Canadian Junior Golf Association 2009
WJC - CJGA World Junior Challenge presented by GolfWeek
Dec 28 - Dec 30 at Reunion Resort - Independence (Watson) (Reunion, FL) & Reunion Resort - Legacy (Palmer) (Reunion, FL)
Par and Total Yardage By Competition
Boys 14 & Under - Reunion Resort - Legacy (Palmer) (Par: 72 Distance: 6002 Rating: 69.2 Slope: 128)
Boys 14 & Under - Reunion Resort - Independence (Watson) (Par: 72 Distance: 6241 Rating: 70.6 Slope: 124)
Boys 15-19 - Reunion Resort - Legacy (Palmer) (Par: 72 Distance: 6765 Rating: 73.4 Slope: 137)
Boys 15-19 - Reunion Resort - Independence (Watson) (Par: 72 Distance: 6922 Rating: 74.7 Slope: 140)
Girls 11-19 - Reunion Resort - Legacy (Palmer) (Par: 72 Distance: 5529 Rating: 67.0 Slope: 116)
Girls 11-19 - Reunion Resort - Independence (Watson) (Par: 72 Distance: 5809 Rating: 74.2 Slope: 126)
Recap - Round 2
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Tight Finish Ahead for CJGA World Junior Challenge
Reunion, FL (December 29, 2009) – The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) hosted the second round of the World Junior Challenge presented by GolfWeek today. The first round took place on the Independence Course at Reunion Resort, while the second round witnessed action head to the Legacy Course. Heading into today there was a five-stroke gap between first and second place in both the Boys 15-19 Division and the Boys 14 & Under Division, but as play drew to a close all divisions where separated by a maximum of two strokes.
Making the biggest move today was Blake Soni (Bradenton, FL), who shot 68 (-4) to earn the lead in the Boys 15-19 Division with a two-day total of 143 (-1). “The difference today was that I was able to make putts, which really brought my game around,” explained Soni, “I was also able to give myself a lot of birdie opportunities.” Curtis Griffiths (England) remains in second place with a two-day total of 145 (+1). There is a two-way tie for third place between Davis Schaller (Celebration, FL) and Harrison Winger (Orlando, FL).
Alexandra Milan (Lutz, FL) shot 73 (+1) to jump ahead of first round leaders Brogan McKinnon (Mississauga, Ont.) and Isabell Gabsa (Germany). “I really started to gain momentum on the tenth hole when I made a solid approach shot to five-feet,” stated Milan, “I continued to make putts and that made a big difference.” McKinnon is one stroke back of Milan, while Gabsa is in third place three shots off the pace.
Matt LeMay (Waterloo, Ont.) remains in first place of the Boys 14 & Under Division with a score of 148 (+4). Andy Zhang (Reunion, FL) shot 70 (-2) to move from fourth to second, only one shot back of LeMay. Timothy Colanta (Monroe Township, NJ) is in third place, but still within striking distance at 151 (+7)
The final round of the CJGA World Junior Challenge presented by GolfWeek occurs tomorrow morning, with tee-times beginning at 7:40 a.m.
About the CJGA
The Canadian Junior Golf Association is a “registered Canadian amateur athletic association” (RCAAA) not-for-profit registered federally with Revenue Canada. The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) is dedicated to providing Canada's junior golfers with the necessary skills and knowledge required to lay a foundation for a future in competitive golf. Through its six-stage competitive development program that focuses on tournaments, clinics, international competitions, and mentoring programs with PGA Tour professionals, the CJGA introduces the game to juniors as young as five and offers competitive multi-day events for the more advanced golfer. The CJGA acts as a feeder system to provincial and national competitions, collegiate and university golf, as well as professional and recreational golf. For more information please visit http://www.cjga.com/.
The Canadian Junior Golf Association is generously supported by its National Founding Partner, LEXUS.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
CJGA Announces 2010 National Schedule
MARKHAM, ON - The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) is pleased to announce the release of the 2010 National tournament schedule. Once again, the CJGA will provide unmatched junior opportunities for junior golfers aged 5-19 right across Canada with over 80 events on the schedule. The Junior Tour (boys and girls aged 11-19) will have over 60 events across Canada to participate in while the Junior Linkster Tour (boys and girls aged 5-13) will have 20 events across the country.
There will be a number of fantastic events CJGA members can participate in throughout the season, including the NIKE Golf Junior Series, PUMA Challenge, Humber College Invitational, PING CJGA Canadian Junior Match Play Championship, Mizuno CJGA National Golf Championship, NIKE Golf Junior Championship and the Lipton Brisk Canada Cup.
