Tim O´Connor, President

Photo by gallowstudios.com

Tim brings an industry insider´s knowledge to his profession, award-winning writing skills and almost 20 years of experience as a journalist.

He is the current Chair of the Canadian Media Golf Championship and a past-president of the International Network of Golf, an association of about 800 members of the North American golf media and golf industry.

In 1998, he became Director of Communications of ClubLink Corporation before starting O´Connor Media in 2000. In 2006, the company was renamed O´Connor Golf Communications.

Tim has been published across North America, including SCOREGolf, Golf Canada, Ontario Golf, Golf Digest, GOLF, Golf World, LINKS and Golfweek. He was golf columnist for national daily The Financial Post for six years, and edited its five-page weekly Golf Update section. He writes a monthly column in Fairways, a Greater Toronto Area magazine.

Tim´s first book, The Feeling of Greatness: The Moe Norman Story, was published in 1995 and became a Canadian best seller. He also wrote The Ladies´ 1924-1999: A History of the Ladies´ Golf Club of Toronto. O'Connor edited the book, The Final Missing Piece of Ben Hogan's Secret Puzzle, released in late 2007.

As golf reporter for the CBC Radio Sports, Tim covered events such as the Masters, Canadian Open, U.S. Open and PGA Championship. Tim was named International Network of Golf Reporter of the Year three straight years (1994-95-96). He twice won first place in the writing contest of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (1990 and 1993).

He is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, and is the married father of two boys.

Melissa Augusto, Administration and Project Manager

Melissa manages projects for O´Connor Golf Communications, in addition to organizing and executing many of the programs and events that we undertake on behalf of clients.

Among her many talents, Melissa conducts meticulous research, organizes events, maintains our databases, manages the timely distribution of news releases, and oversees our bookkeeping. With a keen eye for detail, Melissa ensures a customer-focused approach to every project.

Prior to joining the O´Connor Golf Communications team, Melissa held various positions in the high-tech industry from administration to sales and marketing, where she handled Fortune 500 accounts such as Intel, Toshiba and Motorola.

A married mother of two, Melissa is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario´s Honours BA program.

Colleagues of O’Connor Golf

We draw on the skills of some of Canada’s top talents in golf media who help us support our clients:

Chris Gallow

Chris is one of the most talented and innovative photographers in Canadian golf, as well as in theatre and music. (Yes, Chris shot many of the beautiful pictures that adorn our site.)

He is the regular photographer of Ontario Golf magazine's popular covers, and he regularly contributes to Golf Canada, GOLFSTYLE and ClubLink’s NewsLink magazine. He also shoots for the Canadian Stage Company, among other arts groups. You can see samples of Chris’s work on www.gallowstudios.com

David McPherson

David started to chase the little white ball around Westmount Golf & Country Club in Kitchener, Ont., as a junior. A love of words soon followed.

The Toronto-based freelance golf writer contributes to Golf Canada, SCOREGolf, Ontario Golf, Fairways, Pro Shop Magazine, Golf Course Management and ClubLink’s NewsLink. In 2007, two of his essays were featured in Mike Bell’s photographic book: The Golf Courses of Stanley Thompson. See www.davidmcpherson.ca for samples of David’s work.

Rick Young

His career has taken him to golf’s major championships, to many of the world’s most celebrated courses, and on the pages of major golf publications. Based in Woodstock, Ont., Rick has written a golf column for the city’s Sentinel Review daily for 24 years, and contributes to prominent golf outlets such as SCOREGolf, scoregolf.com, Golf Canada, GOLFSTYLE, Ontario Golf, Pro Shop, Fairways and NewsLink, as well as Links Magazine and Golf World. The current President of the Golf Journalists Association of Canada, Rick is a noted golf industry and equipment expert.