I’m rushing to leave the wonderful Fairyhill Hotel this morning on a three-hour drive to Aberdovey, up the Welsh coastline, so this is more photo-oriented than written. Yesterday we...
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Ryder Cup: How Can the Americans Lose?
I spent much of last week writing about Wales, Terry Matthews and the Ryder Cup. You’ll find it all at Sympatico whenever...
Read More Lessons Learned on the slight streets and fine fairways of Wales
I arrived back in Toronto on Saturday night after a week of chasing golf balls in Wales. It was a fascinating, eye-opening trip...
Read More Wales Days 4, 5: Darwin's Aberdovey, St. David's Charm and...
Aberdovey is Bernard Darwin country. The London-based golf writer from the last century loved Aberdovey, a rustic, rugged links...
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Day Three: Celtic Manor 2010 Course and Southerndown
Our day started at the Celtic Manor’s main hotel, a relatively new, decidedly comfortable and quite North American facility that is long on convenience. Owner Terry Matthews, who has...
Wales Golf — Day One
I finally made it to Wales. After arriving at Pearson at 2 a.m., only to have Canadian Affair’s computer system go down. Eventually we made it onto the plane and arrived at Gatwick...