Golf Canada recognizes member clubs celebrating an anniversary in 2022
Golf Canada
In a sport as storied and historic as golf, Golf Canada is pleased to recognize the 63 member clubs celebrating significant milestone anniversaries in the 2022 calendar year.
Highlighting the group are five member clubs who have been in operation since 1897, speaking to the cross-country passion that Canadians house for the sport.
All clubs celebrating an anniversary will receive a display plaque from Golf Canada to mark the occasion. Clubs reaching their centennial anniversary will also receive a commemorative framed letter, and clubs reaching the 125-year mark will receive a framed historical print.
125 Years
Calgary Golf & Country Club – Calgary, Alta.
Napanee Golf & Country Club – Napanee, Ont.
Old Lennoxville Golf Club – Sherbrooke, Que.
Peterborough Golf & Country Club – Peterborough, Ont.
The Riverside Country Club – St. John, N.B.
THe Riverside Country Club
100 Years
Ashburn Golf Club – Halifax, N.S.
Briars Golf Club Ltd. – Sutton, Ont.
Burlington Golf & Country Club – Burlington, Ont.
Cedar Brae Golf Club – Scarborough, Ont.
Cedarhurst Golf Club – Beaverton, Ont.
Cherry Hill Golf Club – Ridgeway, Ont.
Connaught Golf Club – Medicine Hat, Alta.
Dufferin Heights Golf Club – Stanstead, Que.
Dunany Country Club – Wentworth, Que.
Glenboro Golf & Country Club – Glenboro, M.B.
Highland Country Club – London, Ont.
Hollinger Golf Club – Timmins, Ont.
Idylwylde Golf & Country Club – Sudbury, Ont.
Lookout Point Country Club Ltd. – Pelham, Ont.
Marine Drive Golf Club – Vancouver, B.C.
Oakwood Inn & Country Club – Grand Bend, Ont.
Pembroke Golf Club – Pembroke, Ont.
Penticton Golf & Country Club – Penticton, B.C.
Point Grey Golf & Country Club – Vancouver, B.C.
Portage Golf Club – Portage la Prairie, M.B.
Red Deer Golf & Country Club – Red Deer, Alta.
Redstone Golf Resort – Rossland, B.C.
Club de Golf Rosemère (Fontainebleau) – Blainville, Que.
Royal Mayfair Golf Club – Edmonton, Alta.
Sandy Hook Golf Club – Sandy Hook, MB
Club de Golf St-Jean – Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.
The Thornhill Club – Thornhill, Ont.
Uplands Golf Club – Vaughan, Ont.
Uplands Golf Club – Victoria, B.C.
Club de Golf Val-Morin – Val-Morin, Que.
Hollinger Club
75 Years
Cowichan Golf & Country Club – Duncan, B.C.
Pinebrook Golf & Country Club – Calgary, Alta.
Pinebrooke Golf & Country Club
50 Years
Ainsdale Golf Course – Kincardine, Ont.
Beauty Bay Golf Club – Kenora, Ont.
Cedar Glen Golf Course – Williamsburg, Ont.
Kedron Dells Golf Club – Oshawa, Ont.
Club de Golf du Parc Kingsway – Aylmer, Que.
Le Grand Vallon – Beaupré, Que.
Club de Golf Le Loup de Baie St-Paul – Baie Saint-Paul, Que.
Club de Golf Les Saules – Rimouski, Que.
Golf & Academy Longchamp – Sherbrooke, Que.
Murray Hills Golf Course – Brighton, Ont.
Nackawic Golf & Country Club – Nackawic, N.B.
Outlook Riverview Golf Club – Outlook, S.K.
Pine View Golf Course – Gloucester, Ont.
Club de Golf Rivière Rouge – Coteau-du-Lac, Que.
Club de Golf Ste-Flore – Shawinigan, Que.
Club de Golf St-Jean-de-Matha – St-Jean-de-Matha, Que.
Club de Golf St-Jérôme – St-Jérôme, Que.
Cedar Glen Golf Course
25 Years
Bell Bay Golf Club – Baddeck, N.S.
Dragonfly Golf Links Ltd. – Renfrew, Ont.
ElleGolf – Calgary Women’s Golf Club – Calgary, Alta.
