NW Ontario Golfing News August 2012

The TBDGA 2012 Tournament Calendar Note: Some of the dates or courses are subject to change 2012 Member Club and TBDGA Tournaments AUGUST August 18-19 The Bergstrom Kenogamisis Golf Course August 18-19 Municipal Club Championship Municipal Golf Course August 18-19 Thunder Bay CC Club Championship Thunder Bay Country Club August 23-24 TBDGA District Junior Championship TBA\ August 25-26 Centennial Club Championship Centennial Golf Course August 25-26

Aguasabon Men's Open Aguasabon Golf Course August 25-26 Dragon Hills Club Championship Dragon Hills Golf Course SEPTEMBER September 1-3 Canadian Tire District Amateur Strathcona Golf Course Chapples Golf Course Whitewater Golf Club September 1-2 Marathon Club Championship Peninsula Golf Course September 1-2 Geraldton Club Championship Kenogamisis Golf Course September 8 North Shore Two Man Best Ball North Shore Golf Course September 9 Municipal Invitational Municipal Golf Course September 8-9

Emerald Greens Club Championship Emerald Greens Golf Course September 15 District Mid Am Qualifying TBA OCTOBER October 6 Dragon Hills Open 4 Man Scramble Dragon Hills Golf Course October 7 Stokaluk Shoot-Out Municipal Golf Course

President - Laurence Tulloch Vice-President - Andrew Scavarelli Secretary - Scott Adams Treasurer - Peter Campner Past President - Barry Caland Members at Large: Walter Keating Jr. Ed Atwill Curtis Hildebrandt Tony Stokaluk Matt Taylor

The Thunder Bay District Golf Association is a non-profit organization responsible for coordinating and promoting golf activities and championship tournaments with member clubs in the Thunder Bay District.

Dustin Wilson remains as the Junior Chairman Barry Caland has stepped down after eight years as the President.

Laurence Tulloch takes over as President after being acclaimed.

The TBDGA held is annual meeting on Sunday February 19, 2012. The new executive is as follows:

Tommy Hilfiger The Collections - 2012 Classic Preppy basics could easily be described as the starting point for any golf wardrobe. The ultimate in preppy style must begin with a great polo, layering piece and bottom. Where you go from there is really what will help set your

style for the golf course. Updating traditional golf style with a little flair, whether it be through solid color, a unique color combination or the addition of a wild print is a game all on it’s own.

You want to stand out on the course and this classic collection will help by providing the building blocks for your unique style; Tommy Style. A true myriad of colors ranging from classic Midnight for your navy must-have to Sunshine for a little ray-of-light and Shamrock for a lucky day on the greens; the 2012 Classic Collection delivers active and sporty with a few attention seeking brights.

Grenadine for the Ladies adds exotic flavor from the island.

Cape Town Africa automatically brings the word exotic to mind. South Africa could be described as the colorful exotic. Cape Town is the one of the most multicultural cities of the world situated in front of beautiful waters and sheltered by the majestic Table Mountain. The Cape Town Collection brings the vibrancy of the city to life through golf attire suited for those looking for a little flare.

Cape Cod

“preppy with a twist” Tommy Hilfiger

Influences from the Eastern seaboard run rampant within this fashion collection.

Sandy beaches, rocky shores, blue skies, and sunshine take one to the world of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.

Stamped with colors of bold reds and classic navy, this playground made famous by images of the Kennedy’s vintage prep style has inspired this collection. Exploding with plaids, seersucker stripes and grosgrain details, the Cape

Cod Collection creates a nostalgic look perfect for today’s golf wardrobe.

St. Barth’s A French island with a Swedish legacy and a true island paradise, this inspiring

Preppy chic is augmented with a color story of Midnight Navy as a ground and pops of color with brights and pastels.

Light Pink, Lilac and a beautiful Shamrock Green have taken their cues from the brightly colored architecture featured throughout the infamous city.

