Joe Robinson, whose name is almost as familiar with The Highlands Links as that of Stanley Thompson, has moved on after 39 years at the famous Cape Breton course. JR, as he is known to...
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Busy summer on Nova Scotia courses
It was a great summer for golf and tourism in Nova Scotia and in particular Cape Breton Island. The slide of the Canadian...
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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...
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Canada’s Best Par 4s: The panel weighs in
There was a little consensus in picking the top two-shot holes in Canada. Other than the 16th at Cabot Links, which was picked by...
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Highlands Links on the Mend: Designer Will Repair...
After getting hammered by a winter storm that significantly damaged several fairways, there’s been a lot of concern about Canada’s golfing gem, Highlands Links. Those issues...
Canadian Gov’t Responds: Highlands Links Will Get Fixed
I received an emailed note yesterday regarding my inquiries about Highlands Links, Canada’s gem in Cape Breton that was hammered by a winter storm in December. Chip Bird, a Parks Canada...
Highlands Links: Under Water
Thanks to reader Tom for this photo from earlier this week of the 6th hole at Highlands Links. And people wonder why the course occasionally has some conditioning issues…
Sympatico Column: Cabot Links — Canada's...
This week’s Sympatico column, on golf course visionary Mike Keiser and his involvement with Cabot Links in Cape Breton, is now online. Here’s the first few paragraphs to...
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...
2009 In Review: Best Golf Courses
With golf showing for the holidays (and me tiring of writing about Tiger), I thought I’d take the time to reflect on some of my experiences in 2009. As anyone who reads this blog...
New Golf Travel Stories in Ontgolf.ca
Someone asked me if I’d traveled much this year and I immediately replied no. Then I thought about it. Yep, a fair bit, actually. Pebble Beach, Los Angeles, Bandon Dunes and...
More Trees Come Down at Highlands Links
I’ve written extensively about what is going on at Highlands Links (including a recent ScoreGolf feature that I can’t find online or I’d link to it. This post from last...