Someone asked me if I’d traveled much this year and I immediately replied no. Then I thought about it. Yep, a fair bit, actually. Pebble Beach, Los Angeles, Bandon Dunes and England/Wales in the spring, followed by Highlands Links and Kamloops in the summer, and finished by Long Island, NY a couple of weeks back. [...]
Today is my final one in Tremblant with the kids. I’ve had the chance to play three courses in the area — and was intrigued by all three in very different ways. So here are some thoughts I’d like to share — completely random and in no apparent order (which is typical of my way [...]
Last night in the Ontgolf.ca travel section, I posted a story I wrote after my first trip to Scotland, a visit that included a round at Turnberry’s Ailsa course, which will host the British Open this week
for the first time in 15 years. I was — and remain — very fond of the course, and [...]
A travel feature I wrote about heading to great golf in England by train appeared in yesterday’s Toronto Star. BTW, I think this is the first thing I’ve written for the Star since 1998.
Here’s a taste:
LONDON–At 6 a.m. London’s ritzy Sloane Square is just starting to bustle with bleary-eyed commuters, as I duck out of my [...]
I’ve just posted a run down of a trip I made to Mississippi a few years back. Frankly, Mississippi golf is never going to blow your socks off or make many Top 100 in the U.S. lists, but there are some solid courses that can be played quite inexpensively.
My story can be found here.
BTW, central [...]
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