The new Owners of Eagleview Golf Range in South Surrey have upgraded their facility, and it is brilliant. I have a long, personal history with this facility dating back to when it was known as Peace Arch Driving Range. It was part of a small circuit of ranges and Par 3 courses in the area […]
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Welcome to one of my favourite places on Planet Earth. Cultus Lake Golf Club is a family owned, brilliantly managed slice of B.C. paradise. They sell beauty and they sell fun, and both are available to anyone who wishes to experience golf on any scale, in about every way possible. I will be writing a
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A WALK THROUGH PARADISE You have heard about the allure of walking the fairways at Augusta National or the feeling you get while driving down Magnolia Lane – that special sense of being somewhere that nature is holding you in her arms – Meridian Par 3 delivers that feeling every time you walk it. Meridian
“Zen and the art of golf green building is based on the time I have spent with a rake in-hand, pushing gravel around until the point when the reality of the gravel, and how it is sloped, has met the best possible intention for how the golf green should play. It’s like playing for hours
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In looking online at several goals of North American Parks and Recreation Departments, I have compiled a list of ways The Golf Park might help in achieving your municipalities own potential goals and objectives. Improve and enhance natural resources, parkland, and recreational opportunities Anticipate the needs of the changing community and structure programs and facilities
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Finding My Passion I first saw a synthetic golf green late in the year 2000 while I was living in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the most supreme AHA! moments of my life. As a kid, one of my go-to hobbies was to take the weed eater to our back lawn, cut it down as
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A WALK IN THE PARK I had an opportunity to play Queen Elizabeth Pitch n’ Putt today for the first time and it gave me that giddy, butterfly, excited feeling like when you’re a kid going somewhere fun. Basically, I was a kid again today. There is something about the modest little kiosks at these
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GOLF’S REALLY IMPORTANT GUY As a subheading I dabbled with “Golf’s Great Saviourâ€. Strong sentiments even though I feel there is real truth to the title. Erik Anders Lang is changing the entire paradigm of golf. For those who know golf is a fun loving, don’t-take-so-seriously, spiritually motivated, game for everyone, he provides validation –
Artificial Turf Lawns: Weighing the Pros and Cons Although my focus is, and has always been golf applications for synthetic turf, I have a long history of installing artificial grass as a replacement for natural grass, without a golf element at all. Admittedly, this was difficult for me to get on board with. What I
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by Michael Murphy “A masterpiece on the mysticism of golf.” – San Francisco Chronicle Many people find there is a connection, through golf, to a higher order. Have you felt that? What does that look like? Is it a connection to something bigger than yourself? Is it easy to define or is it unexplainable? For
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