In 2010, juniors will have the chance to play a golf course that the pro’s play! The CJGA will be heading to Bear Mountain Resort in Victoria, British Columbia, home of the 2010 Telus World Skins, just two weeks before the Skins event.
CJGA members will also be eligible for unmatched international competition in 2010 including the Stephen Ames Cup (Trinidad & Tobago), Euro Junior Golf Cup (Scotland), Junior World Golf Championships (United States), Tri Nations cup (South Africa), and the Canadian International Junior Challenge (Canada) just to name a few.
“We continue to move forward with the support of our members and sponsors,” said Earl Fritz, Executive Director of the CJGA. “Junior golfers in this country will have no shortage of options for tournament competition this summer and we’re excited about the prospects of another successful season both within Canada and on the international stage.”
All CJGA events will continue to be ranked on Junior Golf Scoreboard in 2010. As well, there will be RCGA Future Links Order of Merit points available, Golfweek ranked events, along with AJGA exemptions and performance stars available at certain events. Check back on the CJGA website in the New Year for further details.
Registration will open up online for the events starting January 1, 2010. With the majority of the events filling up on a first come, first serve basis we encourage juniors to register early to avoid missing out on an event.
ABOUT THE CJGA
The Canadian Junior Golf Association is a “registered Canadian amateur athletic association” (RCAAA) not-for-profit registered federally with Revenue Canada. The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) is dedicated to providing Canada's junior golfers with the necessary skills and knowledge required to lay a foundation for a future in competitive golf. Through its six-stage competitive development program that focuses on tournaments, clinics, international competitions, and mentoring programs with PGA Tour professionals, the CJGA introduces the game to juniors as young as five and offers competitive multi-day events for the more advanced golfer. The CJGA acts as a feeder system to provincial and national competitions, collegiate and university golf, as well as professional and recreational golf. For more information please visit http://www.cjga.com/
The Canadian Junior Golf Association is generously supported by its National Founding Partner, LEXUS.
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There will be a number of fantastic events CJGA members can participate in throughout the season, including the NIKE Golf Junior Series, PUMA Challenge, Humber College Invitational, PING CJGA Canadian Junior Match Play Championship, Mizuno CJGA National Golf Championship, NIKE Golf Junior Championship and the Lipton Brisk Canada Cup.
In 2010, juniors will have the chance to play a golf course that the pro’s play! The CJGA will be heading to Bear Mountain Resort in Victoria, British Columbia, home of the 2010 Telus World Skins, just two weeks before the Skins event.
CJGA members will also be eligible for unmatched international competition in 2010 including the Stephen Ames Cup (Trinidad & Tobago), Euro Junior Golf Cup (Scotland), Junior World Golf Championships (United States), Tri Nations cup (South Africa), and the Canadian International Junior Challenge (Canada) just to name a few.
“We continue to move forward with the support of our members and sponsors,” said Earl Fritz, Executive Director of the CJGA. “Junior golfers in this country will have no shortage of options for tournament competition this summer and we’re excited about the prospects of another successful season both within Canada and on the international stage.”
All CJGA events will continue to be ranked on Junior Golf Scoreboard in 2010. As well, there will be RCGA Future Links Order of Merit points available, Golfweek ranked events, along with AJGA exemptions and performance stars available at certain events. Check back on the CJGA website in the New Year for further details.
Registration will open up online for the events starting January 1, 2010. With the majority of the events filling up on a first come, first serve basis we encourage juniors to register early to avoid missing out on an event.
ABOUT THE CJGA
The Canadian Junior Golf Association is a “registered Canadian amateur athletic association” (RCAAA) not-for-profit registered federally with Revenue Canada. The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) is dedicated to providing Canada's junior golfers with the necessary skills and knowledge required to lay a foundation for a future in competitive golf. Through its six-stage competitive development program that focuses on tournaments, clinics, international competitions, and mentoring programs with PGA Tour professionals, the CJGA introduces the game to juniors as young as five and offers competitive multi-day events for the more advanced golfer. The CJGA acts as a feeder system to provincial and national competitions, collegiate and university golf, as well as professional and recreational golf. For more information please visit http://www.cjga.com/
The Canadian Junior Golf Association is generously supported by its National Founding Partner, LEXUS.
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
New Office for the BCGA
Effective December 18, 2009 The BC Golf Association will now be located at...
2110, 13700 Mayfield Place
Richmond, BC
V6V 2E4
All other contact information will remain the same.
