony Kim last year because both will continue to have some other advertising on their bags.

However, it does represent a growing relationship with the Canadian pros. RBC has previously supported the charitable initiatives of both players and now has endorsement deals with each of them as well.

“I have been fortunate to have had a very close partnership with RBC for a number of years now and I’m thankful to see that continue,” Weir said in a statement.

Added Ames: “Their strong commitment to charity, both through the RBC Canadian Open and my own charitable foundation, is … something that I’ve appreciated.”

Industry sources say that RBC will announce similar sponsorships with other golfers in the near future.

The company will also have its logo on the bag of PGA Tour rookies Graham DeLaet and Chris Baryla — and possibly first-year Canadian LPGA players Lisa Meldrum and Samantha Richdale. That’s because it has extended an offer to the four of them in exchange for advertising on their bags.

It wasn’t immediately clear if Meldrum or Richdale had formally accepted the offer. Representatives for DeLaet and Baryla confirmed that those golfers had.

Another major part of the bank’s new sponsorship plan is a commitment to helping the next generation of Canadian golfers. RBC will now partner with the RCGA’s high-performance amateur team, which currently includes up-and-comers like Nick Taylor, Matt Hill, Jennifer Kirby and others.

The new investment in Canadian golf is great news for the RCGA, which has come a long way in a relatively short amount of time.

Over the past five years, it has found enthusiastic title sponsors for its LPGA and PGA Tour events after facing potentially dire situations. CN has become a major supporter of women’s golf since taking the reigns of the Canadian Women’s Open in 2006 and RBC has quickly started doing the same thing on the men’s and amateur side.

“We applaud RBC for their long-term vision in supporting an environment that will build competitive golf excellence in Canada,” said RCGA executive director Scott Simmons. “Programs that promote grassroots and amateur competition as well as those that help support training and high performance opportunities are critical to Canadian golfers developing their competitive potential.”

http://cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100121/100121_RBC_sponsorhips/20100121/?hub=CP24Sports

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GOLF HOUSE, OAKVILLE, ON (Jan. 27, 2010)- The Canadian Tour today announced the venues for its two major Canadian championships the 2010 Players Cup in Winnipeg and the 2010 Canadian Tour Championship in St. Catharines. Hefty purse increases have already been announced for both events, with The Players Cup up from $200,000 in 2009 to $300,000.00 and the Canadian Tour Championship reaching $325,000.00 from $250,000.00

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The season ending Canadian Tour Championship will be staged at the St. Catharines Golf & Country Club for the second consecutive year August 23 to 29, 2010. Situated on the Niagara peninsula one hour from Toronto, the 6792 yard par-72 Stanley Thompson design will play to a par-70 and 6,850 yards for the tournament. The 2009 winner James Love of Calgary will defend his title for a first place prize of $52,000.00.

“The Players Cup and Canadian Tour Championship are two of the biggest golf events in Canada and they create an opportunity for golf fans to see not only the top PGA TOUR prospects in Canada but many of the top young prospects from more than a dozen countries around the world,” stated Canadian Tour Commissioner Richard Janes.

“The St. Catharines Golf & Country Club is delighted to host the Canadian Tour Championship for this second consecutive year and I believe we can make this an even bigger success than it was in 2009,” said Joseph Gottli, President, St. Catharines Golf & Country Club.”

The Canadian Tour is a member of the International Federation of PGA Tours with tournament operations in Canada, the United States, Mexico and Latin America. Canadian Tour alumni include Canadians Mike Weir, Graham DeLaet, and Steven Ames, Internationals Steve Stricker, Tim Clark and more than 100 players who have gone on to play on the PGA TOUR.

http://fairwaysgolf.ca/news.php?id=875

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This is not the kind of publicity the PGA Tour had in mind.

Golf’s two best players are linked by accusations of cheating – one because he has a wife, the other because he has a wedge.

Oh, for happier times.

