The Prince Edward Island Golf Association has appointed Mr. Bob Irwin of Charlottetown as it’s new Chief Rules Official .  As Chief Rules Official, Mr. Irwin will oversee officiating at provincial tournaments and will promote the development of new rules officials in the province . He will also coordinate the Associations Course Rating program. Mr. Irwin has officiated at a number of Provincial Championships .

“We are fortunate to have Bob accept this position. He has been a competitive golfer for many years and has a keen interest in officiating. The Rules of Golf can be challenging for golfers and it is important for the sport to have someone that understands and promotes them . Golfers at all levels ,especially juniors , can benefit from a better understanding of the rules “, said the Association’s Executive Director , Ron MacNeill.

The Prince Edward Island Golf Association is the governing body for golf in the province. In addition to overseeing the Rules of Golf the Association delivers a number of programs for competitive golfers , seniors and juniors.

COOL WEATHER DELAYS START OF KING OF CLUBS SENIOR TOUR

The start of the 15^th season of the King of Clubs Senior Golf Tour was delayed by poor weather on Monday May 12^th.  The Andersons Creek event has been rescheduled for Thursday May 22 starting at 10:00 AM.  The draw made for May 12^th will be used for the May 22 event.  All the players should contact Cliff (836-5531 or cliff.goodwin@bellaliant.net) to confirm their participation.  With the possibility of some spots opening up new entries will be accepted.

The opening of the Tour will now become the event scheduled for Belfast Highland Greens on Tuesday May 20^th starting at 10:30 AM.  Please contact Cliff as soon as possible to enter this event.

P.E.I.G.A. To Reward Best Players

In an effort to help the Island’s top players develop their game for competition the Prince Edward Island Golf Association will be awarding a personalized training and instruction package to the best players from its 2014 Men’s, Senior Men’s and Senior Women’s tours .

The top two players in the point standings from the Men’s Players Series , the King of Club’s Senior Men’s Tour and the Senior Ladies Tour will each be awarded a winter training program at the end of the season. The training program will be available twice a week between January and April at the Association’s National Junior Golf Development Center in Summerside. Players will be able to use the indoor simulator and other tools for detailed swing analysis such as the BodiTrak pressure mat to determine weight and body movement throughout the swing.

The players will have access to P.E.I.G.A. Provincial Golf Coach , Dallas Desjardins as well as the Golf Development Center’s support team including a mental coach , a strength trainer and a physiotherapist .

The 2014 schedule for the Men’s Player’s Series , The King of Clubs Senior Men’s Tour and the Senior Women’s Tour is on the Association’s website .

P.E.I.G.A. Junior Tour To Kick Off

The 2014 Holland College Junior Order of Merit Golf Tour is getting ready to start. The Tour , which is managed by the Prince Edward Island Golf Association, offers junior boys and girls an opportunity to play weekly tournaments at courses across the Island between June and August . The first event is scheduled for June 8^th at  the Eagle’s Glenn golf course in Cavendish.

Through the weekly competitions juniors earn points that are used to select teams to represent P.E.I. at regional and national championships . The Tour also has it’s own season ending Championship which takes place in late August . Players invited to be part of the Association’s provincial development team are also selected through their performance on the Tour.

“ The Holland College Order of Merit Tour is a great place for junior golfers to develop their competitive skills . The season long program gives our junior players the chance to play different courses every week so they get used to different conditions “said Ron MacNeill the Association’s Executive Director.

The Tour is managed for the Prince Edward Island Golf Association by C.P.G.A. Provincial Golf Coach , Dallas Desjardins who headed up last years P.E.I. Canada Games Team.

“ Dallas does an incredible job with the juniors and our program is reaching new heights . He has a real passion for kids and they respond to his coaching . We are very excited about the future of golf in the province and expect to see Island juniors performing well wherever their golf takes them “ said MacNeill.

Registration for the Holland College Order of Merit Golf Tour is limited. To avoid disappointment  juniors are encouraged to get their application in to the Prince Edward Island Golf Association as quickly as possible . Information about the Tour including the 2014 schedule as well as the registration form can be found on the Association’s website .

BELL BAY TO HOST NEW ATLANTIC GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

As we approach the 2014 golf season the four Atlantic Provincial Golf Associations are finalizing details for the new Atlantic Golf Championship that will take place on August 15-17, 2014 at the Bell Bay Golf Club in Cape Breton.

The New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador Golf Association’s have collaborated to create a new tournament for the regions best golfers. The Atlantic Golf Championship will see golfers in six (6) categories competing both as inter-provincial teams and as individuals.

Twenty (20) golfers from each province will make up the exclusive eighty (80) player field and will play in the following Divisions:

Men (under 40)
Women (under 40)
Mid-Master Men (40-54)
Mid-Master Women (40- 49)
Senior (55+) and Super Senior (70+) Men
Senior (50+) and Super Senior (65+) Women

The determination of eligibility for each division will be in accordance with Golf Canada’s national championship policies.