2110, 13700 Mayfield Place
Richmond, BC
V6V 2E4
All other contact information will remain the same.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Canada’s Golf Team Announced for 2010 Copa de las Americas
Hill, Taylor, Kirby and Sherlock to represent Team Canada in Argentina January 6-9, 2010
Oakville, Ont. (RCGA) – Team Canada members Matt Hill of Bright’s Grove, Ont., Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., Jennifer Kirby of Paris, Ont. and Stephanie Sherlock of Barrie, Ont. have been selected to represent Canada at the 2010 Copa de las Americas being held January 6-9, 2010 at Buenos Aires Golf Club and Olivos Golf Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Copa de las Americas is a biennial amateur team competition for countries in North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. There are three 72-hole competitions – men’s, women’s and overall – with 18 holes played on each of the four days.
Canada has enjoyed tremendous success at the Copa de las Americas since the event’s inception in 2003. Canada won the overall team championship in 2003 and 2005, the men’s team titles in 2003 and 2005 as well as the women’s title in 2003.
Canada also played host to the 2007 Copa de las Americas at Beacon Hall Golf Club in Aurora, Ont., where the team of Keven Fortin-Simard of Roberval, Que., Graham Hill of Bright’s Grove, Ont., Laura Matthews of Essex, Ont. and Stephanie Sherlock finished third overall. The men’s team finished fourth while the women’s squad finished second.
Accompanying the four-member team to Argentina as Team Canada’s Co-Captains are men’s head coach, Henry Brunton, and women’s head coach, Derek Ingram.
The venues for the 2010 Copa de las Americas – Buenos Aires Golf Club and Olivos Golf Club – are the same two golf courses that will be used during the 2010 World Amateur Team Championships, scheduled to be played in October.
Originally scheduled to be contested in 2009, the Copa de las Americas were rescheduled to 2010 due to the troubled world economy.
Matt Hill, 21, captured eight individual NCAA wins, including six in-a-row as a member of the North Carolina State Wolfpack golf team. He won his regional championship, conference (ACC) championship and the NCAA individual title. For his efforts, Hill was awarded with the Jack Nicklaus award as the NCAA’s top golfer. Hill was also a member of Canada’s winning Four Nations Cup team, won the Ontario Men’s Amateur Championship, tied for third at the Canadian Men's Amateur Championship and made the cut at the PGA TOUR’s AT&T National (T70).
Nick Taylor, 21, finished first at the 2009 U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier in Roslyn, WA and went on to capture the Low Amateur Medal at the U.S. Open held at Bethpage State Park - Black Course after finishing tied for 36th. He also won the Sahalee Players Championship, was a member of Canada’s champion Four Nations Cup team, was runner-up at the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship and managed a tie for third at the Canadian Men's Amateur Championship.
The University of Washington Husky also tallied three individual victories (Hawai’i-Hilo Intercollegiate, Oregon Duck Invitational, and U.S. Intercollegiate) and a tie for medalist honours at the CordeValle Collegiate. He finished second at the NCAA Regional Championship and the Pac-10 Championship, tied for ninth at the NCAA Championship and was named Pac-10 Player of the Year as well as a semi-finalist for the prestigious Ben Hogan Award. He also was presented with the Mark H McCormack Medal which recognizes the top-ranked golfer in the R&A’s World Amateur Golf Ranking at the end of each amateur season and following the European and U.S. Amateur Championships.
Jennifer Kirby, 18, claimed a slew of titles across Canada in 2009 including the Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls Championship, the Royale Cup Canadian Women's Amateur Championship, the Ontario Women’s Amateur Championship, the Ontario Junior Girls Championship, the 2009 CN Future Links Pacific Championship and the Toronto Star Women's Amateur Championship. This fall, she also joined the University of Alabama Crimson Tide golf team as a freshman.
Stephanie Sherlock, 22, finished third at this year’s Royale Cup Canadian Women's Amateur Championship and second at the Ontario Women's Amateur. As a member of the University of Denver golf team, she finished eighth at the East Regional Championship and tied for 11th as an individual at the NCAA Championships.
Other players who have represented Canada at the Copa de las Americas include:
2007: Beacon Hall Golf Club, Aurora, Ont., Canada, June 18-24, 2007
3rd overall, 4th men’s team, 2nd women’s team
Keven Fortin-Simard, Roberval, Que.
Graham Hill, Bright’s Grove, Ont.
Laura Matthews, Essex, Ont.
Stephanie Sherlock, Barrie, Ont.
2005: El Tigre Golf Club, Nueva Vallarta, Mexico, June 22-25, 2005
1st overall, 1st men’s team, 3rd women’s team
Richard Scott, Kingsville, Ont.
