First it was Kevin Thistle leaving for Coppinwood. Then it was former Bond Head top dog Nigel Hollidge joining. Then #2 JC Cunningham departed. Lots of change over a couple of months at...
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What happens when a course falls out of fashion
Some courses are timeless. Others not so much. That seems to be part of the thinking behind the recently announced re-do of Angus...
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Gossip, rumours and truth — Hollidge leaves Angus, McLean buys...
I spent the last couple of days back in Toronto catching up with editors, friends and business acquaintances — and it turns...
Read More Course Review: Goodwood Golf Club
Course: Goodwood Golf Club Designer: Martin Ebert and Tom Mackenzie (see preview of Goodwood from 2007) It is a course without a...
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RGCA "Golf Canada Ambassador volunteers?"
Just looking through the Steve Carroll press release from the RCGA from yesterday and some questions arise. First of all it looks like Carroll is being placed in charge of programs that no...
Changes at Angus Glen GC, Callaway Canada
I suspect it isn’t altogether surprising that changes in the industry occur during a year when many in the golf business are struggling. The most recent job announcements hit Angus...
Canadian Golf Architecture Review: Final Designers and...
My Canadian golf architecture review was meant to show just how many designers are currently operating in Canada — a fact some were surprised by when Weir Golf Design said it...
Hollidge Departs Bond Head
In a surprising turn of events that may foreshadow things to come, Nigel Hollidge, the past GM of Taboo and current GM of Bond Head, has been let go, according to a note he sent out to...