At The Helm – Rideau View Golf Club’s Steve Ducat
“There’s no other place I’d rather be than at Rideau View” – Steve Ducat Flagstick sat down recently with Steve Ducat, who since 2008 has been the General Manager at Rideau View Golf Club in […]
Profiles
Tales Of A Golf Champion – Greg Olson, 1980 Canadian Men’s Amateur Winner
When the Royal Canadian Golf Association (now Golf Canada) formed in 1895 on the grounds of what was then called the Ottawa Golf Club, the first national amateur championship for the country soon followed. Tom […]
John Henrick – Small in Stature But Large in the Canadian Golf Community
w/ Joe McLean, Flagstick.com The Canadian golf landscape is full of people who accomplished much in the game but are largely unrecognized. Some don’t seek it. Among them was John Henrick, a Life Member of […]
Ryan Sevigny: Hooked On Golf
Ryan Sevigny: 2019 Ottawa Sports Award Winner – Golf How did you get started in golf? I first started playing when I was 8 but it wasn’t until watching Tiger win the 1997 Masters did I get […]
Golf Legends of Canada: Stan Leonard
When Vancouver-born Stan Leonard passed away at the age of 90 in 2005, a significant chapter of Canadian golf died as well. For most Canadians, the legacy laid out by Leonard is largely unknown, even […]
Chris Vollett – Living The Turf Life
Chris Vollett fills his days as the golf course superintendent at the very popular eQuinelle Golf Club in Kemptville, Ontario. To him, it is more than a job; it appears that he has been groomed […]
A Life Shaped By Golf: Jonathan Schaepper
We recently had the opportunity to talk to Jonathan Schaepper, PGA of Canada – Ottawa Zone Professional and Owner of the Mountain Creek Golf Club in Arnprior, Ontario. Jonathan purchased the Mountain Creek Golf Club […]
Nick Starchuk – Running In The Other Direction
The Eastern Ontario region has been blessed to be the breeding ground for many fine golf professionals. A countless number have impacted the game of golf in Canada and guided others to enjoy the sport […]
Don Renaud – Living Through The Golden Age of Golf in Ottawa
A golf professional in Canada since the age of 15, Don Renaud sat down for an interview with Flagstick Golf Magazine just prior to playing in the PGA of Canada-Ottawa Zone Senior’s Championship at the […]
Profile: Joe Kolar – “I Should Have Done It Earlier”
Golf is a familial game. It works its way into a generation and, before long, it permeates a pedigree. It was that way for the Kolar family. Flagstick recently caught up with 88-year-old Joe Kolar, […]
Mini-Profiles: Gary Bowerman – A Remarkable Golf Life Cut Short
Jon Mills, Brad Fritsch, and Matt McQuillan followed in his footsteps. It was a path Gary Bowerman blazed that still remains largely unrecognized among golf enthusiasts in Eastern Ontario. Decades before the more modern trio […]
Mini-Profile: Archie MacDonald
Those familiar with Archie’s Family Golf Centre in Cornwall, Ontario will often have a question for owner Carol Ann Baxter. Who’s Archie? The answer becomes more clear when you realize that Ms. Baxter is the […]
Josh Whalen: Flying The Maple Leaf
2017 was a remarkable one for Josh Whalen. Now 22 but still a kid from small-town Ontario, he ended the year as the best amateur in his chosen sport, golf, for all of Canada. It […]
More Than A Legacy – Mike Weir Looking Ahead, Not Back
Mike Weir is the most successful golf touring professional to ever come from Canada. There is no argument there. Eight PGA TOUR victories and his 2003 Masters victory easily earned him a place in history. […]
Bill Keating – On The Rise
Bill Keating is the Head Golf Professional at the Camelot Golf & Country Club in the East end of the City of Ottawa in Cumberland, Ontario and he was gracious enough to sit for an […]
Life, eh?? – Paul Sherratt Celebrates Four Decades At Rideau View
By Chris Stevenson, Rideau View Golf Insider A game of bridge, a bottle of beer and some serendipity put Paul Sherratt on the road that would see him celebrate 40 years as the head pro […]
Jean Stone-Seguin – A Champion For The Game
Jean Stone-Seguin is a member of the Camelot Golf & Country Club in Cumberland, Ontario. Giving back to the game of golf, Jean is active at golf tournaments as a level 4 rules official and […]
Carter Trevisani – The Unlikely Olympian
At age 34, Carter Trevisani still has the appearance of a pro athlete. Physically imposing, once you strike up a conversation with this former Ottawa 67, pro hockey player, Olympian, and passionate golfer, you’ll find […]
Dale Pedersen – Peeling Back The Layers
(This Q&A appeared in the April/May print issue of Flagstick Golf Magazine) Garrison Golf & Curling Club in Kingston, Ontario is still weeks from opening for another season but Dale Pedersen is already in mid-season […]
Profile: Brad Smith – Taking It In Stride
Brad Smith, “Smitty” to those who know the affable Head Professional at the Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club, has a big year ahead of him. The historic course will be hosting the 2017 CP Women’s […]