• ModGolf Podcast: Harnessing The Power Of Design To Reinvent Golf Experiences

    In the latest episode of the ModGolf Podcast, show creator and host Colin Weston talks to Agustín Pizá, Founder And Architect At Pizá Golf Design.

    For more than two decades, Agustin Pizá has challenged golf norms and redefined golf facilities with award-winning designs. He has worked with legends of the game and his world class developments attracted interest to design a total indoor golf entertainment experience.

    Agustin shares his design involvement on the NextLinks eGolf Arena and how collaborating with NextLinks founder Dave Shultz along with architects Victor and Sergio Sanz of Sanzpont have led to the creation of an engaging, innovative golf experience.

  • The ModGolf Podcast: Journey From Pro Athlete To Sport Tech Entrepreneur

    In the latest episode of the ModGolf Podcast, show creator and host Colin Weston talks to Jeehae Lee, Co-Founder And Ceo Of Sportsbox.Ai

    The Journey From Pro Athlete To Sport Tech Entrepreneur 

    "Along the way there have been a lot of ups and downs. Being a professional athlete is not easy and especially in an individual sport like golf where you are forced to be entrepreneurial. You have to pay for all of your travel, your caddies, all the expenses and try to earn a living net positive at the end of the year."

     - Jeehae Lee

  • Video: Fastest Hole of Golf - Guinness World Records 2021

    With 27.88 seconds to beat, The Euro Tour challenged Sean Crocker, Nicolai Højgaard, Wilco Nienaber and Min Woo Lee to break the ridiculously tough Guinness World Records title for the Fastest hole of golf by a team of four.

    Shot on the 501-yard par five fourth hole at Real Club Valderrama, introducing the second Hero Challenge of 2021...

    Home of the best challenges on the European Tour, such as The 14 Club Challenge Series, The Hickory Challenge, The Fastest Hole of Golf, The Left-Handed Challenge, The 200 Yard Putt and many more.

     

  • ModGolf Podcast: Swing Your Swing And Play Your Game

    In the latest episode of the ModGolf Podcast, show creator and host Colin Weston talks to Chris Noble, PGA Of America Manager for Nextgengolf's National High School Golf Association.

    "We love the fact that there are players who are different races, different nationalities, different cultures, backgrounds, sexual orientation, and gender identities too. I identify as a gay male, but I'm much more than that."

    - Chris Noble

  • Golf Carts Are Parked, Walking Is In and, Yes, It’s Exercise

    Motorized carts have ferried golfers from hole to hole for 50 years, but more players these days are walking their rounds, and some courses have shunned carts entirely - Image Credit Jurgen Kaminski

    By Bill Pennington/NYTimes

    There is a new movement afoot in recreational golf: walking.

    In swelling numbers nationwide, golfers are spurning the motorized golf cart — a standard-bearer of American golf rounds for more than 50 years — and instead choosing to stride or stroll from shot to shot.

    It has contributed to a substantial rise in rounds played and spawned another novel phenomenon: The verifiable notion that golf, when a round is walked, is exercise that can supplement a fitness regimen since golfers routinely burn 700 calories or more in an outing that can traverse up to six miles.

  • ModGolf Podcast: Mastering The Art Of "Nimble Amnesia"

    In the latest episode of the ModGolf Podcast, show creator and host Colin Weston talks to Ron Powers, Head Of Swing Suite Division At Full Swing Simulators.

    “Out of adversity comes opportunity”... Benjamin Franklin

    "A virtue never untested is no virtue at all"... Billy Bragg

    What do the photocopier and golf simulator business have in common? Guest Ron Powers connects the dots on this episode of The ModGolf Podcast.

  • Video: Scheffler & Higgo Bring PGA TOUR 'Name Your Par' Challenge To Scotland

    Garrick Higgo & Scottie Scheffler face-off in a European Tour take on the PGA TOUR's 'Name Your Par' challenge at the Renaissance Club.

    From the tenth tee to the 13th green...some 1500 yards. Lowest score wins!

     

     

     

     

     

  • Video: European Tour - Mixed Bag Challenge

    Ryan Fox and Paul Waring take on a challenge with a twist.

    The pair go head-to-head on a 358-yard par four at Fairmont St Andrews, showing how they can adapt to change using an assortment of unexpected, non-golfing items from around the house and other sports. Lowest score wins!

    Best line from the match? "How can you shank something without a hosel?" - Paul Waring To Ryan Fox after a particularly poor attempt at hitting the ball with a...well, you'll see...

    Let’s see who came out on top…

     

     

     

  • The ModGolf Podcast: Embracing A “Give First” Attitude To Build A Successful Business - Matt Fisher, The Mr. Short Game Youtube Channel

    In the latest episode of the ModGolf Podcast, show creator and host Colin Weston talks to Golf YouTuber Matt Fisher, creator of Mr. Short Game. Fisher discusses his outlook on he approaches making his popular videos as well as his philosophy on what he feels people should expect from his work. 

    "My approach to video creation has three components: I want to give something for free, whether it be a tip or a drill. I want it to be entertaining because I hate to be bored. Lastly I want people to connect and get to know me so we can build a community together." - Matt Fisher

  • Ruby and Pals: A Children’s Book Series All About Golf

    via Press Release

    Vancouver, BC – Par Fairwood Publishing Inc. is excited to announce the official release of Ruby and Pals: Tee Off with Manners.

    The first in a series, this book is now available on Amazon Kindle in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Punjabi.

    Children’s storybooks about golf are a rare sight to behold, but that is about to change with the release of the Ruby and Pals series by Par Fairwood Publishing Inc.

  • ModGolf Podcast: Inspiring Women To Build A Career In The Golf Industry

    To open Season 10 of The ModGolf Podcast, show creator and host Colin Weston decided to shake things up by doing something he'd been planning for awhile. And that thing is to have Colin step aside from the microphone so that a guest host can take over the controls of the ship.

