The latest installment investigating Canadian golf designers. Architect: Kevin Holmes (MBTW) Associate: Jonathan Joyce) Years in industry: 13 Best courses: Crimson Ridge (Sault. St. Marie);...
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Canada’s best par 5s: The experts weigh in
It wasn’t hard for our panel to find great three-shot holes scattered across Canada, and there was some general agreement on a...
Read More Back to the Future
While the sun blazed in the sky yesterday, I spent the day indoors, participating in the RCGA’sGolf Canada’s latest...
Read More Augusta National: From Inside the Ropes
Last year, Weir Golf Design architect Ian Andrew attended the Masters with his business partner. On Sunday Ian had the unique...
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Ian Andrew's The Caddy Shack Calls It A Day
I think the initial version of G4G on blogspot was the first golf blog of note in Canada (since then there have been several), but one thing is clear — I think Canadian golf architect...
Top Six Canadian Courses That Should Be Restored
Following yesterday’s post on restoration, here’s a list of courses that in my opinion would be better if restored: [photopress:hamilton6.jpg,full,centered] 1) Hamilton G &...
Courses: Good to Great?
On Thursday night I sat in the clubhouse of Montreal’s Royal Montreal GC and chatted with golf designer Jeremy Glenn about the changes to the Blue Course (by Rees Jones), his renewed...
New ScoreGolf.com Column: The Politics of Golf Design
My latest Scoregolf.com column, on Davis Love III and the renovation of Angus Glen’s north course, is now online. Find it here. Here’s a taste: Earlier this week in Markham, Ont...
New T&L Golf Feature: Coastal Erosion Endangers...
The May issue of T&L Golf, where I’m a contributing editor, is out, and it contains the feature I wrote on coastal erosion and its impact on seaside golf. Starts with an anecdote...
The Links Revolution
Voices of Golf: Desire for old-style links sparks revolution — written sfor PGATour.com By Robert Thompson There’s a quiet revolution happening in the golf course business. But...