Course Review: The Links at Monck’s Landing Designer: Scott Kuschnereit It is nice to get invited to play new golf courses, but frankly over the past few years there have been so...
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Final rounds: Tarandowah Golfers Club
I love fall golf. And here in Southern Ontario we are being graced with what is more than likely our final stretch of good...
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A year in review: Ireland, Oakmont, Cape Breton and breaking stories
There is little doubt that, for me at least, 2011 was a busy, productive year full of interesting stories and fascinating golf...
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Toronto Golf Club: When is it a Restoration and When is it Something...
Earlier this year I reported on the “restoration” that Martin Hawtree was undertaking at Toronto Golf Club. It had...
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OG Reveals Top 10 Courses
I’ve written for Ontario Golf — or OG as it is known — since 2001 when Ted McIntyre took the position of editor and launched the publication. Today OG announced its fifth...
Random thoughts that could become columns pt. 22:...
Lots happening in golf now, though it seems like the season is winding up in Ontario. I know this is the case when my instructor, the venerable Bruce McCarrol, starts announcing his last...
Score and the Value of Public Golf; Highlands Links on...
I was playing Firerock Golf Club near London on the weekend when I saw a copy of the latest ScoreGolf perched on the counter in the pro shop. This is the so-called “public golf...
Toronto GC: When is it a restoration and when is it...
I think Toronto GC may be the most important golf course in Canada. Not the best. Or the hardest. Just the most important. I can’t say I came to this conclusion on my own — I...
The Lure of Tarandowah
I’ve been fascinated by Tarandowah, a Martin Hawtree design near Avon, Ont. (about half way between Woodstock and London) since its owners had a simple piece of farmer’s field...
Tarandowah Searching for Financing
Tarandowah Golfers Club, the intriguing faux-links about a half-hour from London, Ont. that was designed by Martin Hawtree, has an add in the Report on Business looking for a “partner...
New (old) Owners for Tarandowah; Seguin Valley Finally...
[photopress:TGC_13.jpg,full,centered] This is a tale of two courses — one of which is among my favourites to open in recent years, and the other of which was the focus of my derision...