Toronto Location
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John Sawatsky - Fitter
John has experience in the golf industry dating back to 2000 when he began working at Canadian golf retailer Golf Town and worked there for 13 years off and on, while attending the Humber College Professional Golf program. John then turned professional in 2004 and became a member of the CPGA, which opened the door for him to work at many of the top courses in Toronto including Magna and St Georges.
In 2013, John began working as a custom fitter, when the need for properly fit equipment began to take precedence in how the game is played. Fluent in Trackman, Foresight GC Quad, and with more that 7 years of experience using Quintic Ball Roll, John has sharpened his tools and has become one of the best club fitters in Canada. In the last few years, John has become a Putting Coach and Specialist and aspires to work with the top players in the world.
JOHN SAWATSKY
Fitter
Alex Panigas - Fitter
Beyond his tech, and club fitting background, he has additional experience with coaching and has led programs across the GTA. His favorite clubs in the bag to fit for irons, because they are the most used.
Alex’s favorite course played is Sandy Lane in Barbados. Aside from his travels to the Caribbean, he has travelled extensively throughout Europe.
ALEX PANIGAS
Fitter
Paul Koubridis - Fitter
Paul’s favourite component to fit is irons, as they make up the vast majority of your bag. Now-a-days iron categories have been sliced up like different sub-genres in music. There’s a ton of new and exciting technology available and different specifications to specialize a player’s set to make a considerable improvement in their game.
His favourite golf related trip was a week spent at The Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland playing courses such as Carnoustie, Kingsbarns & Crail Golf Society. Aside from golf, Paul enjoys listening to music and attending as many concerts as possible.
PAUL KOUBRIDIS
Fitter
Mississauga Location
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Ian Fraser - CEO & Founder
During 8 years at TaylorMade Europe — working in various Club Fitting roles — Ian helped golfers from all walks of life, from PGA Tour Players to complete beginners picking up a club for the first time. Some notable players Ian has worked with include Colin Montgomerie, Gary Woodland, Eduardo Molinari, Chris Wood, DA Points, Paul Broadhurst, Steven Gallagher and Paul Lawrie. In his final role with the company, Ian designed and operated the Taylormade Performance Lab at the world famous Turnberry Golf Resort on the west coast of Scotland.
In late 2011, Ian was recruited by a Canadian Investment Group and was tasked with starting up a company called Modern Golf. In addition to being a minority shareholder, Ian was Head Club Fitter and Chief Technical Officer at Modern Golf. Four fantastic years were spent growing Modern Golf to become a prominent club fitting facility in Canada.
Ian left Modern Golf in late 2015 to begin creating TXG. The goal envisioned by Ian was to deliver the same type of experience to golfers of all levels and to demonstrate that all golfers can benefit from proper equipment that is fit to their requirements and abilities. With this vision of becoming the industry leading experts in club fitting and building, Ian and his team opened their first store in Burlington Ontario. Shortly following that came the opening of the company’s flagship store in the northeast part of Toronto.
IAN FRASER
CEO & Founder
Mike Martysiewicz - Director of Club Building & Fitting
MIKE MARTYSIEWICZ
Director of Club Building & Fitting
Dean Fry - Fitter
The driver is Dean’s favorite component to fit for, because like most of his colleagues, he sees the biggest gains and most improvement for most players. His favorite course played to this point is on the other side of the world, Cape Kidnappers in New Zealand.
It’s appropriate that his favourite course is in New Zealand since much like the island nation Dean once made an elusive albatross. In the winter, Dean can be found on the slopes snowboarding.
DEAN FRY
Fitter
Patrick Burke - Fitter
He has been working in the golf industry for the last 5 years, with his career starting off in pro shops at local golf courses around the GTA.
Patrick enjoys fitting irons because of the ability to create fun combo sets that maximize each golfer’s ability.
Patrick has had the opportunity to play at Carnoustie Golf Links and St. Andrews Golf Course both in the UK and Tobacco Road Golf Club in North Carolina, which he notes as his favourite courses. Aside from golf, Patrick enjoys boxing, hockey and soccer.
PATRICK BURKE
Fitter
Calgary Location
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Tim Francisco - Fitter
Tim’s favourite clubs to fit are wedges, since they are often the difference maker between an okay score and a great one.
When not at work, Tim spends most of his time with his wife and two daughters, and with the young people in his community helping them reach the potential they may not see in themselves.
Tim Francisco
Fitter
David Dring - Fitter
He has been in and out of the Golf industry, starting out in the back shop of the Hamptons Golf club for a couple seasons, working at Golf Town in the Proshop and as a DSM.
David enjoys fitting for the driver because of all the different combinations to find a driver that will work for a golfer to give them confidence on the tee.
You can usually find David either at the gym or trying different local restaurants or enjoying a craft beer at one of the local breweries.
David Dring
Fitter