I’m not sure it gets much notice here, but Golfweek, which ranks pretty much everything (Players! College players! Courses! Campus Courses! Caddies!) has come out with its second...
Tag - Stanley Thompson
Girls in bikinis, guys in flip flops — the future of private...
Last Thursday I sat on the patio at Squaw Creek Golf Club, one-third of the Avalon Lakes course group in Ohio near the...
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Canadian Golfing Heroes
Last Sunday, while conducting a junior golf session, using the wonderful CN FUTURE LINKS format, I asked the kids to name a...
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St. Thomas G&CC — the benefits of a chain saw
St. Thomas G&CC has long been one of the great hidden gems in Ontario. Partly a creation of Stanley Thompson with some work...
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Do-overs in Canadian golf architecture
Yesterday I wrote about the potential reworking of Angus Glen’s South Course and whether an extensive renovation would change the perception people have of the golf course. That led...
Course Review: Royal Mayfair (Edmonton, Alberta)
Course Review: Royal Mayfair (Edmonton, Alberta) Designer: Stanley Thompson (with alterations by Les Furber and Ted Locke) Overview: Mayfair is the blue blood club of Edmonton, mirroring...
Course review: Rideau View Country Club
Course Review: Rideau View (Manotick, Ont.) Designer: Howard Watson/Robbie Robinson Overview: Rideau View finally received some attention last year when it vaulted into SCOREGolf’s...
Highlands Links to stay in government's hands
Highlands Links, the terrific Cape Breton course designed by Stanley Thompson, will continue to be operated by the government. Chip Bird (and yes, a great golf name indeed), field unit...
Highlands Links "is the latest in [Harper's]...
The discussion of the privatization of Highlands Links continues, this time with an op-ed in the Chronicle-Herald written by Mark Anderson, who I think doesn’t really have much of a...
Course review: Westmount Golf and Country Club
Course Review: Westmount Golf and Country Club (Stanley Thompson, 1931) Architect: Stanley Thompson Overview: Somehow Westmount has always been highly regarded and slightly overlooked at...
In Photos: Highlands Links and Stanley Thompson...
As Rob detailed in his post last week, Highlands Links is in as good a shape as its ever been. It still needs work in many areas (most notably 6), but the restoration spearheaded by Ian...
Highlands Links RFP: Seeks operator for up to 42 years
Chip Bird was keeping a low profile at the dedication ceremony for the statue of Stanley Thompson that was being unveiled at Highlands Links on Sunday. Bird, the field unit...