Early in the new year we received an email from the Preferred Lie, they were interested to learn about a client of ours, the Pender Harbour Golf Club.
Both Alex and I were curious, why was a burgeoning golf course ranking site, and a golf course content creator, based in Ontario, reaching out to us and what was their interest in a small community golf course, located on BC’s Sunshine Coast. Well it turned out a fleeting glimpse of the rumpled fairway of Pender’s ninth hole had sparked something something special.
If you were to ask me what makes the golf at Pender Harbour special, I would answer; while it is unique, and it is memorable, more so, it is authentic.
In landscape architecture there is a term called ‘genius loci’ meaning sense of place. This is a tricky thing to define let alone notice, yet it is something you very much can feel. Pender Harbour Golf Club has this feel. There is a balance between the golf and the surrounding landscape, the layout of the holes, the terrain, the conditions, the service, the natural environment, it’s all authentic.
Through a quick google search, their team had figured out LOBB + PARTNERS is the consulting golf course architect at Pender Harbour, so they sent a note through our website. In turn, Alex and I, who hadn’t heard of the Preferred Lie did our own googling. We watched a few episodes and quickly realized they are legit and the content they produce is very very good. If you haven’t done so, check out some of the Canadian Classics episodes featuring course such as Royal Montreal, St Thomas, the Pulpit, Cataraqui, Beaconsfield.
Following a few back and forth’s over email, and then some introductions with the club, a date was set for a course visit. On a frosty January day, Alex made the early morning trek from Whistler to join Course Superintendent Allan Dewald and the Preferred Lie for a few holes and some filming, unfortunately I couldn’t make it.
What resulted is an eleven minute episode sharing the story of that day, and provides viewers a brief glimpse into the magic and beauty of the Sunshine Coast, and the unique charm of the Pender Harbour Golf Club.
We feel it is a really special spot, and we hope you do as well.
The full Preferred Lie episode can be found here.