Through a magical mix of spectacular geography and artful design, Canada’s signature par threes often reflect not just the character of golf at a particular course, but of an entire region of the country.
Inside the Magic of Canada’s Best Par Threes
March 19, 2013 by Brian Kendall
Filed Under: Canada, Destinations, Feature Stories, Golf Courses Tagged With: Algonquin Golf Course, Alister McKenzie, Banff Springs Golf Course, Deer Valley Golf and Estates, Donald Ross, Doug Carrick, Furry Creek Golf and Country Club, golf course design, Graham Cooke, Greywolf Golf Course, Jack Nicklaus, Jasper Park Lodge Golf course, Les Furber, Pete Dye, Robert Trent Jones, Stanley Thompson, Tom McBroom, TPC Sawgrass
Christmas Dreams Come True in Pinehurst
November 13, 2012 by Brian Kendall
As we wake up at Pinehurst Resort on Christmas morning, my wife and I joke that we hope Santa has brought us new golf swings.
An hour later, to the sound of church bells ringing in the distance, we optimistically tee off at the resort’s No. 2 course, hallowed ground for every golfer
Filed Under: Destinations, Feature Stories, Golf Courses, North Carolina, Resorts We Love, United States Tagged With: Arnold Palmer, Ben Crenshaw, Bill Coore, Christmas golf, Donald Ross, Ellis Maples, George Fazio, golf in Pinehurst, Jack Nicklaus, LPGA US Open 2014, Mike Strantz, North Carolina golf, PGA US Open 2014, Pinehurst No. 2 golf course, Pinehurst Resort, Rees Jones, Tom Fazio, US golf resorts
Banff Springs: Monarch of Mountain Golf
July 25, 2012 by Brian Kendall
Set amid majestic Rocky Mountain peaks, Alberta’s world-famous Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course is a showcase for the genius of Stanley Thompson, Canada’s most revered golf course architect.
Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, Destinations, Feature Stories, Golf Courses, Resorts We Love Tagged With: A. W. Tillinghast, Alberta golf, Alister MacKenzie, Banff National Park, Byron Nelson, Canadian Rockies golf, Canmore, Canmore Golf and Curling Club, Capilano Golf and Country Club, Donald Ross, Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course, Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Gene Sarazen, Highlands Links, Kananaskis Resort, Silvertip Golf Course, St. George's Golf and Country Club, Stanley Thompson, Stewart Creek Golf and Country Club
Pinehurst No. 2 Reigns In U.S.A. Golf
March 29, 2012 by Brian Kendall
Donald Ross’s celebrated No. 2 course at Pinehurst Resort is the iconic heart of a bucolic North Carolina village named the first Anchor Site of the U.S. Open.
Filed Under: Destinations, Feature Stories, Golf Courses, North Carolina, United States Tagged With: Ben Crenshaw, Bill Coore, Donald Ross, Dormie Club, golf travel, golf vacations, Home of American Golf, Mid Pines Inn and Golf Club, North Carolina golf, Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club, Pinehurst, Pinehurst No. 2, Pinehurst Resort, U.S. Open Championships 2014