Because we don’t have them at home. Or few, if we count Bandon in Oregon or Cabot in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Because we want to test our artistry of a 50 yard putt or punched 5 iron into the wind and through rain. We are spoiled in NA with immaculate course conditions and hitting…
American golf writer, Matt Ward and his photographer, Maureen Vaccaro are guests in the Okanagan Valley and Vancouver Island this week. Matt and I originally met at the IGTM Conference in Tenerife last fall. He was intrigued by my interior B.C. golf story including Sagebrush and Tobiano and other aspects of this beautiful region. Thanks…
VI Golf is a trusted resource for Vancouver Island golf. Find useful information about courses, instruction, product reviews and up-to-date news in the golf industry at vigolf.ca. I had the great pleasure of recently speaking with Jeremy, the mind behind VIGolf.ca. Listen to the podcast here.
I have been thinking about the many challenges golf courses face when driving more visitors and revenue into their clubs. One of the areas I feel is being underemphasized is excellent customer service. I only have to think about my Masters experience in 2010. In my book, Golf Shorts and Plus Fours I describe the…
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…
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….
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…