Who is open in Nova Scotia!

Below is a list of clubs and their tentative opening dates for 2019:
- Eagle Crest GC – OPEN
- West Pubnico GC – OPEN
- River Hills GC – OPEN
- Ken-Wo G & CC – OPEN
- The Links at Brunello – OPEN
- The Links at Penn Hills – OPEN
- White Point – OPEN
- River Oaks (South Course) – OPEN
- Clare – OPEN
- Granite Springs – OPEN
- Lingan – OPEN
- Digby Pines – OPEN
- Links of Montague – April 28
- Berwick Heights GC – End of April
- Osprey Ridge GC – May 1
- Grandview GC – May 3
- Amherst GC – May 4
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2019 Men’s Amateur and Junior Championships changed to 54-hole competition

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Golf Canada is pleased to announce that Jeff Hutt been appointed as Golf Canada’s full-time Regional Director in Atlantic Canada

Golf Canada is pleased to announce that Jeff Hutt of Fredericton, NB has been appointed as Golf Canada’s full-time Regional Director in Atlantic Canada.
Jeff, who was previously splitting his time between Golf Canada and his position as Director of Marketing with Golf New Brunswick, will now focus his time to better serve member clubs and support the execution of Golf Canada’s non-affiliated player strategy Atlantic Canada.
Jeff’s depth of industry insight, past experiences and established network of club contacts across the region will help strengthen the collaborative relationship between Golf Canada and the Atlantic Provincial Golf Associations while delivering enhanced service to our member clubs.
“I am really excited to be joining Golf Canada in a full-time capacity. “As I expand my role, my focus is to work with our provincial associations to better support our partner facilities in the implementation of our programs and services. I also look forward to helping grow an enhanced member experience for both non-affiliated players and members of partner facilities.”
Born in Halifax, N.S., Jeff moved to Fredericton, N.B. where he grew up in a golfing family. He was a member at Fredericton Golf Club where he participated in the junior program. As a teenager, he worked as a summer student at Kingswood Golf Course and went on to Holland College in P.E.I. where he enrolled in their Golf Club Management Program. After graduation, he returned to the University of New Brunswick to earn a degree in Hospitality and Tourism.
Over his 19-year career, Jeff has developed a strong skill set and industry network across the golf industry in New Brunswick and Atlantic Canada. He spent 10 years at Kingswood Resort in various roles before joining Golf New Brunswick as Manager of Marketing and Junior Programs. Over the next nine years, he held various roles with Golf N.B. including his most recent position as Director of Marketing. In 2015, Jeff added to his responsibilities and worked with Golf Canada on a part-time basis as the Regional Director for Atlantic Canada.
Jeff remains an avid golfer carrying a 5.8 handicap factor and enjoys playing the game both left and right handed.
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Mike Weir returns to full time play on Web.com Tour

Most golfers on the Web.com Tour don’t get to play Augusta National on their weeks off.
Mike Weir is the exception, however.
The 2003 Masters champion is planning on playing a full schedule on the PGA Tour’s feeder circuit thanks to a special exemption category for golfers aged 48-49 – which should mark the first time he’s played more than 20 events since 2014.
The 48-year-old native of Brights Grove, Ont. played three weeks in a row on the Web.com Tour in February – with his best result a tie for 35th at the LECOM Suncoast Classic, after being tied for the lead early in the week in Lakewood Ranch, Fla.
Before returning home to Utah for a rest, though, Weir took a trip to Augusta to check out the new par-4 fifth hole (it has been lengthened for 2019) and enjoy two days of golf with friends. He’ll tee it up again at the Masters in April.
“It’s always great to get back there,” said Weir, the lone Canadian to win a green jacket.
The last five years have seen Weir fall from being a PGA Tour regular to cobbling together an inconsistent schedule.
He’s battled a myriad of injuries but told The Canadian Press he feels “great” for the first time in recent memory. He says he’s more motivated than ever to get back to the top tour.
Weir said it was hard to get into a rhythm the last few years not knowing where he was going to play next, but now that he’s got a confirmed schedule, he’s eager to keep the competitive juice flowing.
“That’s the benefit of playing week to week. You get to figure things out on the golf course, not the driving range at home,” he said. “You figure those things out when you’re playing, so that’s been nice.”
Weir said he’s focused on trying to finish inside the top 25 in the Web.com Tour standings to earn a PGA Tour card for next year.
“I want to get back out there,” said Weir, who is two years away from playing PGA Tour Champions (for golfers aged 50-plus).
Weir said he’d play the whole season on the Web.com Tour while leaving for the Masters – he has a lifetime exemption thanks to his 2003 triumph – and the RBC Canadian Open. He said he might play a few more PGA Tour events if possible.
He was exempt into last week’s Puerto Rico Open on the PGA Tour, but decided to head home after playing three weeks in a row.
Weir has got a good look at the future of Canadian golf on the Web.com Tour. He played a practice round with Michael Gligic the week before the fellow Canadian won the Panama Championship.
“There are lots of guys playing well and hopefully there will be more and more,” said Weir.