It was only four months ago when Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson posed on the 18th green at the Tour Championship in Atlanta with commissioner Tim Finchem, both holding a trophy, smiles filling the frame. Woods had won the FedEx Cup for the second time, while Mickelson’s victory seemed to signal a renewed rivalry between the game’s brightest stars.

These days, handshakes have been replaced by hand-wringing.

The biggest blow remains the absence of Woods, missing since his middle-of-the-night car accident Nov. 27 that fueled sordid tales of extramarital affairs. Even though it has been nearly two months since he announced his indefinite break, the laughs kept coming when a San Diego strip club flew a banner over Torrey Pines that read, “We miss you too, Tiger.”

One day later, the news shifted to a banner quote in The San Francisco Chronicle.

Scott McCarron is not the only player upset about a 20-year-old legal loophole that allows players to use Ping Eye2 wedges with grooves that no longer conform to the rules. He’s just the only player to use the word “cheating.”

“It’s cheating, and I’m appalled Phil has put it in play,” McCarron told the newspaper.

Mickelson is happy to be a lightning rod on this topic because he doesn’t like the U.S. Golf Association’s new rule on grooves and is miffed that Finchem never takes his ideas seriously. This is a chance to make both of them squirm. In the meantime, he would have expected, even welcomed, healthy debate with his peers on the Ping wedges.

But cheating?

That’s hitting below his white belt.

It’s like the ferry scene in the movie “Jaws,” when Mayor Vaughn is trying to talk Chief Brody out of closing the beaches. “You yell, ‘Barracuda’ and everybody says, ‘Huh? What?’ You yell, ‘Shark’ and we’ve got a panic on our hands on the Fourth of July.”

Mickelson didn’t panic. But it’s a safe bet everyone around him did.

The world’s No. 2 player said on national television that he was “publicly slandered,” an ominous choice of words that suggested lawyers would be involved if the tour didn’t handle the situation to his liking.

The question now is which mess is easier to fix.

So far, the only damage Woods has inflicted has been to himself and his family. He has lost endorsement deals with AT&T and Accenture, and his approval ratings have plunged.

The gloomy forecast for TV ratings cannot be measured unless Woods is gone longer than eight months, which is how much time he missed last year due to knee surgery. Ratings were slightly up at Torrey Pines for consecutive years without him. And remember, Woods has never played one-third of the tournaments on the PGA Tour schedule. Those events have managed to survive.

The tour’s biggest concern will be trying to control the gallery when Woods returns, if not protecting the guys with whom Woods is playing. If a strip club will hire a plane at a tournament where Woods is not playing, what happens on the ground when he is playing?

Far more troublesome, though not as sensational, is the issue with wedges.

The Ping Eye 2 wedges, provided they were made before April 1, 1990, are approved for play, even though the depth and volume of the grooves in those wedges are not allowed. Attribute that to a pair of lawsuits Ping settled against the USGA (1990) and the PGA (1993) over square grooves. The settlements take precedence over any rules change.

What makes this situation awkward is that not everyone has access to them unless they find the wedges on eBay, in garages or used club bins. Padraig Harrington spent the holidays giving away his old clubs to charity – including his Pings – only to find out he could still use them.

First, however, is getting around this name-calling.

Asked about his “cheating” quote, McCarron didn’t back off the next day, although he described Mickelson’s actions as “bending the rules.” That would be akin to “barracuda.”

Still, the damage had been done.

Mickelson’s camp has been checking the Internet and has lost track of how many times “cheating” and “Mickelson” are found together.

For those who thought McCarron might apologize on Monday, he chose to clarify instead. He said he never called Mickelson a “cheater.” He only said that by using the Ping wedge, it was “cheating.” Glad to get that cleared up.

The tour can choose to fine or suspend McCarron under its “conduct unbecoming a professional” policy, which prohibits players from making comments to the media that unreasonably attack or disparage other players (among other things).

Then again, the tour has a policy of not disclosing discipline.

Perhaps the most troubling part of Ping chairman John Solheim’s statement on Monday is that he told the USGA and PGA Tour in July 2007 that changing the regulations on grooves could lead to what is happening now – confusion, consternation, accusations.

