Cabot resides in Inverness. Not the capital of the Scottish Highlands where I just returned from visiting and playing with hickory golfers. No, Inverness in New Scotland or what we know as Nova Scotia. Cabot Links. Cabot Cliffs. The only two true links golf courses in Canada are now ranked in the top 100 in…
“We saw a bear at Nicklaus North this week”. I smiled with the thought of this truly Canadian golf experience. Garry and Rosemary were our guests for dinner travelling on a two month golf trip from Hawaii to Seattle and throughout Western Canada. The friendly Australians enjoyed Hotel Eldorado in Kelowna overlooking Lake Okanagan. Garry…
Individuals may specifically travel to Scotland to enjoy links golf, fine whiskies, castles and hiking trails but good weather does not fall in this category. I experienced sun then hail on back to back holes on beautiful Royal Dornoch. People forewarn you that four seasons of weather change in one day happens and it is…
Our golf group in Scotland, including hickory players, set up a Ryder Cup format for our last day at historic Prestwick. I volunteered to be an American as we had an imbalance. After defeating Billy in our singles match, we finished tied. Was I a traitor to my Canadian comrades? I didn’t chant USA! USA!…
Since I am hosting a Scottish golf trip next week with Canadians and Americans, whisky tasting is on. Lagavulin Whisky or Dalmore Whisky. Now if I was venturing to Ireland then it would be whiskey. Bushmills, Jameson Whiskey. People can make the mistake with the “e” and it can ruffle feathers. There is Canadian Club…
While admiring Tiger’s win at the Masters, I also eyed which players kept the pin in while putting. In our recent annual secret golf trip to Utah, our group of good friends left the pin in while putting throughout the four rounds. Hmmm…we did not discuss this beforehand on what our choices would be. We…
Two hours north of Las Vegas sits a great golf destination in St. George, Utah. We sampled lava rock holes at Entrada, beautiful red rock mountain sights at Sand Hollow , and the Ledges and we drove an hour to Wolf Creek in Mesquite, Nevada. Wow, this is spectacular, hard and 6 hours. And then…
When speaking with golf explorers who want to visit beautiful Western Canada, I usually hear the words Whistler, Vancouver and Banff. Two to three week long adventures to BC and Alberta can take you to some of the best golf courses in the universe. A Rocky Mountain high included. The Okanagan Valley sits between them….
Portuguese golf courses need to cater to international golfers because they have a small golfing base and they do an excellent job. Canada has a huge 5 million plus golfing community and our courses cater mostly to Americans and domestics. It is time for Canadian golf courses and our national tourist board to shift attention…
Think the best seafood when you are in the south like the Algarve, meat in the North like Porto. Lisbon has both. White storks that make visible nests we saw on power lines south of Lisbon cannot legally be removed after they have been constructed. I think of Men Without Hats song’s lyrics “We walked…