Last night my friend Charlie and I hit the links to play some twilight golf at the Mattawa Golf and Ski Resort. There were very few people on the course and we were able to get in 11 holes. We were using our hickory sticks to add to the fun. As darkness slowly descended upon us we notice a couple of things that made our experience more enjoyable. These are things that might make your round better as the end of our golf season is just around the corner.
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Northern Hickory Tour Starts Today
The Northern Hickory Golf Tour unofficially starts today. I am driving three hours to meet up with my friends for the Golf Historical Society of Canada to play a course called Couchiching Golf Club in Orillia, Ontario, Canada. I have never played this course and it should be great fun. There is a trick to playing a new course that applies regardless of what clubs one plays. It is something that most golfers overlook and is a game changer regarding our golf experience.
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The past week of golf was a great one! As my mid season form is improving, I played three times in three different events. It was a fun week and I learned a great deal about my game. Mostly, to stop overswinging and let the club do most of the work. Does that sound familiar? Regardless of your woes, I am sure you have sparks of greatness and increased fun from time to time. That was my week!
Continue readingThe Northern Hickory Tour Of GHSC
The Golf Historical Society of Canada (GHSC) is heading on its northern swing in just a few weeks. This annual trek up north is in its 7th year. It grows a little bit each time and is great opportunity for none hickory players to come out and play around with 100 year old clubs. It is great fun and I can hardly wait for the opportunity to chat with old friends, make new friends and to play a few rounds with my hickories. It is a fun event and worth dropping by at three different locations.
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Today was an awesome day on the golf course. My long time friend, Blair, and I played one of the few rounds of the year at his home course of Osprey Links Golf Course in Callander, Ontario, Canada. It is a unique course with a links style front nine and a ‘cut through the forest’ back nine. I was my home course for many years and now it is a gem I like to play a few times a year. Interestingly, and the reason for my blog, the conditions at Osprey Links is completely different than that of my home course; Mattawa Golf and Ski Resort. What an adventure is all I have to say!
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