Finchem was to meet with players Tuesday night at Riviera and speak to the media on Wednesday. The best-case scenario is that McCarron and Mickelson can make peace, and that Finchem can find a solution to the Ping wedges.

Then he can go back to wondering when Woods will return.

http://www.thegolfchannel.com/tour-insider/golf-news-wrong-reasons-34954/

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The Bison golf team competed in the three round, rain-shortened 2009 RCGA (Royal Canadian Golf Association) Canadian University/College Championship. After all three rounds, the Bison men’s golf team finished in 16th place (out of 20 CIS schools) with a combined score of +84. In a tightly bunched group, the Bisons had a tough third round and were only six strokes back of 13th place finisher University of Western Ontario and four strokes back of a tie for 14th with University of Calgary and Holland College.

For the Bison men, the final tournament results had Jesse Skelton as top Bison with a +17 score (tied for 32nd overall) and 14 stokes back of second and 20 back of first place. Nathan Wazney was second for the Bisons at +19 (T-39th) followed by Ryan Cook at +22 (T-52nd), Eric Johnson with a +26 score (T-71st) and Bobby Wiebe at +30 (T-81st) among 103 golfers. On the par 72 course, the low round by a Manitoba golfer was Wazney firing a 75 (+3) in the second round.

In the 2009 season, the women’s team won the St. Cloud State University Husky Classic to finish the season, the fourth tournament title in the nine year program’s history. They also had a third place in the Cobber Open and fourth in the Concordia Invitational. For the men’s team, a split squad opened the season with a second and third at the Concordia Invitational and another split squad went tied for second and seventh at the Bemidji State Invitational plus the NDSU Erv Kaiser Invitational. The men’s side also had a fifth place at St. John’s Fall Invitational, ninth at Frank Wrigglesworth Blugold Collegiate Invitational and ended the season with a tied sixth at the Twin Cities Classic.
Individually, Mindy Lichtman became the first Manitoba Bison women’s golf player to earn the Smitty’s Bisons Sports weekly honour. She finished the week with an individual victory at the St. Cloud State University Husky Classic that ran from October 4-5. Lichtman led the Bisons to a first place finish among five schools and was the tournament winner after posting a +13 score on the Par 72, 5849 yards St. Cloud Country Club course. She defeated 25 other golfers after she fired a final round 75 (+3), the best score by any player in the whole tournament. She earned the victory after being in a tie for second and three shots off the pace before the final round. Earlier this 2009 season, Lichtman had two other Top 10 finishes when she was tied for seventh at Concordia Invitational and a tie for fourth at the Cobber Open.

Faye Zachedniak was fourth and Lauren Rousseau was tied for fifth at the St. Cloud State University Husky Classic. Lindsay Stewart was tied for second at the Concordia Invitational and fourth at the Cobber Open.

Nathan Wazney became the first Manitoba Bison golf player to earn the Smitty’s Bisons Sports weekly honour. He started the week with an individual victory at the NDSU Irv Kaiser Invitational that ran from September 21-22. Wazney led the Bisons to a second place finish among eight schools and was the tournament winner after posting a -5 score on the Par 72, 6833 yards course. He defeated 48 other golfers after he posted a final round 69 (-3) and birdied the last hole to win by one stroke. He was consistent throughout the three rounds, as he started with a 70 (-2) and 72 (E) score before he winning third round. Wazney was one of only three golfers in the field to break par during the NDSU Irv Kaiser Invitational. Earlier this 2009 season, Wazney earned a tie for ninth at Concordia Invitational and a tie for 15th at the Bemidji State Invitational.

