Tiger wins at Torrey Pines for 75th career crown (via AFP)

World No. 2 Tiger Woods captured his 75th career title, winning the US PGA Farmers Insurance Open by four strokes for his record-setting eighth career triumph at Torrey Pines. Despite struggling in windy conditions Monday, Woods showed flashes of the form that has brought him 14 major titles, four…

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Mickelson just misses magical 59 (via AFP)

Phil Mickelson came tantalizingly close to golf’s magic number of 59, a near-miss at his last hole leaving him with a 60 and a four-shot lead in the US PGA Tour Phoenix Open. Mickelson’s 25-foot birdie attempt at his final hole of the day — TPC Scottsdale’s par-four ninth — curled around the rim…

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Hey a nice word on Canadian products that hekp the fight against Diabetes.

New CONTOUR^® NEXT EZ Strip and Meter Combination is accurate and easy to use

TORONTO, Jan. 9, 2013 /CNW/ – A new, accurate and easy-to-use blood glucose monitoring system is now available for diabetes patients in Canada. The CONTOUR^® NEXT EZ meter combines easy-to-use features and next-generation accuracy with Bayer’s new CONTOUR^® NEXT test strip to help patients better manage their diabetes.

“Bayer’s new CONTOUR^® NEXT EZ system is especially accurate in low blood glucose ranges – which is important to help patients identify and act if they have low blood sugar,” says Donnie Edwards , pharmacy owner and past chair of the Ontario Pharmacists’ Association.  “It’s so important for diabetes patients to have a monitoring system that is accurate and easy-to-use.  I encourage my patients to regularly self-test their levels to ensure they know where their levels are at during the day – this meter will make that process easy for them.”

This powerful meter and strip combination uses innovative technology, which gives patients results that are even closer in accuracy to those obtained in a laboratory when compared to the current CONTOUR^® system.  Built on the legacy of Bayer’s CONTOUR^® meter, the CONTOUR^® NEXT EZ meter is ready to test right out of the box and features Bayer’s multipulse technology, a new algorithm that corrects signals from various sources of error and provides accurate results that patients can rely on.

Diabetes on the Rise in Canada

There are currently over 9 million Canadians living with diabetes or pre-diabetes, and these numbers are expected to rise due to the aging population, a rise in obesity and our increasingly sedentary lifestyle.¹ If left untreated or improperly managed, diabetes can result in a variety of complications, including heart, kidney, or eye disease, impotence and nerve damage.²

While there is no cure for diabetes, making changes to diet and lifestyle and ensuring that blood glucose levels are monitored and within the desired range is the best way to manage the disease.³  Self-testing gives patients the information they need to avoid too many high or low blood glucose levels day-to-day.  Accurate and efficient blood glucose testing is an important part of caring for diabetes and allows patients to determine if their meal plan, medication and exercise are working to carefully manage their blood glucose.

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¹http://www.diabetes.ca/diabetes-and-you/what/prevalence/
²http://www.diabetes.ca/diabetes-and-you/what/facts/
³http://www.diabetes.ca/diabetes-and-you/what/facts/

The CONTOUR^® NEXT EZ meter blood sample size is small (0.6 µL), has a large, easy-to-read display and a five-second result countdown for ease of use and delivers ±10% accuracy vs. laboratory method for blood glucose concentrations ≥4.2 mmol/L, and ± 0.56 mmol/L accuracy vs. laboratory method for blood glucose concentrations <4.2 mmol/L.⁴ It’s also designed with No Coding^TM technology that offers automatic coding every time a test strip is inserted. It will notify patients when a test strip is under filled.

The CONTOUR^® system should not be used with high risk or pre-term infants or for screening for neonatal hypoglycemia. Diagnosis of neonatal hypoglycemia should be performed using a laboratory blood glucose method. Monitoring with this product should only be done with neonates that are more than one day old. For neonates exhibiting hypoglycemic symptoms, provide appropriate medical care to treat symptoms and monitor patient. If symptoms are inconsistent with meter results, obtain a laboratory blood glucose test.

About Bayer HealthCare Diabetes Care

For well over 60 years, Bayer has been dedicated to the well-being of people with diabetes, leading the way in diabetes research and introducing dozens of innovations to help people living with this complex disease. As part of Bayer’s commitment to its patients, we offer a variety of online tools to help make diabetes management easier. For more information on Bayer meters and test strips www.bayerdiabetes.caorvisit www.bayercare.ca  to become part of our online Canadian diabetes community.

About Bayer Inc.

Bayer Inc. (Bayer) is a Canadian subsidiary of Bayer AG, an international research-based group with core businesses in health care, crop science and innovative materials. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Bayer Inc. operates the Bayer Group’s HealthCare and MaterialScience businesses in Canada. Bayer CropScience Inc., headquartered in Calgary, Alberta operates as a separate legal entity in Canada. Together, the companies play a vital role in improving the quality of life for Canadians – producing products that fight diseases, protecting crops and animals, and developing high-performance materials for applications in numerous areas of daily life. Canadian Bayer facilities include the Toronto headquarters and offices in Montréal and Calgary.

Bayer Inc. has approximately 800 employees across Canada and had sales of $808 million CDN in 2011. Globally, the Bayer Group had sales of over 36 billion Euro in 2011. Bayer Inc. invested approximately $13 million CDN in research and development in 2011. Worldwide, the Bayer Group spent the equivalent of over 2.9 billion Euro in 2011 in R&D. For more information, go to www.bayer.ca.

