Augusta No 13 Azalea

Augusta No 13 Azalea, Ink and watercolour, 4 x 6 inches, ©2018

Annual spring golf vacation this year included a trip to see a practice round at the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club.Weather was perfect. Course was fabulous. Manicured perfectly. Azaleas were in full bloom and magnificent. You have to see 1600 azaleas in bloom to believe it. The whole left side of the fairway and behind the green of Hole no 13 was azaleas. It is estimated that more than 80,000 plants of over 350 varieties have been added to the landscape of this golf course.

The Square Silo

GH11 The Square Silo

Silos in the late 1880’s were built square, but farmers discovered that air seeped into the corners, causing the silage to spoil. Round silos eliminated air pockets, so square silos were rarely built after 1900. This silo is located on a golf course near Halton Hills, just west of Toronto, on Leithfield No. 4 at Glencairn Golf Course, designed by Thomas McBroom. This course is framed with golden fescue, rock fences, narrow streams (burns), dozens of the deep dreaded pot bunkers and one square silo. The course is described as “The closest you will come to Scotland, without crossing the Atlantic.”

Golf and a ball game

GH08 Cherry Creek No 7

A week of holidays, golfing, gardening and a little bit of artwork. Wednesday, golfed at Cherry Creek Golf Club located in Macomb County, Michigan. Lanny Wadkins/Mike Bylen designed golf course. After golf, went to Detroit to a ball game, Blue Jays lost to Tigers, but a good game. Comerica Park, an open air ball park, located across from the Fox Theatre and between two historic downtown churches, St. John Episcopal Church and Central United Methodist Church. From the park you can see the downtown skyline. Check out...  Detroit in ruins: Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre's [their website] extraordinary photographs documenting the dramatic decline of a major American city.

Blackhorse Golf

BlackHorse Golf and Country Resort No 3 and 7

Played golf at BlackHorse Golf and Country Resort with my sister a month or so ago. Really liked the course, so Troy and I went back to play with my sister and her husband again. Two holes carved out of a former gravel pit are among the most spectacular, offering dramatic views and the challenge of playing around a 5-acre spring-fed lake. The course has six ponds, 50 bunkers and four sets of tees on every hole. BlackHorse is tucked away in a quiet rural setting, Its in great shape, is challenging and worth the drive to Kindardine. This drawing is of the spectacular view by hole 3 and hoel 7 in distance. Size is 3.5” x 12.5”, ink and graphite on stonehenge paper.