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Tour Roundup: Cockerill T5 In South Africa, Conners Fires A 66 In Mexico

December 4, 2020 By Ian Hutchinson

Aaron Cockerill shot a four under 68 and is tied for fifth at the midway point of the South African Open in Sun City, South Africa. Cockerill is five under, five shots off the lead, going into the weekend. The leaderboard from that European Tour event is here. PGA Tour Corey Conners finished Friday’s second […]

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Do You See More Activities At The Golf Course Where You Work This Winter?

November 29, 2020 By Ian Hutchinson

As I mentioned in this blog last week, some unconventional thinking in traditional down time could go a long way in this year of the pandemic. Golf has been recognized as a safe sport in which its players can physically distance themselves from others. GolfNorth, based in Southern Ontario, is offering winter golf on many […]

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Is Your Business A Snow Business?

November 25, 2020 By Ian Hutchinson

If only it was under different circumstances, but golf has flourished in this year of the pandemic as a game that allows for physical distancing in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus. What now, though? The season is over in most of the country, but that doesn’t have to be the case if you […]

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Compassion Of Those Around Him Keeps PGA Of Canada President Positive In Aftermath Of Fire Taking His Home

November 24, 2020 By Ian Hutchinson

In this year of the pandemic, Teejay Alderdice and his family have recently had to endure much more than the threat of coronavirus, but still manages to maintain a positive attitude towards a life-changing incident that could have had much more serious consequences a month before the holidays. The general manager of the Port Carling […]

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Are You Still Planning To Travel To The Sun, Despite The Pandemic?

November 22, 2020 By Ian Hutchinson

With the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando now a virtual affair in 2021, a winter tradition has come to a screeching halt due to the coronavirus pandemic. I can’t remember how many consecutive years I’ve travelled to the show, but it’s a lot. As a matter of fact, the last time I got off a […]

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Does Positive News About A Vaccine Make You More Optimistic About The 2021 Golf Season?

November 15, 2020 By Ian Hutchinson

There was positive news in the ongoing efforts to curb coronavirus last week when Pfizer announced that it was testing a vaccine that is reported to be 90 per cent effective. We’ll see what happens as testing continues, but that and other optimistic news about other potential vaccines suggest that maybe there is a light […]

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Is Your Interest Level In This Week’s Masters Higher, Lower Or The Same As Usual?

November 8, 2020 By Ian Hutchinson

It’s time for that annual trek up Magnolia Lane, but it will be in the imaginations of just about everybody since there will be no patrons at Augusta National for this week’s Masters. That was made necessary by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, as was the November date. The traditional first men’s major of the year […]

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How Were October Rounds Where You Work?

November 2, 2020 By Ian Hutchinson

POLL: So, how would you describe the number of rounds put through in October at the golf operation where you work, compared to the same month in previous years?

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Canadian Collection Of Cabot Courses Could Include Cabot Revelstoke

October 27, 2020 By Ian Hutchinson

There is word of an announcement in the near future of a collaboration on a golf course in British Columbia between Ben Cowan-Dewar, co-founder and CEO of Cabot Links/Cliffs, and Rod Whitman, who designed Cabot Links and the par 3 Nest, along with David Axland, in Inverness, N.S. Public records in Revelstoke, B.C.,  indicate that […]

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Now’s The Time To Work On Making Golf’s Pandemic Popularity Last

October 26, 2020 By Ian Hutchinson

Slowly but surely, industry opinion appears to be shifting on whether golf’s pandemic popularity is a short term blip on the radar screen or more of a long term trend. There are still plenty of people on either side of the fence, but a couple of GNN Polls this year show more people choosing long […]

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