Golf Digest’s Best New in Canada was just announced, with Dick Zokol’s dream, Sagebrush near Merritt, BC, winning the top prize. Nice to see Dick Kirkpatrick’s Ottercreek...
Tag - Thomas McBroom
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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Turmoil at Lora Bay; Humber Valley Sold; Niagara-on...
Okay, no Tiger Woods content in this one. One of the more intriguing courses to open in Ontario in the last few years, and once T&L’s Best New Golf Course in Canada, the Raven at...
NGCOA Responds to Player Honor
Last week I wrote a quick note about a press release I had received mentioning that Gary Player was to receive a lifetime achievement honor at the National Golf Course Owners’...
Only Two Remain: Golf Mag List Dips to Highlands, St...
The most recent issue of Golf Magazine published its Top 100 golf courses of the world and Top 100 in the U.S. Perhaps not surprisingly, there are only two Canadian courses on the list...
Sagebrush Inks Deal with Redtail; Ridge at Manitou...
Interesting to see how courses are adapting to the changing economic climate. Richard Zokol’s Sagebrush, once envisioned as a high-end, ultra-exclusive private club in B.C., has...
Canadian Golf Architecture Review: Roundup
Since December, I’ve been working though my series on all of the Canadians working in the golf design field. There’s a surprising number of designers working — and a...
Canadian Architecture Review: Thomas McBroom
Part of an ongoing series… Thomas McBroom Years in industry: 29 Key courses: Crowbush Cove (Prince Edward Island); Oviinbyrd (Port Carling, Ont.) Recent Projects: Tobiano Golf Club...
Canadian Architecture Review: Doug Carrick
Part of an ongoing series looking at Canada’s current crop of golf designers. Architect: Doug Carrick Years in industry: 22 Key courses: Eagles Nest GC (Maple, Ont); Greywolf GC...
Tobiano is Golf Digest's Best New in Canada
… at least that’s what a poster at Golfclubatlas.com is saying. You can find the thread here. I have not seen the magazine and can’t find a web link — but by all...