Friends of Stanley Thompson and Highlands Links

Friends of Stanley Thompson and Highlands Links This is a remarkable fact and places Highlands Links among the most famous courses ever created.

Consider this — there are 32000 golf courses in the world and international experts agree that Cape Breton Highlands Links ranks in the top 100 courses worldwide! Our group believes that a monument recognizing the course designer, the legendary Stanley Thompson and the Ingonish community which provided the land and labour for its creation, is a worthwhile undertaking and long overdue. Our group is

interested in hearing from anyone who shares our vision and is interested in contributing to the creation of the monument. If you would like to be part of history and enhance Highlands Links' status as a National Treasure please visit our website.

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How Great is Highlands Links? While there have been thousands of books written on the subject of golf there are only a few that standout as being truly seminal works. At the top of this list is the World Atlas of Golf, written by a panel of international experts and first published in 1976. If one were starting a library of golf books the World Golf Atlas would be among the first few books you would want to have. In the fall of 2008 a new version of the Atlas was published and in both editions Highlands Links is included among a very select group of the great courses in the world. Included in the courses featured in the World Golf Atlas along with Highlands Links are: St. Andrews, Royal Birkdale, Winged Foot, Bethpage Black, Shinnecock Hills, Riviera and Royal Melbourne to name just a few. Anyone who has played Highlands Links knows the experience is special and experts agree—Highlands Links is a true National Treasure and has stood the test of time for almost 70 years and almost 1,000,000 rounds of golf.

Stanley Thompson statue and plaques completed and now installed at Cape Breton Highlands Links. Congratulations to every...
09/21/2012

Stanley Thompson statue and plaques completed and now installed at Cape Breton Highlands Links. Congratulations to everyone who made this possible!

Stanley Thompson Statue Update: Here is a picture showing the process of making the mold. Once this process is completed...
02/27/2012

Stanley Thompson Statue Update: Here is a picture showing the process of making the mold. Once this process is completed the foundry operation begins. The statue will be moving to the foundry in a week. Anyone interested in what steps are involved in making a bronze statue can refer to this link http://library.thinkquest.org/23492/data/bronze.htm

Mr. Geoff Cornish passed away peacefully today at his home in Massachusetts. Mr. Cornish worked with Stanley Thompson a...
02/10/2012

Mr. Geoff Cornish passed away peacefully today at his home in Massachusetts. Mr. Cornish worked with Stanley Thompson and was the construction supervisor in 1938 and 1939 when Cape Breton Highlands was constructed. Mr. Cornish went on to design many courses and wrote many books on golf course architecture. The following blog entry by Robert Thompson provides some further information http://canadiangolfer.com/g4g/2012/02/10/the-passing-of-geoff-cornish/

I was saddened to hear about the passing of Geoff Cornish today. He was 97. With the exception of Bob Moote, Cornish was the last remaining architect to have

This is one of the 3 plaques that will flank the Stanley Thompson statue.
02/08/2012

This is one of the 3 plaques that will flank the Stanley Thompson statue.

Thinking about the upcoming golf season -- this is a personal favorite of mine - the second hole "Tam O'Shanter from the...
02/08/2012

Thinking about the upcoming golf season -- this is a personal favorite of mine - the second hole "Tam O'Shanter from the tee. Photo was taken June 23, 2011.

According to Links Golf Magazine of the top 100 courses in the world 3 are located in Canada -- St. Georges, Toronto at ...
02/06/2012

According to Links Golf Magazine of the top 100 courses in the world 3 are located in Canada -- St. Georges, Toronto at #52, Cape Breton Highlands at #56 and Hamilton, Ontario at #79.
http://www.linksmagazine.com/links100

http://top100golf.blogspot.com/2012/02
02/06/2012

http://top100golf.blogspot.com/2012/02

I liked the short 324-yard fourth hole quite a bit. The tee shot demands a smart, well placed shot into a narrow, hilly area instead of requiring the golfer to bomb away off the tee with a driver.

The Moose are Loose.
02/02/2012

The Moose are Loose.

Latest on the building of the statue and readying it for a move to the foundry to start build the mould's. The sculptor ...
01/27/2012

Latest on the building of the statue and readying it for a move to the foundry to start build the mould's. The sculptor Robert Dey's talent for recreating the human form is in evidence here.

First Moose sighting of the year Jan. 22, 2012 on number 12 at Cape Breton Highlands
01/22/2012

First Moose sighting of the year Jan. 22, 2012 on number 12 at Cape Breton Highlands

Good news for Keltic Lodge. Long overdue improvements to be made - Halifax Herald story here http://thechronicleherald.c...
01/22/2012

Good news for Keltic Lodge. Long overdue improvements to be made - Halifax Herald story here http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/53775-revamp-resorts-begins-soon

Sounds of saws and hammers will soon be emanating from Nova Scotia’s Signature Resorts, Guido Kerpel, regional vice-president of New Castle Hotels and Resorts, said Thursday.

Winter Wonderland in Ingonish
01/22/2012

Winter Wonderland in Ingonish

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