Tuesday July 8, 2014 – 1pm
Posted Jul 8, 2014 02:44:34 PM.
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1:00- Tim Rollwagen, Lakefield, Ontario resident who was struck by lightning
When Rollwagen got hit by lightning last week, he didn’t think twice about tweeting about it, until he realized that’s how his wife might find out. The science teacher was shocked through a wire fence when a lightning bolt struck nearby ground as he was out taking photos of a storm last Tuesday morning. Rollwagen said he instinctually grabbed his phone and sent this tweet: “Don’t hold on to a wire fence when trying to get storm pics, just got blasted off by a lightning bolt that struck it.” That’s when Rollwagen realized that his wife Laura, who is eight months pregnant, might find out the news through social media, so he drove directly to her work, a few minutes down the road. The 31-year old said the experience has definitely been a “wake-up call” and is “very lucky” that it was just a shock
@trollwag
1:15- Milaina Wright, New Tournament Director for the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic
Bruno Event Team, a Birmingham, Ala.-based sports marketing and event management team, announced today that Milaina Wright has been appointed the position of tournament director for the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic. Wright will oversee the popular LPGA event in Cambridge, Ontario, beginning August 5th. “We are thrilled to have Milaina join our team,” stated Gene Hallman, president and CEO, Bruno Event Team. “We worked with Sports Properties International to find the perfect candidate to lead the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic team for us as the event transitions to Whistle Bear Golf Club in Cambridge. She brings a wealth of industry knowledge and experience to an already successful tournament, and we know she will be a great fit for this community and for this event.”
@ManulifeClassic
1:30- Chris Sorensen, Senior Writer at Maclean’s Magazine
Why is Canadian golf dying? The culprits: greed, hubris and the demise of free time. Canadians appear to be playing less golf than they used to. A recent study by the National Allied Golf Associations, or NAGA, found that the number of rounds played on the average Canadian course has dropped 10 per cent over the past five years, with the blame falling on everything from waning interest to the time commitment required. How did the industry end up in such an obvious hazard? Overly optimistic predictions about how many retired Baby Boomers would hit the links was part of it. But the real culprit was golf’s unhealthy relationship with North America’s overheated real estate market. Now the industry is scrambling to find its way back out of the rough.
@chrisser8r w/ @MacleansMag
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