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Spring has been quite a worry for golfers who wanted to perfect their swing because of the residual snow on the ground. Fortunately for Charlie Braniff, he was able to swing his golf club successfully this season, adding three second places on his record. This St. Cloud Tech senior sucessfully wrapped up the Class 3A state individual title last June at Bunker Hills and his confidence which he had gained last year continue to brave him over this season.

“I have confidence this year, but last year’s confidence is last year’s,” he said. “I have to start fresh and build it up as a I go along.

“The weather’s been difficult on everyone in the state. There’s been a lot of practicing in gyms, which doesn’t do anybody a lot of good,” Braniff said.

Winning the state title and this summer’s State Junior Publinks tournament helped him get noticed by John Harris and the Golden Gophers’ program. He was an All-Central Lakes Conference pick the past two years and was also a 2010 team member of Team Minnesota in the Minnesota-Manitoba Cup matches.

“I think I surprised a lot of people last year,” Braniff said. “It kind of goes to show you what hard work can get you. You have to peak at the best part of the season, and that’s sections and state. State’s at Bunker Hills again and that gives me a lot of confidence. I know the course really well and know what it’s like to play in tournament conditions. That plays well to my game.”

Choosing Minnesota wasn’t that hard for Braniff once they showed interest in him. Braniff said he won’t redshirt next year and will play right away for the Gophers.

“I like being able to go somewhere where you know you’re going to play right away. That was a big factor,” Braniff said. “Most kids want to know that they’re going to play right away. It’s difficult to get better when you basically have to take a year off and just practice.”

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The Canadian PGA Championship is returning this summer to the Cottonwood Golf and Country Club in Calgary.

Sponsored by Mr. Lube, it will be played as a match play event and include the 64 highest ranked players available from the Canadian PGA player rankings that were introduced on Monday.

With its $100,000 purse, the PGA Championship of Canada returns after a five-year absence. First played in 1912, its winners include Moe Norman, Arnold Palmer and Lee Trevino, among others.

“It was the goal of the Canadian PGA to create an event that would bring our greatest Canadian PGA players from the around the country to compete for the P.D. Ross trophy in an exciting format – I would say we’ve accomplished both,” said Gary Bernard, executive director of the Canadian PGA.

Bryn Parry, currently ranked No. 1 in Canada, will be top seed.

“I thought it was pretty incredible last week when I received the phone call telling me that I was the No. 1-ranked player in the Canadian PGA, but to find out that the PGA Championship of Canada is coming back just takes it to a whole new level,” said Parry.

“To have the opportunity to play for this trophy and go into the event as the No. 1 seed will be pretty special and something I’m already excited about.”

http://www.golfnewsnow.ca/2011/03/31/cpga-championship-is-back/

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Golf Canada, in partnership with Canada’s 10 provincial gold associations, have announced a number of changes related to Golf Canada’s seven national amateur golf championships beginning in 2011. The changes will impact the competitive format of both the individual and inter-provincial competitions.

Golf Canada currently spends close to $1.3 million annually to conduct national amater championships across the country. Golf Canada will continue to invest in all of the championships with the global to make them world class competitive experiences for Canadian and international competitors.

“The decision to change the structure of the championship is rooted in our continued commitment to conducting world calss national amateur championships,” said Scott Simmons, Executive Director and CEO, Golf Canada. “we believe that instituting some format changes will competition, but we are also committed to ensuring that interprovincial competition will continue to be an important component of each event.”

Changes to the competitions include:

-Players representing their province for the interprovincial competition will not specifically be paired with players representing other provinces on the first two days of the competition.

-Opening ceremonies and plater banquets which had traditionally included only provincial team representatives will now include all the players in the competition.

-Interprovincial trophies will be awarded based on the scores of three (3) players with each province counting the best two (2) scores each day over the first two days of the competition.

-Gold Canada will continue to provide travek subsidies for provincial representatives of up to $120,000 in 2011, and $100,000 in 2012, with no travel subsidy in 2013 and beyond. Each Provincial Golf Association will decide to what degree they are able to subsidize the travel costs of players representing their province at each respective national championship.

