Win a FREE Golf Vacation and Gear in Coastal Canada Summer Giveaway Contest!

GOLF COASTAL CANADA ANNOUNCES SUMMER 2011 CONTEST FEATURING WEEKLY GIVEAWAYS AND GRAND PRIZE TRIPS

--The Four Atlantic Canada Provinces Offer Chances to Win Golf Gear and Golf Trips, to Residents of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania--

Golf Coastal Canada (www.golfcoastalcanada.com), a consortium of golf destinations along Canada’s Atlantic seaboard – New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, announces their online Summer 2011 Contest. Residents of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania can enter to win weekly golf gear prizes, or one of Golf Coastal Canada’s three Grand Prizes, with golf trips to the Atlantic Canada provinces.

Golf Coastal Canada wants to bring the Atlantic Canada golf experience to life for residents of this tri-state area. Beginning June 20^th through August 17^th, 2011, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania residents can enter Golf Coastal Canada’s Summer Contest by clicking on the contest icon at: www.GolfCoastalCanada.com. 

Weekly prizes include a dozen Titleist golf balls and Atlantic Canada ball caps. The Three Grand Prizes include a golf trip for two people to one of the Atlantic Canada provinces. Each Grand Prize trip includes three nights accommodations, a package of four rounds of golf and a power cart for two.

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The Atlantic Canada provinces boast some of the best golf in the world – in 2011 Prince Edward Island received the prestigious “Undiscovered Golf Destination of the Year” Award from the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO).  

Departures Magazine named Golf Cape Breton, on the Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia, one of “The World’s Best Golf Destinations” in its March/April 2011 issue. In addition, both Newfoundland & Labrador and New Brunswick offer several top-rated courses sprawled across breathtaking, rugged terrain. Now residents of the tri-state area have the chance to personally experience these courses, not to mention Atlantic Canada’s renowned local cuisine and culture.

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Rules and Regulations: 

This contest is intended for residents of the states of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania only. This excludes, without limitation, the state of Florida and all US territories and shall only be construed and evaluated according to United States law. You must be the age of majority in your state of residence or older to enter. You are not authorized to enter this promotion if you do not meet these criteria. Internet access required.

Grand Prize Trip Winners will be responsible for providing their own airfare, ground transportation, meals and other incidentals on their trips. Winners will be personally notified by email only. All prizes must be claimed before the expiry date of August 30, 2011. Prizes have no cash value and must be accepted as awarded with no substitutions. No cash substitutes, no exchanges, refunds or returns. An individual may only enter once per week during the promotion period.

About Golf Coastal Canada

Golf Coastal Canada (www.golfcoastalcanada.com) is the golf consortium representing the four provinces that make up the Atlantic Coast of Canada - Golf New Brunswick (www.golfnb.com), Golf Newfoundland & Labrador (www.golfnl.ca), Golf Nova Scotia (www.golfnovascotia.com) and Golf Prince Edward Island (www.golfpei.com). Each of these four destinations has its own signature offerings, including top-rate accommodations, local cuisine and culture and, of course, a wide variety of courses for different levels of play.

Join Stacy and Barry next week on Twitter @Golf4Beginners, Facebook and Golf for Beginners blog as they share their Canada golf vacation in Fredericton and St. Andrews, New Brunswick! 

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Larry David and his Acceptance of Fore in his golf game

Research shows that about twenty percent of all golfers regularly score better than ninety for eighteen holes on a regulation length golf course; on a course rated seventy-two, that score translates into an eighteen handicap.

Enter the trials and tribulations of Larry David, who, in the current issue of The New Yorker Magazine, discusses the stages of his golf game which led from anger to denial and finally to his acceptance of the word 'fore'.

It's amazing how even the most jocular sorts turn dead serious when discussing their golf game and have even injected golf into their "schtick".

Ray Romano's character in "Men of A Certain Age" is a scratch golfer attempting to gain entrance to the Senior Tour. Larry David, ever the sad-sack golfer in "Curb Your Enthusiasm", enlightens readers in this article as to why he should probably never again play golf at Riviera Country Club.

Both comedians love the sport and both are relatively good golfers: Romano's handicap (12.6) and David's handicap (13.6) fluctuate but are within a few strokes of each other. The difference is the way each celebrity golfer approaches the game.

Romano practices regularly and has even engaged the services of Hank Haney in order to try and break eighty. On the other hand, although Larry David (with a bit of help) could perhaps one-day become a single-digit handicapper, he has chosen to accept his shortcomings maintaining, "I’ll never be good. It’s just not something I’m suited for. That’s O.K."

What irks me is how Larry David habitually belittles his ability, "golf is just a hobby I stink at", when the average guy can barely break 100!

Curb Your Enthusiasm Larry...

photo credit: Larry David on Myspace


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Without Tiger Woods can American golfers rally at The Open?

The latest headlines read, "Tiger Woods out of AT&T National". Notah Begay has postponed his charity event until the former number one recovers and is now suggesting that Woods may also step away from the British Open. Although American PGA Tour golfers, without Tiger Woods in the field, are winning their share of weekly events, they have handed over the last five majors to European Tour golfers, leaving American "grinders" shaking their heads in disbelief.

PGA Tour golfers like Nick Watney are fed up and tired with their sub-par level of play, saying that it's time for Americans "to step up.”

Scott Verplank, being "very honest and very American" plainly stated, "It’s just that Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald, Lee Westwood and those guys are playing better than us.”

Even Steve Stricker is disappointed with his inability to win majors, stating after the 2011 U.S. Open, "These major championships are kind of new to me. I’m going in with kind of low expectations." 

With Stricker (etal) not expecting to mount much of a contest, he surely won't.

Without Tiger Woods in the field challenging the level of play, the PGA Tour is undergoing major restructuring, stating on their website, "nearly one-third of 2011 TOUR winners are first-timers."

Has the lack of one popular (almost super-human) golfer, the level of play and the sport itself been depleted as Ed Berliner states, "falling in popularity behind billiards, MMA, and the Wii version of "Duke Nukem: Guns & Gusto at Augusta”? If so, are Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy the only golfers who can save it?

Fans need a hero who can delight and excite the crowd...and they want to cheer on a "likeable guy".

Being "very American" myself, allow me to mention two players who have made waves in golf this weekend.

Nineteen-year-old Patrick Cantlay took low amateur honors at the 2011 U.S. Open and shot a course record of 60 during the Travelers Championship, the lowest round ever for an amateur on the PGA Tour. He's young, collegiate and the future of the sport.

Nationwide Tour golfer Eric Compton, has overcome two heart transplants to win this week's Mexico Open. Enough said, as this golfer already has the fans "hearts."

The Americans are out there grinding (even if a Swede did win this week), as a group they just have to band together, raise their collective expectations, step out of the shadow of Tiger Woods and prove their mettle. New faces are constantly emerging: whether it be from the PGA Tour or European Tour, one golfer will eventually come forward to take over where Tiger Woods left off: it has happened before, it will happen again.

Having said that, golf is becoming more of a global sport with each event won on either side of the pond. Many European Tour golfers have studied/bought property, played golf in the U.S.A. and conversely, PGA Tour players like Mickelson have shown up to play in events such as the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. Fans should cheer their favorite player (as they did with Tiger Woods) and not where he or she heralds from in order to get the most out of the game.

But, since fans still 'root for the home team', will an American PGA Tour golfer playing in The Open capture the Claret Jug and end the drought? If so, will his name be quoted in numerous articles as the next Tiger Woods?


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