James Lepp, Abbotsford, B.C.
Laura Matthews, Essex, Ont.
Lindsay Knowlton, Toronto, Ont.
2003: Rio Mar Country Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, June 25-28, 2003
1st overall, 1st men’s team, 1st women’s team
Peter Laws, Mississauga, Ont.
James Lepp, Abbotsford, B.C.
Laura Matthews, Essex, Ont.
Lisa Meldrum, Montreal, Que.
ABOUT THE RCGA NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM
The RCGA National Team Program incorporates advanced coaching, sport science expertise, training camps and world-class competition. The RCGA allocates over $1 million of its resources annually to the National Team program, encompassing strength and conditioning, sports psychology, nutrition, biomechanics and technique development. Players who are selected to the National Amateur and National Developmental Teams represent Canada at six to 10 internationally-sanctioned golf competitions throughout the year. The intent of this comprehensive program is to aid Canada’s top up-and-coming amateur players in all areas of their development, helping Canada produce the best golfers in the world.
Team Canada, the pinnacle of the RCGA’s High Performance Program, provides access to world class resources including coaching, nutrition, sport science, mental management, equipment, elite competitive opportunities and builds on the support that team members have received in their development years from their family, member clubs, personal coaches, university programs and provincial golf associations.
The RCGA’s High Performance Program and Team Canada are proudly sponsored by Titleist, Foot-Joy and Under Armour.
For more information about Team Canada or to make a donation towards the development of Canada’s future golf stars, please visit www.rcga.org/teamcanada.
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf.
For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit http://www.rcga.org/
Oakville, Ont. (RCGA) – Team Canada members Matt Hill of Bright’s Grove, Ont., Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., Jennifer Kirby of Paris, Ont. and Stephanie Sherlock of Barrie, Ont. have been selected to represent Canada at the 2010 Copa de las Americas being held January 6-9, 2010 at Buenos Aires Golf Club and Olivos Golf Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Copa de las Americas is a biennial amateur team competition for countries in North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. There are three 72-hole competitions – men’s, women’s and overall – with 18 holes played on each of the four days.
Canada has enjoyed tremendous success at the Copa de las Americas since the event’s inception in 2003. Canada won the overall team championship in 2003 and 2005, the men’s team titles in 2003 and 2005 as well as the women’s title in 2003.
Canada also played host to the 2007 Copa de las Americas at Beacon Hall Golf Club in Aurora, Ont., where the team of Keven Fortin-Simard of Roberval, Que., Graham Hill of Bright’s Grove, Ont., Laura Matthews of Essex, Ont. and Stephanie Sherlock finished third overall. The men’s team finished fourth while the women’s squad finished second.
Accompanying the four-member team to Argentina as Team Canada’s Co-Captains are men’s head coach, Henry Brunton, and women’s head coach, Derek Ingram.
The venues for the 2010 Copa de las Americas – Buenos Aires Golf Club and Olivos Golf Club – are the same two golf courses that will be used during the 2010 World Amateur Team Championships, scheduled to be played in October.
Originally scheduled to be contested in 2009, the Copa de las Americas were rescheduled to 2010 due to the troubled world economy.
Matt Hill, 21, captured eight individual NCAA wins, including six in-a-row as a member of the North Carolina State Wolfpack golf team. He won his regional championship, conference (ACC) championship and the NCAA individual title. For his efforts, Hill was awarded with the Jack Nicklaus award as the NCAA’s top golfer. Hill was also a member of Canada’s winning Four Nations Cup team, won the Ontario Men’s Amateur Championship, tied for third at the Canadian Men's Amateur Championship and made the cut at the PGA TOUR’s AT&T National (T70).
Nick Taylor, 21, finished first at the 2009 U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier in Roslyn, WA and went on to capture the Low Amateur Medal at the U.S. Open held at Bethpage State Park - Black Course after finishing tied for 36th. He also won the Sahalee Players Championship, was a member of Canada’s champion Four Nations Cup team, was runner-up at the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship and managed a tie for third at the Canadian Men's Amateur Championship.
The University of Washington Husky also tallied three individual victories (Hawai’i-Hilo Intercollegiate, Oregon Duck Invitational, and U.S. Intercollegiate) and a tie for medalist honours at the CordeValle Collegiate. He finished second at the NCAA Regional Championship and the Pac-10 Championship, tied for ninth at the NCAA Championship and was named Pac-10 Player of the Year as well as a semi-finalist for the prestigious Ben Hogan Award. He also was presented with the Mark H McCormack Medal which recognizes the top-ranked golfer in the R&A’s World Amateur Golf Ranking at the end of each amateur season and following the European and U.S. Amateur Championships.