In the one day tournament, Bobby Wiebe was tied for first with a -2 score at the Twin Cities Classic plus was tied for ninth at the Concordia Invitational. Jesse Skelton was tied for sixth at the Bemidji State Invitational, tied for seventh at the Concordia Invitational, eight at the NDSU Irv Kaiser Invitational and ninth at the St. John’s Fall Invitational. Eric Johnson was also was tied for sixth at the Bemidji State Invitational. Riley Unger was fourth and Ryan Cooke was sixth at the Concordia Invitational.

http://myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/index.asp?sec=2&too=100&dat=12/30/2009&sta=2&wee=5&eve=8&npa=21326

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Bill Powell left this realm on New Years Eve with fewer accolades than he deserved, but more than most who share his admirable ideals. On the final day of what he called “the best year of my life,” Powell died at the age of 93 in Canton, Ohio.

Recognition didn’t mean much to the first African American to build, own and operate a golf course, but he understood the importance of the world picking up on the mission of his Clearview Golf Club in East Canton, the centre of his life, along with his family.

BROKE DOWN BARRIERS

Powell opened Clearview despite being refused a GI loan when he returned from World War II. Besides developing women’s and youth programs, Clearview not only welcomed blacks at a time when many golf courses wouldn’t, but also whites with the admirable goal of everybody playing together.

After building began in 1946, the first nine holes at Clearview opened in 1948 and nine more opened in 1978.

“I didn’t build this course for any of the recognition,” he said in his autobiography, Clearview, America’s Course.

“It was a labour of love. Golf is a part of society and I wanted to be included. I want you to be included too,” he said, with a message that is also important in Canada, with our multicultural society.

Most of the honours that went to Powell and his family came in the past 20 years. The year that just past included the Distinguished Service Award from the PGA of America during PGA Championship week in Minnesota.

He was inducted into the Northern Ohio PGA Hall of Fame, was named Person of the Year by the Ohio Golf Course Owners Association, while his family was recognized by the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce.

There is still one glaring omission and there is a movement to have Powell, who did most of his work in anonymity, inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Fla.

Powell’s legacy continues through his daughter, Renee, the second African American to play on the LPGA Tour. His son, Larry, has been the superintendent at Clearview for more than 30 years.

While continuing that legacy is the ultimate tribute, the gentle but determined style with which Powell operated in the face of prejudice that would inflame most, makes one of the great builders of the game a worthy Hall of Fame candidate.

Induction is not something he craved, but his actions are something that the game badly needed. This is a story that needs to be told in St. Augustine.

Stories to watch for

Will the LPGA be able to survive with just 24 tournaments, 11 of them outside the United States? … Will it still be the CN Canadian Women’s Open after this year’s tournament in Winnipeg? Losing CN as title sponsor would hurt more than a Manitoba mosquito bite since CN has taken the tournament to new heights … In a game regularly slammed for lack of affordability, how will golfers react in July when they start paying the HST in Ontario and British Columbia? … The popular theory about Tiger Woods’ return is that he will wait until the last moment to commit in order to limit press credentials. One popular theory has Woods playing the Arnold Palmer Invitational, just a couple of weeks before the Masters and not far from his Orlando home. Of course, the lords of Augusta won’t exactly be welcoming to the tabloid and gossip media.

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Golf is bringing more women to the fore as retailers offer a wide range of gifts in equipment, fashion and accessories

It may be a man’s world, but it’s quickly becoming a woman’s game.

Golf has become the sport the past decade, with much of the growth attributed to women of all ages heading out to the links.

“It’s an incredibly social sport so it’s really catching on,” says Chris Pappas, manager of the Golf Town store in Whitby.

“Golfing is part of the corporate culture. You don’t have to be top notch, but, in some places, it’s almost expected that you at least play.”

In the past, the ladies’ game was given token representation at sport stores, with the occasional small display of clubs.

But golf shops are now devoting entire departments to equipment, accessories and fashions designed for female golfers.

For example, Pappas says the Kerri Golf Design from Adams Golf is a full set of clubs and bag created for serious female golfers, but who also want a sense of flare.

Each club has pink highlights, along with matching flashes of pink on the bag and club covers. It sells for $1,300.

If that’s too pricey for your budget, and the golfer on your list is also a hockey fan, maybe an NHL-branded putter would be a better fit.

