A few years ago, when I’d yet to make an appearance at the PGA Merchandise Show (last year was the first time I’d attended), I’d heard the show was on its last legs...
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Course review: Redtail revisited (Union, Ont.)
Course Review: Redtail GC (Union, Ont.) Architect: Donald Steel (1991) Previous review from 2008. Overview: Hard to...
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Streamsong in their words: Doak and Coore talk about new Florida...
I’ve written pretty extensively about Streamsong, the ambitious new project located in central Florida, including a review...
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Streamsong, Tom Doak and the Renaissance Cup
I’d never met Tom Doak — at least until last week. Sure I’d spoken to him on the phone, gone back and forth by...
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Course Review: Streamsong Resort (Polk County, Florida)
Course Review: Streamsong (Polk County, Florida) Designers: Red – Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw; Blue – Tom Doak Opens: December, 2012 Overview: First there was Bandon Dunes...
Canada's Great Golf Holes: #2 at St...
Hole 2, St. George’s Golf and Country Club, Toronto 478 yards What makes it great: I’m not the first to point this out, as Tom Doak noted the greatness of the second par...
I speak some coversational French, so I know a thing...
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.”...
Fourth at Bandon Dunes Opens: Old Macdonald Scheduled...
In celebration of Old Macdonald’s opening at Bandon Dunes in a couple of weeks, I’m running a story I wrote on the course that appeared in last year’s National Post Think...
Bandon Dunes Resort’s Latest: Old Macdonald Golf...
Here’s a story on Bandon Dunes’ latest — Old Macdonald — that appeared earlier this year: Dream Golf Adds a Historic Element Famed Bandon Dunes Resort opens a fourth...
Postcards From Long Island: Ken Bakst, Bill Coore and...
It is always a real pleasure to get a chance to meet and speak with the best in the business — regardless of whether we’re talking high-finance, technology, entrepreneurism or...
Review: St. George's Preps for Canadian Open
Course Review: St. George’s Golf and Country Club (Etobicoke, Ont.) Designer: Stanley Thompson On Friday, with the weather a little frosty for mid-October, I drove down to Etobicoke...
Review: Hamilton G&CC (Ancaster, Ont.)
Course Review: Hamilton G&CC Designer: Harry Colt Note: A previous review of Hamilton appeared before the 2006 Canadian Open. I had the good fortune to make my now annual fall trip to...