Robert Thompson ranks Top-10 "modern" courses in Canada

[Jeff_Mingay]

Check out Rob's blog:
http://www.ontgolf.ca/blogs/

Only problem is, I think he mixed up #1 and #2  

[Ben Cowan-Dewar]

Good material for tonight's wrestling match.

It is funny that he cut off the date at 1981, if he had used GW's 1960 would the list be any different?

[Jay Flemma]

All right Robert, way to go!

[Matthew MacKay]

Ben, probably not.

Robbie did some decent courses during that time, but nothing that would crack that top 10.

[Ian Andrew]

Ben,

Which courses are you thinking of done by Canadian architects? Shaughnessy by McCann?

[Bryan Izatt]

To clarify - these are his top ten by "Canadian" architects; to be followed by a top ten by non-resident architects?  How will the two lists interact?  What's the point in separating them?  Would the Canadian designers not stack up in comparison?  Or vice versa?

And, how can a course, not open yet, and played once make it to #4?

And, seven out of the top ten in Ontario?

[Matthew MacKay]

I'm not sure why Robert wouldn't be able to pass a decent judgement on a golf course played once, regardless of whether it has opened to the public yet.

Why 7 out of 10 from Ontario? Mainly because the two most prominant architects of the last 25 years have done most of their work there, not to mention that 7 out of 10 courses built in Canada are built in Ontario

[Jay Flemma]

Hey when are we having Canada vs. US for GCA with a three day tour of great Canadian courses???

Jeff Mingay!  Call your office!:)  Or the travel agent...I'm feeling a hankerin' for some Molson.

Did you know...Molson stands for My Only Love SONg

...well, maybe to one band...

[Gary Slatter]

Hey when are we having Canada vs. US for GCA with a three day tour of great Canadian courses???

Jeff Mingay!  Call your office!:)  Or the travel agent...I'm feeling a hankerin' for some Molson.

Did you know...Molson stands for My Only Love SONg

...well, maybe to one band...

I would wait a few months or the Canadians will have the weather advantage.

[PThomas]

Hey when are we having Canada vs. US for GCA with a three day tour of great Canadian courses???

I second this idea!  Toronto by itself has quite a few good ones...

[Jay Flemma]

Wanna call it "Canadian Golf Awareness Week?"

Now that's what I call sensitivity training!

[Robert Thompson]

To clarify - these are his top ten by "Canadian" architects; to be followed by a top ten by non-resident architects?  How will the two lists interact?  What's the point in separating them?  Would the Canadian designers not stack up in comparison?  Or vice versa?

And, how can a course, not open yet, and played once make it to #4?

And, seven out of the top ten in Ontario?

Bryan: I guess the point would be that I wanted to separate the Canadian designers from the non-Canadian designers. No other nefarious reasoning.

As for Cobble Beach being #4 -- go play it and then we can discuss.

[Bryan Izatt]

Robert,

Yeah, I'll have to try to play Cobble Beach in the spring.  It must be pretty special if it makes your best list of the last quater century.

On your blog you might want to make some comments on how the courses on the Canadian vs Foreign-born lists compare.  It'll be a natural follow-on question for those that look at the lists.

[Jeff_Mingay]

Jay,

This Canada vs. USA thing might be an idea to follow thru with. The best venue: Alberta. Matches held at Blackhawk and Wolf Creek. Those interested can venture on to Banff and Jasper afterward.

Hmmm... ?

P.S. When we run into each in the near future, there are a few Molson beers on the agenda (whether it's in CAN or NYC!).

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