We’re going into the fourth golf season in which the use marijuana is legal in Canada, something you rarely hear anything about these days. At the time that cannabis was being legalized, the golf industry was going into uncharted territory and there were plenty of concerns. How blatant would pot use be on the golf […]
With Another Covid-19 Wave Upon Us, Is Your Workplace Planning To Bring Back At Least Some Safety Protocols?
Back in early January, the GNN Poll asked readers if they were confident that 2022 is the final year in which Covid-19 is a concern for the golf businesses where they work. With Omicron beginning to make its presence known at the time, 71 per cent of respondents said no, they weren’t confident that 2022 […]
Conners Three Off The Lead After Blustery First Round Of The Masters
Corey Conners has stared down Augusta National with some success, including a couple of top 10 finishes coming into this year’s Masters, but he knows it always has something different to vex those who challenge it. “It never plays easy. It’s a very tricky golf course. With the wind up, you’ve got to battle hard […]
What Might Have Been Had Injuries Not Plagued Tiger Woods?
Tiger Woods gallery on 18 … for a practice round. pic.twitter.com/EHWp7VXwO3 — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 6, 2022 This is just a personal thing, but I think most Canadians will agree with me. Whenever I think of Tiger Woods, I think of Bobby Orr, although No. 4 won’t be in the picture if Woods does […]
How Difficult Has The Hiring Process Been This Year?
The job fairs have been popping up on social media for the past six weeks or so and there have been plenty of postings for golf professionals, general managers and superintendents, among other listings. GNN has been running as many as we saw in the hopes of connecting potential employees to golf businesses that require […]
At The End Of Its Run At Mission Hills, Early Winners Of The “Dinah” Should Be Recognized As Major Champions
The next couple of weeks will provide a veritable feast of the spirited competition of the season’s first majors to the visual splendour in which the game is played to its traditions and history. As much as golfers are anticipating tales of the drive up Magnolia Lane, the Par 3 Contest, the Champions Dinner and […]
Will The Golf Course Where You Work Open Before May?
Next week will provide glorious views of green, manicured fairways from Augusta National at the Masters, an event that golfers have been eagerly anticipating all winter. Of course, the vistas in which the first men’s major of the season is played is coming from Augusta, Ga., a long way south of thawing-out Canada, but still, […]
This Year May Be Challenging, But That’s Nothing New
In the not-too-distant future, the sun will rise over golf courses that finally have fairways and greens ready for those who hit and pursue a little, white ball regularly during the summer months. It’s a highly-anticipated day as staff and management welcome back those who have waited for so long over the winter for this […]
RBC Canadian Open Has Bigger Things To Concern Itself With Than An Event Across The Ocean
The first reaction at this desk upon hearing that LIV Golf Invitational had released an eight-event schedule last week was to give RBC Canadian Open officials a jingle for their reactions. After all, the first event of this fledgling tour is scheduled to be played at Centurion Golf Club across the Atlantic in London, England, […]
How Will 2022 Stack Up Against The Previous Two Years In Business?
It’s been two years since the lockdowns and restrictions due to COVID-19 began affecting our lives and businesses. Since then, food and beverage operations have been reduced to take out or eating on the patio rather than indoors and that’s when golf operations weren’t shut down altogether. In the early part of the pandemic, […]