Destination Golf has become an extremely popular trend in the golf world as of late. Mike Keiser being the man at the forefront of this movement with his properties of Bandon Dunes, Cabot Links/Cliffs and recently Sand Valley. These properties feature multiple golf courses, all of which are considered some of the best in the world. This is not a new trend but it is has been gaining in popularity. Golf havens such as Pebble Beach and Pinehurst have been around for decades and in a time when golf is apparently "dying" these resorts are investing in their product and expanding or remodelling. The reason? Destination golf is in high demand. Could Manitoba become a golfing destination? Crazy thought right?...
Recently, while reading the blog post of golf course shaper and architect Riley Johns, I stumbled across a picture of Glenboro Golf and Country Club. The photo was part of a collection of Riley's favorite golf courses he got a chance to play in 2016 and included courses such as Pinehurst No.2, SandhillsGC and Banff Springs to name a few. All of these golf courses are featured near the top of every list of best golf courses in the United States, Canada and the World. So, one can imagine my amazement when a photo of our GlenboroG&CC appeared in the album. "This 9 holer in the middle of Manitoba was the biggest surprise of 2016. It has been around since...
"92% of golfers can't break 90, half of that 92% can't break 100. 8.5% can break 90 but not 80 and the remaining 0.5% can break 80. Golf is a hard game!" - Tom Weiskopf. This quote is one that stood out to me over the course of watching and reading various articles and features on the game of golf, growing the game and the design of current golf courses. There is no denying golf is a hard game and if you have followed any of my previous posts many of them have been tailored toward making the game easier by informing anyone willing to listen. Spoiler, this article is no different. The design of the golf course itself has...
I read an article very recently written on behalf of a local golf course and they made mention of tax receipts being issued for donations made to the golf course. This got me wondering how many donations this course or any course for that matter, receives on a yearly basis. My assumption is not enough or what is deserved. I haven't done any research to find out an exact answer to this so I could be very wrong but based on what I know golf courses do for communities, charity, and the environment I believe for the large part they go under-appreciated and undervalued. A successful, thriving community needs to provide amenities to its residents. A golf course is a...
When you arrive at a golf course to spend the next four hours of your day, you are there to have fun and enjoy yourself, right? So why is it that I see 15-20 handicaps head to the first tee and tee it up between the Black tees to play the course at its absolute longest possible yardage. This is simply setting yourself up for a long day of fairway woods, hybrids and long irons into the green and ultimately, a lot of big numbers on that scorecard and a poor overall experience of the course. This is a problem that can be solved quite easily. Play the proper set of tees for your golf game! For this article I...