The existing field selection process for all national amateur championships will remain the same.

http://www.golfmanitoba.mb.ca/nationalteams

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It’s difficult to believe almost eight years have passed since the golfing world watched Mike Weir sink his winning putt at Augusta National Golf Club’s pristine No. 10 green to capture the 2003 Masters Tournament title over American Len Mattiace.

Weir defied the odds that week as rainy weather plagued the tournament’s first day, taxing even the most physically fit golfer’s endurance.

After 36 holes, Weir was 6-under par with a four stroke lead. The next 18 holes would put Weir and his then-caddie Brennan Little to the test. Weir carded a 3-over 75 during the third-round to temporarily give up the lead.

Weir would fight back during Sunday’s final round, converting nearly every putt to post a bogey free 4-under par 68. Mattiace bogeyed his last hole to force a sudden-death playoff with Weir. On the first playoff hole, Weir stripped his drive down the middle next to Mattiace. With confidence and precision, Weir hit a solid second shot with his 7-iron, positioning his golf ball in the front middle of the green. Mattiace on the other hand, failed on his approach shot, leaving Weir with the opportunity to clinch a Masters win. A short tap-in putt was all that was required for Weir to earn one of golf’s most cherished prizes – the Green Jacket.

“The day Mike Weir captured the Masters was a great day for all Canadians – golfers or not,” said Karen Hewson, director of membership and heritage services at Golf Canada. “Sport is one of the great unifiers coast to coast and to have a born and bred Canadian win golf’s most coveted prize flushed us with national pride and boosted the interest in golf to even greater heights.”

Weir secured his place in Canadian golf history with his win at Augusta National Golf Club, becoming the first Canadian professional golfer to win a major men’s championship. The Brights Grove, Ont. native is also the first left-handed Masters champion, securing the title a year ahead of ‘Lefty,’ Phil Mickleson.

After Weir’s Masters triumph, he was presented with the Lou Marsh Memorial Award as Canada’s Top Athlete and was granted entry into the Lou Marsh Legacy Exhibit in the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame.

In 2009, Mike Weir was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, and was honoured for his outstanding contributions to the Canadian golf industry. In return, Weir donated his Masters putter to the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, where it remains on display.

http://www.golfcanada.ca/amateur-competition/amateur-championships/article3043.ece

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Mark Twain famously wrote the reports of his death were an exaggeration.

So, too, have been the frantic reports of the death of Mike Weir’s golf career.

Yes, he lost his full exempt status on the PGA Tour after failing to make the $227,885 US required under his major medical exemption.

However, he still will be able to play a full schedule on tour for the remainder of this season and the following two seasons.

Alas, all is not lost, Canadian golf fans.

Opinions aside — the question of whether Weir is washed-up is purely speculative– the fact is Weir has a lot of time left to prove himself.

Weir’s stellar career (he’s 12th in career earnings) has afforded him the opportunity to play a full slate of events through 2013, though he’s surely looking to keep some of his exemptions in his hip pocket by turning his game around and climbing back into the top-125.

By virtue of Weir’s one tournament in the money this season (a tie for 77th at the Farmers Insurance Open in January that netted him $10,788), he was able to climb into the 126-150 category (on last season’s money list) to earn about 12 more starts this year.

As a member of the 2009 international Presidents Cup squad, Weir also has another five exemptions.

“He’s going to end up playing a full schedule of about 25 events he has always played,” said David Haggith of IMG, which represents Weir. “The only difference is he’ll have to play events he’s exempted into, instead of picking and choosing his schedule as much as he has in the past.

“Mike has earned this position through a decade of playing on the PGA Tour and having success,” Haggith added. “The exemptions exist for guys with this kind of track record.”

As much as the media is focused on Weir’s future, Haggith says his client’s goal remains finding his game following the arm injury that sidelined him last season.

“Mike’s focus is on getting his game back into form. His arm is feeling better and he’ll work his way though it.”

Haggith said Weir, whose only guarantee for a start in a major is the Masters, is likely to go through the qualifying process for the U.S. and British Open championships.

http://www.winnipegsun.com/sports/golf/2011/03/10/17563426.html

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