When you decide to move from East to West in Canada it is not a short jaunt down the highway. I took the plunge and drove from near Toronto with my good friend Rick when I decided to experience British Columbia and the great attributes this province offers. Ontario is much larger than you can…
Today’s society has decided that golf and these products are not as important as they once were. One hears the word “disruptors” often to define things or technologies that displace others. Before tackling golf, I would like to discuss the other items in this list. Netflix has taken over from cable and will continue to…
Canadians are too nice at times. We let our confident brothers to the south show more bravado. We don’t often stand up and beat our chests to say, “Hey, we can win golf medals and have beautiful golf too”. But things are a changing… The world knows about our past Winter Olympics in Calgary and…
While standing on the first tee with Luke Luttrell, the new Head Professional at Gamble Sands, he pointed across the valley in Brewster, Washington. Alison and I looked to see what was so interesting. He showed us the outlines of three holes that were constructed on the rocky terrain above Brewster by the well-known golf…
Andrew’s pic at Dismal River When Chief’s golf clubs did not trickle down the luggage belt in the small airport of North Platte, Nebraska there was a sense of doom felt by the defending Chewy Open Champion. No way, we thought, were the clubs going to make it for the opening round the next morning…
President Obama was arriving in Palm Springs the day I was leaving the recent North American Golf Tourism Convention (NAC) organized by IAGTO. He was not coming to huddle with advisers to discuss Putin’s probes into the Ukraine but to share a round or two with his golfing buddies. Most U.S. Presidents have ventured to…
European golfers must be in better shape and must not get hungry. It is like they run on nuclear fuel or have a hidden compartment in their bag that stays hidden from my eyes. North American golfers are spoiled with access to electric carts/buggies and food is in abundance thanks to cart girl and half…
Two of the best golfing experiences I have ever had commenced before hitting my first shot of the day. They also happened to be at legendary links courses. And it began simply by hoisting clubs over my shoulder after retrieving them from a locked room in a majestic hotel. Our group of twelve Verma Cuppers…
While texting with my good friend Andrew during the final round of the Masters we touched upon a subject that has come up multiple times in past conversations—humility. I believe this to be an important character trait. If I listed Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy which one would stand separate from…
The 19th hole in Ireland is different and can be quite distant from golf course grounds. After playing the outstanding Island Golf Club links course and the leisurely parkland O’Meara course at Carton House in Dublin, it was time to enjoy the Guinness—and maybe several. This pleasurable extension of your golf round is even more…