I’ve been busy covering a conference this week, but I’m back at the blog now, catching up on some loose ends and actually thinking of digging my clubs out of hibernation this week. I had been planning on heading to FLA for some warm weather, and perhaps take in the ensuing hysteria should Tiger Woods [...]
I’ve been crazy busy since returning from Mexico late last week, but yesterday I managed to find the time to head down to the Canadian International Turfgrass conference, generally regarded as the annual meeting of Canadian golf superintendents. I was there to see the design panel, involving Ian Andrew of Weir Golf Design, Doug Carrick [...]
I couldn’t have been the only one watching Pebble Beach on the weekend hoping that David Duval would take the event. I’ve always liked Duval, though it is hard to imagine he only has 13 wins, including a British Open. That doesn’t put him that far beyond the likes of Mike Weir, though Duval does [...]
My latest column for Sympatico discusses the notion that $500 isn’t too much for a game of golf at Pebble Beach. That’s my take anyway. I also recall spending $330 to play Muirfield in Scotland, which I’d do again, and a good chunk of US cash to play Cypress Point last year, which I’d do over [...]
Last year I had one of those “once-in-a-lifetime” experiences when I managed to put together a day that included a round at Cypress Point, a course many feel is the best in the world, with an afternoon round at Pebble Beach, generally regarded among the Top 5 courses in the U.S. It is hard to [...]
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