The Ontario Golf Hall of Fame held its 2017 induction ceremonies at Wooden Sticks in Uxbridge, with two builders, a professional golfer and an amateur golfer going into the hall and the awarding of the Lorne Rubenstein Media Award, The winners are below:
Link: John Gordon Speechless? No Really, It Did Happen When He Heard About Hall Of Fame Selection
You know he’s in a state of shock when veteran Canadian golf writer John Gordon is speechless, but that did happen when he was informed that he would be inducted into the Ontario Golf Hall of Fame. Mike Dodd of Midland Mirror has that story here.
Link: Receiving Is As Nice As Giving When It Comes To Hall Of Fame Inductions
Informing people that they have been named inductees into the Ontario Golf Hall of Fame was a job Dave Mills enjoyed, but he has discovered that receiving is just as nice as giving with an induction of his own scheduled for next year. Click here for that Peterborough Examiner story.
Golf Vs. Labour, Keegan Vs. Miguel, Sniffing The PGA Tour And More
It’s impossible to judge from the outside looking in, but it appears better communication is necessary between ClubLink and its servers over its decision to no longer distribute most of the service charge it collects at events at its golf courses, instead offering wage increases based on seniority. You can read more here. ClubLink officials […]
Four Named To Ontario Golf Hall Of Fame
The Golf Association of Ontario has named four new members to be inducted into the Ontario Golf Hall of Fame on May 6, 2015 at Wooden Sticks Golf Club in Uxbridge. Bob Breen, Doug Carrick, Edith Creed and Bill Kerr will become the 69th, 70th, 71st and 72nd members of the Hall. Bob Breen Breen […]
Veteran Hamilton Spectator Writer To Receive Lorne Rubenstein Award
Garry McKay, a veteran of over 40 years of covering golf in Ontario, is the 2015 recipient of the Lorne Rubenstein Award. McKay has written for the Hamilton Spectator and major Canadian golf magazines, as well as periodicals in the U.S. and Germany. In 2009, he also moved into radio hosting the Canadian PGA Golf […]
Hall Of Fame Historian Jim Barclay: 1923-2011
Golf historian and Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member Jim Barclay has died at the age of 88. Best known for his book Golf in Canada: A History, Barclay was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1923 and penned other books such as Canadian Professional Golfers – The Scottish Invasion of 1881-1933, The Toronto Terror, the […]