EBOOK
About
"I'm still not certain why I stayed away almost 30 years from a game I had loved passionately as a kid. I know I never stopped believing that in so any ways golf is the most rewarding of sports, and I fully intended to one day make my way back. It just took me a little longer than I expected."
Thus Brian Kendall begins his unforgettable journey through the world of Canadian golf, a mid-life voyage of discovery that any golfer might envy. At the Banff Springs Golf Course and other world-famous courses, readers walk in the footsteps of Stanley Thompson, Canada's most celebrated golf course architect. By tracing his own personal history with the game, Kendall introduces us to the legends such as Marlene Stewart Streit, who relives her meteoric rise five decades earlier, and his boyhood hero, the great George Knudson. Here, too, are the stories of Ben Kern, Canada's top instructor; senior golfers Bill Hardwick and Doug Robb, who made their own mid-life dreams come true on the European Senior Tour; and King of Aces Steve Johnston, who has scored an astonishing 47 holes-in-one. Not forgotten are the unsung heroes of Canadian golf: the kids who caddy at the historic Hamilton Golf and Country Club; a colourful gang of fanatics who get their wintertime fix in a covered dome; and two young professionals desperate to make their mark on the Canadian Tour. From the oceanside fairways of Cape Breton's Highlands Links to a midnight tee-off at Yellowknife's famous Midnight Classic, Northern Links tells the story of golfers whose passion for the game fuels a nation's obsession. Preface
1 - In George We Trust
Golf the George Knudson Way
2 - Midnight Madness
Late Night in Yellowknife
3 - Magnificent Marlene
Marlene Stewart Streit Looks Back
4 - King of Aces
Canadian Golf's Luckiest Man
5 - Banff Springs Eternal
Walking in Stanley Thompson's Footprints
6 - Dome on the Range
Life Inside a Golf Dome
7 - Europe at Par
Senior Golfers Do the Grande Tour
8 - Golf like an Egyptian
Transplanting Golf to an Ancient Land
9 - Cliffhanger
The Making of a Signature Hole
10 - Chip off the Block
Paul Knudson in his Father's Image
11 - Caddyshack
Getting Loopy with the Kids in Hamilton
12 - Island Destination
Bust to Boom in Beautiful Cape Breton
Afterword
Acknowledgements.
Thus Brian Kendall begins his unforgettable journey through the world of Canadian golf, a mid-life voyage of discovery that any golfer might envy. At the Banff Springs Golf Course and other world-famous courses, readers walk in the footsteps of Stanley Thompson, Canada's most celebrated golf course architect. By tracing his own personal history with the game, Kendall introduces us to the legends such as Marlene Stewart Streit, who relives her meteoric rise five decades earlier, and his boyhood hero, the great George Knudson. Here, too, are the stories of Ben Kern, Canada's top instructor; senior golfers Bill Hardwick and Doug Robb, who made their own mid-life dreams come true on the European Senior Tour; and King of Aces Steve Johnston, who has scored an astonishing 47 holes-in-one. Not forgotten are the unsung heroes of Canadian golf: the kids who caddy at the historic Hamilton Golf and Country Club; a colourful gang of fanatics who get their wintertime fix in a covered dome; and two young professionals desperate to make their mark on the Canadian Tour. From the oceanside fairways of Cape Breton's Highlands Links to a midnight tee-off at Yellowknife's famous Midnight Classic, Northern Links tells the story of golfers whose passion for the game fuels a nation's obsession. Preface
1 - In George We Trust
Golf the George Knudson Way
2 - Midnight Madness
Late Night in Yellowknife
3 - Magnificent Marlene
Marlene Stewart Streit Looks Back
4 - King of Aces
Canadian Golf's Luckiest Man
5 - Banff Springs Eternal
Walking in Stanley Thompson's Footprints
6 - Dome on the Range
Life Inside a Golf Dome
7 - Europe at Par
Senior Golfers Do the Grande Tour
8 - Golf like an Egyptian
Transplanting Golf to an Ancient Land
9 - Cliffhanger
The Making of a Signature Hole
10 - Chip off the Block
Paul Knudson in his Father's Image
11 - Caddyshack
Getting Loopy with the Kids in Hamilton
12 - Island Destination
Bust to Boom in Beautiful Cape Breton
Afterword
Acknowledgements.