The mood is not good with the falling price of Alberta oil as the nation witnessed when protesters met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his visit to Calgary last week and people will become more alarmed as time goes on if this continues. I’m not expert on the oil industry, only how its ups and […]
Collaboration Has Become A Key Word In The Industry And Shows/Conferences Are A Perfect Example
I’m in Mississauga, Ont., for Tee Talks Live, which ends Tuesday, followed for the next two days by the National Teaching and Coaching Conference, both at the Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale. As you’ve likely heard by now, the this will be the last of its kind before it comes together with the National Golf Owners Association’s Golf […]
You Can’t Play Defence In Challenging Times
As I mentioned in my last blog here, we’re coming off a rough season that started late and ended early, with some challenges in between. Combine that with rising business expenses such as minimum wage and other factors, it’s tempting for many to consider cutting costs or adjusting prices as a way to deal with […]
Challenging Season Will Have People Taking A Long Look At All Aspects Of Their Operations
This season has been one of the most challenging in recent memory in this area. We had a late start, then it was really good for awhile, then the heat came, as did the smoke from the wildfires in British Columbia and then we were cut short on the end of the season with the […]
Buying Show Benefits Everybody Who Attends
The PGA of Alberta buying show runs until Thursday at the Edmonton Expo Centre, always a big event on the association calendar. All the snow that hit the southern part of the province offered golf professionals the opportunity to see their reps and it offered the reps the opportunity to get a bunch of their […]
Golf Will Find Its Way Into The New Normal Of Legalized Pot
I admit I’m having a tough time getting my head around legalized pot now that it’s becoming a reality. Most are, including those in other industries. I’m a news-watcher, but I honesty have no idea about what to expect. I like to think I’m well-informed and I try to stay up on anything that could […]
Calgary’s Catching A Break In The Weather, But We’re On Borrowed Time
With temperatures expected to be, on average, in the mid-teens this week, the superintendents are getting a reprieve in Calgary after all the snow last week. A lot of private clubs would normally have closed right after the Thanksgiving long weekend and that would have been the superintendents’ time to button down the golf course. […]
Record Snowfall Is The Latest In A Miserable Autumn And We Need A Break In The Next Few Weeks
I was fortunate to be in Los Angeles when the snow hit Calgary earlier this week. Roads were shut down. People I talked to who normally take 10 to 15 minutes to get to work took over an hour-and-half and close to 350 accidents were reported, many of those taking place Tuesday morning. The 32.8 […]
It’s Little Wonder That Calgary Embraces The Shaw Charity Classic Each Year
The Shaw Charity Classic goes this week at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club in Calgary and it’s become a highlight of the year in the community. I’m looking forward to joining Alberta Golf at a junior day on Tuesday, where I’ll be coaching and helping out and I have a couple of students playing […]
Bobbi Brandon Illustrated You Can Be Busy At Your Club, But Try New Things In Golf
I’m looking forward to being in Regina, beginning on Thursday, for this week’s CP Women’s Open. One of the things I hope to do is say hello to Bobbi Brandon from Moon Lake in Saskatoon, who Monday qualified to be in the field. She’ll be one of two players from Saskatchewan and among 16 Canadian […]