Canadian Rockies Golf (CRG) - a collection of seven courses and three resorts which comprise the popular, upscale lifestyle destination - announces that Golf Digest magazine has named The Fairmont Banff Springs No. 5 in the magazine's biennial rankings list "75 Best Golf Resorts in North America."

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Graphite Design, maker of some of the most widely played premium shafts on the PGA TOUR, announced that the winner of the CN Canadian Women's Open played Graphite Design Tour AD shafts in her driver. In addition, three of the players tied for second place also used Graphite Design shafts.

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Nike Golf athlete Suzann Pettersen, of Norway, emerged victorious at the LPGA's CN Canadian Women's Open bringing to 13 the number of global wins by Nike athletes in 2009. Pettersen's victory represents the first win by a Nike Golf athlete on the LPGA Tour in 2009.

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The ScoreGolf Magazine national panel of distinguished golf course rankers has named the Sagebrush Golf and Sporting Club as the Best New Course in Canada for 2009.

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Victoria will welcome golfers and visitors from around the globe when it hosts the Telus World Skins Game at The Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort & Spa in June, 2010.

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Canada's largest golf retailer with unequaled selection and competitive prices at 47 locations coast to coast - announces the 2009 Golf Town Invitational charity tournament will be headlined by Callaway PGA Tour stars Ernie Els and JJ Henry at Toronto's Magna Golf Club on Monday, August 31.

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At the Monday conclusion to the rain-plagued RBC Canadian Open, Nathan Green (Pro V1) holed a par putt on the second hole of a sudden death playoff to capture his first career PGA TOUR victory. The 34-year-old fired a 4-under 68 in the final round to finish regulation at 18-under 270. He saved par on the first playoff hole and then tapped in for a par and his first win in 112 career PGA TOUR starts. It was fitting that Green's first victory would come in Canada. Green began his professional career on the Canadian Tour and, coincidentally, is a Toronto native (Toronto, Australia).

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Due to his insatiable desire to improve, Tiger Woods had to "practice patience" during his long recovery from knee surgery, his swing coach Hank Haney said during an interview for a TSN special this Sunday.

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The Shuswap Region has long been known as one of Canada's favorite recreational playgrounds. A new web-based marketing entity, www.GolfShuswap.com, has been created to further build global awareness of golf tourism in the British Columbia interior.

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Titleist is the #1 ball for more players and more champions across the worldwide professional tours. In fact, in 2009, Titleist golf ball players have already recorded 26 victories around the world, as opposed to 6 for the nearest competitor. Since the introduction of the Pro V1 in 2000, the golf ball franchise has been the golf ball of choice for more than 1,000 champions worldwide.

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Through a new promotion with Golfpac Travel, participating Fairmont resorts are offering free lodging and golf in 2009 to PGA Professionals. PGA Professionals who round up two foursomes, will receive lodging and golf at no charge, compliments of Fairmont Resorts.

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The Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) are proud to announce that Mike Weir has been elected as the 2009 inductee into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.

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Six acclaimed golf and/or resort properties - The Fairmont Banff Springs, Silvertip Resort, Canmore Golf & Curling Club, Kananaskis Country Golf Course, The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club and Stewart Creek Golf and Country Club - offering 135 holes of golf throughout Western Canada's Rocky Mountains, have combined to offer visitors convenient access to a world-class collection.

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The first signs of winter remind every Canadian golfer of the dawning season, filled with snow blowers and frozen motors. It's a fact; most Canadians, especially golfers, tend to hate the winters - I bet you're shaking; just thinking about last winters' temperatures. In Mississauga, local golfers are finding a way to melt the snow a little quicker.

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Steve Chapman, veteran player and golf teacher at Ontario's RattleSnake Point Golf Club, joins the ranks of certified putting coaches with Geoff Mangum's PuttingZone.com. Working with Geoff Mangum and Bruce Howard of the PuttingZone Academy Canada at his course in Milton, Ontario, Steve underwent intensive training in "What to Teach for Putting Success" and "How to Teach and Market Putting Services for Professional Success". Chapman joins an elite group of 38 golf coaches in 13 countries who have completed this PuttingZone Certification Program in the past three years, and the growth is accelerating. 

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Schmidt-Curley Design -- the full-service golf-course architecture, master-planning and construction-management firm -- announces it has partnered with Nick Faldo, current captain of the European Ryder Cup team, on its first Canadian design project at British Columbia's Revelstoke Mountain Resort.

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The phrase "creating change'' has become popular in the political arena today. In the golf apparel world, Sligo Wear Inc. has been creating change since its inception in 2004. The company will continue to bring a fresh vibe, dynamic color ways, technical fabrics and fashionable cuts with its 2009 Collections that push the envelope of traditional golf apparel.

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Score Magazine's September issue (Canada's largest Golf Magazine) just published 'Canada's Crown Jewels'. This issue rated Canada's Top 100 Golf Courses, Best Resorts of Canada, and the Top 15 Modern Designs. Ron Garl has designed three golf courses in Canada: Taboo, Wooden Sticks and Heritage Pointe. We are proud to announce that all three courses were ranked in the Top 100 Golf Courses in Canada.

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Golf Town – Canada's largest golf retailer with unequaled selection and competitive prices at 39 locations coast to coast – announces that its recently acquired corporate merchandise services division, Accolade Reaction Promotion Group Inc. (ARPG), has appointed Tom Lappala as Executive Vice President, Sales.

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ixon Golf announced recently that they have launched an International Distribution Program for their 100% Eco-Friendly Earth golf ball and have already signed an agreement to have the ball distributed in Canada.

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Australian Katherine Hall secured the 19th spot in the season-ending ADT Championship by winning the CN Canadian Women’s Open --- the final automatic qualifying Winner Event for the ADT Championship. Hull became a Rolex First-Time Winner after carding a 71-65-72-69 for a four-day total of 11-under-par 277, one better than second-place finisher Se Ri Pak.

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