Park of Red Deer, Alta., played an amazing and dominant final round to win the 68th playing of the Canadian Junior Girls Championship presented by BDO at Hampton Golf and Country Club in Hampton, N.B. After heading into the second round tied for first...
Alberta — When Jeff Cuthbertson, the executive pro at the Stony Plain GC that played host to the Alberta Assistants Championship, told the winner, Calgary’s Wes Heffernan, that Team Alberta would be strong in the team event at the national finals, he...
that winter is slowly coming to an end in Alberta is the release, by Alberta Golf, of their official dates for the major championships in the coming season. As always, the tournaments are spread out across the province and include many of the top-end...
well have been the utterance of both Murray McCourt and Wes Heffernan at the end of the 2023 PGA of Canada Assistants’ Championship at The Ranch Golf & Country Club. For McCourt, the executive professional at the host venue, his miss was on the winning...
Alberta — While Wes Heffernan showed brilliance with his long game in the 36-hole Cobra Puma Golf Alberta PGA Assistants Championship at the Stony Plain GC, it was a 14-foot eagle putt opportunity that likely spelled the difference. That putt wasn’t...
Tyler Kidd did recently, but then he went one step beyond. Kidd, who was playing in the Priddis Greens G&CC club championship in Calgary, did what is basically deemed as impossible — he followed that ace up with an albatross in the same round. When you...
looking forward to this,” he began. “Certainly the fact we’ve hosted many events,” including amateur and professional championships, “a lot of great events. It’s a challenging course. It’s a great fit for everybody.” In speaking about his layout, a...
birdie to end a playoff — Calgary’s Craig Gibson put together a dream end to the 2022 PGA of Canada Head Professional Championship, played at the Verrado GC in Buckeye, AZ. Asked if he’d ever strung together a series of hot holes like that before,...
far away no matter what the issue. Case in point: volunteers filling in spots left open in preparation for the 2024 LPGA championship in Calgary at the Earl Grey Golf Club. In fact, the response to the Help Wanted social media post put out by Golf...
landscape boasts another wonderful layout, the Northview G&CC, which is the former home to the PGA TOUR’s Air Canada Championship and played from 1996-2002 on the Ridge Course. Northview is also home to the Canal Course, a links-style layout. I teed it...
play. “We’re constantly encouraging guests to play it,” the pro began. “They aren't aware that Mountain View is also a championship course so we’re constantly up-selling Mountain View. We find that a lot of our guests prefer it once they play it.” While...
Stones have stayed here in the past. As for amenities, the Hyatt fits the bill to a tee, as it’s nestled up to the two championship golf courses at Indian Wells. If the rest of the family isn’t into that particular game, the hotel is close to the famous...
played on professional tours. PGA Tour professional Jordan Spieth trusted the Flatso™ grip for each of his three major championship victories. A CounterCore weight can be added. This putter also comes in the Flatso™ 17-inch model as an extended version...
facility for something bigger, like a PGA TOUR Canada event, a Canadian Open ladies tour event, even a Canadian Open Championship here. We think that we have the type of facility that will provide a great test for tour golf. Like I said, for the next...
the junior tour was a far cry from what it is today. There were only nine events in the first year (1996) including the championship. The next year, the slate jumped to 14 events and the year after that, things really took off. “That was 1998 and the...
of coastal, casual Southern California elegance, the destination features two-world class golf resort destinations, four championship golf courses, more than 5,000 rooms, as well as boundless ocean experiences along seven miles of golden coast. The...