Innisfil Creek Golf Club – Cookstown, Ont.
Club de Golf l’Empress – Rimouski, Que.
Lake Joseph Golf Club – Port Carling, Ont.
Métropolitain d’Anjou – Anjou, Que.
Royal Charbourg – Quebec City, Que.
The Meadows Golf and Country Club – Niagara Falls, Ont.
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STALK&BARREL selected as Official Canadian Whisky of Golf Canada
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Golf Canada and STALK&BARREL Handcrafted Canadian Whisky announced today a multi-year partnership that will see STALK&BARREL become the official Canadian Whisky Partner for Golf Canada, the RBC Canadian Open and the CP Women’s Open.
Through its partnership position which runs through 2025, STALK&BARREL Handcrafted Canadian Whisky will be poured exclusively at the RBC Canadian Open and CP Women’s Open hospitality and concession locations with fan activations planned at the Recipe Unlimited Fare Way food and beverage experience onsite at both championships.
“Welcoming a premium, locally crafted whisky to our corporate hospitality and concessions offering will further enhance the festival experience of our National Open Championships and we are pleased to introduce STALK&BARREL as our Official Canadian Whisky for the RBC Canadian Open and CP Women’s Open,” said John Sibley, Chief Commercial Officer of Golf Canada.
STALK&BARREL is a handcrafted Canadian Whisky, made locally at a craft distillery in Ontario with a true ‘grain to glass’ commitment. It’s a small batch, single malt that is 100% Canadian owned and operated and aspires to inspire new traditions among Canadians.
“The STALK&BARREL team is ecstatic to be aligned with a great Canadian institution like Golf Canada. We’re proud to affiliate ourselves with an organization that embodies the same Canadian spirit and values as ours and Golf Canada was the clear choice. We look forward to working together with them through their partner clubs, members, and marquee events for 2022 and beyond.” said Steven Ciccolini, President, CIVC.
The 2022 RBC Canadian Open will be held June 6-12 at St. George’s Golf & Country Club in Toronto, Ont. with nearby Islington Golf serving as the official practice facility. The 2022 CP Women’s Open will be contested August 22-28 at Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club in Ottawa, Ont.
Salimah Mussani promoted to Women’s Head Coach of Team Canada
Salimah Mussani, Team Canada Women's Head Coach (Golf Canada)
Golf Canada
Golf Canada announced today that Salimah Mussani has been promoted from Assistant Coach and named as Women’s Head Coach for Team Canada. Mussani will oversee the development of Canada’s top female amateur and professional golfers with the objective of increasing the number of Canadian players on the LPGA Tour.
“I am extremely honoured and grateful to have this opportunity to lead our women’s program into this next phase,” said Mussani. “Having the opportunity to help our country’s top female golfers achieve their dreams and succeed is a blessing. “I am looking forward to working together with everyone who is involved in the development of our players on their journey to the LPGA Tour.”
Mussani assumes the Women’s Head Coach position after serving as Assistant Coach under Tristan Mullally, who transitioned into the role of National Talent Identification Director as part of Golf Canada’s enhancement to its player development program.
“Salimah’s exceptional impact on the players in our women’s program has been evident since the day she joined the Team Canada coaching staff,” said Golf Canada Chief Sport Officer, Kevin Blue. “Her background as an elite player, instructor, and college coach – complemented by superb communication and interpersonal skills – has prepared her very well for the multidimensional responsibilities that are part of being a national head coach.”
A two-time Ontario Junior champion and two-time Canadian Junior champion, Mussani brings a wealth of competitive experience having been a key member of a NCAA runner-up golf team at Stanford University before competing as a professional on the Epson and LPGA Tours, as well as the (former) Canadian Women’s Tour. Mussani is a former PGA of Canada Women’s champion and winner on the Epson Tour and (former) Canadian Women’s Tour. Mussani has held assistant coaching roles with Stanford University, University of British Columbia, and Team Canada. Originally from Burlington, Ont., Mussani is a PGA of Canada class “A” professional who now resides in Vancouver.
