By Gord Montgomery, Inside Golf PARKLAND COUNTY, Alberta — It will be a bit longer before the delivery of the new nine holes at the Trestle Creek Golf Resort. Head professional Art New explained what’s taking place with the expansion of the 18-hole...
stick and whack away and not get yourself in any trouble. There are other holes with narrow tee shots, water, and trees coming into play. There are links-style holes that make you think you’re in Scotland. It’s just the overall variety where you see a...
at 2-under given their handicap. At the Cliffs, a couple of hours later, they started “a bit sluggish but picked it up coming into the house, making eagle on the last hole,” Schubert recalled moving the team into the middle of the pack score-wise. On...
the 14-year-old, carded rounds of 74, 71, 69, and 67 for a total score of 3-under 281, en route to the national title. Coming into the final round Park carded three birdies overall during round three, two birdies back-to-back on the front, one on the...
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, Senior Writer, Inside Golf KELOWNA, British Columbia — Focus. That, among other things, is a key element in posting a good score at the end of any round of golf. Standing on the first tee at Tower Ranch GC in Kelowna, it’s hard to...
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf STONY PLAIN, Alberta — The reboot of a Special Olympics golf program in Alberta wasn’t necessarily a mulligan because something went wrong. It was a re-tee to get things back to where they were. While it...
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf PONOKA, Alberta — For the past few years, the Wolf Creek Golf Resort, one of the most renowned courses in central Alberta, was in a state of, shall we say, shedding its reputation as an annual must-play....
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 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 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 QUILCHENA, British Columbia — The two things that are most important on a buddy/girls’ golf trip are a great place to tee it up and a great place to recoup during the night from your awesome round(s) of...
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf When in Maui, know that the Wailea area always has its arms open to visitors in the Aloha Spirit. Located on the southern end of this gorgeous Hawaiian island getaway, Wailea is yours to explore whether...
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...
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 Gord Montgomery, Inside Golf EDMONTON, Alberta — The one thing golfers like more than playing the game is talking about the game. That’s being proven week after week during the season on Edmonton radio. The TSN 1260 VIP Golf Show is now headed into...
By Gord Montgomery, Inside Golf It’s hard to say which of two major announcements (well, one for sure and the other a pretty solid rumour) that hit the air on February 28 is the biggest. But, we’ll start with the one that is known for sure. The LPGA is...
By Gord Montgomery, Inside Golf When you come right down to it, the PGA of Alberta Golf Show, which runs in Calgary on March 17 and 18 in Hall D at the BMO Centre, is a win-win deal for both golf vendors and consumers. After all, for those with...
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, 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...