Canada's Best Courses (?)

[Jeff Mingay]

Thanks Matt. That was fun -- especially to be plugged in between Ben Crenshaw and Bruce Lietzke! I'm flattered  

How about Lietzke's comment about Essex?! Bob Weeks must have asked him about Donald Ross. He said, "I don't care if it's Donald Ross or Donald Duck, this is simply a great golf course."

I got a kick outta that!

[Matt Kardash]

Bruce is right, and funny...sometimes people put too much emphasis on who designed the place that they already have pre-conceived notions...bruce is right becuase it is a great course that happens to be designed by donald ross, and not the other way around...

[Jeff Mingay]

I agree completely, Matt. I think Lietzke's point was well made with his funny comment. In other words, who cares who designed the course, it's great.

There is too much emphasis on who designed the course these days -- with even Ross and his contemporaries being heralded for layouts that aren't really that great.

I say this as a fan of the Golden Age architects, of course.

[Ben Cowan-Dewar]

Jeff,
Without emphasis on who designed the course, what would be the incentive to seek out courses like Blackhawk, which might take some time to reach me via word of mouth...

Yet given the buzz on the architects of Blackhawk, I will try to make it out for the opening...

 

Essex looked great.