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Canadian PGA Announces Smarter Lessons as the Official On-line Lesson Scheduler

ACTON, ON(May 1, 2007) - The Canadian PGA announced today that they have reached an agreement with Smarter Lessons (Expand Technologies) for an exclusive Member benefit for the Association.

Henry Brunton Honoured by GOLF Magazine

ACTON, ON (March 16, 2007)—The Canadian PGA is pleased to congratulate Class A Member Henry Brunton of Stouffville, Ont., for being honoured a second time by GOLF Magazine as one of the Top-100 Teachers for 2007-2008.

A Non-Traditional Approach to a Traditional Game

As the lead consultant on the Long-Term Player Development Guide, Dr. Stephen Norris strikes a balance between “outside the box” thinking and good old fashioned strategic planning.
Canadian PGA offers its thanks and best wishes to Stephen Ross

ACTON, ON (March 9, 2007)—The Canadian PGA expressed its gratitude to Stephen Ross and best wishes following the announcement today that he is leaving the Royal Canadian Golf Association.
LTPD: Provides Detailed Structure for Development

In January 2007, RCGA in partnership with the Canadian PGA announced the map for the development of golfers in Canada: the Long Term Player Development Guide. A number of Canadian PGA Members were instrumental in the development of the Guide.
Warren Crosbie Receives Honourary Graduate Studies Diploma from GMIC

OAKVILLE, ON (January 30, 2007) – The Golf Management Institute of Canada (GMIC) has bestowed an honorary Graduate Studies Diploma in Golf Operations Management upon Warren Crosbie, President of the Canadian PGA.
CPGA, RCGA, and Sport Canada Reveal Historic Player Development Program

CPGA, RCGA, and Sport Canada reveal historic player development program Canada’s first long-range, comprehensive plan for growing the game
Roger Beale Set to Compete in World Cup of Golf

ACTON, ON (December 6, 2006)—Canadian PGA Member Roger Beale of Ottawa is set to represent his homeland of Barbados in the World Cup of Golf to begin Thursday.

Bryn Parry earns 2007 Nationwide Tour Card

ACTON, ON (December 4, 2006)—After a sensational season in British Columbia in 2006, Canadian PGA Member Bryn Parry of Vancouver will compete as a fully exempt player on the Nationwide Tour in 2007.
Bill Forrest Honoured by PGA of America

From one-time caddie in Fort Erie, Ont., to instructing the likes of Seve Ballesteros and Tom Weiskopf, Bill Forrest's journey through golf has been a remarkable one.
CPGA Legend, Moe Norman, Inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame

In recognition of a lifetime devoted to golf and his world-renowned prowess, the late Moe Norman was officially inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame on November 1 during a ceremony at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.