2020 in Pictures – Day 2
Cobble Beach is about 2.5 hours from my home in Burlington, ON and I’d go back in a heartbeat, in fact, I am hopeful to make it an annual excursion…
2020 In Pictures – Day 1
On the heels of a day of golf at Jasper Park, I was up early and headed south from Edmonton to meet my buddy @golfismental for 36 holes at one…
An Incomplete Look at Golf Collectables
I really took notice of collectibles when visiting my cousin in Chicago several years ago. A bachelor (at the time) and an avid golfer, he was seeking to get his…
Embracing golf’s off-season
This is about our off season here in Canada. Not the PGA Tour, where the off-season is 3 days long before wraparound events start up. In Ontario, October 31 was…
Golf, Friendship and Free Beer
This is not a new story. There are thousands of stories like this across Canada; weekly golf groups who tee it up at their local club. But for many reasons…
Cobble Beach – A links-inspired pleasure to play
https://www.cobblebeach.com/Home.aspx https://www.eatsleepgolf.net/cobble-beach Minutes north of Owen Sound, Ontario is a Doug Carrick-design which will leave players wanting to tee it up again and experience this links-inspired course again. The course…
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Covid-19’s Impact on Golf
I can’t head up to my course and use their practice facilities without booking dedicated time and space. It’s a first-world problem and after spending a weekend this spring feeling…
They Are Called ‘Super’ For A Reason
It was the kind of comment that is likely made at many courses in Canada, often a critique to some aspect of course condition that players find unfavourable, “I don’t…
Snell MTB Black – Ball Review
Snell MTB Black – Ball Review I am a loyal Snell ball user. Its value combines quality with a price considerably lower than other performance balls. I had written last…
Golf’s Ultimate Opening Day in Canada
I love the game of baseball. And around the time my daughter my born it was my favourite sport. I’d argue no sport celebrates Opening Day the way that baseball…