Gord’s Alberta Golf Notes
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- Category: Inside Golf
- Published: 2025-07-27
By Gord Montgomery, Senior Writer, Inside Golf
There is a famous Quentin Tarantino movie called Dog Day Afternoon, but at the Cattail Crossing Golf Club, it’s a Dog Day All Day. Puppies and pooches are more than welcome to join their owner each Monday at this Edmonton golf course.
So now, when someone informs newcomers that the next hole is a dogleg left, they literally mean a dog’s leg left. Mutts of all kinds are allowed to join in the fun on the 18-hole layout, running free or riding in a power cart if that’s more their style.
Owners are asked to bring all the essentials needed for their furry friend during the day, including, of course, poop bags. It’s recommended that the golfers bring treats, a leash, and a few extra balls in case their caddie/companion decides to scoop up their master’s ball and make off with it.
Besides being allowed on the course, the pups are more than welcome on the driving range and the patio.
This idea has been in place for a few years and is definitely a hit. After all, every dog has its day, and at Cattail Crossing, it’s every Monday.
For the first time since 2013, the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton will be hosting the LPGA when the 2026 CKPC Women’s Open Championship returns to this historic site. The stop in Edmonton will be the only LPGA event in Canada that year.
The last time this championship was held in Edmonton at the Royal Mayfair, Lydia Ko walked away with the title. The club also hosted the championship in 2007, which was won by Lorena Ochoa.
“In partnership with CKPC, we are very pleased to confirm that the CKPC Women’s Open will return to the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in 2026,” said Golf Canada Chief Operating Officer, Garrett Ball, in a release. “Edmonton is a passionate golf community, and Royal Mayfair is an outstanding venue to challenge the world’s best players.”
The tournament will run from August 17 to 23, 2026.
Slow play has become a common issue on many golf courses, and such was the case recently at Alberta Springs Golf Resort in Red Deer. The thing is, this slow play problem got a little heavy-handed — or perhaps more accurately, punch drunk.
After being delayed for 14 holes during their round, a foursome that trailed the slowpokes brought their dissatisfaction to the attention of one of the players. What ensued resulted in a police investigation.
Former NHL enforcer Nick Tarnasky, he of 245 games in the big leagues with the Lightning, Predators, and Panthers, collecting a total of almost 300 penalty minutes along the way, many for dropping the mittens and exchanging punches.
As it turned out, he was the only one tossing fists in this encounter, as a rather intoxicated golfer in front of his group had some trouble staying on track during his round. In a video on YouTube that has gone viral, the two can be seen exchanging taunts and curses before Tarnasky fires the other golfer into a water pond. From there, the wet man comes at Tarnasky again and receives several punches for his efforts. To round things off, Tarnasky takes that man and fires him, through the air, for several feet before he crashes to the ground.
The local RCMP investigated the incident and decided that no charges were necessary in the altercation. However, since the ex-NHL player is a coach of a minor hockey team in Red Deer, that association is conducting their own enquiry into the fistful of events of the day.