machine all lined up alongside you to succeed. “Building that perfect team is a combination. It would help if you moved the golf ball but you also need to have decent putters that have touch and feel. But because of the handicap (requirements), you can...
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...
Club. “Mike and Stephen are two of Canada’s greatest ambassadors for the game and I can’t think of a better way to tee off the golf season than by confirming they will once again be with us this summer at the 13th edition of the Rogers Charity Classic,”...
reviews. Currently, he also works with between 10 to 12 PGA TOUR players on the mental side of golf. He is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America and serves both as a consultant and mediator to the golf industry. He is also the author of...
One Hole To Play. (Photo By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf) The course stood up to the test Heffernan praised the golf course for being in outstanding condition with greens that tested the pros’ short-game abilities on both days. About the...
a legally blind golfer. His story of a heartbreaking disease that caused him to lose the majority of his sight and leave the golf world, to the exhilaration of finding his love for the game again is a triumph of the human spirit. If you get the chance,...
his guidance. “My mom got me grounded in the etiquette of the game,” back in the late 1960s he recalled. “How to behave on the golf course. Playing by the rules, that sort of stuff,” which he later passed on to hundreds upon hundreds of kids. In 1991,...
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 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 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...
too, but all the same, they’ll be there watching the action. Those ‘guys’ aside (and we’ll get back to them in a while), the golf here is a taste and test of desert-style play, something not often seen in Canada. The club’s General Manager Ian Henson...
tricky putts. “You’ve got to keep the ball below the hole. Yeah, there are some subtle breaks out here. You have to play the golf course quite a few times to figure out where to leave it and where to hit it,” including the ability to cut corners on some...
reviews. Currently, he also works with between 10 to 12 PGA TOUR players on the mental side of golf. He is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America and serves both as a consultant and mediator to the golf industry. He is also the author of...
by the COVID-19 pandemic. Taking on that challenge were Jalesa LeBel and Andrew Chamczuk who decided early in 2024 to get the golf program running again at the Stony Plain Golf Course. So far, they’ve seen a good return on their investment of time and...
reviews. Currently, he also works with between 10 and 12 PGA TOUR players on the mental side of golf. He is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America and serves both as a consultant and mediator to the golf industry. He is also the author of...
Their two days of junior instruction/play are key components of their business plan. It’s a key to growing the business of the golf industry. Meg Polson, co-owner of this 18-hole par 3 track west of Edmonton and just north of Stony Plain, said about...
support the Calgary community and children across Alberta creates a lasting legacy for this event that extends far beyond the golf course. We are so grateful to Rogers for their continued support of this event and their dedication to making a...
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 Dr. Barry Lotz, www.pgtaa.com Golfers worldwide invest heavily in perfecting their game, with the golf equipment market projected to reach $32 billion by 2028. Simultaneously, the demand for golf instructors is on the rise, with job opportunities...
golf industry. The Challenges of Traditional Golf Instructor Certification For many individuals looking to break into the golf instruction industry, traditional certification programs present several obstacles. These programs often come with high costs,...