A few weeks back it was announced that the federal government, which operates Highlands Links in Cape Breton, NS, was seeking an interested party to lease the Top 100 in the world course...
Tag - Ben Crenshaw

Streamsong, Tom Doak and the Renaissance Cup
I’d never met Tom Doak — at least until last week. Sure I’d spoken to him on the phone, gone back and forth by...
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Course Review: Streamsong Resort (Polk County, Florida)
Course Review: Streamsong (Polk County, Florida) Designers: Red – Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw; Blue – Tom Doak...
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Will Cabot Cliffs exceed Cabot Links?
It is hard to determine whether a great geographic setting will turn into a great golf course. That much is certainly true. The...
Read MoreBandon Dunes' Mike Keiser Talks Cabot Links
I’m just working through a feature on Cape Breton Island’s Cabot Links, the best new course I’ve seen in some time, and transcribed a recent interview I did with Mike...
Review: One for the Ages — Jack Nicklaus and the...
Book Review: One for the Ages — Jack Nicklaus and the 1986 Masters (Tom Clavin) My shelves are littered with what seems like the most popular golf book concept — take a single...
Course Preview: Cabot Links
Course Preview: Cabot Links (Inverness, NS) Designer: Rod Whitman Projected opening: Spring 2012 Few courses are as anticipated as Cabot Links. Being constructed between the town of...
Sympatico Column
I’ve been on holiday for a few days with the kids and working on completing my book on Eagles Nest. In the meantime, here’s a column from earlier in the week on the Champions...