Printed bottoms for women, bright plaids for men and a new color story for Tommy Hilfiger performance polos also star in this category. location conjures up thoughts of white sandy beaches, billowing green palm trees and pure blue waters. A collection that has a feeling of being light and airy with Aqua Haze, Cobalt Blue and Shamrock Green and a pop of bright

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www.golfingnews.ca Taylor Made On The Range at The RBC Canadian Open

BY SCOTT A. SUMNER

NW Ontario Golfing News Ian Clarke is an experienced contract employee with Taylor Made. He is a mobile tech rep who goes from course to course with a full range of their equipment. “ We do a lot of club fitting and demo days mostly around Southern Ontario. The pro am participants are here today and we

allows the fitter to look at the persons swing and access what the angle of attack is as well as the angle of the ball coming off the club face. It allows the fitter to put the person into equipment that will suit their swing,” said Clarke.“ We can only work with their current swing. With our adjustable woods as the player progress through the summer and starts to improve or his ball flight changes we can change the club to suit the new swing including

Above: Ian Clarke working with one of the Canadians in the field at the RBC Canadian Open. Side: Ernie Els, winner of the 2012 Open Championship was a popular figure at the RBC Canadian Open. John Daly arrived at the putting green at 9am complete with diet coke and cigarette. He played well in the event. Below: I talked to Harrison Frazer. He uses 6 to 8 balls per round depending on how many wedges are in play during the round. make ourselves available to them for help.” said Ian Clarke.

Taylor Made is in the process of building a number of fitting centers across Canada.

Currently there are two in the Toronto area. The next will be in Vancouver. “ We put many cameras on the wall and you wear a special suit. It shows your swing impact point and face angle in 3D. It is a 100% precise measurement that

The date is not the best being right after a major but it is a old national open and goes back many many years. The top guys like Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Arnold Palmer used to play every year.” “ My family mean everything to me including Samantha, who is 13 years old and Ben. Rickie Roberts my caddie was optimistic at the British Open. I felt good on the course on Sunday, more in control of my game which comes from all of the work you put in up to that point. I felt calm.” “ Here at the Canadian Open I feel very fresh. I had a nice day in London after the championship and then got on the plane Tuesday.”

Next year the RBC Canadian Open will be held at Glen Abbey. shaft angle of attach, angle the ball comes off the club face and swing plane. The two things that really affect the flight of the ball are the swing plane and clubface angle. You can work to change the ball flight. We work with what comes out of the computer and then with the adjustability of the equipment we work from there as the player progress.”

The general public can use the Taylor Made system. They may recommend less irons and more hybrids. The fitting process takes place with wedges and putter as well.

Taylor Made in Southern Ontario were complimenting the Taylor Made truck on site this week for the tour guys.

Ernie Els Talks to the Media

“ Yesterday I played with the boss, Gord Nixon of RBC. It is nice to move the RBC Canadian Open around the country.

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SCOTT PIERCY WINS 2012 RBC CANADIAN OPEN the front-9 at No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5. “I felt like I got a couple of good breaks and continued to play solid and I’m kind of

Amateur Championship, Toronto’s Albin Choi, a junior at North Carolina State University and a member of Team

- Thirty-three-year-old claims second career PGA TOUR title at Hamilton Golf and Country Club Graham DeLaet wins Rivermead Cup Trophy as low Canadian Team Canada’s Albin Choi earns Gary Cowan Medal as low amateur Hamilton, Ont. (Golf Canada) – Scott Piercy opened the 103rd playing of Canada’s National Open Championship on Thursday with a course-record 8-under par 62 and went on to shoot three consecutive rounds of 3-under par 67 to capture the 2012 RBC Canadian Open title at Hamilton Golf and Country Club.

Piercy, who picked up his second career PGA TOUR win and third top-10 finish of the season, finished with a four-day tally of 17-under par 263, besting both Robert Garrigus and William McGirt by a single stroke. The 33-year-old, who collected $936,000 (U.S.) in winnings, also earned 500 FedEx Cup points and is now ranked 13th in the FedEx Cup standings.

“I’ve been playing good for a while now, and you just need a couple of good breaks here or there and just play solid,” said Piercy, who converted five birdies on the day, including four consecutive birdies on

(a) – denotes amateur

speechless, to be honest. I’m really excited to be the champion.”

