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St. George’s Staff Ready For The Show

June 9, 2010 By GNN

Joe Murphy is general manager of the St. George’s Golf and Country Club, the host site of the 2010 RBC Canadian Open next month in Toronto. Murphy will contribute a guest blog each week about operations at the host club leading up to the national championship. The clubhouse operation during the Canadian Open is taken […]

FILED: Guests, People TAGS: RBC Canadian Open

Guest Blog: Keith Bartlett

June 7, 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

Guest Blog: Joe Murphy, St. George’s G&CC

June 2, 2010 By GNN

Joe Murphy

Joe Murphy is general manager of the St. George’s Golf and Country Club, the host site of the 2010 RBC Canadian Open next month in Toronto. Murphy will contribute a guest blog each week about operations at the host club leading up to the national championship. The first step towards the St. George’s Golf and […]

FILED: Guests, People TAGS: RBC Canadian Open

Guest Blog: Jamie Kureluk

May 30, 2010 By GNN

Jamie Kureluk

If Kevin Costner had his “Field of Dreams” in baseball, Jamie Kureluk, the associate pro at Cottonwood Golf and Country Club near Calgary had a “Nine of Dreams” in the first round of last week’s RBC Insurance Alberta Open, played at Carnmoney Golf Club, where Kureluk shot a ridiculous 25 with seven birdies and two […]

FILED: Guests, People

What Makes Junior Aspirations A Reality?

March 28, 2010 By GNN

Henry Brunton of Henry Brunton Golf is a Canadian PGA Master Professional, coach of the Royal Canadian Golf Association’s national men’s team and was recently named the winner of the Canadian PGA’s Junior Leader of the Year Award. Brunton writes that while many juniors say they want to become elite golfers, it’s a mixture of […]

FILED: Guests, People

Deals, People, Unique Products Keep Them Coming

March 18, 2010 By GNN

Bob Paley is head professional of the Kananaskis Country Golf Course near Calgary and was recently named Club Professional of the Year and Merchandiser of the Year by the Canadian PGA. Below, he chats about some of the merchandising practices in place at the Kananaskis shop. I haven’t been to pro shops all across the […]

FILED: Guests, People TAGS: PGA of Canada

Establish Rapport With Students

March 17, 2010 By GNN

Sean Casey is Teaching Professional at the ClubLink Academy at Glen Abbey in Oakville, Ont., and was recently named Teacher of the Year by the Canadian PGA. He discusses how the role of a teaching professional also involves developing a rapport with the student. At our facility, we’re getting an increasing number of girls and I […]

FILED: Guests, People TAGS: PGA of Canada

We Can Learn From Everybody

March 16, 2010 By GNN

Bob Paley is head professional of the Kananaskis Country Golf Course near Calgary and was recently named Club Professional of the Year and Merchandiser of the Year by the Canadian PGA. Below, he chats about learning from staff members of all ages. When I was an apprentice, there was a definite hierarchy at a golf […]

FILED: Guests, People TAGS: PGA of Canada

The Time To Act Is Now

March 15, 2010 By GNN

Chris Miranda is president of the Ontario PGA and director of golf / owner of the Cambridge Golf Club in Cambridge, Ont. He feels now is the time to make a move with capital expenditures instead of holding off until later in the year. I recently read a GNN blog by Kevin Thistle that illustrated […]

FILED: Guests, People

My Winter Getaway: Ben Boudreau

January 18, 2010 By GNN

Ben Boudreau, the head professional at Le Parcours du Cerf in Longueuil, Que., and winner of the 2009 Titleist and FootJoy Canadian PGA Club Professionals Championship, enjoys an affordable golf break at one high-profile public course in Orlando. At Orange County National in Orlando, I like the design of the two magnificent golf courses and […]

FILED: Guests, TRAVEL

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