Mike Weir of Canada hits his third shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the LECOM Suncoast Classic at Lakewood National Golf Club on February 15, 2019 in Lakewood Ranch, Florida
One of the golfers Weir mentioned is David Hearn, who tied for 25th at the Puerto Rico Open. Hearn was paired with Weir at the Desert Classic earlier this year on the PGA Tour and said he was impressed at how much better Weir was playing.
Returning to play a full schedule on the Web.com Tour, Hearn said, really characterizes who Weir is.
“For some people it might be a surprising but if you know Mike and you know how committed and how hard he’s worked at the game in his lifetime, it’s no surprise to a lot of guys out here,” Hearn said.
Off the course, Weir was recently involved with a legal matter with the owner of his former winery. The Canadian Press reported the corporation Mike Weir Wine Inc. owes the golfer about $2.2 million.
Weir believes all will be resolved soon.
“It’ll be behind me, which is all I have to say about that,” said Weir.
As for golf, Weir said it’s been “refreshing” playing on the Web.com Tour, despite the small crowds and trips to places like Panama and Colombia.
He said he’s felt inspired playing with and competing against the next generation of PGA Tour stars.
“I’m competing and wanting to win and wanting to beat them, but I want them to play well and do well on the tour and get out there on the PGA Tour, because that’s their dream,” he said. “I was there a long time ago and it’s really been fun for me to be back out there.”
PGA TOUR allows players to wear shorts

