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Video Chat: Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum Discusses The Year Ahead

January 5, 2021 By GNN

Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum discusses the year ahead, the 2021 RBC Canadian Open and CP Women’s Open, changes at Golf Canada, retaining the participation the game saw in 2020 and how COVID-19 could affect the golf season. Click Play below to watch his chat with Hutch.

FILED: Industry Voices

Video Chat: Kevin Thistle, PGA of Canada, On Preparing For All Possibilities In 2021

January 4, 2021 By GNN

Kevin Thistle

Kevin Thistle, CEO of the PGA of Canada, discusses the year ahead, pointing out that the golf industry has several positives coming into 2021, but needs to be prepared for several possibilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click Play below to hear his chat with Hutch.

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Video Chat: Kevin Blue, Golf Canada’s New Chief Sport Officer, On Coming Home

December 3, 2020 By GNN

Kevin Blue discusses returning to this country to become Golf Canada’s new chief sport officer in January. Click here for more on Blue’s background. Click Play below to watch his chat with Hutch.

FILED: Industry Voices

Video Chat: Ashley Chinner, Signature Risk, On Golf Courses Consulting Insurers Before Proceeding With Winter Activities

December 2, 2020 By GNN

Ashley Chinner of Signature Risk Partners Inc., an insurer of Canadian golf courses, emphasizes the importance of understanding the risks involved in winter activities at golf facilities by first talking it over with your insurer. Click Play below to hear his chat with Hutch.

FILED: Industry Voices

Video Chat: Kevin Thistle, PGA of Canada, On Making Golf Courses Accessible In Winter

December 1, 2020 By GNN

Kevin Thistle

Kevin Thistle, CEO of the PGA of Canada, discusses winter use of golf courses in this year of the pandemic when many golfers aren’t travelling and people are seeking safe forms of recreation that allow them to social distance from others. Click Play below to watch his chat with Hutch.

FILED: Industry Voices

Video Chat: Kevin Thistle, PGA Of Canada, On Steve Carroll And Working Remotely

November 30, 2020 By GNN

Kevin Thistle

Kevin Thistle, CEO of the PGA of Canada, discusses one of his predecessors in that position, Steve Carroll, being named an honourary director and the decision to close the office and work remotely. Click Play below to watch his chat with Hutch.

FILED: Industry Voices

Video Chat: Jeff Calderwood, NGCOA, On The Golf Business Canada Conference And Trade Show

November 26, 2020 By GNN

Jeff Calderwood

Jeff Calderwood, CEO of the National Golf Course Owners Association of Canada, discusses the just concluded Golf Business Canada Conference and Trade Show, which went virtual this year, and the positive attitude of its participants in this year of the pandemic. You can read more here. Click Play below to watch his chat with Hutch.

FILED: Industry Voices

Industry Voices: Head Professional Ian Crebbin On Closing York Downs And What’s Ahead For Him

November 19, 2020 By GNN

Ian Crebbin, head professional at York Downs Golf and Country Club in Unionville, Ont., chats about the future and reminisces about his 20 years at the club, which will close next month after 98 years after being sold for development. Click Play below to hear his chat with Hutch.        

FILED: Industry Voices

Video Chat: TaylorMade’s David Bradley On DJ’s Masters Win, Business In The Pandemic And What’s Ahead In 2021

November 19, 2020 By GNN

David Bradley, president and general manager of TaylorMade Golf Canada, discusses Dustin Johnson’s win at the Masters, golf’s growth during the coronavirus pandemic and what’s ahead in 2021. Click Play below to hear his chat with Hutch.

FILED: Industry Voices

Voices: Hutch Jolns Rick Ralph, TSN 1290 in Winnipeg, To Discuss The Masters

November 12, 2020 By GNN

Hutch jolned Rick Ralph on TSN 1290 in Winnipeg on Thursday afternoon to discuss the first round of the Masters. Click Play below to listen.  

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