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 Dr. Barry Lotz, Inside Golf Honma BERES Black $1,149.00 honmagolf.com This lesser-known and highly underrated golf driver is almost perfect. 2023 brings no shortage of new drivers to try out this year. The Callaway Paradym, Titleist TSR3, Taylormade...
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...
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...
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, 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...
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf NORTH POLE, Alberta — Okay, I’ll admit it: it’s time to drag my wallet out of my pocket and fork over some hard-earned cash for Christmas golf gifts for those special people on my list. But most golfers I...
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,...
off the back blocks, there are five sets of tees that will help you find the right distance for the length of challenge you're comfortable with. “The biggest thing here is to know the environmental areas,” where trouble awaits any off-line shot, the pro...
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 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...
By Gord Montgomery, Inside Golf SURREY, 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...
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 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,...
By Dr. Barry Lotz, Inside Golf Say what you may, but the majority of Coachella Valley’s golf enthusiasts belong in the senior category, that is 65 plus. With the Dinah Shore/Nabisco/ANA Ladies’ major leaving the valley, many of the local golf lovers...
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf CALGARY, Alberta — Sometimes, the most noise you hear on a golf course is what’s going on inside your own head. At the Valley Ridge Golf Club in Calgary, that’s more than likely the case. Although it’s...
By Dr. Barry Lotz, Inside Golf Do you have a moderate or slow swing speed? Do you appreciate quality? Do you appreciate industry-leading technology coupled with master craftsmanship? Do you believe the adage “you get what pay for?” Do you want...
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf LANGDON, Alberta — If there was one word to sum up the philosophy of The Track Golf Club in Langdon, Alberta, it would be ‘fun.’ That’s what this rural golf course wants to bring back to the game....
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...
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...