For our readers near Toronto, our friends at InnerGolf have a great deal for the Summer:
Summer Junior Golf Camp at InnerGolf
Looking for a great activity for your son or daughter this summer - InnerGolf Summer Junior Golf Camp is a great way to introduce your child to golf or nurture their love of this amazing game. Camps are available for boys and girls, ages 7 - 17 from June 29th through September 4th.
InnerGolf’s summer golf camp is focused on a blend or golf instruction, golf games and playing time. But we also mix in some Wii games and other fun activities to ensure that campers have a chance to relax and socialize away from golf. This is especially important for younger golfers for whom a full day of golf would be overwhelming. Our stronger golfers get full advantage of on course play in our simulators and Big Break style contests that hone their skills and keep them entertained!
Camp runs from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm with before and after camp care available if requested. Space in each week is limited to ensure that each camper has a great experience. Camp fees range from $280 to $350 per week depending upon whether the week includes a holiday. Booking is on a first come first served basis. Please call 416-538-4653 to book today.
Remember Derek Gillespie? Mike Weir once called him the next great CDN Golfer…well Derek has since faded from the spotlight and will appear on the next version of the Big Break. What the hell happened to him…was the pressure just too much? Derek is now 30 so I would assume this is his last shot.
If not Derek, who is going to step up on the Canadian Scene?
The Bobcat has finally annouced the launch of his new sports web sitewww.Fadoo.ca.
I have been fortunate enough to work with Bob on this site and am looking forward to bringing more great golf content to the site and to my blog readers. There is a great new post by John Kawaja of Adidas TaylorMade.
I have recently developed an obsession with Mobile Applications…so when I received an email from friend Mary Beth Lacy regarding this new app, I had to post it. You can now download Golf Rules to your IPhone.
Cool Stuff, would love feedback from any readers who download it:
The iPhone application brings to life the user-friendly “Golf Rules Quick Reference,” which provides instant help in clearing up hazy situations involving the often-confusing Rules of Golf. Ton-That spent four years developing the original “Golf Rules Quick Reference Stroke Play Guide,” which has won numerous awards. Golf Digest says that it’s “the best effort yet to decipher the Rules of Golf” and the golf industry awarded it “Best New Product” at its two largest golf trade shows. It’s no wonder more than 500,000 satisfied customers in more than 50 countries are using it.
Shortly after confirming his attendance in this year’s RBC Canadian Open, RBC has annouced they have signed Anthony Kim to a multi-year deal which will include advertising campaigns in both Canada and the US.
“RBC is proud to be associated with Anthony Kim, a highly recognizable world-class professional athlete who can help us grow our brand in the U.S.,” said Jim Little, RBC chief brand and communications officer, in a release. “From customer hosting to branded experiences for golfers and golf fans in both Canada and the U.S., we look forward to building on our successes in golf with Anthony.”
My last post was about InnerGolf in Toronto and how I have been using their facilities to improve my game. It only makes sense that my next post is about the actual simulators!
While at the PGA Show in January, I had the pleasure of finally meeting Mary Beth Lacey, the industries finest PR person. For months prior, Mary Beth had been raving to me about the new aboutGolf 3Trak simulators which would blow me away. It was this statement which made me first stop in at InnerGolf to see the newest simulator. Let me tell you, it wasn’t an exaggeration on her part!
This new simulator was like nothing I had seen before. This new simulator, is as realistic as they come and with stats and feedback then I could handle. It is to the point where InnerGolf actually had a seminar one night to educate golfers on how to properly interpret the statistics and how to use them to better their game. As a training aid, the simulator also records your swing and allows instructors to draw lines on the screen, playback the swing against other players and even pros. Pretty damn cool.
Rather than trying to fumble my way through an explanation of how the technology works, I will let Pierre Bourque from aboutGolf explain it to you.
Canada is a great place to live and is home to some amazing golf courses. The being said, with long winters, not being able to play makes it difficult to maintain your skill level all year round. While indoor facilities do exist is rural areas, they generally don’t exist in downtown core areas. In my case, I live and work in downtown Toronto and don’t have the time to drive 45 mins outside the city to visit indoor facilities.
Luckily a solution exists! I have started visiting InnerGolf, a downtown Toronto indoor golf facility. You won’t find any driving ranges here but you will find state-of-the-art aboutGolf Simulators, putting/chipping greens, first class instructors and even a licensed bar. InnerGolf is a great place to some and have some fun with friends but it can be more than that.
Owner Mark Walker invited me to try out the new simulators and see the advantages of training on them. I was pleasantly shocked at how realistic they were and how playing here all winter long will better equip me for the outdoor season.
More to follow on the simulators themselves and my exciting new project with Eva Kovacs, Director of Golf.
Bob McCown, Canada’s most listened to radio host is preparing to launch his own web site in a few weeks. The site, Fadoo.ca, promises to be more than your average sports site with lots of great writers focusing on sports and the business of sports. I am looking forward to checking it out. You can register on the site for an email update once the site goes live.
I am back after 3 days at the PGA Merchandise Show. The show brought out the stars this year…Greg Norman, Annika, Sorenstam, Tom Kite, Fuzzy Zoeller and Scotty Cameron were just a few of the people I saw at the Show.
The show was average at best with the current economic climate taking its toll on both exhibitors and attendees. Traffic was slow and the general buzz was not the same as past years. Despite that however, Titleist made their return to the show after a 6-year hiatus. Rumor on the floor was that they were given free space because there was extra inventory available…if true, all other exhibitors will not be happy when being asked to renew for 2010!
Tiger Woods has been critized in the past for not speaking out on political issues. This will change this Sunday as the world’s most recognizable athlete will speak at the opening celebration for the inauguration of President Obama.
“I am honored that I was invited to this historic event, and look forward to participating in Sunday’s festivities,” Woods said in a statement.
Tiger made the announcement this morning on his web site.
Bob McCown, Canada’s most listened to radio host is preparing to launch his own web site in a few weeks. The site, 