Golf — as it should be
Saturday afternoon of the long weekend I was down in London visiting family, and decided to play Tarandowah in the afternoon, a rarity for me since I don’t play many weekends and certainly not late in the day. I was glad I did. My fondness for Tarandowah, a links-style course designed by Martin Hawtree (who ... Full Story »
Mini-Me…Hogan’s Alley Style
“I was torn between Dufner, Wagner, Pettersson and Harrington for this final spot, but in the end, decided to go with the defending champ instead.” Famous last words from last week’s column. Yes, there Dufner’s name, right at the top of my short list…and I decided to overlook him. Win some, lose some… stupid Derek! ... Full Story »
Golf Town’s Swing Lab introduces you to brand blindness
Golf Town have introduced a custom fitting program called Swing Lab. Using your own 6 iron, their computer program can analyze your swing from over 800,000 variables and determine what club you need in your hand for the best combination of distance and accuracy.
Canada’s Great Golf Holes: #7 at the National Golf Club of Canada
Hole #7 — National Golf Club of Canada (Woodbridge, Ont) 460 yards I have a lot of respect for the National Golf Club of Canada, even if I wouldn’t want to play it every day. That said, there is no denying it has several tremendous golf holes, and I happen to believe the course’s 7th ... Full Story »
Friday Faves: RocketBallz, Sligo, McCarrol, Hirzl gloves
Last year I did a series of Friday mini-reviews of products I’ve been sent or things I’ve tried that I really enjoyed. I’m hoping to continue it this year. RocketBallz. Yesterday I had the good fortune (there’s no other way to look at it) to play St. George’s on a perfect day with the course ... Full Story »
Cutten Fields: A Thompson gem in the heart of Guelph
Cutten Fields, a Thompson gem in the heart of Guelph Over the years I have become a big fan of Stanley Thompson’s golf courses. Thompson’s Highlands Links in Cape Breton Highlands National Park remains my favorite. I have been fortunate to play courses in many different countries but when anyone happens to ask my favorite ... Full Story »
Canada’s Great Golf Holes: #2 at St. George’s G&CC (Toronto)
Hole 2, St. George’s Golf and Country Club, Toronto 478 yards What makes it great: I’m not the first to point this out, as Tom Doak noted the greatness of the second par four at St. George’s Golf and Country Club in his Confidential Guide to golf courses. What’s unique about the second — ... Full Story »
Canada’s Great Golf Holes: #16 at Beacon Hall
I’ve decided to take a look at some of Canada’s great golf holes in a series of posts over the next couple of weeks. This started with a note from someone connected to Beacon Hall yesterday who suggested I didn’t think there were any standout holes on the course, which is not in fact the ... Full Story »
Honouring One of the Game’s Best!
Wow…you insult and threaten a guy with baldness and look how well he does! (Hmmm…I wonder if I could pull the same therapy on Kevin Na to help him with that massive case of golfing Tourette Syndrome he’s developed??? It sure as hell is worth a try, don’t you think?) As my dear old Aunt ... Full Story »
Writing Roundup: LPGA in Globalgolfpost; Irons on Sympatico.ca
When not battling over the quality of Blue Springs, I’m a busy writer these days. This morning my latest Global Golf Post column, on the situation involving the new LPGA tournament in Waterloo, is live: Richard Kuypers is convinced the inaugural Manulife Financial LPGA Classic will be a success. And he’s confident despite a series ... Full Story »
