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Join us March 3-4 at the EY Centre in Ottawa for lessons, tips and tricks from top PGA teachers in the Province.

Friday, March 3 - 12:15 pm to 7:30 pm

TIME TOPIC SPEAKER
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm 2023 Rules of Golf update Jim Davidson – Ottawa Valley Golf Association
Player Development / Junior Tournaments
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm The REAL Reasons You Slice the Ball and How To Fix It Derek MacDonald – PGA Prof.,
Director of Instruction at The Royal Ottawa Golf Club 
2021 & 2022 PGA of Ottawa Teacher of the Year!
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm  Making the Golf Swing Make Sense! Breaking it down to its simplest form. Todd Keirstead – PGA Professional
Founder and CEO of ParaGolf Canada
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm  Start to Swing Healthy with SwingFit Evan Bett – PGA Professional
Founder & Lead Specialist - Swing Fit Performance
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm Importance of Club Fitting Tyler Fitzgerald – Carleton Golf & Yacht Club Head Professional
Certified Club Fitter and 2022 PGA of Ottawa Retailer of the Year
5:00 pm – 5:45 pm

Maximizing Acceleration in all Types of Shots

 Marc Ray – Canadian Golf Teachers Federation 
Head Coach – Loyalist Lancers Golf Team
6:00 pm – 6:45 pm Using Muscle Memory to fix the Common Slice! Pasquale Mongillo – PGA Professional
Director of Instruction – Archie’s
6:45 pm – 7:30 pm Live Auction!
Score Amazing Deals on Local Golf Courses and More!		  

Saturday, March 4 - 9:30 am to 3:45 pm

TIME TOPIC SPEAKER
9:30 am - 10:15 am 2023 Rules of Golf update Jim Davidson – Ottawa Valley Golf Association
Player Development / Junior Tournaments
10:15 am – 11:00 am Making the Golf Swing Make Sense! Breaking it down to its simplest form. Todd Keirstead – PGA Professional
Founder and CEO of ParaGolf Canada
11:00 am – 11:45 am Start to Swing Healthy with SwingFit Evan Bett – PGA Professional
Founder & Lead Specialist - Swing Fit Performance
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm The REAL Reasons You Slice the Ball and How To Fix It Derek MacDonald – PGA Prof.,
Director of Instruction at The Royal Ottawa Golf Club 
2021 & 2022 PGA of Ottawa Teacher of the Year!
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Session details coming soon! Canadian Performance Fitting Centre 
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm Live Auction!
Score Amazing Deals on Local Golf Courses and More!		  
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm

Maximizing Acceleration in all Types of Shots

 Marc Ray – Canadian Golf Teachers Federation 
Head Coach – Loyalist Lancers Golf Team

Learn More About the Teachers on Stage

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Derek MacDonald

Derek is presently the Director of Instruction at The Royal Ottawa Golf Club and has been the Head Coach for the Ottawa Valley Golf Association Junior Development Team since 2017.
He is the reigning PGA of Canada Ottawa Zone Teacher of the Year as he has won the prestigious award in back to back years in 2021, and 2022.

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Tyler Fitzgerald

With 25 years experience working in the golf industry, Tyler brings a wealth of operational knowledge to Carleton Golf & Yacht Club.
Having worked at many of Canada's top-ranked facilities such as the Banff Spring Golf Course, Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club, Thornhill Golf Club, Scarboro Golf Club, and St. George's Golf Club, Tyler's passion towards golf excellence is second to none.
Tyler is an experienced golf instructor and coach, certified club fitter, and the 2022 PGA of Canada Ottawa Zone Retailer of the year. 

Evan Bett
Evan Bett
Evan's competitive nature led to years of tournament golf at a Junior, High School and Inner-City level. Evan continued to follow his fierce connection with both movement and athletics to a post-secondary level where he earned a Bachelors Degree in Human Kinetics from the University of Windsor.
As a PGA of Canada Professional, TPI and C.H.E.K Certified Golf Performance Specialist and Holistic Lifestyle Coach, Evan has as much experience and knowledge of the game as he does the interplay between movement, mobility and mechanics.
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TODD KEIRSTEAD
Todd is the Founder/CEO of ParaGolf Canada. He’s a Canadian golf professional who has developed a ground-breaking initiative to create pathways for Canadians of all abilities to advance in the sport of golf. Todd is also a celebrity golf entertainer. His blend of talent, knowledge and experience has made him one of the most highly sought-after golf trick shot artists and entertainers.
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Marc Ray
Growing the game of golf is very important to Marc and has returned to public instruction at Oak Hills Golf Course as a CGTF Master Teacher. Marc started working in the golf industry in 1990 at Oak Hills and is in preparation for his third season after his return.
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Pasquale Mongillo
Well-known in the Cornwall area having owned and operated a club-making business for several years, Pasquale has quickly grown his lesson business at Archie's as students are keen to "tell their friends" how fantastic he is at teaching and coaching. Known lovingly as “Eno” to many in the area, Pasquale lives for teaching!
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Canadian Performance Fitting Centre
 
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JIm Davidson, Ottawa Valley Golf Association
Player Development / Junior Tournaments Coordinator will be talking updates on the major Rule of Golf changes that came into effect for 2023.  Interactive session with videos and Q&A.

 

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