Sure Signs of Summer

GolfScene Spring Issue 2012

The sure signs of summer ... if the warm weather isn't enough, there's always the NHL playoffs - new beverage launches - patio openings - flip flops and summer dresses - and, ...

A Life Well Played

Tribute to Norm Woods

On August 29th, 2011 golf lost an ally and a friend. And GolfScene suffered the loss of its founder and publisher Norm Woods. It was unquestionably our darkest hour. Norm's ...

It’s All Bafflegab

The bafflegab usually dispensed by the more senior members of the golfing fraternity has taken a big-time hit in the majors the past two seasons and we must be careful of the ...

I Want a Ruling

It came from the whiner, or whinger as they say in Australia for reasons known only to Aussies like him, and it was predictable. Even if he was born two latitudes removed and ...

How to Build Confidence

During a casual round of golf with a PGA Tour player, I asked him about the best golf advice he had ever received. His answer, which I will reveal later, is the basis of ...

Barra’s Big Break

Her name was Jemima and at the age of five her gentle dark eyes gave no hint of the physical, emotional, and sexual abuse she had already suffered. Jemima got her first 'Big ...

Whether and the Weather

As I write this article, I reflect on many recent conversations of a tough 2011 season. We as golfers got a bit frustrated in the spring, being tired of repetitive rain ...

Player’s Club: Left to Right

Richard Zokol

When we last saw Mike Weir, he was climbing aboard a golf cart at Vancouver’s Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club after withdrawing from the RBC Canadian Open, which began a ...

Putting the Hammer Down

Hamilton King's Forest

The City of Hamilton has discovered that golf is a good business after all. Some municipalities, like London and Kitchener for example, are still weighing the pros and cons of ...

Changes : Fall Magazine is awaiting pickup

Fall 2011 Magazine

The fall magazine is inked up and waiting.  Waiting for shipping, waiting for you - this week. UPDATE: Fall magazine is at the courses, NOW. And it's our 'Worst Issue ...

Will We Roll With It?

I’ve made a public pledge to cease and desist with the juvenile references to the U.S. Open champion, but he makes it so easy with that cherub face and the curls cascading ...

Great Greens are Seldom Under-AErated

The Course is Aerated, Let’s Give Our Super a High Five! Ok, now that I have caught your attention, I can’t be more serious! If our golf course superintendent is ...