Jennifer Kirby, 18, claimed a slew of titles across Canada in 2009 including the Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls Championship, the Royale Cup Canadian Women's Amateur Championship, the Ontario Women’s Amateur Championship, the Ontario Junior Girls Championship, the 2009 CN Future Links Pacific Championship and the Toronto Star Women's Amateur Championship. This fall, she also joined the University of Alabama Crimson Tide golf team as a freshman.
Stephanie Sherlock, 22, finished third at this year’s Royale Cup Canadian Women's Amateur Championship and second at the Ontario Women's Amateur. As a member of the University of Denver golf team, she finished eighth at the East Regional Championship and tied for 11th as an individual at the NCAA Championships.
Other players who have represented Canada at the Copa de las Americas include:
2007: Beacon Hall Golf Club, Aurora, Ont., Canada, June 18-24, 2007
3rd overall, 4th men’s team, 2nd women’s team
Keven Fortin-Simard, Roberval, Que.
Graham Hill, Bright’s Grove, Ont.
Laura Matthews, Essex, Ont.
Stephanie Sherlock, Barrie, Ont.
2005: El Tigre Golf Club, Nueva Vallarta, Mexico, June 22-25, 2005
1st overall, 1st men’s team, 3rd women’s team
Richard Scott, Kingsville, Ont.
James Lepp, Abbotsford, B.C.
Laura Matthews, Essex, Ont.
Lindsay Knowlton, Toronto, Ont.
2003: Rio Mar Country Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, June 25-28, 2003
1st overall, 1st men’s team, 1st women’s team
Peter Laws, Mississauga, Ont.
James Lepp, Abbotsford, B.C.
Laura Matthews, Essex, Ont.
Lisa Meldrum, Montreal, Que.
ABOUT THE RCGA NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM
The RCGA National Team Program incorporates advanced coaching, sport science expertise, training camps and world-class competition. The RCGA allocates over $1 million of its resources annually to the National Team program, encompassing strength and conditioning, sports psychology, nutrition, biomechanics and technique development. Players who are selected to the National Amateur and National Developmental Teams represent Canada at six to 10 internationally-sanctioned golf competitions throughout the year. The intent of this comprehensive program is to aid Canada’s top up-and-coming amateur players in all areas of their development, helping Canada produce the best golfers in the world.
Team Canada, the pinnacle of the RCGA’s High Performance Program, provides access to world class resources including coaching, nutrition, sport science, mental management, equipment, elite competitive opportunities and builds on the support that team members have received in their development years from their family, member clubs, personal coaches, university programs and provincial golf associations.
The RCGA’s High Performance Program and Team Canada are proudly sponsored by Titleist, Foot-Joy and Under Armour.
For more information about Team Canada or to make a donation towards the development of Canada’s future golf stars, please visit www.rcga.org/teamcanada.
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf.
For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit http://www.rcga.org/
Friday, December 18, 2009
Weekly Olympic Happenings for Locals
Olympic News This Week
On December 11th John Furlong announced the creation of a new award, The Vancouver 2010 Terry Fox Award, at an event on Ottawa with the Fox family. "This award will be presented to an athlete who embodies the same values that Terry Fox did," Furlong continued. "This athlete will be someone who is the epitome of... click here to read the full blog
On December 11th John Furlong announced the creation of a new award, The Vancouver 2010 Terry Fox Award, at an event on Ottawa with the Fox family. "This award will be presented to an athlete who embodies the same values that Terry Fox did," Furlong continued. "This athlete will be someone who is the epitome of... click here to read the full blog
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Nancy Lopez Golf, Proud Sponsor of Golf Fore the Cure, Launches NEW Pink Ribbon Collection to Benefit Breast Cancer Research
World Golf Hall of Famer ‘Gives Back’ through specially-branded collection
Now there’s a way for Golfers everywhere to support the fight against Breast Cancer this Holiday Season. 10% of every online purchase from the Nancy Lopez Golf Pink Ribbon Collection will be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society in support of critical Breast Cancer Research here in Canada.
Nancy Lopez Golf has been a proud sponsor of the RCGA Golf Fore the Cure program for the past three years – the largest grassroots recreational golf participation program for women in Canada. 48-time LPGA Tour winner Nancy Lopez and her company are now extending that support into a year-round fundraising initiative.
