Regaining Perspective from Readers

Over pints and putts, those who indulge in golf as a pastime and not a profession have often remarked that I have the greatest job on earth, an opinion that is based on perception, but not necessarily reality. What they don’t see are the deadlines, the research, weekend work, internal politics, ego and all of the other realities that are part of life for anybody trying to earn a paycheque. The thing about golf publishing is that you spend more time... [ Read Full Article ]

Three New Courses Ready for Play

Rumours of a dragon sighting in the countryside in the west end of the GTA near Burlington are true. While it has been three years quietly in the making, golf course architect Boris Danoff and owner Bryan DeCunha are now anxiously waiting for Dragon’s Fire Golf Club to take flight in May when the course opens to the public. “Dragon myths and legends have been around since the dawn of time and we hope we have created something here that is true... [ Read Full Article ]

This is Your Sand Shot

Here we go again … Myrtle Beach, South Carolina [the golfing capital of the world] is the next great contest destination   CONTEST DETAILS WILL REVOLVE AROUND ‘YOU‘ BUT HERE IS WHAT WE KNOW … AND IT CERTAINLY SEEMS TO ADD UP TO SOMETHING SPECIAL Round Trip Air for 4 people from Buffalo-Niagara 5 rounds of golf for 4 people at selected Myrtle Beach golf courses 4 lunches at selected restaurants for 4 5 nights accommodation... [ Read Full Article ]

Laterally Extravagant

With the golf season lurking right around the corner it is time to start thinking about how, when the time comes, to get the ball in the air and in the hole again. We’ve just spent the last six months couch surfing and the thought of wielding a long iron to a tucked pin is as attractive as gum surgery. But, it is not too late to try to minimize the amount of embarrassment that we will undoubtedly subject ourselves to on that first round in late... [ Read Full Article ]