Jennifer Greggain of Chilliwack, B.C. joins Mussani on the coaching staff of Team Canada as a full-time Associate Coach, transitioning from her current role as Assistant Coach for the National Junior Squad. A former LPGA Tour player with 22 years of professional golf experience, Greggain previously served as a Provincial Coach for British Columbia Golf and as the Assistant Coach for Team Canada.
“I am incredibly excited to work alongside Salimah as we lead our women’s program into the future. We are both very passionate about Canadian women’s golf and feel well-prepared to help Canada pursue its player development goals,” said Greggain.
“We are excited about the leadership that Salimah and Jennifer will provide for our women’s program. In addition to enhancing the performance of Canada’s best amateur and professional players, they will create a supportive and communicative culture that prioritizes overall wellbeing for our Canadian women during their journeys to the LPGA tour,” said Golf Canada High Performance Manager Emily Phoenix.
Golf Canada’s High-Performance program builds on the support that Canadian athletes have received in their development years from their family, member clubs, personal coaches, university programs and provincial golf associations. In addition to Golf Canada Foundation and the generosity from the major donor Trustee program, Golf Canada’s High-Performance Program and Team Canada are proudly supported by RBC, Canadian Pacific, Audi, Titleist, FootJoy, COBRA PUMA GOLF, Foresight Sports, Heritage Canada, Bear Mountain Resort, Citi Canada (Young Pro) and the Canadian Olympic Committee.
Johnsonville becomes Official Sausage Partner of Golf Canada
Golf Canada
Golf Canada is proud to announce a new partnership with Johnsonville that will see the company become the Official Sausage Partner of Golf Canada and its two signature events – the RBC Canadian Open and the CP Women’s Open.
The partnership positions Johnsonville as the exclusive supplier of sausage products – including their signature bratwurst – at Canada’s National Open Golf Championships beginning in 2022.
Spectators at the RBC Canadian Open and CP Women’s Open will also enjoy sampling new and sensational flavours from one of North America’s leading sausage brands at the Johnsonville Trailer within the Recipe Unlimited Fare Way food and beverage experience.
“We are very pleased to welcome Johnsonville’s globally renowned products as the Official Sausage Partner of the RBC Canadian Open and CP Women’s Open,” said John Sibley, Chief Commercial Officer of Golf Canada. “Golf fans will be treated to a premium food and sampling experience, and we look forward to this partnership enhancing the summer-fun festival vibe across our two flagship properties.”
Johnsonville has remained committed to excellence since its inception in 1945. For the 77-year-old organization, partnering with the National Sport Federation is an opportunity to showcase their signature products to an engaged golf audience at two of Canada’s premier sporting events.
“Our brand has always been one to bring family and friends together around good food and good times – at backyard barbeques and sporting events of all kind. We’re proud to bring golf fans our delicious Johnsonville bratwurst at Golf Canada events and serve as the official sausage of the CP Women’s Open and RBC Canadian Open” said Brad Martin, Managing Director of Johnsonville Canada.
The 2022 RBC Canadian Open will be held June 6-12 at St. George’s Golf & Country Club in Toronto, Ont. with nearby Islington Golf Club as the official practice facility. The CP Women’s Open will be contested August 22-28 at Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club in Ottawa, Ont.
Sleeman Breweries named Official Beer Partner of Golf Canada, the RBC Canadian Open & CP Women’s Open
Golf Canada
(April 21, 2022) – Canada’s National Open Golf Championships will welcome a new beer partner as Golf Canada has selected Sleeman Breweries and their premium portfolio of beers, led by Sleeman Clear 2.0, as the Official Beer of Golf Canada, the RBC Canadian Open and the CP Women’s Open.
Through the partnership, Sleeman Clear 2.0, the fastest growing light beer in Canada, will be the flagship beer sold at Golf Canada’s two National Open Golf Championships. The iconic beer brand will also engage spectators with fun activations including a custom beer patio at both events as well as an exclusive dedicated VIP viewing area during the RBCxMusic Concert Series at the RBC Canadian Open featuring Flo Rida (June 10) and Maroon 5 (June 11).
