The votes (or in this case pageviews) are in and I’ve tabulated the 18 most read articles/blogs on golfcanada.ca during the 2016 calendar year.
Please keep in mind that this list is not indicative of the stories’ importance to Canadian golf. Some articles/blogs have been more prominently featured via email, social media or Golf Canada’s other communication channels. Articles published earlier in the year have also had additional time to be read or found online via search tools such as Google.
So, without further adieu, here’s our top 18 of 2016. And, feel free to click on any of the titles to check out the article.
#18) Buried treasure: The lucky loonie in Rio
#17) Scott Simmons steps down as CEO of Golf Canada
Scott Simmons (Golf Canada Archives)
#16) Lorie Kane, Warren Sye and Bob Weeks named for induction into Canadian Golf Hall of Fame
Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum Archives
#15) Henderson beats Ko to win Women’s PGA Championship in playoff
Brooke Henderson (Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
#14) Canadian rookie Mackenzie Hughes wins Sea Island playoff
Mackenzie Hughes (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
#13) Golf Canada announces 2016 championship schedule
#12) Day and Johnson headline final field for 2016 RBC Canadian Open
Jason Day (Bernard Brault/ Golf Canada)
#11) Canada’s golfers ready for chance to defend Olympic title after 112-year wait
Graham DeLaet, Alena Sharp, David Hearn (Bernard Brault/ Golf Canada)
#10) Is golf really too expensive?
Golf Canada Archives
#9) The Rules of Golf go online
Diane Barabé (Jason Scourse/ Golf Canada)
#8) Solo play: a global perspective
(Claus Anderson/ Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada)
#7) Golf Canada announces 2017 Team Canada
Golf Canada Archives
#6) Playing golf can add five years to your life expectancy
(Golf Canada Archives)
#5) Final field announced for 2016 CP Women’s Open
Lydia Ko (Chuck Russell/ Golf Canada)
#4) Golf Canada and Hudson’s Bay unveil golf uniform for Rio 2016
(Brent Long/ Golf Canada)
#3) Jhonattan Vegas rallies to win RBC Canadian Open
Jhonattan Vegas (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
#2) Canadian golf mourns the loss of Dawn Coe-Jones
Drum roll please…
#1) Changes to Golf Canada’s Handicap System for 2016 released
(Chuck Russell/ Golf Canada)
Thanks to everyone who visited our site in 2016. Also, a huge thank you to all the writers and photographers who contributed to the site. Keep an eye our for bigger and better things in 2017.
– Terry Lenyk
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