Memories of Hole-in-One Past

The record four aces at the RBC Canadian Open reminds me of another July seven years ago. In the same week two days apart at the same golf course at the 3rd par 3 hole I dropped an ace and so did my mother. What are the chances of that?

Good News for Canada's Young Pro Golfers

It was interesting this week to be part of RCGA’s survey on how to help young pro golfers. RCGA has had the goal in its strategic plan for a few years. I wondered if it would ever get around to doing something about it.

As an amateur I was glad and fortunate to be part of RCGA’s Player Development Programme. Along with NCAA golf experience as I attended university, the RCGA programme during the summers was icing on the cake. That’s where I made a lot of great friends who are still my buddies.

But after turning pro, we’ve pretty much been left to fend for ourselves. We’ve scrambled to figure things out. What coaches to use, what equipment is best, what opportunities to go after, how to find money to support ourselves and so on. We know now how much we would have soaked up some help from RCGA as we made the leap from amateur to pro.

With the top two amateurs in the world being Canadians and many other promising amateurs and young pros “in the pipeline”, RCGA’s timing is good. The number of Canadians on the pro circuit might double and triple fast!

Learning More About Canada

The Canadian Tour is a great way to learn more about Canada. When I was an amateur I travelled a bit (Calgary and Montreal). Mainly though I got to see more of the U.S. than Canada. I was always curious about Victoria and Banff—both awesome.

The drought out West is a surprise. That’s something new to me. But, not new to people here.