Branden Grace showed up on the putting green at Chapultepec Golf Club wearing pants, just like always.
He got the memo too late.
The PGA Tour, taking a page from the European Tour, has decided to let its players wear shorts during practice rounds and Pro-Ams. The announcement was posted in the locker room at the Puerto Rico Open and at the Mexico Championship on Monday.
Players still must have shorts that are knee length, tailored and “neat in appearance.”
Grace was in Los Angeles last week and didn’t put any such shorts in his suitcase. And maybe that’s a good thing. He raised his pants to show a pair of very white legs.
“I need a week in Florida to get some sun on these out-of-bounds stakes,” Grace said.
Europe began allowing shorts in practice rounds three years ago, while the PGA Championship allowed them in 2017 at Quail Hollow. Players still must wear pants during competition rounds.
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PGA TOUR
Rickie Fowler overcame a bizarre triple bogey on No. 11 with some clutch shots down the stretch to win the Waste Management Phoenix Open, a tournament that had twice eluded him. David Hearn, who made it into the tournament as a Monday qualifier, made his first weekend cut of 2019 and just his second in the last five events….Adam Hadwin picked up world ranking points for the fifth time in the last seven events…Nick Taylor missed the cut for only the third time in nine events…Mackenzie Hughes recorded his fourth missed cut of the season…Blair Hamilton was making just his third career PGA Tour start after claiming one of three spots in the Monday qualifier.
POS | SCORES | TOTAL | |
T33 | David Hearn | 67-68-71-72 | -6 |
T44 | Adam Hadwin | 72-67-69-72 | -4 |
MC | Nick Taylor | 72-70 | |
MC | Mackenzie Hughes | 72-73 | |
MC | Blair Hamilton | 73-76 |
NEXT EVENT: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (Feb. 7)
CANADIANS ENTERED: Corey Conners, Adam Hadwin, David Hearn, Mackenzie Hughes, Ben Silverman, Roger Sloan, Adam Svensson, Nick Taylor
Web.com Tour
Mark Anderson won the rain-delayed Country Club de Bogota Championship for his second Web.com Tour title by four-strokes over Drew Weaver. Ryan Yip picked up his sixth career top 10 result on the Web.com Tour and his best finish of the season…Brad Fritsch made his first weekend cut of 2019 season, posting four rounds under par
POS | SCORES | TOTAL | |
T8 | Ryan Yip | 70-65-70-68 | -10 |
T42 | Brad Fritsch | 69-70-71-69 | -4 |
MC | Albin Choi | 73-68 | |
MC | Michael Gligic | 74-71 | |
MC | Mike Weir | 72-74 |
NEXT EVENT: Panama Championship (Feb. 7)
CANADIANS ENTERED: Albin Choi, Brad Fritsch, Michael Gligic, Mike Weir, Ryan Yip
EUROPEAN TOUR
Dustin Johnson shot a final-round 67 to win the Saudi International tournament by two strokes over Li Haotong of China, who started the day with a share of the lead after a third round 62 that included four eagles. There were no Canadians entered in the event
NEXT EVENT: ISPS Handa Vic Open (Feb.7)
CANADIANS ENTERED: Both Austin Connelly and Aaron Cockerill are on the entry list but currently outside the number confirmed for the event
LPGA TOUR
NEXT EVENT: ISPS Handa Vic Open (Feb. 7)
CANADIANS ENTERED: Jaclyn Lee, Brittany Marchand, Alena Sharp, Anne-Catherine Tanguay *Brooke Henderson has withdrawn due to illness*
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
NEXT EVENT: Oasis Championship (Feb. 8)
CANADIANS ENTERED: Stephen Ames
Henderson, Hadwin, Rank and Lee named GJAC’s 2018 POY

TORONTO – Brooke Henderson’s two LPGA Tour victories in 2018, including her historic win on home soil at the CP Women’s Open, earned her two additional honours to add to her rapidly-expanding resumé.
The Golf Journalists Association of Canada (GJAC) has announced Henderson, Adam Hadwin, Garrett Rank and Jaclyn Lee as its 2018 Players of the Year as voted by GJAC members across the country. Henderson’s victory at the national open, the first by a Canadian in 45 years, was also voted Canadian Golf Story of the Year by an overwhelming margin.
“GJAC is thrilled to honour these outstanding players and highlight their remarkable accomplishments in the game in 2018,” said David McPherson, GJAC President. “Canadian players continue to produce incredible results at every level of the game and write stories with their achievements that captivate fans from across the country and beyond.”
Henderson’s triumph at Wascana Country Club in Regina, Sask., which was punctuated by a 72nd hole birdie to give her a four-stroke win over American Angel Yin, was the second win of a two-victory season (her other title came four months earlier at the Lotte Championship) that propelled her to a runner-up finish in the Race to the CME Globe. The 21-year old’s seven LPGA wins put her one title behind Mike Weir, George Knudson and Sandra Post for most all-time by a Canadian professional.
Adam Hadwin was named Male Professional of the Year after continuing his ascendancy as one of the world’s premier players, notching 10 top-25 results for the 2017-18 PGA TOUR season and finishing 36thin the FedExCup Standings. He and fellow Abbotsford, British Columbia product Nick Taylor also lifted Canada to a T4 finish at the World Cup of Golf, the nation’s best finish at the event since 1985.
Calgary’s Jaclyn Lee earned honours as Female Amateur of the Year after a standout season that culminated with a sixth-place finish at the LPGA’s Q-Series, earning her a tour card for her first professional season in 2019. The former Golf Canada National Amateur Team and Ohio State standout had a strong final season as an amateur, reaching the semifinals of the Ladies British Open Amateur Championship and the quarterfinals of the U.S. Women’s Amateur.
Finally, Elmira, Ontario’s Garrett Rank earned Male Amateur of the Year honours after a remarkable run that included qualifying for the U.S. Open – earning the NHL Referee widespread attention and media coverage – and victories at the Ontario Mid-Amateur and Ontario Amateur, along with top-three results at the Canadian Amateur and Canadian Mid-Amateur.
Henderson repeats as Female Athlete of the Year for Canadian Press & Postmedia

