A random assortment of golf ideas and thoughts for the interweb.
Golf has never been more popular. Yet for many Canadians, it has never been harder to simply try the game. That may sound like a contradiction. It isn’t. Courses are full. Equipment has never been better. Professional golf is thriving. Participation is growing. Yet somewhere along the way, access quietly began to disappear. The game […]
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THE FORCE THAT CAN’T BE MEASURED Payne Stewart’s winning putt at the 1999 US Open, cementing him as my favourite golfer forever and always What often happens in golf, and most commonly at Augusta during Masters week, is that you see a champion who is fueled by the inexplicable forces of desire and intention. Something
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by Dave Turner (retired Parks and Rec Manager) The recent articles in the national papers, The Globe and The Vancouver Sun advocating for the closure of municipal golf courses to free up the land for other more beneficial uses caught my interest and I started to do a little research. The articles gave the impression
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GOLF ON A SCALE THAT WE ALL CAN ENJOY The first putting course was born adjacent to the first ever golf course in St. Andrews, Scotland. The Ladies Putting Club of St. Andrews was born in 1867 and I feel it will one day prove to be the greatest revolution in a sport that has
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Many of the elements below pertain to my work in putting course and naturally themed miniature golf course design. Whether it is a full-sized championship golf course or a small minigolf layout, the design is an intricate process that requires careful consideration of various factors to create an exceptional playing experience. From the strategic placement
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“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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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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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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My first introduction to wilderness golf was when my buddy Jono, living in Whistler, BC (shoutout to Jono at Squampton Snowskates) took me into the woods to play Wiffle Golf. This was a brand new concept and a brand new experience for me and it changed my whole mindset around how golf could be played.Â
The most satisfying part of installing artificial turf is admiring how it looks the second you complete the project. Everything is perfect – a fresh new look. You have transformed a yard into a golfer’s paradise and the ground crew at Augusta National Golf Club couldn’t have made it look any sweeter. The problem is
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