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The Victoria Golf Club tees off a new chapter in its history with the addition of Gina Hosie, who joins the staff as the first female program director
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eing able to golf year round is going to be a new experience for Gina Hosie, Victoria Golf Club’s new and first women’s golf program director. Living and working in the golf industry in Ontario since 1995, Hosie said she isn’t used to being out on the links getting a tan in early April. Out on the course recently, playing in the sun, Hosie said she couldn’t help but think of her husband, visiting Ontario and trudging through two inches of fresh snow. “That’s going to be new for me, being able to play 365 days of the year.” The new title Hosie is taking on is reflective of an industry realizing the strong presence and importance of female players. A number of people in other roles have organized the female programs at the club, but this is the first time the club has hired someone specifically for developing Kyle Wells female-centric programming. Reporting “I think the idea was to have some female presence on the professional team.” Hosie said. “And just have somebody whose focus it is to enhance the membership experience for the ladies here and try some new things.” Hosie plans include developing new education programs and events for women. With some fresh ideas for clinics and fun events, she’s eager to bring new ideas and approaches to the club. Long gone are the days of golf being a male-dominated sport, Hosie said. For seven years she worked at the Ladies Golf Club of Toronto, the only remaining private golf club in North America with a strictly female membership. Sharon Tiffin/News staff
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CPGA Professional Gina Hosie is opening new doors, both literally and figuratively, as the the new women’s golf program director at the Victoria Golf Club.
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