Shoulder-season short game: frost delays, the BC coast and dormant Bermuda down south
Between the first frost and the end of Golf Canada's posting window, the chip that checked in August skips off a hard apron and…
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Season
Playing a five-month season: opening in May on soft ground, August firmness, October cold, and the simulators and southern trips that fill the winter.
Basement golf for a Canadian winter: three objects, two square metres and when scores stop counting
A putting mat, an alignment stick and a mirror in two square metres of basement, twenty minutes three evenings a week from Remembrance Day…
Humidex, ECCC heat warnings and the trip south: how Canadian golfers handle a hot round
The Canadian season is winding down, but many of us will play our hottest golf of the year this winter, in Arizona, Florida or…
April 15 to October 31: how your Canadian course changes from soft spring to leafy fall
Most strokes lost in spring and fall come from the ground, not the swing. Read the provincial season, the local rules notice and the…
October 31 and the garage problem: closing out a Canadian golf season properly
The two weeks after your province's handicap season closes are the most useful of the golf year. Post the last scores, let the season's…
Count back from opening day: a six-week spring plan for Canadian golfers
Golf Canada's active posting season starts on March 1 in B.C. and Alberta and in mid-April across most of the country. Count back six…
Golf south of the border this winter: bases, border rules and Bermuda greens for Canadians
A January high of minus 0.3°C in Toronto against about 20°C in Phoenix explains why Canadian golfers head south, and why rates peak while…
Winter golf in Canada: simulators, domes and where to book
Five months without a course is the most reliable period to improve a handicap, because indoors only one variable works at a time.