With the win, Piercy also earned an invite to the World Golf Championships – Bridgestone Invitational next week in Akron, OH, and will forego the defence of his 2011 Reno-Tahoe Open title. He also earned a two-year PGA TOUR exemption that will take him through the 2014 season.

Garrigus, who entered the day atop the leaderboard with a one-stroke lead, shot even-par 70 on Sunday, while McGirt, who was in sole possession of second place to start the day, posted a score of 1-under par 69 as both players finished T2 at 16-under 264.

Josh Teater, Bud Cauley and Chris Kirk finished T4 at 14-under 266, three strokes off the lead, while Vijay Singh, Bo Van Pelt and Scott Stallings were T7 at 12under 268 for the championship.

In his fourth appearance at the RBC Canadian Open, Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask. earned low Canadian honours, clinching the Rivermead Cup with a final-round score of even-par 70. DeLaet finished T56 at 2-under par 278 for the championship alongside Greg Owen, Russell Knox, John Huh and Ted Potter Jr. “It was a great week, a lot of support,” said DeLaet, who has two top-10 finishes on the PGA TOUR thus far this season. “...It was just cool playing in front of the home fans, and a little disappointing that I wasn’t able to really get anything going this week, but at the same time, nice to be back home.”

Fresh off a win at the 2012 Ontario Men’s

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– 71 – 140 (E) CUT - Hadwin, Adam, Abbotsford, Ont. 66 – 74 – 140 (E) CUT - Renfrew, Cory, Victoria, B.C. 70 – 70 – 140 (E) CUT - Ciesielski, Victor, Cambridge, Ont. 74 – 66 – 140 (E) CUT - Fritsch, Brad, Manotick, Ont. 68 – 73 – 141 (+1) CUT - Ames, Stephen, Calgary, Alta. 70 – 71 – 141 (+1) CUT - Hughes, Mackenzie, (a) Dundas, Ont. 71 – 71 – 142 (+2) CUT - Gligic, Michael, Burlington, Ont. 72 – 72 – 144 (+4) CUT - Weir, Mike, Bright’s Grove, Ont. 72 – 72 – 144 (+4) CUT - Doherty, Greg, Mississauga, Ont. 74 – 70 – 144 (+4) CUT - Parr, Andrew, London, Ont. 75 – 69 – 144 (+4) CUT - Couture, Rob, (a) Trenton, Ont. 73 – 72 – 145 (+5) CUT - Mills, Jon, Oshawa, Ont. 77 – 69 – 146 (+6) CUT - Wong, Eugene, North Vancouver, B.C. 76 – 71 – 147 (+7) CUT - Ferguson, Ben, Ancaster, Ont. 78 – 69 – 147 (+7) CUT - Ross, Christopher, Dundas, Ont. 74 – 73 – 147 (+7) CUT - Taylor, Nick, Abbotsford, B.C. 75 – 74 – 149 (+9) CUT - McCann, Brian, Mississauga, Ont. 75 – 75 – 150 (+10)

Canada’s National Squad, earned top amateur honours and claimed the Gary Cowan Medal, finishing T73 with a four-day tally of 1-over par 281.

“Well, I’m definitely happy that I made it to the weekend,” said Choi, who closed the tournament with a final round 2-over par 72. “I got off to a slow start both on Saturday and today, and I really couldn’t bounce back from it, but overall I enjoyed my time here. Walking up 18 was really cool. Everyone cheered for me on 18, so that was a good experience.”

Brantford, Ont.’s David Hearn finished T71 at even-par 280, while Matt Hill of Bright’s Grove, Ont. and Matt McQuillan of Kingston, Ont. both placed T75 at 3over par 283.

The 2013 RBC Canadian Open will be contested July 22-28, 2013 at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont. A complete list of final round scores from the 2012 RBC Canadian Open is available at www.pgatour.com.

