It wasn’t hard for our panel to find great three-shot holes scattered across Canada, and there was some general agreement on a couple of truly genius designs, namely Stanley Thompson’s incredible 7th (Killiecrankie) at Highlands Links, as well...
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There was a little consensus in picking the top two-shot holes in Canada. Other than the 16th at Cabot Links, which was picked by four of our select group, and the second hole at Highlands Links, which was picked by three, no hole had more than...
This week’s Global Golf Post column is on Phil Mickelson’s course in Calgary. You can find the entire story here.
I caught an early morning flight out of Hamilton yesterday, bound for Calgary where I participated in a media day with Phil Mickelson to discuss his new project to the north-west of the city. I wrote a news story on the subject for Globalnews...
Interesting to see the news that Cabot Links received a $8.25-million loan from the provincial government to complete work on new hotel rooms and the second course, Cabot Cliffs: The government announced Sunday it will loan $8.25 million to...
I have a fondness for Hamilton G&CC. It is on a magnificent property, full of fascinating dramatic holes and intriguing green sites. The 5th hole is as good a short four as is found in Canada, and the 6th is a staggeringly good par three...
Golf Magazine unveiled it list of newcomers to its world Top 100 golf course list yesterday. Along with Donald Trump’s course in Scotland and a Coore/Crenshaw design in China, Cabot Links, located in Inverness, NS, cracked the list at 82...
Course review: Glen Abbey GC (Oakville, Ont. — 1976) Architect: Jack Nicklaus Overview: It has held a boatload of Opens, and been witness to some of the great shots in Canada’s golfing history. But is Glen Abbey any good? I’ll...
Last Thursday I sat on the patio at Squaw Creek Golf Club, one-third of the Avalon Lakes course group in Ohio near the Pennsylvania border. If you didn’t see the golf course from we were sitting, you might be convinced that we were at a resort...