
PGA Seminar Stage
Friday, March 3 - 12:15 pm to 7:30 pm
TIME | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
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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 |
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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! |
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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

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.

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.

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.





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.