Each Golf Association will set its own qualifying process to determine the players that make up its team. The new Atlantic Cup will be awarded after 36 holes to the provincial team that accumulates the most overall points. All players will also compete for individual honours through 54 holes of stroke play, within their respective divisions.

The Association’s note that a key objective for the Championship is to give players in different age brackets the opportunity to test their skills against others from across the region.

Over the next four years the Atlantic championship will rotate between the four provinces. Following Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador will host the tournament next year followed by New Brunswick in 2016 and Prince Edward Island in 2017.

Golf Canada, the National Sport Organization for golf in Canada has placed its support behind the Atlantic Golf Championship. In addition to providing exemptions for individual division winners into future National Championships, Golf Canada will also be donating Golf in Schools kits to a number of local schools as a legacy of the tournament.

David Campbell, Executive Director of the Nova Scotia Golf Association and this years host said that the Atlantic Championship is being developed to be the premier tournament for amateur golfers in Atlantic Canada.

“Our goal is to create a fun, first class experience for our players. We want the regions top competitive players to start thinking about the Atlantic Championship as soon as they tee it up in the spring. In years to come we hope that this tournament becomes the standard by which great amateur golfers in this region are recognized.”

The 2014 Atlantic Golf Championship takes place August 15th -17th at the Bell Bay Golf Course in Cape Breton.

For information contact:

Nova Scotia Golf Association
Golf Newfoundland and Labrador
New Brunswick Golf Association
Prince Edward Island Golf Association

ABOUT THE BELL BAY GOLF CLUB

The Bell Bay Golf Club is located in the historic Baddeck, one of Nova Scotia’s most beautiful little towns. From Baddeck’s earliest beginnings, when a trading post was set on Kidston Island, it’s fortunes have been bound up by the sea, which brought the settlers and carried their trade to and from the outside world in the wake of aboriginal canoes.
History has been made on this bay. Casey Baldwin’s great hydrofoil set the world’s water speed record just below our fairways, and from it’s frozen surface the Silver Dart made the first successful airplane flight in the British Empire.

Alexander Graham Bell’s baronial summer place on the far headland was home to what was perhaps the greatest assemblage of inventive genius the world had known – tinkering with everything from radar to rocket propulsion, the iron lung to sonar from the airscrew to airships, this bay was the setting for them all.

Baddeck is a saltwater port and ships have been built here, and sailed from here, since earliest times. Many of then were known in harbours around the world, their names reflecting their Cape Breton origins. It seems fitting that this seaside golf course should recall some of those famous ships by giving their names to appropriate holes whose character is reflected in their names.

The sails of the yachts that throng the bay today reflect those of the tall ships which one plied these waters, and whose names are enshrined in the golf course high above.

 Golf Association Plans for Busy Year

As the snow finally starts to melt the Prince Edward Island Golf Association is gearing up for a busy golf season . With a mandate to grow the sport the Association represents 19 Island golf courses and nearly 3000 local golfers . It delivers programs for both recreation and competitive golfers .

A key priority for the Association is junior golf . The Association’s Provincial Golf Coach , C.P.G.A. Professional Dallas Desjardins, oversees a number of programs targeted to juniors of all ages including , Golf in Schools , the C.N. Future Links program and the Holland College Junior Order of Merit Tour . The latter is a summer long program of junior tournaments which allows boys and girls to develop their competitive skills at tournaments throughout the province . The first of 11 junior tournaments takes place on June 8^th at the Eagles Glenn golf course in Cavendish

The 2014 King of Clubs Senior Men’s Tour gets underway on May 12^th at Anderson Creek. The very popular tour which has spring and fall sections includes 12 tournaments culminating on October 6^th at Countryview. The Senior Tour is open to men over 55 years of age .

Senior Women start their season on May 12^th at Avondale . The program for senior women has been growing over the past several years and this year there are now 9 events on the schedule . The tour offers both competition and fun for women over 50.

Competitive men can participate in the 8 tournament “ Players Series” which awards golfers points based on their finish . Accumulated points are used to determine the men’s Player of the Year as well as exemptions into Golf Canada’s National Championships.

A highlight of the golf year is the Island Coastal Amateur Golf Championship scheduled for July 5^th and 6^th at Summerside .

“ This year the Amateur will be used to select the team that will represent P.E.I. at the new Atlantic Championship that will be held at Bell Bay in Cape Breton in August . 20 players in 6 divisions will be awarded spots on our team “ said Golf Association Executive Director Ron MacNeill.

The 2014 competitive golf season will conclude with the Abegweit Outfitting Match Play Championship at Glasgow Hills on October 4^th and 5^th .

“ The 2014 golf season in Prince Edward Island is shaping up to be busy and exciting with lots of opportunities for golfers to test their skills . In addition to the programs offered by the Association our member courses have a full calendar of tournaments for players “ said MacNeill

Information about these and other programs offered by the Prince Edward Island Golf Association can be found on its website www.peiga.ca

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