As a fifteen year member of the CPGA I have an established reputation amongst my peers as well as many of the high performance golfers throughout our region. Recent recognition includes being awarded 2007 Ottawa Zone CPGA Junior Leader of the Year and receiving nominations in Teacher of the Year and Assistant Professional of the Year in 2007 and also 2009. + READ MORE
May 5, 2010
To Tee or Not to Tee
It was probably close to 10 years ago that I had this idea I shared with my sister, who was living in Hollywood, California at the time, that perhaps a sitcom situated at a private golf club wouldn’t be a bad idea. She guffawed at the idea at first but then I gave her [...]
April 18, 2010
The Girls Club
I remember this like it was yesterday…not the dates, but the round of golf.
January 1993(ish?) – Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
My parents lived in Myrtle Beach for about ten years back in the ’90s. My Dad had decided that he was tired of the high tech world and went back to school to earn a [...]
April 8, 2010
Heather Grace Stewart
In the last year I’ve seen evidence that, perhaps, you can teach an old dog new tricks. Less than twenty four months ago Rideau View was an organization which produced six hundred paper version copies of a members’ roster. The only copy that really mattered was the one that was buried in John [...]
March 31, 2010
Radical Changes to STOP Slow Play
Slow play has been a topic of concern for Rideau View’s playing committee for several years now. After hiring the UK consulting firm STOP Slow Play Inc which specializes in identifying the actual cause(s) of slow play on a club to club basis the committee has chosen to make several radical changes in club [...]
March 21, 2010
Child’s Play
Picture this scene…
A parent has brought their four year old child out to the golf course for the very first time. They borrow a US Kids junior club from the pro shop (US Kids specialize in junior equipment by the way) and the two of them, beaming smiles and all, head down to the [...]