“The exciting part about launching this special Pink Ribbon Collection is the important donation to Breast Cancer Research that every sale will generate, and we at Nancy Lopez Golf are proud to support such an important cause,” comments Lopez.
The Nancy Lopez Golf Pink Ribbon Collection includes a complete selection of ladies’ apparel – shirts, vests, caps and visors – equipment packages and golf balls. Each item is branded with the iconic Pink Ribbon symbol, and product tags proudly display the Cancer Society’s ‘Proud Supporter’ logo.
Ladies, you’re going to love the Pink Ribbon Collection... quality products, in a variety of ‘pink ribbon’ colours ... pink, black, white, silver, beige – sure to please everyone on your Holiday Shopping List. Golfers and non-Golfers alike will enjoy this Collection... especially those planning to head south this winter! Lopez shirts feature a unique Desert DryTM moisture wicking system to keep you cool, no matter how hot things get! The fashionable styles and lightweight fabrics fit perfectly into any ‘casual’ wardrobe and travel extremely well.
And, guys... the Pink Ribbon Collection offers you wonderful Holiday gift ideas for the special ladies on your list. In addition to apparel, three Pink Ribbon equipment packages will certainly bring a smile to the special lady Golfer on your list... Ashley Elle series 10-pc set with head covers and two bag choices, or the Ashley Elle series Smart Set with matching head covers and bag.
Purchasing online at www.NancyLopezGolf.com makes Holiday Shopping easy. View the Collection and fill your cart right from the comfort of your home. Not only will your order arrive on your doorstep within a few days, but as an RCGA member, you enjoy the benefit of FREE Shipping!
SIMPLY USE RCGAMEMBER AS YOUR PROMO CODE DURING CHECKOUT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SPECIAL OFFER.
Cancer has touched the lives of Canadians everywhere ... in 2009, an average of 437 Canadian women will be diagnosed with Breast Cancer every week. A gift from the Nancy Lopez Golf Pink Ribbon Collection will be a gift that also gives much-needed research funding to find a cure for this dreaded disease ... a gift that gives twice.
Visit http://www.nancylopezgolf.com/ to start your Holiday Shopping today!
Now there’s a way for Golfers everywhere to support the fight against Breast Cancer this Holiday Season. 10% of every online purchase from the Nancy Lopez Golf Pink Ribbon Collection will be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society in support of critical Breast Cancer Research here in Canada.
Nancy Lopez Golf has been a proud sponsor of the RCGA Golf Fore the Cure program for the past three years – the largest grassroots recreational golf participation program for women in Canada. 48-time LPGA Tour winner Nancy Lopez and her company are now extending that support into a year-round fundraising initiative.
“The exciting part about launching this special Pink Ribbon Collection is the important donation to Breast Cancer Research that every sale will generate, and we at Nancy Lopez Golf are proud to support such an important cause,” comments Lopez.
The Nancy Lopez Golf Pink Ribbon Collection includes a complete selection of ladies’ apparel – shirts, vests, caps and visors – equipment packages and golf balls. Each item is branded with the iconic Pink Ribbon symbol, and product tags proudly display the Cancer Society’s ‘Proud Supporter’ logo.
Ladies, you’re going to love the Pink Ribbon Collection... quality products, in a variety of ‘pink ribbon’ colours ... pink, black, white, silver, beige – sure to please everyone on your Holiday Shopping List. Golfers and non-Golfers alike will enjoy this Collection... especially those planning to head south this winter! Lopez shirts feature a unique Desert DryTM moisture wicking system to keep you cool, no matter how hot things get! The fashionable styles and lightweight fabrics fit perfectly into any ‘casual’ wardrobe and travel extremely well.
And, guys... the Pink Ribbon Collection offers you wonderful Holiday gift ideas for the special ladies on your list. In addition to apparel, three Pink Ribbon equipment packages will certainly bring a smile to the special lady Golfer on your list... Ashley Elle series 10-pc set with head covers and two bag choices, or the Ashley Elle series Smart Set with matching head covers and bag.
Purchasing online at www.NancyLopezGolf.com makes Holiday Shopping easy. View the Collection and fill your cart right from the comfort of your home. Not only will your order arrive on your doorstep within a few days, but as an RCGA member, you enjoy the benefit of FREE Shipping!
SIMPLY USE RCGAMEMBER AS YOUR PROMO CODE DURING CHECKOUT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SPECIAL OFFER.
Cancer has touched the lives of Canadians everywhere ... in 2009, an average of 437 Canadian women will be diagnosed with Breast Cancer every week. A gift from the Nancy Lopez Golf Pink Ribbon Collection will be a gift that also gives much-needed research funding to find a cure for this dreaded disease ... a gift that gives twice.
