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Are You Powered On For A Brighter Future?

May 22, 2019 By GNN

By James Cronk Important questions to ask yourself as you consider the future of your business: How can I lead my business to the greatest financial success it has ever seen? How can I become a better leader who inspires my managers to be exceptional?  How can I implement ideas and processes that improve […]

FILED: Guests

Choose Leadership And Bold Ideas Over Same Old, Same Old

April 15, 2019 By GNN

By James Cronk According to Albert Einstein, the definition of insanity is doing the same over and over again and expecting different results. With that premise in mind, take this simple test to determine if this blog post is directed at you. Simply answer yes or no to each statement as it applies to you. […]

FILED: Guests

John Gordon: Pete Chapman Didn’t Want Attention, But His Contributions Shouldn’t Be Forgotten

February 2, 2016 By GNN

Pete Chapman deserves to be remembered. In the 1990s, Pete did too much to help develop the game of golf in the Georgian Bay area of Ontario that his recent passing should go all but unnoticed. Pete died Jan. 20 in Toronto from advanced Parkinson’s Disease complicated by dementia. He was 76. You can read […]

FILED: Guests

There’s More To Being A Champ Than Wins And There Was More To Dan Halldorson Than The Obvious

December 2, 2015 By GNN

Veteran Canadian golf journalist John Gordon, named this week to the Ontario Golf Hall of Fame, shares some thoughts on Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member Dan Halldorson, who died recently after suffering a stroke at the age of 63. To remember Daniel Albert Halldorson as a taciturn golf pro from a bygone era would […]

FILED: Guests

Guest Blog: Richard Zokol On The Tiger Controversy

April 15, 2013 By GNN

Former PGA Tour player and Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member Dick Zokol, now at Predator Ridge in Vernon, B.C., disagrees with a stand Hutch took on the Tiger Woods drop controversy at the Masters. You can read Hutch’s column here. Unlike Nick Faldo, Brandel Chamblee, Greg Norman and a number of former PGA Tour […]

FILED: Guests TAGS: Masters, Tiger Woods

Guest Blog: Ken Cousineau, CGSA

January 16, 2011 By GNN

The calendar has turned to a new year and while, for most of Canada, the turfgrass is dormant under a blanket of snow that in no way means that superintendents, assistant superintendents and equipment technicians are taking a complete hiatus from all things related to the golf course. For many, this marks a busy time […]

FILED: Guests, People TAGS: Canadian Golf Superintendents Association

Guest Blog: Scott Simmons, Golf Canada

November 14, 2010 By GNN

Scott Simmons

Like many GNN readers, I enjoy reading the blogs and I’m thankful that Hutch invited me to share my thoughts and clarify a few things with respect to Golf Canada and our new membership initiative. When we launched Golf Canada back on April 22, we introduced a new consumer facing brand for our organization, as […]

FILED: BLOGS, Guests, People TAGS: Golf Canada

Preparing For My Second Major At St. George’s

July 29, 2010 By GNN

Keith Bartlett, the superintendent at St. George’s Golf and Country Club, has been contributing a regular GNN blog as he prepared the course for last week’s RBC Canadian Open. In this contribution, he looks back at the week that was and ahead to getting the course ready for the club championship, which gets underway Aug. […]

FILED: Guests, People TAGS: RBC Canadian Open

Open Was A Positive Experience For St. George’s

July 29, 2010 By GNN

Joe Murphy, general manager of the St. George’s Golf and Country Club, has been writing a regular blog leading up to this year’s RBC Canadian Open and now that it’s over, he deals with the experience from a club perspective and the question of whether St. George’s would consider hosting the national championship again.   […]

FILED: Guests, People TAGS: RBC Canadian Open

Greens Will Likely Roll 11, Rough At Four Inches

July 18, 2010 By GNN

Keith Bartlett, superintendent for the St. George’s Golf and Country Club, will be a key man in the weeks leading up to the 2010 RBC Canadian Open. As the Open gets closer, Keith will be contributing a regular blog on GNN, describing his experiences and what goes into preparing the course for a PGA Tour […]

FILED: Guests, People TAGS: PGA Tour, RBC Canadian Open

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