Northern Alberta: Local News / Edmonton Region

Packed Field And Playoff Highlight MJT Alberta Season Opener At Paradise Canyon

Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 May 2013 01:32 Tuesday, 07 May 2013 01:25

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Four Shortlisted For Callaway Junior World Golf Championship

LETHBRIDGE, Alberta -- The Boston Pizza-presented Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour's (MJT) two-day Albertan season opener on May 4-5, 2013 at Paradise Canyon Golf Club in Lethbridge was packed with an oversubscribed field of 113 competitors from Alberta, Saskatchewan and BC in the Golf Alberta-ranked tournament, and needed a playoff to decide the Overall Champion. Four players also qualified for age-specific shortlisted spots into the Callaway Junior World Golf Championship in San Diego, California this July, with the final winners to be announced once all MJT qualifiers across the country have completed.

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Alberta’s PGA Pros Reaching Out To Public To Grow Game

Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 March 2013 21:38 Tuesday, 12 March 2013 21:31

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by Gord Montgomery

In the “olden days” one had to go to a golf course, and into the pro shop to meet the golf professionals face to face. Nowadays however, the Alberta PGA is on the road to making that initial meet-and-greet a little easier by putting the pros’ faces out in the community to better interact with the general public.

Phil Berube, the executive director of the Alberta PGA, explained that a trial run with such an undertaking proved to be a huge success in Calgary last year and as such the association is looking forward to growing the game through more of the same this year.

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Alberta PGA Intent On Bringing Youth Into The Game

Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 March 2013 08:41 Tuesday, 12 March 2013 08:23

 

by Gord Montgomery
 
altRealizing that youth is the future of their game is one thing for golf’s professional staff. Having those same youth become part of the game is quite another.
 
Because of that, the Alberta PGA and its member clubs are striving to bring more kids on-stream with the game of a lifetime, by giving them access to opportunities anywhere and everywhere.
 
Included in that was the putting zone set up for kids at the recent Alberta Golf Show in Edmonton, which was run by club pros.

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Edmonton Golf Show A Sure Sign Of Spring

Last Updated on Monday, 04 March 2013 00:13 Sunday, 03 March 2013 20:49

by Gord Montgomery

 

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There may still be snow on the ground in Edmonton, but with the days getting longer, and somewhat warmer, there are indications that spring is just around the corner.
 
The surest sign that the winter is about to go into hibernation though is an annual affair that draws thousands of people through the door – the PGA of Alberta Golf Show.

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Auditioning For The Next Big Break? Best Have A Great Game... And A Better Story

Last Updated on Tuesday, 29 January 2013 01:39 Tuesday, 29 January 2013 01:21

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by Gord Montgomery

There are two things you really should have packed into your golf bag if you’re going to take a shot at appearing on Golf Channel’s reality-based TV show, Big Break.

That’s the word coming from an Albertan who made it to the final audition stage but was knocked out of play, he figures, by one of the two main things the network seeks in contestants/players for the show.

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