Alex and I have been sitting on this announcement for a little while but as it is now public, we are excited to share news of a recent appointment by Lakeland Golf Management based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to help with the Waterton Lakes Golf Course in Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada.
After many months of thinking about, my parents have put the family farm up for sale. Its a beautiful 95 acre property in Eastern Ontario on the side of the Oak Ridge’s moraine.
Over the years, I’ve messed around with different routings, concepts and ideas for golf holes. If I lived in Ontario, I might have acted on this by now but since I am based in BC, with a young family, its really just been ideas floating around in the back of mind.
Two weeks ago I spent five days in Cairo, at the NEWGIZA Golf Club. We played four times, including two practice rounds and two tournaments rounds. It was a truly great week, one I will remember for a very long time. This said, two weeks later, I have no idea what I actually shot. Seriously, I had to look it up. For me, this is strange. After a tournament I can usually recall the scenario of each shot, the club I chose, the strike and then the outcome, its a bit of a curse really.
Since I was very young, I have always had a fascination with the game of golf. There is no other pursuit quite like it. Golf takes great athleticism, a strong mind, sound strategy, perseverance and dedication. Not only do you go to battle with the course and some times your fellow golfers but really you strive to overcome the space between your ears, pitted against the course and elements, with a whole lot of luck mixed in. For me, it is the endless optimism of the next shot, which keeps me coming back, this and golf really is a great excuse to spend a few hours outdoors.
