(Last updated December 2020.) Like Tiger Woods before him, Rory McIlroy was heralded as the game’s next great star almost from the moment he first swung a club. The hype had already reached fever pitch when I toured Northern Ireland in the early 2000s. At Portstewart Golf Club, a fabulous links about a 90-minute drive […]
Make Way For Bear at Stewart Creek
September 18, 2012 by
In the second in a series profiling Canada’s greenest courses, we look at how Canmore’s Stewart Creek Golf and Country Club minimizes its impact on the local wildlife.
Mix Grapes and Greens in British Columbia
September 4, 2012 by
Award-winning vineyards and superior golf—the irresistibly modern one-two tourism punch pioneered by California’s Napa and Sonoma valleys—has put British Columbia’s Thompson-Okanagan region on the radar of discerning travellers.
A Pilgrimage to George Knudson’s Toronto Gravesite
September 3, 2012 by
For fans of the late, great George Knudson, a pilgrimage to his mid-town Toronto gravesite is a fitting and moving tribute to the man who ranks alongside Mike Weir as our outstanding male golfer. I made the trip recently, remembering the golfer I had worshipped as a young boy in the 1960s as I walked through Mount […]
Swing Into Autumn Across Canada
August 31, 2012 by
Canada’s courses are at their most spectacular in the fall. From Newfoundland to Northern Ontario to British Columbia, five destinations perfect for savouring the sights and other opportunities of the season.
