CHOICE OF TEE.Byline: RISHI rishi (rēˑ·shē), n in Sanskrit, one who possesses knowledge. NARAIN With two, sometimes even three, fairway options off the tee, Devil's Pulpit near Toronto offers a unique game. By Rishi Narain You've probably heard of the game 'Trivial Pursuit' in which players answer trivia of varying difficulty. The inventors of the game were two young men, Chris Haney Christopher Deane Haney (born November 16 1968 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1991 to 2002 for the Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and Boston Red Sox. and Scott Abbott Scott Abbott is the co-inventor of Trivial Pursuit along with Chris Haney who was a photo editor for the Montreal Gazette. He is the current owner of the Brampton Battalion hockey team, of the Ontario Hockey League. . Due to the popularity of this family board game, they made a huge fortune. But you'd never guess what they did with all their money. They invested it in a golf club with two championship courses! No expense was spared in making the two golf courses at Devil's Pulpit Golf Association. The location, just 30 minutes from Toronto is on a plateau, with the city skyline in the distance. Designers Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry created a masterpiece with all that modern golf course design and construction technique can offer. Devil's Pulpit, named after a huge rock formation nearby, resembling a pulpit, is sculpted sculpt v. sculpt·ed, sculpt·ing, sculpts v.tr. 1. To sculpture (an object). 2. To shape, mold, or fashion especially with artistry or precision: over a rolling terrain of 315 acres, usually enough land to build two golf courses! As many as three holes offer alternative fairway options off the tee and the par five 13th actually has three different fairway options. Most surprising is the 11th, on which you have a choice of playing any of three different holes! This is certainly unique--budget and land were clearly no constraint in creating this classic. Several tee shots offer daring risk and reward strategy decisions--you can make a difficult carry across sand or water for a shorter approach or play away from the trouble to a wider landing area and leave yourself with a longer approach to the hole. So, powerful and accurate tee shots are well rewarded. Six different starting tee options on every hole, often from very different angles, ensure that you can play the same holes from a completely different approach on every round. Dramatic elevation changes offering spectacular valley views in the distance leave you gaping, the most memorable being the first tee shot itself. With Toronto's impressive skyline in the background and a valley in between, the downhill tee shot has bunkers down the centre and a lake down the right side. Bold players get a short iron to the green with the approach carrying water, while the safe players play a flatter, easier approach with a longer club. The in-between player can carry some bunkers for a moderate risk. The putting greens often have distinctive easy open areas or tough ledges on different levels. Putting is a huge challenge because of the slope of the land and because the design team of Hurdzan and Fry had deliberately created some subtle and some sharp curves. First-time visitors will need a lot of help from locals to correctly judge the roll of the ball. Devil's Pulpit was named Best New Golf Course in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. by Golf Digest Golf Digest is a monthly golf magazine published by Advance Publications in the United States. It is a generalist golf publication covering recreational golf and men's and women's competitive golf. when it opened in 1991 and its sister course Devil's Paintbrush devil's paintbrush n. See orange hawkweed. was awarded the same honour in 1992. If you are a golf lover and could take in a trip to Toronto for business or pleasure, save a day for a visit to this special and memorable spot. You will be left with indelible memories as you play the game through valleys, over hills, negotiate every conceivable style of sand bunker and negotiate massive lakes while enjoying the majestic views. After the game, the modern and luxurious clubhouse equipped with a spacious bar, offers great views of the valley and the golf course. Hot tubs and saunas in the locker room complete the resort experience. Keep in mind, you are within easy driving distance of the Canadian side of the Niagara Falls Niagara Falls, waterfall, United States and Canada Niagara Falls, in the Niagara River, W N.Y. and S Ont., Canada; one of the most famous spectacles in North America. The falls are on the international line between the cities of Niagara Falls, N.Y. , so