I’ve not been writing much on the site lately because I’ve been busy — not playing as much as unpacking boxes. For the past 15 years I’ve lived in Toronto. I went...
Tag - Beacon Hall
Canadian Open Day 3: Ogilvy on TGC, Weir's comeback, kudos to...
Yesterday began bright and early, with my appearance with Leslie Roberts on Global’s morning show to talk about the...
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Golfweek — Paintbrush, St. George's tops in Canada
I’m not sure it gets much notice here, but Golfweek, which ranks pretty much everything (Players! College players! Courses...
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12 Canadian courses in Top 100 outside of the U.S.: Golf Digest
Interesting to see Golf Digest update its “best courses outside of the U.S.” list. Having participated in Golf...
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Where should the RBC Canadian Open go next?
Golf Canada has finally gotten around to doing what we already knew was true – next year’s RBC Canadian Open is heading back the Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont. Nothing...
Friday Faves: Beacon Hall and Coppinwood's...
A look at products and places that have caught my attention: Interestingly, I’ve walked every round I’ve played this year with the exception of two — one at Eagles Nest...
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...
Tiger Woods Returns, Sticks with Foley; Coppinwood...
Tiger Woods tweeted last night that he’s returning to golf next week after several months off — at Firestone with Bryon Bell as his caddie. You might remember Bell as the...
Random Notes for a Monday Morning
Jim Furyk wins the FedEx Cup. Now I find East Lake a dull place to watch golf, but Furyk managed to hang on — barely — to win. Did he deserve the title, with its system so...
SCOREGolf Top 100 Courses In Canada — On TV and...
I’ve been hanging on the sidelines as others discussed SCOREGolf’s biennial ratings of Canadian courses. The list is floating around several spots online after the magazine was...
Hillsdale Gets CN Women's Open — Hamilton...
Golf Canada today announced next year’s CN Women’s Open — going to Hillsdale in Montreal, an interesting selection and a golf course with a neat history. Nice to see the...
Course Review: Beacon Hall and Mad River
Above Photo: Beacon Hall‘s Par 3 16th. Course Review: Beacon Hall GC (Aurora, Ont.) and Mad River GC (Creemore, Ont.) Designer: Bob Cupp Bob Cupp’s influences are intriguing to...