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Dinosaur Trail G&CC A Unique Mix Of Nines
By Gord Montgomery, Inside Golf Some of the most enjoyable golf one can experience is often in unexpected places. Many of those places across Alberta lie in rural areas, where small towns don’t mean small layouts. These courses provide some of the most...
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Fire Damage At Alberta Golf Course Limited But Precautions Still Being Taken
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...
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Some Hope Edmonton Golf Show Will Return In The Future
By Gord Montgomery, Inside Golf EDMONTON, Alberta — The decision to cancel the 2023 PGA of Alberta Golf Show in Edmonton didn’t come without a lot of deliberation and, likely, hair-pulling. The event was slated to run for the first time in four years,...
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Strathmore GC’s Challenges Come Early On In Your Round
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf STRATHMORE, Alberta — If you’re teeing it up at the Strathmore Golf Club, you best have your game face on right away. According to the professional staff there, the toughest tests come early on. Executive...
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Mill Woods GC, An Unexpected Pleasure To Play
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf EDMONTON, Alberta — Golf is full of unexpected but happy surprises. Your off-line drive hits a tree and bounds back into the middle of the fairway; your approach shot is hit fat but lands on a sprinkler...
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The Devon Golf & C.C. Proves A Course Doesn't Need To Be Long To Be Challenging
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf If there was ever a golf course where yardage means next to nothing, it’s most definitely the Devon Golf & Conference Centre. The top distance on this river valley beauty is a whopping 5,559 yards. Yes,...
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Slices, Spices & Oh So Much More In Surrey, B.C. (Part 2)
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...
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A Relaxed, Social League Play Aspect Offered By Spark Golf
By Gord Montgomery, Inside Golf Spark Golf is a friendly way to meet other golfers and the idea seems to be catching fire. At present, there are 21 courses involved in the Calgary (11) and Edmonton (10) areas, plus one in Red Deer, along with leagues...
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Does SIM Golf Transfer To Your Outside Game?
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...
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PGA of Alberta Golf Shows Set To Return
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...
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Golf North Delighted With Wolf Creek GR Purchase
By Gord Montgomery, Inside Golf With the sale of one of Alberta’s most iconic golf courses finalized, the new owners of the Wolf Creek Golf Resort feel they will definitely get their money’s worth in taking over the 36-hole property. In court filings...
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McCourt Pens A Golf Book With A Different Sort Of Instruction
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...
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Edmonton Company Wants To Put Their Shirts On Your Back
By Gord Montgomery, Inside Golf EDMONTON, Alberta — Look good. Play good. That’s a philosophy held by many and while Jared Van Dyke can’t help you play better golf, he can certainly help you look better while playing golf. Van Dyke, the owner of...
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Indian Wells Golf Resort Tees Up Great Experiences
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf INDIAN WELLS, California — After surveying the terrain at this municipally-owned divot-digging property, it’s no wonder that other munis around the world wish they could grow up to be compared to the...
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Whitecourt G&CC A Wonderful Rural Golf Experience
By Gord Montgomery, Inside Golf WHITECOURT, Alberta — A word of advice from a golf guy — if you haven’t been to the Whitecourt Golf & Country Club for a while, get there as quickly as you can. If you have teed it up at this wonderful layout recently,...
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Pro Says Indian Wells Golf Resort Amenities Like “Disneyland For Adults”
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf INDIAN WELLS, California — This is about the most fun you can have in the dark with your clothes on. In a way, Shots In The Night shines a new light on the game of golf. Even though the Indian Wells Golf...
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There’s A Super Hybrid & A New Putter In Town – The Paradym Super Hybrid & The SoundTouch Putter!
By Dr. Barry Lotz, Inside Golf Callaway has developed a club that should be carried by the majority of golfers — the Paradym Super Hybrid. What a pleasure it is to see this oversized hybrid, ultra-high strength titanium club, deliver incredible power,...
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Apple Creek GC Is A Good Test Of Target Golf & The Whole Family Is Welcome
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf ROCK VIEW COUNTY, Alberta — If the rest of your family isn’t into golf like you are and you hate to leave them behind when you go out for a round, we have a solution to that problem: The Apple Creek Golf...
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An Old Design Doesn’t Mean An Easy Round At Inglewood
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf CALGARY, Alberta — If you’re a fan of old-style golf courses where precision matters more than power and a short game trumps long bombs, then the Inglewood Golf & Curling Club in Calgary fits the bill...
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Two Distinctly Different Nines In Westlock & A Welcoming Committee
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...
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