There’s been lots written about the accident two summers ago in Muskoka which resulted in three fatalities after the driver was apparently overserved at ClubLink’s Lake Joseph Club. The accident got a ton of media coverage, especially when the police charged the board of directors, resulting in headlines. There were a lot fewer headlines when [...]
Ontario Golf editor Ted McIntyre has a blog on the sale of Lora Bay near Collingwood to the Georgian Bay Club. Word had it that the Raven, which was owned privately, sold to Intrawest and then purchased back by the initial developer, had been running on fumes, and head professional (and one of the bright [...]
With golf showing for the holidays (and me tiring of writing about Tiger), I thought I’d take the time to reflect on some of my experiences in 2009.
As anyone who reads this blog knows, I have a passion for golf design and great golf courses. This year was a spectacular one for me in that [...]
In a bit of a surprise move, the RCGA announced it was hiring Steve Carroll, who just resigned as executive director of the CPGA and was thought to perhaps be moving out of the Canadian market. In its news release, it looks like RCGA executive director Scott Simmons is going all out to support his [...]
Every year since 2005 at about this time I’ve returned for a game at Oviinbyrd, the private club that was established by Peter Schwartz, the former CEO of tech company Descartes Systems. I covered Descartes when I wrote tech for the National Post, and got to know Peter well — as well as his love [...]
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