April, 2012 | CK Golf

Wine Tasting at Home – Babich Syrah

As per usual when we dine at home on the weekends there is usually a good bottle of wine involved (or sometimes two). We have blogged previously about this wine back in October of 2010, so let's see if our opinion has changed. You can also... Continue reading →

Posted in 19th Hole Blog, CK Golf, Wine, On April 29, 2012

2012 Second Round NHL Playoff Predictions

First Round Re-CapHere we go... round two of the NHL Playoffs begins Friday. But what a great first round to kick off the 2012 NHL Playoffs. Major upsets, head shots, suspensions and game 7 heroics were all part of some great hockey. I thought the first round was as great… Continue reading →

Posted in 19th Hole Blog, CK Golf, Hockey, On April 27, 2012

Patriot Golf Day Canada Launches on Labour Day Weekend

The Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) of Canada, in collaboration with Golf Canada, is proud to announce the launch of Patriot Golf Day Canada. Continue reading →

Posted in BC Golf House, CK Golf, Golf Canada, Industry Blog, NAGA, NGCOA, PGA of BC, On April 26, 2012

Vancouver Canucks Season Is Over

OK... I've had a number of calls, Tweets, Facebook posts, emails, LinkedIn comments etc. the past couple of days expressing both remorse for me or giving me shots about the end of the Vancouver Canucks season! Enough already, I'm still a fan... Continue reading →

Posted in 19th Hole Blog, CK Golf, Hockey, On April 24, 2012

NGCOA partners with Golf to Conquer Cancer

Last week we attended the NGCOA BC Chapter Island Meeting held at Arrowsmith Golf Course in Qualicum, BC. The topics included a BC Chapter update, a review of Golfmax suppliers (which save golf courses money), Liquor Licensing, Social Media and Golf to Conquer Cancer. The meetings... Continue reading →

Posted in CK Golf, Golf Operations, Industry Blog, NGCOA, On April 24, 2012

Dining in Parksville at Kalvas Restaurant

Quite a bit out of our comfort zone we spent two nights last week in the metropolis of Parksville, BC on Vancouver Island. Jeff gave a social media talk to the National Golf Course Owners BC and we visited several golf courses and Swinkey Golf between Nanaimo and Courtney. The… Continue reading →

Posted in 19th Hole Blog, CK Golf, Dining, Travel, On April 21, 2012

Dining in Vancouver – Chill Winston

April 7th marked the start of our 2012 bike season. Yes - we are soft and do not bike through the Vancouver winter. We were actually quite proud of ourselves because we have set a minimum 10 degree rule to break out the bikes and decided to wave the rule… Continue reading →

Posted in 19th Hole Blog, CK Golf, Dining in Vancouver, Vancouver Activities, On April 17, 2012

More Proof Your Business Needs to Be Mobile

We can't believe that we still have to write a blog like this! We find it so frustrating that when you click on a link from your smart phone (whether it be from Twitter or Facebook) that the website the link leads to is in most cases not optimized for… Continue reading →

Posted in Business, CK Golf, Customer Service, Industry Blog, Marketing, On April 15, 2012

Wine Tasting at Home – Bodegas Carchelo

This tasting was quite different from our normal ones because of the fact that we do not normally seek out wines from Spain. We needed 10 bottles of wine for an event we sponsor and as is typically our style ordered 12 so we could try two. We called up… Continue reading →

Posted in 19th Hole Blog, CK Golf, Wine, On April 13, 2012

Professional Golf is Coming to West Vancouver

The District of West Vancouver, Golf West Vancouver and the Vancouver Golf Tour (VGT) are pleased to announce that Professional Golf is coming to Gleneagles Golf Course, May 16, 2012. “We are very pleased to be hosting... Continue reading →

Posted in Business, CK Golf, Industry Blog, On April 11, 2012

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