Duncan Phillips:  

I was committed to retirement, then along came an opportunity that was to enticing to pass up. The biggest attractions were that I would be working with a great team, some of whom were my children and we would be embarking on a brand new venture that promises to help some well deserving Canadians. Together we have incorporated the first ever not-for-profit organization designed to help veterans and their families participate in the game of golf. The genesis came from the two founding members of the team Tom Martineau and one of my sons Bruce Phillips. Both veterans and deeply involved with the Occupational Stress Injury Social Support Program (OSISS) within the Department of National Defence. In the spring of 2018 they launched a series of tournaments under the banner of "Bravo Zulu- Heroes Tour" where over 180 veterans enjoyed competitive golf in the Kingston and Ottawa areas. Because of the demand from the participants it was decided in late 2018 to increase the scope and to incorporate under the name "EMERITUS GOLF" (Latin for retired soldier). This led to expanding the top level of the team to include, amongst others, another son Timothy who has an information security company based out of Miami Florida and my daughter, Vallerie who is with 4 CDSG Signal Squadron in Petawawa (both Timothy and Vallerie attended QHS). In 2019 we are hard at work planning for tournaments in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewa...Expand for more