    In this episode former guest Dr. Greta Anderson takes over the hosting duties for an engaging conversation with GolfHers Founder Kelly Hunt to learn about her golf entrepreneurship journey to inspire women to build a career in the golf industry.

  • Humour: Life In The Trap - July 2021

    With all the uncertainty and ups and downs in the world these days sometimes a little humour is in order. To that end we have some new comic strips from Seattle's Rick Newell.

    Newell's humorous comic strip, which centres around golf and the characters whose lives in and around the game are likely very familiar to many of us, was a regular feature in golf publications and on websites in the past.

    Life In The Trap tells the story of Clay, Duff, Rosie, Putts and Carrie, the local golf pro, along with the occasional insight from 'Dimples' the golf ball.

  • Humour: Life In The Trap - June 2021

    With all the uncertainty and ups and downs in the world these days sometimes a little humour is in order. To that end we have some new comic strips from Seattle's Rick Newell.

    Newell's humorous comic strip, which centres around golf and the characters whose lives in and around the game are likely very familiar to many of us, was a regular feature in golf publications and on websites in the past.

    Life In The Trap tells the story of Clay, Duff, Rosie, Putts and Carrie, the local golf pro, along with the occasional insight from 'Dimples' the golf ball. 

    Here are Newell's latest creations for your amusement.

  • ModGolf Podcast Talks To 'The Director Of Fun'

    In the latest episode of the ModGolf Podcast, show creator and host Colin Weston talks to ESPN 920 Radio Show Host, writer and media personality Keith Stewart in a high-energy conversation that spans the spectrum from humourous storytelling and community building to an approach to life that shapes his business methodology.

  • Magic At Meadow Gardens As Coquitlam Pro Michael Caan Shoots 59 And Goes For A Swim

    Meadow Gardens Member Michael Caan Joined Another Very Exclusive Club By Shooting A 59 At Home Course - Image via Instagram/@michaelcaan

    By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf

    Now that he’s dried himself off and had some time to reflect on the round of his life, Michael Caan still can’t quite believe what happened.

    His round of 59, which ended with a celebratory dive into the pond surrounding the 18th green at Meadow Gardens Golf Course that went viral on social media, remains a bit of a blur. Especially the closing few holes, when the 27-year-old Coquitlam pro realized he had a chance to do something special.

  • Humour: Life In The Trap - May 2021

    With all the uncertainty and ups and downs in the world these days sometimes a little humour is in order. To that end we have some new comic strips from Seattle's Rick Newell.

    Newell's humorous comic strip, which centres around golf and the characters whose lives in and around the game are likely very familiar to many of us, was a regular feature in golf publications and on websites in the past.

    Life In The Trap tells the story of Clay, Duff, Rosie, Putts and Carrie, the local golf pro, along with the occasional insight from 'Dimples' the golf ball. 

    Here are Newell's latest creations for your amusement.

  • Video: Si Woo Kim’s Ruling On Cliffhanger Putt That Finally Drops

    In the third round of the 2021 RBC Heritage, Si Woo Kim hits a 32-foot birdie putt from the fringe that hangs on the edge of the cup.

    Playing partner Matt Kuchar swears he can see the ball moving. So they wait...and wait...until finally, over a minute later, the ball drops in the hole.

    After calling in a rules official it was decided that because Kim exceeded time without unreasonable delay, the ball was deemed to be at rest, and therefore his score is a par instead of birdie at the par-4 3rd hole.

    As they say, time waits for no man...or apparently golf ball - at least according to the rules of golf in 2021.

     

  • Humour: Life In The Trap - April 2021

    With all the uncertainty and ups and downs in the world these days sometimes a little humour is in order. To that end we have some new comic strips from Seattle's Rick Newell.

    Newell's humorous comic strip, which centres around golf and the characters whose lives in and around the game are likely very familiar to many of us, was a regular feature in golf publications and on websites in the past.

    Life In The Trap tells the story of Clay, Duff, Rosie, Putts and Carrie, the local golf pro, along with the occasional insight from 'Dimples' the golf ball. 

    Here are Newell's latest creations for your amusement.

  • Humour: Life In The Trap - March 2021

    With all the uncertainty and ups and downs in the world these days sometimes a little humour is in order. To that end we have some new comic strips from Seattle's Rick Newell.

    Newell's humorous comic strip, which centres around golf with some characters whose lives in and around the game are likely very familiar to many of us, was a regular feature in many golf publications and on websites in the past.

    Life In The Trap tells the story of Clay, Duff, Rosie, Putts and Carrie, the local golf pro, along with the occasional insight from 'Dimples' the golf ball. 

    Here are Newell's latest creations for your amusement.

  • PGA TOUR Player, BC's Roger Sloan, Brings Canada To Texas

    O Canada! Roger Sloan's outdoor rink at his home in Houston, Texas - Image Courtesy Roger Sloan 

    The following is an excerpt from Postmedia National Golf Writer Jon McCarthy’s Monday Morning Golf newsletter.

    by Jon McCarthy/Toronto Sun

    You can take a Canadian out of Canada, but you can’t take Canada out of a Canadian. 

    With all the news of snowstorms, blackouts and varying states of emergency coming out of Texas, it seemed like a good time to check in with our man in the Lone Star state, PGA Tour player Roger Sloan.

    After missing the cut at Pebble Beach two weeks ago, he was anxious to get home to Houston and see if the forecasted winter weather was actually going to show up. He thought it might be fun for his two young kids to see snow on the ground in the backyard, something that happens maybe once a decade.

    “We thought it would be cool but we really didn’t know what we were getting into,” Sloan said.

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