“Watching world-class golf and enjoying a premium cold beer is a perfect compliment to celebrate summer festival season. We are thrilled to offer Canadian golf fans an outstanding, premium better-for-you beer in Sleeman 2.0 at the RBC Canadian Open and the CP Women’s Open” said John Sibley, Chief Commercial Officer at Golf Canada. “Sleeman’s quality craftsmanship and proud Canadian identity are well aligned to deliver energy and brewing excellence to Golf Canada’s two signature events.”
As the third largest brewery in Canada, the Guelph, Ont. based Sleeman will work with Golf Canada to host an extraordinary Canadian golf audience with its portfolio of premium-brewed beer, led by Sleeman Clear 2.0.
“We are very excited about the partnership between Sleeman Clear 2.0 and Golf Canada. It aligns so well with our shared Canadian heritage, commitment to excellence and the active lifestyle of Clear 2.0 drinkers,” said Dana Brochu, Director or Marketing at Sleeman Breweries. With its refreshing taste, low carbs and low calories, Sleeman Clear 2.0 is the perfect beer to help Canadian golf fans “2.0” their experience this summer at these two premier sporting events.”
As the National Sport Federation, Golf Canada will conduct the RBC Canadian Open June 6-12, 2022 at St. George’s Golf & Country Club in Toronto Ont. with nearby Islington Golf Club as the official practice facility. The CP Women’s Open, takes place August 22-28, 2022 at Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club in Ottawa, Ont.
Did you know the first person to skip the pond at Augusta was Canadian?
Gary Cowan – July 2 (Photo by Jeff Goode/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
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Some of the most anticipated videos that emerge from Augusta National Golf Club each year are those from the par-3 16th. While there have been plenty of hole-in-one efforts during the tournament itself, as many know, it’s the pre-tournament skips across the water that really make people smile.
But did you know that skipping a ball across the pond on 16 was started by a Canadian?
Gary Cowan, the reigning U.S. Amateur champion at the 1972 Masters Tournament, did it for the first time. It happened in front of Ben Crenshaw, who would go on to win two Green Jackets.
“Ben couldn’t believe what I was doing,” Cowan told the Augusta Chronicle in a recent interview.
“Gary used a 3-iron, put the ball back in his stance, and bam, skipped it straight across the water,” Crenshaw told the newspaper this week.
There has been a little bit of debate who started the skipping situation, with Ken Green and Mark Calcavecchia claiming to have started it in 1987. Lee Trevino and Seve Ballesteros said they did it before that, though, in the early 1980s. People thought that was the start until photos of Tom Kite doing it in 1979 emerged.
But that was a good seven years after the Canadian.
Cowan, who played eight Masters Tournaments in his career (his best result was a T25 in 1964), didn’t even give a thought about what potential repercussions would be for his fun shot.
“You know, that never crossed my mind,” Cowan told the Chronicle about whether he thought he might get in trouble by the Green Jacketed members.
Green, meanwhile, told GolfWeek in 2016 he was quickly scolded. He had a letter from then-Chairman Hord Hardin waiting for him in his locker when he got back inside.
“I think the words were, ‘Here at Augusta, we refrain from that sort of behavior,’” Green told GolfWeek, although that didn’t stop he and Calcavecchia from doing it again the following year.
And now skipping the ball across the water on 16 is as traditional as pimento cheese.
Jace Walker, Mackenzie Hughes’ caddie (and fellow Canadian) was part of one of the most-shared videos of the week from the Masters in 2022. He, along with three other caddies, all skipped shots using their players’ clubs in sync earlier this week.
So, This is one of the coolest things I’ve done in my career. I couldn’t feel my hands and I had saggy butt, however I almost holed the skipper today. I would’ve gone swimming & been banned from @TheMasters forever. Good commentary @bubbawatson @ videography @webbsimpson1pic.twitter.com/aTSJi11CmZ
While making it across the pond, and coming ‘close’ is fun enough, there have been a few times when just getting it on the green wasn’t going to cut it.
Vijay Singh, Martin Kaymer, and Jon Rahm have all skipped their ball across the water… and into the hole.
Singh did it in 2010 with a punched 4-iron. The ball skipped three times and caught that familiar slope before rolling into the hole. Kaymer did it in 2012, while Rahm has been the most recent to do it.
Just one day after he made an ace (the usual way!) in a Monday practice round in 2020 on the 4th hole, he skipped a ball three times (like Singh) and caught the same slope before dropping. A video of the shot, now on YouTube, has racked up nearly 3-million views.
