Mackenzie Hughes will be the first Canadian to start Thursday’s opening round of the Genesis Invitational at Rivera in Los Angeles. Hughes is playing alongside Tom Hoge and this year’s European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald. That trio will start on the first tee at 7:13 a.m. local time. For all the tee times, click here … Scotty Herod has been named second assistant superintendent at Redtail Golf Course in Port Stanley, Ont., after working at Westmount Golf and Country Club in Kitchener … Kyle Miller has been named ParaGolf Canada’s specialized adaptive golf coach. … ParaGolfCanada has also named Jeff Hill as its program development manager in Nova Scotia … This week’s GNN Poll asks readers how much of an impact they think technology such as drones, robots and artificial intelligence will have on golf operations over the next 10 years. As of this writing, 53 per cent of respondents felt technology would have some impact, with another 35 per cent saying major impact and 12 per cent saying very little impact. If you haven’t already, you can cast your vote on the GNN home page.
