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November 2013 - Vol 6 Issue 1 Vancouver Island, British Columbia
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THE EDITORS' TEE TIME | |
LEST WE FORGET
In two days time, on November 11th, Remembrance Day will be held recognizing those who served in the two Great Wars and other military conflicts our Nation has participated in over the past century. This important historic day has always proved to be an emotionally filled day with significant and noted celebrations from coast to coast.
God's Acre is a National Historic Site nestled between the 12th and 17th holes of the Gorge Vale Golf Course in Esquimalt. This 1.1-hectare of land, a former turnip field, was purchased for $250 in 1868 for members of the Royal Navy. Today the cemetery is the final resting place for 2500+ military and family members. (Wikimapia)
During the war years the game of golf played a significant role in raising funds for the war effort. The poster/ program above is that of the 1942 Vancouver Lions Gate Open. Funds raised were in support of the Royal Canadian Air Force Benevolent Fund. I particularily like the Spitfire aircraft images. The figure on the left is that of Golf Hall of Famer Kenny Black. Other players included Horton Smith, Lawson Little & Byron Nelson. The event was held at Shaughnessy Heights Golf Club.
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THE FINISH...
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On the teaching tee I like to stress alot the importance of finishing the swing. So what does that entail? Please notice below the images of "Major" winners Davis Love, Paul Azinger & Fred Couples; one cannot fail to see the similarities of their finishing positions. They are:
a. All three players have approx. 95% of their body weight on the leading leg at the finish
b. All players are facing the target at the finish...some call it "belt buckle" to target
c. All players finish their swings with the club over their left shoulder
d. All players finish with their body near a straight line and looking at target
e. All players are in a totally balanced position at the finish
f. All players have turned their back foot to target with the right shoe up on it's toe
  
Davis Love lll Paul Azinger Fred Couples
As I have said in previous issues, do a "copy cat" test on yourself in a mirror or deck window; better yet get a friend to take a motion shot of your swing with a phone camera. Are you finishing your swing? I would confidently venture to say if your club is not finishing over your shoulder you are not maximizing your power. Think about the science of the golf swing...a golfer winds up on the backswing, then reverses the motion on the downswing...said differently, a golfer creates energy in the backswing much like pulling an elastic band back and then releases it. The more energy/power you create, the faster you will move the club...the faster you move the club the greater distance should be realized.
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Each day in my home office my Penfold Man watches over me. Made in the 1930's, these papier-mache figures were created as a promotional point of sale attraction in golf shops. Albert E. Penfold* founded the Penfold Golf Company in 1927; their business was the manufacture of golf balls, gloves and clubs. What made the brand very distinct was their usage of the 4 playing card logos on the ball....spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs.
Above I have illustrated two beauitifully wrapped Penfold balls I have in my collection. Wrapping golf balls was very common in the early to mid 1900's; it was all about eye appeal and directing the consumer to a "favorite" or "lucky" marking of the ball. One might of noticed in the conversation the "penfold brand" was the ball of choice for "James Bond" in the 1964 blockbuster movie... "Goldfinger". Bond's pick, a Penfold "heart" of course! Below I have attached the famous golf match...it's 8 minutes of great fun... be certain you turn on the sound!
A couple of interesting tidbits about the golf match. The course used for the movie was Royal St. Georges in Sandwich, Kent, England. St. Georges has hosted the British Open 14 times; the last was in 2011...the winner was Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland. Lastly it is interesting in Goldfinger's introduction of his side kick caddie "Oddjob", that he makes reference to golf in Korea. As we all know Korea has emerged as a major golf powerhouse in international golf, especially on the LPGA.
* An interesting War Memorial note... A.E. Penfold perished aboard the ship, MV Siamese Prince, which was torpedoed by German Sub U-69 off the coast of Ireland on February 17, 1941.
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CANADIAN GOLF...FACTS AND FIGURES
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Royal Montreal Golf Club
Recently I had received some correspondence from the Canadian PGA which I thought was worth sharing. The 2009 statistics* speak for themselves...golf represents a daunting amount of business dollars being exchanged in Canada. What I thought was of particular note is the amount of jobs being provided to the student classification.
The game of golf accounts for an estimated $11.3 billion of Canada's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which includes
- 341,794 jobs (43% of which are students)
- $7.6 billion in household income
- $1.2 billion in property and other indirect taxes
- $1.9 billion in income taxes
Approximately 70 million rounds of golf are played annually
Over 200,000 hectares of green space (including 41,000 hectares of unmanaged wildlife habitat) are managed by golf course operators
Each year at least 25,000 charity golf events help raise more than $439 million for charitable causes across Canada
Canadian travellers make more than 1 million golf related trips spending an estimated $1.9 billion on golf related travel within Canada
* Stats compiled by NAGA... National Allied Golf Associations... (a coalition group made up of Canada's National Golf Associations)
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WASKESIU GOLF COURSE
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If you ask anyone familiar with Saskatchewan golf, Waskesiu is always rated near the top of the "must play" list. Located in the Prince Albert National Park, Waskesiu is famous for its linkage and reference to the "Lobstick Tree". As one can see by the club logo the tree has been shaped with a division (lack of branches) in the middle. At the course the tree is strategically located in the middle of the first fairway. The word "lobstick" has Cree Indian origins and refers to an evergreen tree which has its mid branches removed; the tree was groomed to act as a navigational marker in the forest. What I find particularily interesting about the images below is the density of the forest surrounding the course; I find this quite remarkable given my own memories of the wide-open, somewhat barren Saskatchewan landscape.
Some interesting facts about the course:
a. The course was originally designed by J.H. Atkinson, a park engineer and fine Saskatchewan golfer of the day
b. It has been suggested the course was designed by the great Stanley Thompson...this is not true according to local historians
c. The first nine was carved out in 1932 and first played in 1934; the second nine was cleared in 1934, and opened in 1936
d. The course is 6300 yards from the championship tees... men's rating 126/ 69.7, ladies rating 130/ 72.1
e. The course is laid out along the shores of Waskesiu Lake...located 250km north of Saskatoon, 450km north of Regina
f. The course is the home of the annual Lobstick Invitational...the largest Match Play tournament in North America (700 participants)
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BC GOLF HOUSE NEWS...2013 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
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On Thursday, the 24th of October I attended the B.C. Golf House/ Museum Hall of Fame dinner at Shaughnessy Golf Club. Master of Ceremony (Hall of Famer) Dick Zokol presented the 2013 inductees...they were Victoria's Rick Gibson, Nanaimo's Sandy Harper, Burnaby's Jim Nelford, Vancouver's Doug Bajas, Prince Rupert's Lisa Walters, and the 1994 World Dunhill Cup winning team of Dave Barr, Ray Stewart and Rick Gibson. Many congrats to all!
Hall of Fame honoured list... Dave Barr, Steve Berry, Davey Black*, Ken Black*, Gayle Hitchens Borthwick, Dawn Coe Jones, Harvey Combe*, Bob Cox, Cec Ferguson, Vera Hutchings Ford*, John Johnston, Bob Kidd, Stan Leonard, Jackie Little, Bill Mawhinney*, Gail harvey Moore*, Alison Murdoch, Marilyn O`Connor, Doug Roxburgh, John Russell, Jim Rutledge, Violet Sweeney*, Bert Ticehurst*, Margaret Todd, Wayne Vollmer, Bill Wakeham, Dorothy Wilks*, Freddie Wood* & Richard Zokol
* indicates deceased
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Good golfing to all!
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