Bob Weeks

Weeks has authored six books: ''The World's Greatest Golf Courses; The Brier: A History of Canada's Most Celebrated Curling Championship; Curling For Dummies (Volumes 1 and 2); Hurry Hard: the Russ Howard Story, which he co-authored with Russ Howard, Curling, Etcetera and Rock Star, which he co-wrote with Jennifer Jones. Rock Star'' was the No. 1 book on both the Toronto Star and Globe and Mail bestseller lists on August 30, 2025. He is a three-time winner of the Scotty Harper Award for the top curling story in Canada. == History ==

Weeks grew up in Montreal -- Mount Royal, Quebec—but spent most summers in Prince Edward Island where his family's roots are located. A fifth-generation Canadian, Weeks' great-grandfather was one of the founders of the first golf course in PEI. His grandfather, Major-General Ernest Geoffrey Weeks, was a highly decorated military hero who went on to become Adjutant-General of the Canadian Forces. A graduate of Richview Collegiate Institute in Toronto and the University of Windsor (Hons. BA—Communications), he lives in Toronto. ==References==