I’m probably playing half of what I used to play competitively a few years ago. We have so many events at the club here that is tough to get away for many of the big events that go on around the country. It depends on what roles people have in their jobs. Self-employed teaching pros […]

Monday was our Family Day here and we were treated to glorious sunshine and temperatures around 15 C. People were playing in short sleeves. As we were closing Sunday night, we had about 50 people on the tee sheet and by early Monday, it was about 120. Tuesday’s weather was almost identical to Monday, so […]

I have friends who are in the food and beverage industry outside the golf industry and it’s a scary place to be these days with the price of food going through the roof. As much as they don’t necessarily want to, they have to change their menus, redo pricing and offer less in the way […]

I’ve taken part in the Vay K Pro-Am several times over the years, six days at the Fairmont Kea Lani in Maui, four rounds of golf and done in a way, especially for golf pros, that’s extremely affordable for where it’s played. It’s also done in a way that allows pros like myself to make […]

We started with a great spring. Play was up, people were happy and then, they turned the water off on us, closed the taps, but even though much of the golf course was brown and dormant, people were still playing because we were still able to keep the greens in good shape. We never got […]

This week, the Paris climate conference is in the headlines and it’s something that everybody, including the golf industry, should be keeping an eye on. First of all, I’m not one to panic, but climate change is difficult to put into perspective when you’re talking about one or two degrees difference and scientists warning us […]

As the numbers across the country have indicated, our rounds are up considerably at Point Grey and I think weather is a huge factor. Our season has been two-and-a-half months longer than usual to this point. We get members around here saying that they’re tired, which isn’t really a surprise since a lot of them […]

I’ve been working since last Tuesday here at Point Grey Golf and Country Club and the weather has been perfect for golf, really indicative of the way the season has started. A couple of nights, we’ve had showers, which is even better. You’ll wake up in the morning and the roads are nice, but the […]

I got to work about 7:30 a.m. our time and about 8, we turned the TV on and saw what was happening in Ottawa on Wednesday. I have complete respect and admiration for all soldiers. Flying through the U.S. to play tournaments, you see a lot of service men and women at airports, particularly in […]