A lot of people in the industry were surprised today when it was announced that American Gil Hanse would create the Olympic Course for the 2016 Olympics. Most felt one of the big names...
Tag - Tom Fazio
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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Golf North Carolina’s Outer Banks
I recently had a chance to return to North Carolina on a trip that also took me through Virginia and southern New Jersey. I’ll...
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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.”...
Course Review: National Golf Club of Canada
The closer at the National — much improved since its renovation, but still damned difficult. Course: National Golf Club of Canada (1976) Architects: George and Tom Fazio The...
Ireland Day Two Review: Waterville's Americana
Day Two: Waterville has the reputation as being an American experience. It was created by an American, and from the time you roll into the parking lot (in our case after about a half-hour...
Golfweek Wades into the Canadian Course Ratings Game
Score and Ontario Golf already do it — and even the Globe and Mail tried it at one point — and now U.S. mag Golfweek is presenting a Top 30 Modern (post-1960) and Top 30...
Thom Charters Leaves Bayview, Joins Coppinwood
In interesting — if somewhat inside baseball — news, longtime Bayview super Thom Charters has accepted a position at Coppinwood near Uxbridge. Scott Pratt had been the super at...
Postcards From Long Island Continued: Friar's...
I’ve always been fascinated by golf course developers who know exactly what they want. Far too often those that build golf courses haven’t a clue beyond the concept that a...
Course Review: Sagebrush Golf and Sporting Club...
Course Review: Sagebrush Golf and Sporting Club Designers: Rod Whitman, Richard Zokol, Armen Suny Few courses in Canada have been so widely anticipated “ and viewed as such precarious...
Kevin Thistle Departs Angus Glen for Coppinwood
What is so significant about a club pro leaving for another club that it warrants its own blog post? If you have to ask that question you’ve don’t know Kevin Thistle. Almost on...