SCOREGolf has issued its biennial Top 100 of courses in Canada. As always it is a good conversation starter, and Editor Jason Logan puts a lot of time into trying to create the best list. However, like any list, there are some peculiarities...
Category - Canadian golf architecture
It is hard to imagine a decade has past since I first set foot on Tarandowah. I’d driven by the property while it was under construction for a couple of years, always wondering whether the promise of a links-style course in rural...
I’ll admit to having been slammed with a variety of projects I’ve been involved with lately and not writing for the blog much. In any case I’ve been meaning to do a series on the best public courses you can play from coast to...
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...
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...
This first appeared in a magazine four years ago — but I think it is still a relevant take on Glen Abbey, which will host its 26th Canadian Open next week: Glen Abbey Golf Club began as the vision of a man who couldn’t see. In 1972, Rod...
Course Review: Redtail GC (Union, Ont.) Architect: Donald Steel (1991) Previous review from 2008. Overview: Hard to imagine that Redtail GC is now more than 20 years old. When it first opened it was one of a kind in Canada — a...
Yes, two more Canadian course ratings are out — one by Canadiangolfmagazine.com, an upstart publication, and a new Ontario list by Peter Mumford’s Fairways magazine. Add this to SCOREGolf’s established Top 100...