Book review: A Son of the Game: A story of golf, going home, and sharing life’s lessons
Author: James Dodson (Algonquin books)
The golf memoir is an intriguing concept. At its heart, it is about our connection to golf, with the assumption that as golfers we will relate to the trials and experiences of other players. The [...]
I got it — and if you’re a golf fan, or know someone with e-mail, you probably got it too. You know what I’m talking about — the e-mail detailing “the inside story” about Tiger Woods’ accident and the ensuing fallout. I pegged it right up there with notes detailing my good fortune should I [...]
Okay, there’s strange, then there’s this — the National Golf Course Owners’ Association honoring Gary Player with the first “Golf Business Canada” lifetime achiecement award. Why? Can’t say. The only course he’s designed in Canada (Wildstone in Cranbrook) seems dead in the water. Other than that, I’m trying to figure out what business he’s done [...]
This week’s Sympatico column looks at Johnny Miller’s remarks about Tiger Woods in a recent issue of Forbes:
Johnny Miller likes to hear himself talk. That isn’t shocking. Talking is, after all, what he does best since the yips got the better of his golf game a couple of decades ago.
And if you ask Johnny Miller, [...]
Course Overview: Pebble Beach Golf Links (Pebble Beach, California)
Designer: Jack Neville and Douglas Grant.
Interestingly, while it is difficult to actually write a review of Cypress Point, it is much easier to debate the merits of Pebble Beach. For one thing it is public, though with a green fee of nearly $500, it is only [...]
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