Columbia is prepared to welcome guests with an ever-expanding line-up of amenities. Sagebrush Golf Club will open for the season on May 3, 2024, and they are ready for those looking for a unique golfing experience. Located in Quilchena, just outside of...
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf It’s going to be a busy season on the Alberta golf scene in 2024 and that is highlighted by two major events. The biggest of the pair will be on the LPGA circuit when the CKPC Women’s Open tees things up...
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf PALM SPRINGS, California — These sunglasses aren’t your dollar store variety by any stretch of the imagination. But then again, you get what you pay for. With USwing eyewear, you are indeed getting...
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf PALM DESERT, California — As any younger sibling knows, it’s sometimes tough living up to your older sister’s/brother’s reputation and that’s exactly the case for the Mountain View layout at the Desert...
Dr. Barry Lotz, Inside Golf Becoming a certified PGTAA teaching professional can be an excellent route to pursue for those passionate about golf and teaching. Here are ten open-ended facts highlighting why it may be a great choice: Comprehensive...
game face on right away. According to the professional staff there, the toughest tests come early on. Executive Pro Brian Bassen and the club’s Head Professional Brad Gagne agreed the stretch from the second hole through the sixth is what can simply...
to can a tee shot. That’s exactly what 15-year-old Tyler Kidd did recently, but then he went one step beyond. Kidd, who was playing in the Priddis Greens G&CC club championship in Calgary, did what is basically deemed as impossible — he followed that...
Golf At the Sirocco Golf Club in Calgary, what you see isn’t always what you’re going to get. A phenomenon known locally as the Sirocco Swirl means you could well be playing a different course today than when you teed it up here yesterday. Founded in...
By Gord Montgomery, Inside Golf SURREY, British Columbia — Part of this assignment was to eat. After climbing out of bed on our second day, it was off to breakfast and Western-style foods this time. We set up camp at the retro Roadhouse Grille where...
By Gord Montgomery, Inside Golf CALGARY, Alberta — With a scorecard that read more like one from a Texas Scramble than a tournament round — birdie, birdie, birdie to finish regulation play and then birdie, birdie, par, birdie to end a playoff —...
Senior Writer, Inside Golf CALGARY, Alberta — When Albertans need help, it’s never far away no matter what the issue. Case in point: volunteers filling in spots left open in preparation for the 2024 LPGA championship in Calgary at the Earl Grey Golf...
The global golf market, estimated at approximately $70 billion, encompasses numerous billion-dollar segments, with golf equipment alone valued at over $7 billion worldwide. Among these segments, golf instruction plays a pivotal role. Searches for golf...
Callaway Smoke Drivers (Callaway Ai Smoke Max, Callaway Ai Smoke Max D, Callaway Ai Smoke Max Fast, and Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond) The standout feature of Callaway’s latest Paradym Ai Smoke range is the Ai Smart Face. Crafted through an...
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf PALM DESERT, California — As a travelling golfer, the one thing you want when taking on a new course is to be wowed by everything put in front of you, running from the parking lot through the 19th hole. At...
Senior Writer, Inside Golf CAPE BRETON ISLAND — Success in sports often comes through overcoming adversity. In the case of the five-man team from The Track GC in Langdon, Alberta, that typified their experience at the 2023 RBC Scramble finals at two of...
much! That could well have been the utterance of both Murray McCourt and Wes Heffernan at the end of the 2023 PGA of Canada Assistants’ Championship at The Ranch Golf & Country Club. For McCourt, the executive professional at the host venue, his miss...
usage. If you have not tried these grips, do yourself a favour and watch your putting improve. The non-taper technology increases consistency and lower scores by allowing even pressure in both hands thereby eliminating added tension in the wrist and...
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf SPRUCE GROVE, Alberta — If the Ranch Golf & Country Club was good enough for the Canadian Tour back in the day, then it’s certainly good enough for Canada’s top assistant club professionals. That will be...
British Columbia — With the influx of advertising highlighting British Columbia hitting Alberta’s visual markets over the past while, including the much-ballyhooed Surrey Spice Trail, it seemed only fitting that we hop on a plane and crash the party. We...
what’s taking place with the expansion of the 18-hole facility to 27 holes. Three holes have been finished and another has been cut in. As for the other five, they’re drawn up and further work is ready to begin soon. The pro noted that no official...