Is the Tiger gossip a golf story?
That seems to be the question some are asking. Yesterday, while reading Geoff Shackelford’s site, the question was raised about whether Shackelford should be writing about the topic. I was asked the...
View ArticleSympatico Column: On course or off, Woods is news
My latest Sympatico column deals with the public relations disaster that is Tiger Woods at the moment and whether the public should be expected to turn a blind eye to the whole affair.The full column...
View ArticleTurmoil at Lora Bay; Humber Valley Sold; Niagara-on-the-Lake GC in Receivership
Okay, no Tiger Woods content in this one. One of the more intriguing courses to open in Ontario in the last few years, and once T&L’s Best New Golf Course in Canada, the Raven at Lora Bay is facing...
View ArticleSympatico Column: DeLaet’s Wild Ride to the PGA Tour
Been busy writing about Canadian golf lately, though it is December and it was damned cold taking my garbage to the curb this morning. Anyway, I touched base with Graham DeLaet on Monday afternoon, and...
View ArticleGoing for the Green: Wilkins Was Mining Star
I picked up the Globe this morning to find an obituary of former Barrick Gold CEO Greg Wilkins, who died after a lengthy battle with cancer. I only met Wilkins once — playing golf with him for my Going...
View ArticleTiger Woods Hoax E-Mail — How Far Has Mainstream Media Fallen
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...
View ArticleToronto Golf Club: When is it a Restoration and When is it Something Else Pt. II
Earlier this year I reported on the “restoration” that Martin Hawtree was undertaking at Toronto Golf Club. It had been billed as a restoration by a prominent member at Toronto who was involved in the...
View ArticleEven Pat Burns Knows the Truth About Tiger
Or at least that’s what he told a Montreal radio station. Apparently a “friend” of Burns, the former Maple Leafs coach, told him the “true” inside story of Tiger Woods and Burns relayed that during a...
View ArticleMitchell G&CC: Water Use Fine “A Settlement”
A few weeks ago a G4G reader sent me a note about a fine of $25,000 to Mitchell G&CC near Stratford for “excessive water use.” Here’s the short blurb that appeared in the London Free Press:...
View ArticleGolf Mgmt in University? Laurier is the place
Interesting to see Grant Fraser’s Golf Management Institute of Canada ink a deal with Laurier University. The deal allows continuing studies students to take an online program in golf operations...
View ArticleAnother Course for Niagara?
Reader Tom sent me this clip from the Welland Tribune about the potential for another high-end golf course in Niagara Falls, even though the last one built — Grand Niagara — is in receivership. Here’s...
View ArticleHumber Valley Resort Sold Out of Receivership
It didn’t get much notice outside of Newfoundland, but one of the best courses to be built in recent memory has come out of receivership. Doug Carrick’s Humber Valley Resort, which only stayed open for...
View ArticleBig Dogs and Wicked Sticks — 2012 golf gear
One of the great perks of writing about golf is getting to test out the latest equipment. For the last three years I’ve written Sympatico’s Golf Guide, a section that has both written and video...
View ArticleDemo Days are back!
The 2014 golf season has kicked off with a plethora of new clubs and gadgets to try. All of the major manufacturers are coming to your favourite golf course to give you some hands on time with their...
View ArticleSouthwest England—Day 2: Saunton Golf Club
Saunton Golf Club (Saunton, England; Designer: Herbert Fowler (East) and Fowler/Pennick/Steel (West)) The greatest links to not hold the Open Championship. That’s the lofty claim of Saunton’s East...
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Is the Tiger gossip a golf story?
A TV shot of Woods' crash SUV That seems to be the question some are asking. Yesterday, while reading Geoff Shackelford’s site, the question was raised about whether Shackelford should be writing about...
View ArticleSympatico Column: On course or off, Woods is news
My latest Sympatico column deals with the public relations disaster that is Tiger Woods at the moment and whether the public should be expected to turn a blind eye to the whole affair.The full column...
View ArticleTurmoil at Lora Bay; Humber Valley Sold; Niagara-on-the-Lake GC in Receivership
Okay, no Tiger Woods content in this one. One of the more intriguing courses to open in Ontario in the last few years, and once T&L’s Best New Golf Course in Canada, the Raven at Lora Bay is facing...
View ArticleSympatico Column: DeLaet's Wild Ride to the PGA Tour
Been busy writing about Canadian golf lately, though it is December and it was damned cold taking my garbage to the curb this morning. Anyway, I touched base with Graham DeLaet on Monday afternoon, and...
View ArticleGoing for the Green: Wilkins Was Mining Star
I picked up the Globe this morning to find an obituary of former Barrick Gold CEO Greg Wilkins, who died after a lengthy battle with cancer. I only met Wilkins once — playing golf with him for my Going...
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