August 2012

After Allen McGee had won his fifth consecutive Ottawa Valley Golf Association City & District “A” Championship last year at the Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club, he found that he had tied the record of …[More]

The Ottawa PGA hosted the 2012 Ontario Junior Team Championships at the Perth Golf Club on Monday through Wednesday, August 27-29. Each year a different Junior Tour is called upon to host the championship and …[More]

Allen McGee’s quest to win six consecutive Ottawa Valley Golf Association Men’s A Class City & District Championships is very much alive. After shooting 69 on Monday at the Greensmere Golf & Country Club Premiere Course to …[More]

A standing ovation by his peers greeted Chris Learmonth when he was officially announced as the 2012 Titleist/FootJoy PGA of Ottawa Zone Championship at The Marshes Golf Club on Monday night.  The gesture was not …[More]

The pursuit of six Ottawa Valley Golf Association Men’s City & District A Class Championships in a row is alive for Allen McGee. The Dunrobin resident and member at Arnprior Golf Club posted a 69 …[More]

They dared to chase their dream and now four young golfers will get their chance to tee it up on a professional tour. The culmination of the Chase The Dream Series came on Sunday – …[More]

In his first year involved with the PGA of Canada, Lee Curry is halfway to winning the Titleist/FootJoy PGA of Ottawa Zone Championship. Curry, a former member of the Canadian Tour, shot 68 in round …[More]

The exemption committee for The Great Waterway Classic, the final event on the 2012 Canadian Tour denied Eugene Wong one of their four passes into their field for just one reason, they figured he was …[More]

For just the 5th time in LPGA Tour history an amateur has won a tournament and this victory at the 2012 CN Canadian Women’s Open was even more special. That’s because the winner, Lydia Ko …[More]

The Flagstick.com Players Tour heads to The Marshes Golf Club in Kanata on August 26th and 27th with Graham Gunn trying to complete an amazing 2012 run. Gunn will try and capture the PGA of …[More]

– One One Canadian Makes Weekend at CN Canadian Women’s Open – Fifteen started but only one will finish. Jessica Shepley of Oakville, Ontario will be the lone Canadian representative through the weekend at the …[More]

After recent success at the Ottawa Valley Golf Association Junior Match Play Championship it came to little surprise to anyone on Thursday, August 23rd that the team from Rideau View topped the Flagstick OVGA Junior Intersectionals. The …[More]

Brad Fritsch is off to another fast start on the Web.com Tour.  The Rideau View member who now calls North Carolina home shot 5under par, 66, on Thursday in the first round of the News Sentinel …[More]

As 15-time LPGA Tour winner Yani Tseng holds the 1st round lead after a 66, Eastern Ontario amateurs Augusta James and Brooke Henderson will need a very big Friday in order to be around for …[More]

Charlottetown, P.E.I. (Golf Canada) – Terrill Samuel of Etobicoke, Ont. has won the 2012 Royale Cup Canadian Women’s Senior Championship at Belvedere Golf Club in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Despite a double bogey on the first hole, …[More]

If you’ve followed the pages of Flagstick over the last decade, you are well aware of the Henderson sisters.  In fact,there are more than 1,000 references to them on Flagstick.com alone.  The Smiths Falls siblings …[More]

Lansdowne, Ont. (August 22, 2012) – Juniors continue to enjoy the warm temperatures of the Thousand Island region at the second round of the Nike Golf Junior Championship at Smuggler’s Glen Golf Course in Lansdowne, …[More]

The Blue Heron Golf Club in Lanark, Ontario added a new splash of colour on August 16th thanks to a great initiative and a supportive group of golfers. Co-Owner Joan Sobil says they had 60 …[More]

On Tuesday the Canadian Tour added seven names to their list of Life Members. Mike Weir, Jim Rutledge and Danny Talbot have been named Life Members along with Steve Stricker, the first American to receive …[More]