The following are final scores for Canadians in the 2012 RBC Canadian Open field. (Hamilton Golf and Country Club / 6, 966 yards, Par 70) T56 - DeLaet, Graham, Weyburn, Sask. 69 – 69 – 70 – 70 – 278 (-2) T71 - Hearn, David, Brantford, Ont. 68 – 68 – 72 – 72 – 280 (E) T73 - Choi, Albin, (a), Toronto, Ont. 69 – 68 – 72 – 72 – 281 (+1) T75 - Hill, Matt, Bright’s Grove, Ont. 70 – 69 – 71 – 73 – 283 (+3) T75 - McQuillan, Matt, Kingston, Ont. 70 – 67 – 77 – 69 – 283 (+3) CUT - Markle, David, Shelburne, Ont. 69

ABOUT THE 2012 RBC CANADIAN OPEN Part of the FedEx Cup, stars of the PGA TOUR will compete for $5.2 million (US) at the RBC Canadian Open, July 23-29, 2012 at Hamilton Golf and Country Club in Hamilton, Ont. Established in 1904, the tournament is the third-oldest national open golf championship worldwide next to the British Open and the U.S. Open. The RBC Canadian Open is proudly sponsored

by RBC, Bell, BMW Group Canada, C.F.F Stainless Steels, Molson Canadian 67, TaylorMade adidas Golf, The Glenlivet, PepsiCo, The Globe and Mail, Reader’s Digest and the City of Hamilton, with funding provided by the Government of Ontario. For tournament information please visit www.rbccanadianopen.com or call 1800-571-6736.

RBC GOLF RBC proudly supports golf around the world through high profile relationships with the PGA TOUR, the PGA of America and Golf Canada. RBC is the Official Banking and Financial Services partner of touring professionals Luke Donald, Jim Furyk, Ernie Els, Matt Kuchar, Mike Weir, Stephen Ames, Fred Couples, Hunter Mahan and Morgan Pressel. As the Official Bank of the PGA of America and title sponsor of both the RBC Heritage and the RBC Canadian Open, RBC also supports emerging Canadian golfers through Golf Canada’s grassroots developmental programming, their Canadian Amateur Golf Championships and high performance national team. Outside of golf, RBC sponsors amateur sport, from grassroots to national sport associations. RBC is one of North America's leading diversified financial services companies and among the largest banks in the world, as measured by market capitalization.

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Manitouwadge, Marathon, White River Golf Manitouwadge Municipal Golf Course

Marathon Peninsula Golf Course

lakes and rivers, White River boasts rugged beauty and a hearty climate, where wildlife and adventure abound.

munity, where raising a family and enjoying the spectacular outdoors becomes a natural way of life.

The Manitouwadge Municipal Golf Course is a 9 hole course measuring 3193 yards for men's play and 2475 yards for ladies.

The course offers a picturesque setting and a combination of undulating and flat fairways with small, well positioned greens.

Stanley Thompson, CGA, designed Peninsula Golf Course, a beautiful, public 9-hole golf course overlooking Lake Superior. With a licensed club house, pro shop, resident golf pro, rental equipment, and golf carts, you will find everything you need for a great day of golfing!

Perhaps best known as the birthplace of "Winnie the Pooh", White River holds an annual festival commemorating the bear cub who became the inspiration of author A.A. Milne.

With tourism on the rise, White River's economy is increasing, making our town an ideal location for your next business venture. Come explore White River Ontario -we truly have it all!

The course is open from May to October and booking of tee times is not necessary though a call to the clubhouse at 807-826-4265 to check on course conditions and tournament play would be recommended.

Course Information 9 Holes/Par 36 Tees for Seniors National Rating: 75 Slope rating: 125 Putting Green Golf Cart Rentals Green Fees under $ 20.00

The Golf Course is located on Peninsula Road and hours of operation are 7:00 a.m. to dusk, daily. Lounge hours of operation are 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Pro Shop hours of operation are 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Residents of our area enjoy a quality of life second-to-none. From the moment you arrive, you will find a real sense of com-

Memberships and Fees During the season, all items may be purchased at the golf course. Call the golf course at (807)229-1392 for more information.

Municipal Clubhouse Our newly constructed licensed clubhouse offers lights snacks, club storage lockers, and limited sale of golf merchandise.

An excellent view of the entire course can be seen from our balcony on the second floor. This facility is open from May to October for the golfers and doubles as our local cross country ski club facility in the winter months.

The clubhouse can be rented for private tournaments or functions. During the golfing season arrangements can be made for your event by calling (807) 826-4265.

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