March, 2010 | CK Golf

Will This Be The Year The Winner of the Par 3 Contest Also Wins the Masters?

The Par 3 Contest, A TraditionThe Par 3 contest at Augusta National turns 50 years old this year on April 6th prior to the annual playing of The Masters. The golf course itself sits on only 12 acres of land, is home to Ike's pond (former President Dwight Eisenhower) and… Continue reading →

Posted in Golf, On March 31, 2010

So You Want To Play College Golf…

We have wraped up the third event of our second season as Tournament Directors for the Canadian Junior Golf Association (five more events left in 2010) and have some insights for our Junior Golfer's wishing to go on to play college golf (Jeff of course played Junior College Golf on… Continue reading →

Posted in CK Golf, Golf in Vancouver, Junior Golf, On March 29, 2010

Is .tel the future?

The Yellow Pages Are Only Good As a Door StopDo you have a copy of the yellow pages (or white pages for that matter) at home or in your office? I realize some you may answer yes to this question, but can you really say you have actually opened it… Continue reading →

Posted in CK Golf, Marketing, On March 26, 2010

Is Roberto Luongo Overrated?

Luongo Overrated!I've felt this for at least the last month and have generally only communicated it to Tara, but Bobby Lu is not meeting my expectations. As Captain Canuck, a Gold Medal winner (dare I say due to some timely pucks hitting him rather than him making saves) and apparentley… Continue reading →

Posted in Hockey, Other Sports, On March 24, 2010

Tiger Goes Scripted On The Golf Channel

Tiger Talks - a Press Release InterviewIn my opinion the inevitable finally happened, Tiger Woods fired his old Public Relations firm and after careful planning by the new PR firm made a public statement on The Golf Channel late on Sunday. Big surprise... I've felt for months that the 'Tiger story' was the worst… Continue reading →

Posted in CK Golf, Golf, Golf Industry, PGA Tour, On March 22, 2010

Dining in Victoria – Cabin 12

Cabin 12 - Victoria, BCSince the food and the service were both beyond excellent at Cabin 12, it deserved a blog all of its own. We met a friend for breakfast that had been given a recommendation about the food, and so we went. Cabin 12 is located on Pandora… Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Travel, On March 17, 2010

Vancouver Island Trip – Victoria

Nanoose Bay, BC to Victoria, BCWe headed down the Malahat Highway from Nanoose Bay, where we had been staying at Fairwinds Golf Course, to check out Highland Pacific Golf Course. This was our first visit to the course and we were very impressed. We will be back to check out… Continue reading →

Posted in CK Golf, Dining, Golf, Travel, On March 16, 2010

Consumer Expectations

In a Short Time Our Expectations Have Changed in a Big Way!We were on Vancouver Island last week doing some social media training and meeting with many clients and connections. Our first stop was Fairwinds Golf Club for social media training, first for the management team, then for a group… Continue reading →

Posted in Marketing, Travel, On March 15, 2010

Vancouver Island Trip – Nanoose & Parksville

Vancouver to Nanoose Bay, BCIt has been at least two years since we have been to Vancouver Island (we obviously love Vancouver) but last week we had some business to do on the Island and turned the trip into a few extra days. We made a reservation on the 8:30 am… Continue reading →

Posted in CK Golf, Dining, Golf, Travel, On March 14, 2010

The Paralympics are Coming

Vancouver Set to Host the ParalympicsSince Vancouver seems to be getting over its Olympic Hangover (see blog posted March 2nd) it is time to get back at it. The Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games starts on March 12th and these athletes deserve the same welcome and support that Vancouverites, British Columbians… Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 Olympic Games, Other Sports, Vancouver Activities, On March 10, 2010

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