Inside Golf Digital Magazine - December Issue -AB Version- Vol.2 #7

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Brighter Days Ahead Asevidenced here by thisbeautiful shot taken at Canmore Golf & Curling Club, we are experiencing a little more daylight every day now. Here'sto a brighter year in 2021 in every aspect.

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Congrat ulat ions To The 2020 PGA of Albert a Championship W inners Congratulations to this year ?s Championship winners for their stellar play against top competition in the Association. Most of the Champions listed below are multiple time winners and perform their best on the biggest stages of the season.

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PGA of Albert a W int er Educat ion Updat e

The Education Committee is excited to announce that the 2021 Spring Seminar has been green-lit for operating as a digital education conference due to the ongoing uncertainty associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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PGA of Albert a Announces Top 100 Professionals For 2020

The PGA of Alberta recognized the Top 100 PGA of Alberta Golf Professionals for 2020 as determined by the rankings in the Top 100 Program presented by Foresight Sports Canada. The Top 100 Program is based on a pre-determined measurable criteria designed to recognize Members who dedicate their time and demonstrate proven abilities in advancing the golf industry for the benefit of all Golf Professionals.

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This 439-Yard Super-Bomber Has Golfers Freaking Out ? Here?s How He Does It Wilco Nienaber, a 20-year-old from South Africa turned pro last year and vaulted to the top of the European Tour ?s driving average with a whopping 341-yard average. At the Joburg Open, he smashed a mind-boggling 439 yard average en-route to a second place finish.

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St . Andrews & Monopoly Have Creat ed The Ult imat e Collect or?s It em This Deluxe Limited Edition Old Tom Morris Monopoly is designed to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Old Tom Morris in 2021, there will only be 200 editions crafted of this bespoke world-class and iconic game. Each box will be numbered and ready to be delivered in June 2021 ahead of Old Tom?s birthday on June 16, 2021.

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t our Shaw Charit y Classic Tees Up $12M Donat ion For Children?s Charit ies In Albert a

Canadians from coast-to-coast have chipped in to help the Shaw Charity Classic raise $12,572,483 for more than 200 youth-based charities across Alberta. The Shaw Charity Classic has been a game-changer for Alberta?s children?s charities since 2013, annually setting new records for the largest charitable give on the PGA TOUR Champions.

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W hen It ?s Tiger Woods, The Son Becomes More Famous Than Dad ?This is the first tournament I?ve ever played in that Tiger Woods is playing in that he?s not the star of the show,? said Padraig Harrington at the PNC Championship.

"Everybody is stopping to watch Charlie."

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PGA TOUR Caddies Discuss W ildest Memories From 2020

?Under the Strap? podcast host T.J. Auclair talks to caddie guests Damian Lopez (Michael Thompson), Brian Reed (Matt Kuchar), and Jeff Willett (Nick Taylor) for a 2020 ?Year in Review? episode. They describe what it was like to work in major championships without fans and deal with COVID-19 on a personal level.

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5 Rules To Remember W hen Playing Golf W it h Women If you don?t already regularly encounter women during your recreational rounds, chances are, you will at some point in the near future. To help you prepare for the inevitable (or just brush up on your inherent gentlemanly tendencies), GOLF?s Jessica Marksbury offers up some tips on how best to conduct oneself when playing with women.

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Is This Golf Ball Embedded In The Cup A Hole-In-One? Any golfer will have understandably dissonant feelings looking at this photo. On the one hand, we know what a holed shot looks like: the ball is resting in the bottom of the hole. On the other hand, this ball is very definitely in the confines of the cup ? only grass and gravity are keeping it from settling happily at the bottom. It should go in. It belongs several inches further into the ground. So what?s the answer? Ace? INSIDE GOLF

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On & Off The Course, 2020 Was A Juggling Act For Brooke Henderson While 2020 was a year unlike any other for so many ? including for Canada?s winningest golfer on either the LPGA or PGA TOUR ? Henderson learned to juggle in more ways than one these last 12 months.

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Golf Canada Has An App For That Canadians are playing golf and adapting to new technology such as the Golf Canada App like never before. ?The launch of Golf Canada?s bilingual app on August 1, 2020 was a perfect parallel with the smartphone app boom. It has hit a real sweet spot with Canadian golfers,? says Vanessa Morbi, Senior Director of Marketing at Golf Canada.

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Top 10: Comeback Players For 2020-21 They?ve hit some of the highest highs in the game, but these 10 players came back down to earth last season. Now they?re poised to potentially rise again in 2020-21. Note: This is a subjective list; there is no science. Most of these players, though, have shown the ability to go on a hot streak and therefore seem especially worth watching. Cameron Morfit of PGATOUR.com lists the 10.

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12 Subt le Mist akes In Film & TV Golf Scenes That Only Golfers Would Not ice From Caddyshack to Happy Gilmore and beyond, Hollywood has a long history of depicting golf in an absurdist light. No beef with that, so long as absurdity is the intent.

But there also are an abundance of movies and TV shows featuring golf scenes that strive for realism, only to unwittingly get the details wrong.

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Canada?s First Luxury Mega-Golf Facilit ies Using TopTracer Technology Calgary entrepreneur Barry Ehlert has been given the green light to break ground early 2021 on a first of its kind, year round golf entertainment complex unlike anything else in Canada. The facilities will be in Calgary, altering the entertainment and recreation scene forever.

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8 Rules Golfers Break W it hout Realizing

In this video, Neil Tappin from Golf Monthly is joined by their ?rules guru?Jeremy Ellwood to look at the 8 rules golfers break without realizing. These are all things you might be doing during the course of 18 holes that you don't think are a problem when, in fact, you could actually be breaking the rules.

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Like Father, Like Son Young Charlie Woodsismore than just a 'chip' off the old block. Prior to taking part in the PNC Championship partnering hisdad, he hit some shots alongside his famousfather. The similaritiesare stunning. Watch the video and see for

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