There was a quiet poise to Brooke Henderson on that Sunday morning last summer in Regina ahead of her final round at the CP Women’s Open.
She had experienced big moments before: her first LPGA Tour win as a 17-year-old in 2015, her first major victory a year later, her first appearance at the Olympics.
This tournament was different.
No Canadian had won the national open since Jocelyne Bourassa in 1973. Supporters who crammed the galleries could sense something special was happening.
Henderson would deliver in emphatic fashion, firing a closing-round 65 for a four-shot victory.
“The 18th hole, standing on that green, surrounded by family and friends and hundreds of fans and spectators cheering me on – it was sort of a surreal moment,” Henderson said. “To finally hold that trophy that I’ve dreamed about since I was a little girl, it gives me chills just thinking back on it.”
It was one of two tournament titles and 11 top-10 finishes for Henderson last season. On Wednesday, she was rewarded for her stellar campaign by being named a repeat winner of the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as The Canadian Press female athlete of the year.
Henderson, who has won the award in three of the last four years, picked up 30 of 54 votes (55.6 per cent) in a poll of broadcasters and editors from across the country.
“Especially this year being an Olympic year with all the great athletes that competed in the Winter Olympics, it’s a big honour and I’m just really proud to take home this award again,” said Henderson, who was also named Postmedia’s Female Athlete of the Year.
Figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond and short-track speedskater Kim Boutin tied for second place with 10 votes each (18.5 per cent).
The winner of the Lionel Conacher Award as Canada’s male athlete of the year will be named Thursday and the team of the year will be named Friday.
With wet weather in the forecast, Henderson had an early start for her final round at the CP Women’s Open. Showing no sign of nerves or timidity, she lashed her opening drive down the fairway and birdied the hole for a two-stroke lead.

Angel Yin, Sung Hyun Park, Su Oh and others tried to make charges that day but Henderson wouldn’t buckle. In fact, the Canadian found another gear.
Henderson pulled away with four straight birdies on the back nine and tapped in a birdie putt on the 18th hole to send the crowd into a tizzy. Her seventh career LPGA Tour victory moved her one behind Sandra Post’s record for all-time wins by a Canadian.
“The blinders were on,” Post said. “She was looking at the finish line and she just looked like it was hers. She wasn’t nervous. It was hers.”
It was an emotional summer for Henderson and her family. Her maternal grandfather died in early June and her paternal grandfather died in early August.
Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., remained steady and consistent throughout the year. She won the Lotte Championship last April in Hawaii, earned US$1.47 million over the season and finished ninth in the world rankings.
“Big performances on the biggest stage amongst stiff competition in one of the highest-profile sports in the world,” said Edmonton-based Postmedia editor Craig Ellingson.
Henderson was fourth in scoring average (69.99) on the LPGA Tour, eighth in driving distance (268-yard average) and fourth in greens in regulation (74.5 per cent).
Her short game statistics were middle of the pack. Henderson was 72nd in putting average (29.7 putts per round) and 87th in sand saves (43.7 per cent).
“It’s easy to get down on yourself when things aren’t going perfectly,” Henderson said. “I feel like I stayed really patient through the majority of the year. When things were not very good, they always turned around. You just have to wait them out and I did that.
“Even going into the CP Women’s Open, I was in contention a few times and wasn’t able to get the job done. But I feel like I learned from those experiences and then when I put myself in position in Regina, I wasn’t going to let it go that time. I was able to seal the deal.”
Bobbie Rosenfeld, an Olympic medallist in track and field and a multi-sport athlete, was named Canada’s best female athlete of the half-century in 1950.
The first winner of the Rosenfeld award was golfer Ada Mackenzie in 1933. Marlene Stewart Streit leads all golfers by taking the honour on five occasions (1952, ’53, ’56, ’57, ’63).