Mike Weir looked dejected, Scott Piercy played well despite not being a big fan of classic courses, and Ernie Els took the weekend off. In all, Hamilton Golf and Country Club played easier...
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Predator Ridge's Ridge Course — Carrick's best?
The more I play design Doug Carrick’s Ridge Course at Predator Ridge, the more I’m convinced it might well be the...
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Toronto municipal golf courses latest to struggle financially
Toronto’s munis are apparently the latest to face mounting financial difficulty. The city’s issue follows similar...
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Highlands Links: The comeback isn't quite complete
Can you call it a comeback? Four years ago when I arrived at Highlands Links in Ingonish, NS, I was staggered. Sure it still had...
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Course Preview: Laval Sur-le-lac (Blue Course)
Course Preview: Laval Sur-le-lac (Laval, Que.) Designer: Ian Andrew and Mike Weir The Scorecard: When Ian Andrew first left Carrick Design seven years ago, Laval was poised to have Rees...
Rod Whitman — the best unknown golf course...
No one at Wolf Creek seems to recognize Rod Whitman, or maybe they have no idea that the quiet man in his fifties hitting slight draws off the mats near the clubhouse is perhaps Canada’s...
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...
Global Golf Post — Little played big role in...
I’ve spent the past few months telling people about the possibility of digital publishing after the launch of Global Golf Post, a free digital golf publication that comes to your...
Sympatico: On Gil Hanse and the Olympics Course
My latest Sympatico column, about Gil Hanse and his selection to design the course for the Olympics, is now live: It is surprising to see how little talk there is of golf courses when it...
Kitchener golf courses latest munis to struggle
First it was London, then Thunder Bay and Winnipeg. And now the City of Kitchener is the latest to indicate its city-run golf courses are under performing: The city-owned golf courses are...
Course Review: Weston Golf &CC (Toronto)
Review: Weston Golf and CC (Willie Park, 1915: Toronto) The Scorecard An old school Willie Park Jr. course, Weston has always had history on its side. First it started with one of the most...
Ireland Final Day: Lahinch and Doonbeg
Course Reviews: Lahinch (Mackenzie, Hawtree) and Doonbeg (Greg Norman) It had rained for at least one hole every round we’d played by the time we reached the end of our trip...