Visit http://www.nancylopezgolf.com/ to start your Holiday Shopping today!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Should Martin Brodeur Be Team Canada's Starting Goalie
Brodeur Becomes a US Citizen
This blog doesn't come with the sex appeal or potential scandal of Tiger Wood's recent escapades and even the media didn't really grab on to this story like they did with the great one (Tiger not Wayne). Maybe the timing was too close to run both stories? However when Martin Brodeur became a U.S. citizen did he also give up his right to represent our country in the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics?
Can a US Citizen Play for Canada?
Brodeur, who at 37 has played his entire NHL career with the New Jersey Devils, passed his citizenship test and has dual citizenship in Canada and the United States. However, as ... READ MORE
This blog doesn't come with the sex appeal or potential scandal of Tiger Wood's recent escapades and even the media didn't really grab on to this story like they did with the great one (Tiger not Wayne). Maybe the timing was too close to run both stories? However when Martin Brodeur became a U.S. citizen did he also give up his right to represent our country in the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics?
Can a US Citizen Play for Canada?
Brodeur, who at 37 has played his entire NHL career with the New Jersey Devils, passed his citizenship test and has dual citizenship in Canada and the United States. However, as ... READ MORE
Monday, December 7, 2009
Graham DeLaet Wins 2010 PGA Tour Card
DeLaet Joins PGA Tour in 2010
Canada's Graham DeLaet will be joining Mike Wier, Stephan Ames and Chris Baryla on the PGA Tour in 2010. DeLaet earned his PGA Tour card with a T8 finish at the 2010 Tour school finishing at 15 under par for the 6 round test of golf.
Congratulations Graham!
Canada's Graham DeLaet will be joining Mike Wier, Stephan Ames and Chris Baryla on the PGA Tour in 2010. DeLaet earned his PGA Tour card with a T8 finish at the 2010 Tour school finishing at 15 under par for the 6 round test of golf.
Congratulations Graham!
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Canada’s Nick Taylor Presented with The Mark H McCormack Medal in Special Ceremony at University of Washington
St. Andrews, Scotland (Courtesy of the R&A) - Canada’s Nick Taylor, a member of Team Canada, was presented with the Mark H McCormack Medal last weekend. The Medal was presented by Steve Sander, on behalf of The R&A, during a special ceremony at the University of Washington, where Taylor is in his senior year. The award recognizes the top-ranked golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking at the end of the amateur season and following the European and US Amateur Championships.
The 22-year-old from Abbotsford, B.C., had a truly outstanding season. Taylor ascended five places to the top of the R&A’s Ranking in June after heading the U.S. Open sectional qualifying at Tumble Creek, Washington, at which the First Team All-American finished two shots clear of the largely professional field, and claimed one of the two places available.
He maintained that form in the U.S. Open itself at Bethpage State Park. In the process of achieving an impressive 36th-place finish – the low amateur – on the formidable Black Course, Taylor shot a second-round 65, the joint-lowest score by an amateur in the Championship’s history, to make the cut in tied-seventh position.
He followed his Bethpage performance with a win at his next tournament, the Salahee Players Championship in Sammamish, Washington, before finishing runner-up at the U.S. Public Links Championship at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman, Oklahoma.
By the end of his junior year at the University of Washington he had rewritten the school’s record book, becoming Washington’s first Pac-10 Player of the Year, registering the most collegiate victories in a single year (4), the lowest 54-hole total (198) and the lowest third-round score (63).
Taylor topped the World Amateur Golf Ranking for 21 weeks before being displaced by France’s Victor Dubuisson. Taylor is currently ranked third behind Dubuisson and Italy’s Matteo Manassero.
THE MARK H MCCORMACK MEDA
The Mark H McCormack Medal is awarded to the player ranked number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking after the European Amateur Championship or US Amateur Championship, whichever is the last to conclude. The award is named after Mark H McCormack, the late founder of sports marketing company IMG and an avid supporter of amateur golf.
ABOUT THE R&A
Based in St Andrews, The R&A is golf's governing body and organiser of The Open Championship. The R&A is committed to working for golf and operates with the consent of 136 organisations from the amateur and professional game and on behalf of over 30 million golfers in 123 countries.