Looking a lot like a small hockey stick, the $139 TaylorMade putter is aluminum, with perimeter weighting, and emblazoned with your favourite teams’ colours and logos.

All 30 teams are available, along with the now defunct Winnipeg Jets and Quebec Nordiques.

“No, it’s not a toy, it’s a working putter and I hear it’s pretty good,” says Pappas.

TaylorMade also has NHL logos on golf caps ($30) and a golf bag (Canadian teams only, $140). Nike sells a special-edition box of Team Canada golf balls for $25 per dozen.

For non-hockey fans, Pappas says the basic “go to” putter this year is the Odyssey White Hot Tour, which sells for $128.

“This is just a great putter that can be used by a wide range of golfers,” he says. “It has an insert for soft feel.”

At the other end of the club lineup is the TaylorMade Burner Driver, which boasts “next-generation dual crown technology”.

The head is designed to be more forgiving on off-centre hits. It sells for $250.

For technology fans, the OnPar palm-sized GPS by Goliath stores hundreds of golf courses in its memory.

The unit will give you a bird’s-eye view of each hole, tell you how far your drive went, how far you are from the green, and even suggests what club to use next.

OnPar sells for about $500, but there are several similar units at various prices.

If all that equipment and technology doesn’t help, at least duffers can look good as they hack their way around the course.

Start with a pair of Tour 360 4.0 shoes from Adidas. They have a “thintech” heel and sole, giving players a lower centre of gravity, and sell for $230.

Nike’s CoolMax men’s V-neck sweater, which sells for about $100, is more than just fashionable. The special fabric keeps you warm when it’s cold and cool when it’s warm.

The Sunice Trista women’s jacket is a lightweight and water-repellent jacket with superior breathability.

It has a soft-touch chin guard and drop tail design, and sells for $95.

http://www.thestar.com/living/shopping/article/739874–golf-bringing-women-to-the-fore

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The Carman Golf Club hosted the 2007 Golf Manitoba Mens Jr. Interclub Championships on August 23 with ten city and seven rural teams competing in the tournament.

The day was cloudy, cool and windy, but the weather did not hamper the golfers? play.

Five strokes back

However, the Carman foursome with Josh McFadden, Michael Hetherington, Kevin Giesbrecht, and Brenden Hintz came up just short in their bid for the tile finishing second just five strokes back of top spot with a 238 score.

They trailed the Portage team of Myles Sullivan, Daniel Moor, Mitchell Kaminsky, and Brodie Gobin who won the rural championship with a combined score of 233.

The group from Breezy Bend C.C. with Alex Crawford, Bobby White, Jeff Havisbeck, and Steve Minion won the city championship with a 223 score.

Sherri Moorhouse, assistant golf professional at the Carman Golf Club said the course ?was in great shape for the event?.

Moorhouse said it was part of what has been very busy time recently around the clubhouse. The Senior Ladies Open on August 16 attracted 144 golfers enjoying a beautiful day for a round of golf.

Ball Mistapha won the tournament for the second year in a row with a score of 89.

The first flight was won by Birdie Gray with a 101.

Tina Holmberg took the 2nd flight with a 107 score and Willa Keith won the 3rd flight with a 114. And Gloria Collins earned top spot in the fourth flight with a score of 122.

Meanwhile on Monday, August 20, the Senior Mens Open was at the Carman course on a cool, cloudy day. But that did not stop 116 hearty souls from turning out to enjoy a day of golf.

The age 50-59 winner was Jim Young, with George Thompson winning the age 60-64 prize.

Wally Galagon came out on top in the age 65-68 group, and Ron Leibl took the age 69-74 prize.

The age 75 plus was won by Les Sanderson.

Sherri Moorhouse also noted there were three hole-in-ones at the Carman Course last week.

Brett Woods started it with an ace on the 6th hole on Monday, Ross Murray had a hole-in-one on the 8th hole, and Derek East of the St. Charles C.C. recorded an ace on the 7th hole during the Mens Junior Interclub Championship.

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