It’s more likely to take an average golfer 3-million tries to make it across, but every year when you see the best in the world skip a ball on the pond of the 16th hole at the most iconic golf course in the world, remember that it was a Canadian who started it all ?? ??
Adam Hadwin plays his shot from the second tee during the fourth round of the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio on April 03, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
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San Antonio, TX – With The Masters just one week away, the PGA TOUR headed to TPC San Antonio for the Valero Texas Open. On day four of the tournament, Adam Hadwin would shoot 5-under 67 and would birdie five of his last seven holes to earn him a T4 finish.
“Obviously today was an incredible finish,” said Hadwin. “It’s a tricky golf course and when the wind blows, the landing areas on the greens are so small, you’ve got to be extremely precise. I hit some good shots on the front. I think my short game kind of let me down. I would have liked to get a couple more up and down today on the first 10, but I hit a lot of really good shots those last seven holes, gave myself a lot of chances and was able to capitalize on five of them obviously. Getting the last two, 17 and 18, were huge and just another good solid week overall.”
Hadwin would finish just three shots back of leader J.J. Spaun with the performance earning the B.C. resident his third straight top 10 finish for the first time in his PGA TOUR career.
Adam Hadwin birdies five of his last seven holes for a 5-under 67 and the Valero Texas Open clubhouse lead at 10-under.
Currently T5, he is looking for a personal-best third straight top-10 finish on TOUR:
THE PLAYERS Championship/T9 Valspar Championship/T7
— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) April 3, 2022
Corey Conners shot 67 in the closing round to finish the weekend T35 at five-under. Roger Sloan recorded 72 at two-under.
First played in 1922, the Valero Texas Open is the third oldest PGA TOUR tournament following the Western Open (1899), and the RBC Canadian Open (1904).
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler to make RBC Canadian Open debut in 2022
AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 27: Scottie Scheffler of the United States poses with the Walter Hagen Cup after defeating Kevin Kisner of the United States 4&3 in their finals match to win the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club on March 27, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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Scottie Scheffler, whose hot run of golf through the early part of 2022 has earned him the No.1 spot in the Official World Golf Ranking, will make his RBC Canadian Open debut this summer.
The 25-year-old captured the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play with a 4 & 3 win over Kevin Kisner in the finale. His first WGC title was his third PGA Tour victory in his last five starts.
After his WGC triumph, Scheffler became the 25th man to reach No. 1 since the Official World Golf Ranking debuted in 1986.
“Competing for a national championship is always a great honour and I’m thrilled to be coming to Toronto in June to play in the RBC Canadian Open for the first time”
Scottie Scheffler
A celebrated amateur and college star at the University of Texas, Scheffler broke through for his first Tour win at the WM Phoenix Open in February before winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in early March.
It took Scheffler 92 starts to get to No.1. Only Tiger Woods (21 starts) and fellow Texan Jordan Spieth (77 starts) needed fewer starts as a professional to ascend to the top of golf’s ranking.
He is the sixth-youngest player to reach the top spot in the history of the ranking and couldn’t have drawn up a better start to his professional career.
Scheffler turned pro in the summer of 2018 and earned Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year honours the next year thanks to two victories. Eighteen months ago, he was named PGA Tour Rookie of the Year.
We are thrilled to announce that 3-time @PGATOUR winner & new world no. 1 Scottie Scheffler will make his RBC Canadian Open debut June 6-12 @StGeorgesGCC#SummersOpen ⛳️??
He was also part of the United States’ winning Ryder Cup team last fall. He earned his spot on the team by finishing in the top 20 in each of the four majors in 2021, and inside the top 10 in three of the four.
And now Canadian golf fans will have the opportunity to cheer him on in person this summer.
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic the RBC Canadian Open is set to return June 6-12 with Scheffler a part of an exciting field expected at St. George’s Golf and Country Club this summer.More field announcements are set for the coming weeks, along with the return of the RBCxMusic Concert Series on both Friday and Saturday nights.
ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - MARCH 26: A projection onto the R&A club house during the 150th Open Celebration of Light on March 26, 2022 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)
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