All golfers look forward to that first round of the year to usher in the spring. The advertising of The Masters Tournament gins people up and Jim Nantz’s smooth voice echoes. Clubs are polished and dreams of shooting 75 pop into the mind. My 2015 inaugural round in the desert-like interior British Columbia fortunately happens…
We may have just added an hour for Daylight Savings Time but golf needs to turn back its own clock. Although FootGolf and larger golf holes are valiant efforts to increase interest in golf they are not golf. Just like touch football is fun and a kind of football it is not the real thing….
Truly, Guinness tastes better in Ireland—especially following a round of links golf. Why? Well, the refreshing water from the Wicklow Mountains certainly make it taste better. “The black stuff” is a cherished reward when you finish a hard fought, four-ball match with your mates. The beer may not look tempting at first sight, especially if…
For those individuals of a certain generation, City Slickers and its successors were fun movies to watch. Billy Crystal, Bruno Kirby and of course, Jack Palance aka Curly, were characters you connected with while laughing at the struggles of watching the city boys try and become pseudo-cowboys. A famous line in the movie discussing the…
Villa Condulmer, Italy Many people raise their eyebrow when I mention golf in Italy. A quizzical look transforms into curiosity. This is a common reaction to a dialogue that turns to one of question. Why would I do that? Let me switch the field of perspective. I would like to offer a new category of…
Visit a chain or independent bookstore. Bookstores are often harbingers of what subjects and products people are interested in buying. Walk to the sports section first and examine the titles for the different sports. There used to be a large selection but the numbers are dwindling, just like the number of golfers on courses. I…
“Did you see that”. “No, what!” Alison just witnessed a car in the eastbound lane wiping out into the middle of the Okanagan Connector in southern interior British Columbia. I looked over my shoulder and saw a dark shape that filled her description. Golf travel was very far away in my mind at this juncture….
When the plane skidded to an abrupt halt on the tarmac at Malpensa Airport in Milan, Italy I knew something was seriously wrong. Normally you are elated to arrive at such a historical and exotic locale. However, this was a braking airplane after attempting a routine take-off and that is definitely not ordinary. Such an…
I visited Tobiano outside of Kamloops, British Columbia a total of three times before playing this magnificent course. This public course has gained rave reviews across Canada. The first two times were visits of pure pleasure to see the topographical features and green fairways carved in among brown rough and huge elevation drops. Anticipation and…
After parking in the Fairmont Chateau Whistler Hotel lot and handed a valet tag we were quickly shuttled to the the Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Club found in Upper Whistler Village. The trip only took a couple of minutes. Staff at the course took our clubs and said they would be waiting for us on…