Today on the news, someone is asking the city to buy and operate Shaw-Nee Slopes golf course. This would be a sad day for VIP members as we get to play at Shaw-Nee for only $20 per round. With the city running the show, green fees will likely resemble that of Maple Ridge or McCall [...]
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Buying Shaw-Nee Slopes
Posted in News, Southern Alberta, golf, vipgolf, tagged calgary, city, course, golf, layout, members, shaw, shaw-nee, vip on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
More to Come this Winter
Posted in Southern Alberta, equipment, golf, vipgolf, tagged deals, equipment, getaways, golf, john jacobs, lessons, pelz, school, winter on November 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This weekend is pretty much the last weekend for golf. For VIP members, there are only a few courses for you to choose from. Woodside, Lakeside, Silverwing and Boulder Creek are the remaining courses that are still open but as of today, both Woodside and Lakeside had no slots. I presume there are no slots [...]
This Weekend Deals
Posted in Southern Alberta, equipment, golf, vipgolf, tagged deals, demo, driver, golf, sale, town, weekend on October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend is probably the last weekend for golf. Most VIP members have packed in their clubs for the season. Some die hards are still out there and if you’re one of them, good for you. The remaining courses that are still open include Woodside, Lakeside, SilverWing and Boulder Creek. As for Saturday, Woodside and [...]
SilverWing still open
Posted in Southern Alberta, golf, vipgolf, tagged 2009, golf, pass, silverwing, temperature, vip, weather, winter on October 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Without stepping outside today, you are tempted to call VIPGolf and see what’s available. I’m pretty sure Rob would love to hear from you. But if you do plan to play, dress warm. Bring your winter coat because it will be a cold one. Forget about generated heat because you will have to continuously hit [...]
Check your Receipts
Posted in Northern Alberta, Southern Alberta, Utah, golf, tagged charge, golf, receipt, refund, vip on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Springbank course is going to close October 19th. Some courses are going to follow suit. With today’s wind, I don’t think playing on courses like Shaw-Nee, Inglewood, River Spirit, River’s Edge, Sirocco and Wintergreen is going to be worthwhile. You just won’t be able to find your balls.
One thing you should do as a [...]
No Slots Left
Posted in Southern Alberta, golf, tagged calgary, golf, sunday, tee time on September 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
They say they open at 8am Monday thru Thursday and 9am Friday and weekends but they never seem to answer the phone right on the hour. Today I called and even though I was one of the first ones through, it was useless. Their system was down and they could not accept any request for [...]
Booking for Saturday
Posted in Southern Alberta, golf, tagged cooler, golf, saturday, tee times, temperatures on September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With cooler temperatures this weekend, I would have thought most of you VIP Golf members would have stashed your clubs away for the season. But it wasn’t the case this morning when I called in to reserve for Saturday.
If you missed the action and want in, here’s the scoop on Saturday:
1. It looks like Lynx [...]
It’s not Winter yet
Posted in Southern Alberta, golf, tagged adidas, afternoon, busy, fast, greens, sale, tee time, temperature, wintergreen on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you had played Wintergreen today, you would have had a lot of casual water because most of the fairways were wet. There were puddles, almost the size of a small lake on some fairways. Lucky that carts cannot go everywhere, otherwise some would have been stuck in knee high mud.
It was a brilliant day [...]
Spirited Play at River Spirit
Posted in Southern Alberta, golf, tagged cart, damage, donuts, drink, driving, golf, range, river spirit, sale on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday at River Spirit was really fun. We managed to play with two members, Lyle and Jan. Lyle had a single digit handicap but because he was social, he couldn’t focus on his game. Overall, it was good company and sunny skies.
Lyle was the kind of member that wants to see improvements such as additional [...]
Weekend Booked Solid
Posted in Northern Alberta, Southern Alberta, coupon, golf, tagged alberta, calgary, coupons, edmonton, golf, september, troon golf, weekend on September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With hot summer days coming up this weekend, it is almost impossible to book anything in Calgary and the surrounding areas. I would think it would be the same in Northern Alberta too. I managed to book River Spirit on Saturday and Wintergreen on Sunday so I’m all set. Everywhere else is booked up solid. [...]