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⁴ Data on File – Current ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 15197:2003 standard states that ≥95% of results must fall within ±0.83 mmol/L for blood glucose concentrations <4.2 mmol/L and within ±20% for blood glucose concentrations ≥4.2 mmol/L.

SOURCE BAYER HEALTHCARE

The nominees: Jim Little leaves RBC for Shaw Communications, PGA Tour purchases Canadian Tour, Wasserman Media Group acquires Catalyst Sponsorship Consulting, Callaway Golf Canada restructures, Cabot Links, Golftown merges with Golfsmith, Callaway Golf Canada assumes sponsorship of Golf in Schools

The Winner: PGA Tour purchases Canadian Tour

My take: Amid a worthy grouping of nominees, this category for 2012 was strictly no contest. After languishing under tough economic circumstances since its 10-year Golf Channel agreement ended, the Canadian Tour not only got a financial reprieve from the PGA Tour early in the year, it wound up under its corporate umbrella. What it means for the newly named PGA Tour Canada remains in prospect. But a deserving tour and a group of great people running it get something they have not had in quite some time: stability.Canadian Golf Product of the Year

The nominees: Sunice ‘Silver’, Arnie by Quagmire Golf, Hollas Diversity Collection, Catwalk Zippy, Kikkor Men’s Pure Line, Dryrainge, ACCRA Tour Z shafts, Sligo Golf pants

The Winner: Arnie by Quagmire Golf/ACCRA Tour Z Shafts

My take: Nothing between the two winners who tied and very little between a worthy grouping of nominees in this category. Arnold Palmer’s trust in Geoff Tait and Bobby Pasternak of Quagmire was rewarded with the debut of an outstanding line of Palmer-inspired apparel from the 1950s, 60s and 70s appropriately named ‘Arnie.’ The three deliveries were all met with critical acclaim. ACCRA Golf of Kingston, Ont., continues to be a force in the high-end shaft market. Former world No. 1 player in the world Luke Donald continues to put his trust in ACCRA. Many, many players in 2012 put their trust in ACCRA’s Tour Z product.Canadian Executive of the Year

The nominees: Don Nichols (Second Skin), Mark Fletcher (Fletcher Leisure Group), Geoff Tait/Bobby Pasternak (Arnie), James Lepp (Kikkor Golf), Adam Barr (Miura Golf), Dave Wilson (PING Canada), Gawain Robertson/Dave Makarocha (ACCRA Golf)

The Winner: James Lepp (Kikkor Golf)

My take: As I write this James Lepp is one of two finalists for Big Break Greenbrier. That’s not why he is Executive of the Year. The former NCAA Golf champion’s vision for his fledgling company Kikkor means he’s willing to go the extra mile to help brand his product and further infuse its identity into a younger golf demographic. Lepp works hard at it. He’s been strong in the area of social media, runs contest after contest to keep people intrigued and he’s never met a microphone he didn’t like. Lepp got added traction with a few Canadian Tour friends, as well as LPGA Tour player Ryann O’Toole. He continues to be chief designer, CEO and COO, communications and marketing director. THAT’S why he’s my 2012 Executive of the Year.Emerging Canadian Golf Company of the Year

The nominees: BioSteel, Spanner Golf, MA-Nine, Team World Golf, Pin High Golf, Just Golf Inc.

The Winner: BioSteel

My take: An incumbent sports drink in the NHL with the likes of Tyler Seguin of the Boston Bruins, Carey Price of the Montreal Canadians and former Toronto Maple Leaf standout Gary Roberts, BioSteel entered the golf market in 2012 doing so in a big way. The Canadian company signed PGA Tour winner Hunter Mahan to its staff and made great strides in introducing its healthy hydration product at golf courses across the country.Canadian Golf Company of the Year

The nominees: Sunice, Quagmire/Arnie, Miura Golf, Sligo, Second Skin, ACCRA Golf, Sundog, Catwalk Performance Artwear

The Winner: Sligo

My take: A longtime Canadian brand that, rather than fall just under the radar, was all over the radar during 2012. Sligo’s spring/fall offering of products gained immediate acceptance with its retail accounts around North America and produced traction with emerging Sligo markets in Asia and Australia. Adding Weyburn, Sask.’s Graham DeLaet and Scotland’s Russell Knox to existing staff member Brian Gay on the endorsement team gave the brand more well-intentioned marketability with golfers interested in blending up-tempo fashion with performance.

Woods finished tied third in the European Tour event last year, two shots behind winner Robert Rock of England who he shared the lead with after 54 holes of play.

World number one Rory McIlroy has also signed up to play in the $2.7 million event at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club which starts on Jan. 17.

“I’m excited to compete again,” Woods said in a statement on his website. “Hopefully my good practice sessions will carry over.”

The world number three will then head back home to compete in the U.S. PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open which starts on Jan. 24.

The 37-year-old has a strong record at Torrey Pines, winning the event six times under the previous Buick Invitational name and also claiming the 2008 U.S. Open at the San Diego venue.

He missed last year’s event because of a schedule clash with the Abu Dhabi tournament.

“Obviously, I’ve had good success at Torrey Pines,” Woods said. “I practically grew up playing the South and North Courses. The fans have always been supportive, and I look forward to returning.”

Woods, who won three times last year to take him to 74 PGA Tour wins and second on the all-time list behind Sam Snead’s 82, did not commit to any other tournaments in Wednesday’s release apart from the four majors. (Reporting by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles. Editing by Patrick Johnston)