Earth Day & Black Diamond Learning Centre

Mother Earth is not opposed to the scars we leave in her many fairways and marks in her many greens. She appreciates our two stroke penalty for breaking anything fixed or growing and loves that we are not permitted to ground our clubs in her hazards or improve our lie in any way when playing the ball 'down' (as in, how it is played by the rules - without exceptions for winter rules or soggy conditions, where some enjoy lift, clean and place or replace, depending)...Mother Earth appreciates, almost as much as we, the industry professionals do, the replacement or filling of divots, the smoothing of traps, the fixing of your ball mark and two others on every green and the careful treatment of enviromentally-sensitive areas. I know, I know - it was a Pro V...

Come to Black Diamond's New Golf Learning Centre and learn more about how to care for your golf course and its' environmental boundaries. And please, fix your marks and replace your divots. If not for us, do it for Mother Earth.

Happy Earth Day. And may the wind be always at your back on both #1 and #10. As well as the fabulous #11. What a golf hole. Talk about a postcard for earth day...

Visit is today at www.blackdiamondgolfclub.ca and learn more about choosing to play better now, rather than making change for the sake of making change. We coach you and your children to use what they've already got and offer suggestions for improvement over time and with repetitions. Coaching works today - now - in the moment. Choose to play better. It is a choice. Come visit, sign up, attend free opportunities to meet the pros at our club. Peruse our website and find all kinds of great incentives to register early and receive free things like clinics, golf and fitting/demo opportunities that happen at every club who cares about their members.

Earth day reminds us of how lucky and fragile we are. I promise, successful players with trophies and green jackets are taking a moment to ponder and accept the profoundness of how lucky and fragile they are. Ask 2010 Master's Champion, Phil Mickelson. Do you think that the embrace behind #18 at Augusta National with his precious Amy, (who the world has closely-followed in plight against the same disease that has ravaged Mary, Phil's mom) was anything less than sincere? 'Nuff said. It's in. As soon as it left the club. That, my golfing friends, was as real as it gets. And I promise, they are thinking about Earth Day today just like we are.

Happy Earth Day. From all of us at Black Diamond Golf Club and the Learning Centre that changes golfing lives forever, we love our Mother Earth and her fairways & greens. Fairways & greens, fairways & greens, with only one hand hitting fairways & greens...

Tune in tomorrow - new website infomation is gonna cure your slices, hooks, and chili-dips!!! What three-putt?

Golf Instruction Makes All the Difference!!!

Golf is as daunting at times as it is awesome. Spring offers Canadians a new sense of hope for improvement, an opportunity to set realistic goals, and the weather itself is often the inspiration for those who have always wanted to learn but never had the time, the motivation, or even the resources.

Our group programs are introductory-aggresively priced that, the value for the investment is undeniable. Typically, people who start in a novice group will elect to continue the following month or even two, registering for intermediate and even short game schools, consecutively. And at a mere $99 price point, spaces will fill quickly for each program. Registration forms available at www.blackdiamondgolfclub.ca/instruction or in the Pro Shop.

The feedback and the testimonials we've received as Canadian PGA coaches is that the learning process, as facilitated by a trained coach, makes all the difference.

And for all you non-golfers, professional coaching expedites the learning process and allows a complete beginner to understand the language of golf, the basic rules, expectations of fellow-players and the host courses, a clear understanding of the learning process and a coach to use as a reference when future challenges seem insurmountable.

Want to learn? Want to improve? Hoping to compete? Want to win a golf scholarship? Want to work toward a career as either a club pro or a touring pro? Nothing is out of the realms of possibilities. Dream big and we'll design a program that will ensure you ultimately make it happen, in time.

Don't forget to check this site prior to venturing out to the club for a group program that may have been cancelled due to weather.

We are pleased to announce the schedule for the 2010 instructional programs at the Black Diamond Learning Centre. Your feedback is always welcomed and appreciated.

For further information, please contact golfinstruction@blackdiamondgolfclub.com or call 932-GOLF and ask for the Learning Centre voice mail. We will return the message the same day/evening/night, as soon as we wrap up with our evening groups and private lesson clients on the range and/or the golf course.

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