By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf CALGARY, Alberta — For one Alberta PGA pro, the pre-qualifying tournament for the 2023 Shaw Charity Classic was all about learning to go forward. For another, it was all about taking what he’d learned to...
The FJ Flex #56287 Golf Shoe $99.99 www.footjoy.com One of the most important pieces of golf equipment is shoes. Over the years, I have reviewed many brands, material compositions, spiked and spikeless, laced, and BOA Fit System shoes. One of the very...
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf EDMONTON, Alberta — While excuses for not extracting oneself from a bunker are plentiful — “not enough sand;” “too much sand;” “thinned it;” “this wasn’t raked properly” — one thing that won’t be plentiful...
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf Two Albertans, long known for their work in the golf industry at the amateur and professional levels, have been honoured by Golf Canada with Distinguished Service Awards, for their efforts to foster the...
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 STONY PLAIN, Alberta — While Wes Heffernan showed brilliance with his long game in the 36-hole Cobra Puma Golf Alberta PGA Assistants Championship at the Stony Plain GC, it was a 14-foot eagle putt...
By Gord Montgomery, Inside Golf After a three-year timeout, the PGA of Alberta Golf Shows are set to return with organizers hoping everyone, vendors and the public, get a bigger bang for their buck. Trevor Rioux, the event manager, said there is lots...
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf QUILCHENA, British Columbia – After several years of sitting in limbo, a course now named the top play in British Columbia is prepared to welcome guests with an ever-expanding line-up of amenities....
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 —...
By Gord Montgomery, Inside Golf EDMONTON, Alberta — When Dunc Mills’ mother, Marion Kolthammer, introduced him to the game of golf oh so many decades ago, she likely had no idea where that would lead her son. As it turned out, it was most likely a lot...
By Dr. Barry Lotz, Inside Golf Every so often there are major breakthroughs in the golf industry in every category. This Korean company, SJ Golf Engineering Lab, headed by Dr. Seung-jin Choi, the inventor of FreeFlex Technology, is the creator of this...
SQAIRZ Velo Golf Shoe $220.00 www.sqairzgolf.com Robert Winskowicz, the man behind SQAIRZ, stresses the importance of balance and stability in improving golf performance. This belief forms the basis of every SQAIRZ shoe, which is instantly recognizable...
By Gord Montgomery, Inside Golf SPRUCE GROVE, Alberta — When a golf professional undertakes the chore of writing a book you’d expect it to be in the vein of a how-to instructional pamphlet. Or perhaps something along the line of humorous on-course...
By Gord Montgomery, Inside Golf PARKLAND COUNTY, Alberta — With over 85 wildfires raging across north-central Alberta, many golf courses have found themselves close to the infernos, but as of yet, none that Inside Golf was able to contact have suffered...
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, Senior Writer, Inside Golf CALGARY, Alberta — While this isn’t exactly the storyline of that great Christmas movie The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, it appears that some sort of evil being has stuck a lump of coal in the stockings of...
(Photo From The LA Golf Website) LA Golf P-Series 105 Graphite Putter Shafts LA Golf’s P-Series 105 graphite putter shafts stand at the forefront of innovation in golfing. They have earned the endorsement and trust of golf stars Dustin Johnson and...
By Gord Montgomery, Inside Golf SPRUCE GROVE, Alberta — Say what you want about some of the shortcomings of simulator golf, but it does serve a purpose in improving our outdoor game. That’s the word coming from a man who should know, Ryan Latta, a...
By Gord Montgomery, Inside Golf EDMONTON, Alberta — In an effort to continue growing its Youth on Course program, Alberta Golf has gained financial support through the PGA TOUR Canada stop in Edmonton, by teaming up with the Northern Bear GC at the ATB...
By Gord Montgomery, Inside Golf WESTLOCK, Alberta — The Westlock Golf Club is one of the thousands of courses across the country located in rural areas where a small town doesn’t mean a small layout. At Westlock, you get a lot for your money including...