Matthew Lang

All of us headed down to Niagara Falls for the day to enjoy some of the sights down there. The first thing we all did was the boat trip to see the falls up close. We haven’t done this since Drew was born so it was nice for him to experience this with all of us. After a wander round Clifton Hill, we grabbed some pizza and did the Sky Wheel to take in some great views of the falls.

Me and Ethan played Hidden Lake again today. We stuck with what we liked and played the new course. We also got paired with a couple of locals who kept us right and gave us a few pointers to deals on local courses. Nice to see that the food is still great at Hidden Lake as well. Highly recommend the smash burgers!

First visit to our favourite nine hole course in the Oakville area, and that’s the Rockchapel course just past Waterdown. Nice being able to play in the sunshine with a good short course for Drew.

A great afternoon range session for the boys before the rain started rolling in.

My in-laws have a new home in Canada, so a few changes to the sleeping arrangements. They still have a great spot outside for a quiet coffee though.

Today we headed up to St Andrews to see some golf at the final practice day of the week before the 1st rounds begin tomorrow. After an early start, and a couple of hours of driving, we finally arrived. Blue skies and a strong wind featured for most of the day.

After spending some cash on a few goodies at the store, we headed over to the practice area and watched some of the players putting and pitching. Drew managed to get a few signatures from some of the professionals, but he was chuffed to bits with his signed golf ball from the world’s top ranked amateur, Keita Nakajima.

Finally, we spent some time in the stands watching players coming through the 16th and 17th holes.

It was a great day and I’m glad to say we’re heading back up on Sunday to do it all again!