Part 29 of the Journey Along the Shores series explores the organic expansion of our volunteer efforts, and the community connections that have been created Building on our successful bank clearing on the 16th, we continued the work of creating vistas into the off-season. Over the winter, we made progress between 14 green and 18Continue reading “THE ARRIVAL OF REINFORCEMENTS”
Category Archives: Community Golf
A WIN-WIN-WIN SOLUTION AT SAN GERONIMO
This installment of the GeekedOnGolf Community Golf series looks at the fight to save and reinvent San Geronimo Golf Course in Marin County, CA For centuries, a story has been unfolding in the San Geronimo Valley, highlighting the relationships between people and the land, and each other. Important questions about stewardship, land use, ecology andContinue reading “A WIN-WIN-WIN SOLUTION AT SAN GERONIMO”
OPENING BANKS
Part 28 of the Journey Along the Shores series takes a look at our work to stabilize the canal banks and create vistas throughout the course “What are you doing down there?” That is a frequently asked question that floats down from the ridges and bridges as we undertake work on the canal banks. TheContinue reading “OPENING BANKS”
TIPPING THE SCALES
A Geek Dad’s Diary entry reflecting on the complexity of golf culture and how we welcome beginners Golf is a game of invitation and camaraderie. Very few are those players who come to it without being brought by friends, family, colleagues or a mentor. Fewer still are those who stick around long enough for theContinue reading “TIPPING THE SCALES”
COMPLICATED, BUT PERFECT
Part 27 of the Journey Along the Shores series tells the story of the launch of a new youth golf program at Canal Shores An idea about inclusiveness and enjoyment of the game of golf was born in our community this summer. That idea was transformed into a reality at Canal Shores by an unlikelyContinue reading “COMPLICATED, BUT PERFECT”
THE WELCOME MAT IS OUT AT AIKEN
A look at what makes the McNair family’s Aiken Golf Club a place that any geek would love to call home A knock against golf in America is that it is unwelcoming. The game itself is intimidating for beginners. Just getting the ball airborne and ultimately into the hole is hard enough, but there areContinue reading “THE WELCOME MAT IS OUT AT AIKEN”
A WEE CHANGE AT CANAL SHORES
Part 26 of the Journey Along the Shores series takes a look at the creation of the Wee Burn When Cypress Point opened, it received universal praise. One would assume that a categorically positive reaction would please the architect. Instead, Dr. Alister MacKenzie famously expressed concern—in his experience, any golf course that didn’t turn offContinue reading “A WEE CHANGE AT CANAL SHORES”
THE PAST MEETS THE FUTURE AT MOSHOLU
How a new generation is contributing to the revival of public golf in its American birthplace If Ed Brockner had been alive in 1888, he would have been in the Apple Tree Gang. In the spring of that year, Scotsman John Reid and two of his friends played the first recorded round of golf inContinue reading “THE PAST MEETS THE FUTURE AT MOSHOLU”
THE WRAP-AROUND AT CANAL SHORES
Part 25 of the Journey Along the Shores series recaps our off-season projects Much like the modern PGA Tour, the work season at Canal Shores never ends. Long after players have hung up their clubs in Chicagoland, our staff and volunteers keep plugging away on course improvements, deterred only by blizzards, bitter cold or torrentialContinue reading “THE WRAP-AROUND AT CANAL SHORES”
EVENT-FULL SEASONS AT CANAL SHORES
Part 24 of the Journey Along the Shores series dives into our growing volume of activity and events With each passing year, Canal Shores gets busier. The course is seeing more play and it would seem that the Evanston-Wilmette community has gotten markedly golfier. That is terrific progress from my geeky perspective. However, the activityContinue reading “EVENT-FULL SEASONS AT CANAL SHORES”