Hey there faithful following, I just wanted to let you know that it is time for another Golf is Mental Blog giveaway! Yes, I know, we are way overdue for one.
In this giveaway you’ll have the chance to win the book “One Putt” by five time Ryder Cupper Ken Brown, and as an added bonus the winner will also receive a sleeve of Titleist ProV1x golf balls to practice those new putting skills …
As the end of Canadian golf season starts to creep up, I have started to reflect back on the season and my goals, and what it will take to continue to improve through the upcoming off-season. As I thought about this, I simultaneously started to ponder why exactly I am inspired to do this. What…
Last week my brother-in-law, Matt Beauchamp, had the unique opportunity to caddy on the LPGA Tour. Matt is a Calgary-based writer and avid single-digit handicap, who is proud to now include professional caddying to his vast list of skills. We thought you’d all find his experience and how it came to be interesting, so here it is in his own words:
Miura Golf makes writing equipment reviews a lot of fun. When I get a Miura club in my hands, the quality craftsmanship is immediately apparent, and it is exciting to convey that feeling to the world. Testing the KM-006 left-handed putter was no exception. As you’ve probably noticed from my other reviews on Miura Golf products, I have had a lot…
The best weekend of the year for the working amateur golfer is now behind us — the Club Championship. It had been 362 days since my last competitive stroke-play round at last year’s Club Championship, so I was filled with both excitement and a few nerves to kick off the pinnacle event of the season …
I’ll be honest, I was skeptical about golf in the Olympics. I wasn’t always sure what to think about it, or how it would go over. When marquee players were lining up to announce they wouldn’t be participating, I had mixed emotions from disappointment to complete understanding to not really caring that much. Unlike The Masters or the Ryder Cup, Olympic Golf wasn’t circled on my calendar this year.
Then, the Olympics started …
It was a very overdue trip, but we finally made our way up to scenic Jasper, Alberta last week to play one of Canada’s highest regarded courses — Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club. It was approximately a 4.5 hour drive from Calgary, and the trek between Lake Louise and Jasper along Highway 93 is one of the most scenic drives you can experience …
Here in southern Alberta, June of 2013 was a stark reminder of how powerful nature can be. The scenic and highly sought after land along our rivers quickly became a path of devastation after a perfect storm of Spring runoff from the mountains and extreme rainfall which caused massive flooding. Highwood Golf Club, situated along the Highwood…
Trees can be beautiful. They absorb potentially harmful gasses and release oxygen into our atmosphere. They provide habitat and food for animals. You can hang a hammock between two trees and have a nap, or you can take refuge on a warm summer day in the shade generated by a tree.
Trees are everywhere, including the golf course (with some exceptions, of course). Unlike the trees in the park which you may not pay much attention to, a tree on a golf course — the type, location, and the way it is maintained — plays a significant role.
Golf is a crazy game sometimes (most of the time). One day you have it and the next you might not. We’ve all had moments during a round, match or tournament where things were slipping and the outlook felt bleak. This past weekend at our club’s Low Handicap Match Play tournament, I encountered this feeling multiple…
