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Sagebrush GC Prepared For A New Season
Golf Club is all one could hope for from a links-style layout. From the tips, you get plenty of room to roam as the 18 holes stretch out to almost 7,400 yards playing to a par of 72. From there, the distances wind down to 6,646, 5,487 (a blue/white...
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The Galleri Classic Presented By Spotlight 29 Casino: A Rejuvenating Golf Event In The Coachella Valley
3-under-par 69 on Sunday and finished at 13-under par 203 for the tournament. Goosen made two big par saves on the final two holes to outlast playing partners Steven Alker and Ricardo Gonzalez. South Africa’s Goosen joins David Toms as the only two...
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Gord’s Alberta Golf Notes: Volume 1
(population in 2021 was 7,985), the course these young guns will take on is anything but small. The layout features 27 holes that will test the skill and patience of all those taking part, no matter which 18 they take on. The four-day, 72-hole event...
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Calgarians Step Up In Big Way To Fill Vacant Positions
the day. Thecourse sits alongside the Elbow River/Glenmore Reservoir but water isn’t a major obstacle here, with only three holes having such a hazard. The greens are not overly undulating, but “tricky at most times,” he noted. “At our club...
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Mountain View No Longer Has To Live Up To Big Sister
Especially On This Test On The Back Nine. (Photo By Gord Montgomery/Inside Golf) Not only that, all but one of the short holes—the par-3s on the younger of the two courses which was built in 1998—are a challenge. “In terms of what you get on Mountain...
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Indian Wells Golf Resort Tees Up Great Experiences
club course. The Celebrity course has all the bells and whistles. Flower splashes all over the golf course. The last six holes all have some sort of water feature like a waterfall or a lake. It’s wonderful but challenging at 7,000 yards.” Truth be told,...
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Some Scoring Problems Being Removed & Others Added At Eagle Rock GC
not going to touch the greens. Our green complexes are all raised so we have the ability to make run-offs on some of the holes. I think it’s going to look cool by the time we get it done. It’s just a different look, I guess.” If you think the bunker...
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Alberta Team Rebounds Nicely To Finish 5th At RBC Scramble
until about hole 12. We had anything from 40 to 80, and I heard as high as 90 kilometres an hour winds. We played four holes then they called us off for about an hour to let the storm pass a little bit. The rain stopped and the wind picked up. When...
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Benson Overtakes Heffernan To Win Canadian Assistants’ Championship
Quebec, carded a superb minus-12 in his win. To achieve that, he fired sterling back-to-back rounds of 65 over the final 36 holes after opening the event with an even-par 71. For his win, Benson pocketed top money of $10,000. As for Heffernan, the PGA...
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Gord’s Alberta Golf Notes
hole at the Speargrass GC from well out. As it turned out, to warm up for his second magnificent hole, Kidd birdied the two holes after his ace, then recorded a couple of pars, then the albatross, meaning he went 7-under in a six-hole stretch. Alberta...
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Polson Growing The Game In The Best Way She Knows
the game right.” Each time out, the groups of four are instructed on a particular part of the game prior to playing nine holes. Doing that 20 times in a day can get old, Polson said with a smile, but that’s what teaching is all about — passing on...
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Whitecourt G&CC A Wonderful Rural Golf Experience
the fairways which opens up the greens and gives you the opportunity to score well. There are a multitude of dog-leg right holes on the course with a few that turn left as well. Strategy is a huge key here; yes you can try to cut corners but the penalty...
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Fire Damage At Alberta Golf Course Limited But Precautions Still Being Taken
of our course, it burnt some trees on the new nine that we’re shaping but nothing serious. It didn’t change the shape of the holes or anything. On the existing course, on our Creekside Nine around the fourth green and fifth tee box, itburned some trees...
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Golf With The Legends: The Galleri Classic
under. And to think — Hall of Famer, Retief Goosen, shot out of the starting gate that day with birdies on 9 of his first 12 holes to take a three-shot lead midway through the final day’s action. “I haven't made any putts for two weeks, and then finally...
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PGA TOUR Canada, Northern Bear Ink Three-Year Deal
the ball these days, nothing is ever too long for them. The thing here is with plenty of natural hazards and a variety of holes, the challenge will be there for the rising stars on the Canadian Tour. As to what the pros can expect, McDowell said, “Every...
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Alberta’s Major Amateur Championships Dates Announced
Women then take to the grass for their championship at Coyote Creek Golf & RV Resort in Sundre. That tournament, which is 54 holes, runs on July 25-27. Shortly after that, the Alberta Senior Men’s Championship tees it up on August 1-3, taking place at...
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Carlsbad, California, Is Cool
water features — driving accuracy is key. When it used to be a PGA TOUR stop, the Legend’s back nine, combined with nine holes from the Champions, were used for the tournament. The La Costa Resort & Spa has many activities on the property, is always...
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