you could combine your trip with two attractions. FACT FILE To book tee time call Devil's Pulpit at +1 519 927 3005 Green Fee: Weekday/Weekend: CA$ 110/CA$ 140 Getting There: You can fly from Delhi or Mumbai to Toronto, Canada on Air Canada, Continental Airlines, British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. or Air India Air India (formerly Air-India, Hindi: एअर इंडिया) is the national flag carrier of India with a worldwide network of passenger and cargo services. . Fare: Rs. 55,500 is the lowest you'll get. From Toronto, Devil's Pulpit is half an hour away. 5 TOP COURSES NEAR TORONTO Devil's Paintbrush: Also designed by Hurdzan & Fry, the sister course of Devil's Pulpit is as close to a links style course you can get over terrain that is nowhere near the sea--very few trees, hummocks and hollows on the fescue fescue (fĕs`ky  ), any of some 100 species of introduced Old World grasses of the genus Festuca. fairways, blind shots, bold
bunkering bun·ker·ing n. The act or process of supplying a ship with fuel. , they are all here. There's also the ruin of an old, abandoned stone walled barn on the fairway of the 8th hole to be negotiated. Green Fee: Weekday/Weekend, CA$ 150/CA$ 190; www.devilspulpit.com/html/paintbrush00.html Glen Abbey Golf Course: Designed by Jack Nicklaus Noun 1. Jack Nicklaus - United States golfer considered by many to be the greatest golfer of all time (born in 1940) Jack William Nicklaus, Nicklaus and opened in 1976, this is one of Canada's most famous courses and is home to the Royal Canadian Golf Association The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is the governing body of golf in Canada. History The RCGA was founded on June 6, 1895 as the Canadian Golf Association at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club. . A distinguishing feature of the Glen Abbey course are the Valley Holes, numbered 11 through 15. On number 11 for example, a par 4, players tee off a cliff to a fairway that is approximately 60 ft below on the valley floor! Green Fee: CA$ 235; www.glenabbey.ca Angus Glen Golf Club: This one consists of two 18-hole courses. The North Course has been designed by Doug Carrick and Jay Morrish. The south course at Angus Glen is a work of art. Golf at the Angus Glen Golf Club offers beauty, challenge, first-class service and, maybe best of all, variety. Green Fee: Weekday/Weekend: CA$ 120/CA$ 175; www.angusglen.com Royal Woodbine woodbine, name for several vines, among them honeysuckle and Virginia creeper. woodbine Any of many species of vines belonging to various flowering-plant families, especially the Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia, family Vitaceae) of : No challenge was overlooked in this brilliant Michael Hurdzan design. The 76 bunkers and water on every hole will keep your full attention on the game. Green Fee: Weekday/Weekend: CA$ 100/CA$ 145; www.royalwoodbine.com Wooden Sticks Golf Club: With holes inspired by Augusta, St. Andrew's, Royal Troon, Camoustle, Sawgrass Sawgrass can be:
TIP OF THE MONTH Good rhythm is a great asset in the golf swing. It enables effortless power and consistent accuracy. To find it, visualise the rhythm of a children's swing in the playground. In the same way you should allow the clubhead to slow to a pause at the end of the backswing back·swing n. The initial part of a stroke, in which one moves a racket or club, for instance, to the position from which forward motion begins. and then allow gravity to gradually drop your arms and the clubhead downwards to begin the downswing down·swing n. 1. A swing downward, as of a golf club. 2. A decline, as of a business. Noun 1. downswing - a swing downward of a golf club . The clubhead gathers momentum and swings past the hitting zone quickly through to a high but effortless finish, with your hands over your left shoulder. golfing gear Even the simplest putt is fraught with breaks, slopes and grain direction. That's more than enough things to look at, which is why Nike designed the IC putter. By using optical engineering to tune the colour, shape, and contrast of the club, the visual footprint of the shaft and the club head itself is reduced. This dramatically emphasises the alignment aid, enhancing your ability to visualise the ball track at address. Price: US$ 159; check it out at www.tgw.com Hot Deal Stay for two in a Studio Suite at CA$ 192 at the Radisson Plaza, Mississauga Toronto Airport West, Ontario. Includes breakfast and taxes. Book in advance; tel: +1 905 364 9999. Devil's Pulpit Golf Course is an easy access from the hotel, being about ten minutes by road. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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