ABOUT THE RCGA NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM
The RCGA National Team Program incorporates advanced coaching, sport science expertise, training camps and world-class competition. The RCGA allocates over $1 million of its resources annually to the National Team program, encompassing strength and conditioning, sports psychology, nutrition, biomechanics and technique development. Players who are selected to the National Amateur and National Developmental Teams represent Canada at six to 10 internationally-sanctioned golf competitions throughout the year. The intent of this comprehensive program is to aid Canada’s top up-and-coming amateur players in all areas of their development, helping Canada produce the best golfers in the world.
Team Canada, the pinnacle of the RCGA’s High Performance Program, provides access to world class resources including coaching, nutrition, sport science, mental management, equipment, elite competitive opportunities and builds on the support that team members have received in their development years from their family, member clubs, personal coaches, university programs and provincial golf associations.
The RCGA’s High Performance Program and Team Canada are proudly sponsored by Titleist, Foot-Joy and Under Armour.
For more information about Team Canada or to make a donation towards the development of Canada’s future golf stars, please visit www.rcga.org/teamcanada.
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf.
For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit www.rcga.org.
The 22-year-old from Abbotsford, B.C., had a truly outstanding season. Taylor ascended five places to the top of the R&A’s Ranking in June after heading the U.S. Open sectional qualifying at Tumble Creek, Washington, at which the First Team All-American finished two shots clear of the largely professional field, and claimed one of the two places available.
He maintained that form in the U.S. Open itself at Bethpage State Park. In the process of achieving an impressive 36th-place finish – the low amateur – on the formidable Black Course, Taylor shot a second-round 65, the joint-lowest score by an amateur in the Championship’s history, to make the cut in tied-seventh position.
He followed his Bethpage performance with a win at his next tournament, the Salahee Players Championship in Sammamish, Washington, before finishing runner-up at the U.S. Public Links Championship at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman, Oklahoma.
By the end of his junior year at the University of Washington he had rewritten the school’s record book, becoming Washington’s first Pac-10 Player of the Year, registering the most collegiate victories in a single year (4), the lowest 54-hole total (198) and the lowest third-round score (63).
Taylor topped the World Amateur Golf Ranking for 21 weeks before being displaced by France’s Victor Dubuisson. Taylor is currently ranked third behind Dubuisson and Italy’s Matteo Manassero.
THE MARK H MCCORMACK MEDA
The Mark H McCormack Medal is awarded to the player ranked number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking after the European Amateur Championship or US Amateur Championship, whichever is the last to conclude. The award is named after Mark H McCormack, the late founder of sports marketing company IMG and an avid supporter of amateur golf.
ABOUT THE R&A
Based in St Andrews, The R&A is golf's governing body and organiser of The Open Championship. The R&A is committed to working for golf and operates with the consent of 136 organisations from the amateur and professional game and on behalf of over 30 million golfers in 123 countries.
ABOUT THE RCGA NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM
The RCGA National Team Program incorporates advanced coaching, sport science expertise, training camps and world-class competition. The RCGA allocates over $1 million of its resources annually to the National Team program, encompassing strength and conditioning, sports psychology, nutrition, biomechanics and technique development. Players who are selected to the National Amateur and National Developmental Teams represent Canada at six to 10 internationally-sanctioned golf competitions throughout the year. The intent of this comprehensive program is to aid Canada’s top up-and-coming amateur players in all areas of their development, helping Canada produce the best golfers in the world.
Team Canada, the pinnacle of the RCGA’s High Performance Program, provides access to world class resources including coaching, nutrition, sport science, mental management, equipment, elite competitive opportunities and builds on the support that team members have received in their development years from their family, member clubs, personal coaches, university programs and provincial golf associations.
The RCGA’s High Performance Program and Team Canada are proudly sponsored by Titleist, Foot-Joy and Under Armour.
For more information about Team Canada or to make a donation towards the development of Canada’s future golf stars, please visit www.rcga.org/teamcanada.
ABOUT THE ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada, representing 377,000 members at 1,600 clubs across the country. Recognized by Sport Canada as the National Sports Organization (NSO) for golf in this country, the RCGA’s mission is to grow participation in and passion for the sport while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game. The RCGA conducts programs and services to help shape the future of golf in Canada. High performance athlete development, CN Future Links, Canada’s national junior golf program, turfgrass and environmental research, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Rules of Golf and amateur status, handicapping and course rating are only some of the initiatives the association leads for golf in Canada. In addition, the RCGA conducts Canada’s most prestigious golf championships. The RBC Canadian Open and CN Canadian Women’s Open attract the best professional golfers in the world, while regional junior and national amateur championships showcase the best in Canadian golf.
For further information on what the RCGA is doing to support golf in your community please visit www.rcga.org.
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