One of my favourite Kids in the Hall skits (yes, the underrated Canadian comedy troop that still gets together upon occasion) is called “Rod Torfulson’s Armada.”...
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Derrick Club in Edmonton rebuilds with Jeff Mingay
Last week Thomas McBroom told me he thought the renovation market was heating up, with some well-healed clubs spending some cash...
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Thomas McBroom and the golf course rebound
I spoke to Thomas McBroom, the Toronto designer, on Monday. McBroom had just come from working on a project in Halifax called...
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Golfweek — Paintbrush, St. George's tops in Canada
I’m not sure it gets much notice here, but Golfweek, which ranks pretty much everything (Players! College players! Courses...
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Holiday wishes for the Canadian golf business
G4G Xmas wishes – my thoughts on appropriate gifts for the Canadian golf industry: Mike Weir: A year where he’s healthy, so we can see if it is his body or his head that’s caused his...
Remembering 9/11
Ten years ago Tiger Woods was just coming off defending his title at Royal Montreal, back in the day when the Canadian Open was held at the start of September. As such the Niagara Parks...
Tobiano Enters Receivership
News broke late yesterday that Tobiano, the award-winning golf course resort and real estate development outside of Kamloops, BC, has entered receivership, pushed, it would seem, by Bank of...
Course Review: Heron Point Golf Links —...
RT’s Note: In the past I’ve always done my course reviews as essays. This season I’m going to try to put more of a structure to them. This is the first of several upcoming, including...
York Downs Club Not For Sale, Says GM
Every year there’s a rumor that York Downs, the private club in Markham, is planning to sell its land and move to a new location. I’ve heard that was in the plans again and...
Mind Coach Karl Morris in Canada
Since I’ve been bugging the organizers for weeks to set up an interview without luck, I guess the best I can do is let you know that Karl Morris, a sports psychologist who works with...
About Golf Series: McBroom, Carrick, Cooke, Andrew...
I’m not sure we’ve ever seen as interesting a panel on golf design in Canada as what’s been put together for the “About Golf Courses” series that takes place...
Golf Canada's "About Golf" Seminar Next...
For those interested — a nice list of speakers, if I do say so myself: