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 will help sell real estate. That’s often been the case in Canada — and led directly to the failure of several high-profile projects where the [...]
It is always a real pleasure to get a chance to meet and speak with the best in the business — regardless of whether we’re talking high-finance, technology, entrepreneurism or, in this case, golf. With that in mind, I was very pleased to meet Bill Coore, half of the Coore/Ben Crenshaw design team, while on [...]
I’m on the road, staying at a fine motel outside Southampton, having spent the day playing two of the most stunning golf courses I’ve ever experienced — Friar’s Head, a relatively new Coore and Crenshaw design, and National Golf Links of America, arguably the place where all great golf in North America starts.
I’ve got to [...]