Audio Files: Ben Cowan-Dewar, Cabot Links: Part 2

In our second installment of a three-part discussion, Ben Cowan-Dewar says luring Americans to Cabot Links is more about education than economy. He also believes partner Mike Keiser is a big reason for Cabot Links’ high profile before opening. Add in the fact that Cabot Links is one of the few golf course opening in [...]

Audio Clips: Graham DeLaet On T4 In New Orleans

After firing a 66 on Saturday, Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., went into yesterday’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans just two shots off the lead and although he didn’t make enough of a charge to win, he did post a one-under 71 to tie for fourth. Although he was disappointed with some missed putts, DeLaet’s [...]

How Secure Do You Feel?

Kevin Purcell, the executive director of the PGA of Ontario, responded quickly to this blog I wrote last Thursday about golf professionals considering options outside of golf, as GNN blogger Kyle German did recently by becoming a mortgage broker in British Columbia. Kevin pointed out the importance of continuing education within golf to help golf [...]

Audio Files: Ben Cowan-Dewar, Cabot Links: Part 1

The highly-anticipated opening of Cabot Links takes place in Inverness, N.S., on June 29, so GNN caught up with managing partner Ben Cowan-Dewar to discuss what’s happening out on the east coast leading up to the big day. In our first of three installments, Cowan-Dewar discusses his partnership with Mike Keiser of Bandon Dunes, which [...]

Starkman Illustrated The Relevance Of Print

I was thousands of miles away in Maui last week when I got the news that Randy Starkman had passed away at the age of 51 after being admitted to hospital with pneumonia. The distance didn’t soften the blow. It was more a case of feeling helpless so far away, even if there was nothing [...]

Continuing Education Isn’t Limited To Golf

I had mixed feelings when GNN blogger Kyle German told me that he was becoming a mortgage broker with the Meridian Southwest Mortgage Group. You can read his most recent blog on that topic here. I had been hoping that somehow Kyle would find a way to stay full-time in golf because that’s what he [...]

Walkabout @ Fairmont Kea Lani

The Fairmont Kea Lani is an all-suite and villa resort on 22 oceanfront acres in Wailea, Maui, just down the road from the Wailea Golf Club. A full-service spa, three swimming pools a 140-foot waterslide and Ko, its signature restaurant, are just some of the amenities. You can read more about it here and here. [...]

Playing A Round @ Wailea Golf Club

The Wailea Golf Club, just down the road from the Fairmont Kea Lani resort, has three different golf courses, the Gold, Emerald and Blue, to keep you busy during a stay in Maui. You can read more about the Wailea Golf Club by clicking here and here, but have a look for yourself with this [...]

Open Hopefuls Will Have To Travel To Qualifiers

Being in Hawaii last week, I missed the conflict of dates pointed out in this blog by Jason Logan of ScoreGolf, who points out that one of the regional qualifiers for the RBC Canadian Open is up against the PGA of Canada Championship. The first day of the PGA event at Country Hills in Calgary [...]

Audio Files: Ted Stonehouse Discusses What’s Ahead At Clovelly

After discussing his reasons for leaving Bell Bay in Baddeck, N.S., Ted Stonehouse takes a look at what’s ahead for him at the Clovelly Golf Club in St. John’s, Nfld., where he is now serving as director of golf. To listen to part 2 of our discussion with Ted Stonehouse, click Play below. [Audio clip: [...]

Kyle Diversifies His Interests

GNN blogger Kyle German has joined Mortgage Alliance Meridian South West Mortgage Group as a mortgage broker. The 2008 Titleist and FootJoy PGA of Canada Club Professional champion will also maintain his business, KG Golf, and continue in his role as a teaching professional at Northview Golf and Country Club in Surrey, B.C. We’ll hear [...]

Belly Putters: Passing Fad Or Here To Stay?

Belly putters or long putters or whatever you want to call them hit their peak of popularity last August when Keegan Bradley used one to win the PGA Championship. For more on that, click here. If nothing else, the emergence once again of bellies offered equipment manufacturers and pro shops some buzz heading into the [...]

Audio Files: Ted Stonehouse On Leaving Bell Bay For Clovelly

After our recent conversations with Alan Palmer at Shaughnessy and former PGA Tour player Dick Zokol about his decision to move from Sagebrush in Merritt, B.C., to Predator Ridge in Vernon, B.C., GNN goes to the other end of the country to catch up with Ted Stonehouse. After 13 years at Bell Bay in Baddeck, [...]

You Get The Last Laugh

If it’s any consolation to those who have been reading my tales from the Fairmont Kea Lani, it’s now time for me to pay the price and for you to laugh. The trip to Maui is coming to a screeching halt. Travel days are never fun, especially the voyage back home and this one will [...]

Maui Mosaic, Part Deux: Sea Turtles, Paddling Lessons, Golf On The Emerald

Apparently, his name is Chris, but he’s given us a more traditional Hawaiian name to use that is difficult for a non-islander to pronounce, much less spell for purposes of this blog. His Hawaiian name means “Big Red,” which aptly describes his colouring and explains the reasons for Chris remaining mostly covered under the blue [...]

Audio Files: Palmer On Mentorship And What’s Up At Shaughnessy

Yesterday’s discussion with Alan Palmer, the new director of golf at Vancouver’s Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club, dealt with his background at places such as Augusta National and The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. Today, he discusses some of the mentors who have helped him along the way, people such as his dad, Phil Hardy [...]

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