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Year end performance reviews

What was the most exciting tournament you watched in 2024?

Building leverage in your golf swing

For seniors only: 6 things I did to break 80 …. again

Charley Hull’s ruthless solution for Turtles? Take away their tour card

Taking divots in the Dominican Republic

Golf Guides

Courses

Carrick Design set to begin new course at Hallo Nelson in BC

Architect Christine Fraser ‘updating and reshaping’ Northumberland Links

Course Review: St. Andrew’s East Golf Club

The origins of Mike Strantz’s masterpiece at Caledonia

Fry / Straka Design set to break ground on Curracloe Links in Southeast Ireland

Travel

Taking divots in the Dominican Republic

Top-rated Pulpit Club now accessible through new stay-and-play program

Best and worst airports in U.S. and Canada: Toronto Pearson rates near the bottom

Don’t fear the fall: Discover Scottsdale’s secret golf season

A stay at Wooden Sticks offers a perfect escape without the travel

Instruction

Building leverage in your golf swing

For seniors only: 6 things I did to break 80 …. again

Does social media golf instruction help us? Or exploit us?

Overcoming the resistance to tee it forward

Swing like you’re chopping wood? Yes!

INSTAGRAM

Oct 24

Wonderful two days enjoying the Pulpit and Paintbrush in Caledon. Escarpment House was one of our two stay and play accommodations. 14,000 sq ft with six bedrooms, 14 bathrooms and 200 acres on the Niagara Escarpment. Part of a new stay and play program that lets non-members enjoy two of the best courses in Canada.

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Oct 20

Final day of the season at Lake St George. Gorgeous fall day and still the best greens in Ontario. Perfect condition and fantastic contours. Thanks to the Louth family for another great season.

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Oct 4

Gorgeous fall golf at Duntroon Highlands. This has become an annual visit. The colours are just starting but the views are spectacular any time of year. The course is all about the elevation changes and playing on the side of the Niagara Escarpment. Forget the yardage on the card or your GPS and figure it out. Often an extra club or two. The sloping greens are in great shape right now and fun to putt. DH is definitely worth a visit. It's on my Fun and Affordable list.

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Apr 21

Delighted to catch up with Taylor Pendrith at the Corales Puntacana Championship in Dominican Republic. He’s in third place, just two back of the lead, heading to Sunday’s final round. #puntacana #dominicanrepublic🇩🇴

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Apr 18

Day I of our trip to the Dominican Republic to cover the PGA Tour Corales Puntacana Championship and experience some of the fantastic golf on the island with @godomrep. Ocean’s 4 was a delight - very generous off the tee which was a nice way to ease back into the game after a long winter layoff, and spectacular Oceanside holes. Great weather & wonderful hosts too. Can’t wait to see what’s on the agenda for tomorrow.

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Mar 5

Congratulations to Vanessa Borovilos of Toronto who recently won the Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship in Myrtle Beach, SC. This is a very prestigious event featuring an international field of too ranked juniors.

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Feb 14

Congratulations to Lauren Zaretsky of Thornhill who won her first ever NCAA title at the UCF Women’s Challenge. #golfontario #texastechwomensgolf

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Feb 6

Thrilled to play TPC Myrtle Beach yesterday. This Tom Fazio gem has been around for 25 years but still one of the best in the city which boasts over 80 courses. #tpcmyrtlebeach #myrtlebeachgolf

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Jan 24

I went to a golf show and a pickleball game broke out. Apparently it’s the fastest growing game in the world. Certainly one of the busiest displays here at the PGA Merchandise Show.

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Jan 22

First game of the year. @reunionresort Nicklaus Course. It’s about 40 degrees warmer than home. Thanks to @northandwestcoastlinks and @tourismireland

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Dec 7

Congratulations to Alena Sharp who’s headed back to the LPGA Tour after finishing inside the Top 50 at Q-school. She’ll be joined by Savannah Grewal of Mississauga and Maddie Szeryk of London. Well done ladies! #lpga

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Nov 23

The directions clearly say to let the turkey chill in the sink for a couple of hours. Happy Thanksgiving to all of our American friends. #thanksgiving

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Nov 22

Congratulations to James Skrypec (The Academy at Deer Ridge) for winning the PGA Head Professional Championship of Canada! #pgaofcanada

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Oct 10

Congratulations to Team Canada for winning the World Junior Girls Golf Championship. First time ever! Great effort by Anna Huang and Vanessa Zhang of Vancouver and Vanessa Borovilos of Toronto and all their coaches and support staff. #golfcanada

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Oct 5

The fall colours are here! The “leaf rule” is also in play. #duntroonhighlands

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Sep 19

Gorgeous day @southmuskoka A bit chilly but there’s no better place to play golf in the Fall than Muskoka. #southmuskokagolfclub

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Sep 8

Fantastic outing yesterday at Seguin Valley Golf Club in Parry Sound. Inspired routing through dense forest and dramatic elevation changes with some of the best scenery in the province. Great greens too! If you haven’t played here it’s definitely worth a visit. #seguinvalleygolfclub

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Aug 31

Fabulous day @rockycrestgolf It’s been a few years since I’ve been here and it’s even better than I remember. The greens are faster too. One of Tom McBroom’s best designs. #rockycrestresort #thomasmcbroom

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Aug 22

Gorgeous day @lakestgeorge Perfect weather, great pace and fun company. These greens are a delight too. #lakestgeorgegolfclub

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Jul 13

Wonderful day yesterday at Oviinbyrd Golf Club in Muskoka with designer Tom McBroom. As far as a course and a private club are concerned, Oviinbyrd is pretty tough to beat.

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Jun 14

Very pleasant outing at Duntroon Highlands. Of course the name says it all - this course has a lot of dramatic elevation changes. Not long on the card but plenty tough enough hitting to greens perched halfway up the Niagara Escarpment. Very strategic, loads of fun and stunning views. Definitely worth a visit. #duntroonhighlandsgolf

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May 31

The 2023 Tour continues with another new to me course. This week it was Batteaux Creek in Nottawa, a few minutes south of Collingwwod. This is a Stephen Young design and looks to be created out of wetlands. Lots of ponds but the fairways are generous and large receptive greens made it very playable. I knew very little about this course before we played but I’ll definitely go back. Quite flat and perfect for walking too. #batteauxcreekgolf

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May 24

Fun day yesterday at Parry Sound Golf & Country Club. What a gorgeous Canadian Shield setting. Narrow, tree-lined corridors, rock outcroppings, and zany greens - sloped and slick. Early Tom McBroom (1982) design. Not long but still quite a challenge. I need another crack at this one. #parrysoundgolfandcountryclub

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May 10

Finally got out to play! This is the 9th hole on the South nine at Lake St. George, just north of Orillia. It’s a wonderful dogleg par-5 finishing hole designed by Robbie Robinson. Three nines here and all in great shape, especially the greens which have lots of humps and contours and were more than a match for my early season putting. Pretty laid back spot - just the way I like it. #lakestgeorgegolf

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May 3

Great day at Wooden Sticks for the Ontario Golf Hall of Fame. The weather was even colder than my putting but the course was in magnificent shape as usual. Congrats to colleagues Garry McKay (Builder category) and Rick Young (Media Award) on their Hall of Fame inductions. #ontariogolfhalloffame #gao #woodensticks

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