ASK THE PROS

Looking to gain some valuable course knowledge? Want to shave a few strokes off your game? Introducing Northumberland Links Ask the Pros weekly series. Every Wednesday, one of our pros will offer tips and strategies on how to approach some of the most challenging holes here at Northumberland Links.

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Heather Cameron has been a teaching Professional at Northumberland Links for 26 years. A former LPGA Tour Player, and a member of various professional mini-tours, Heather’s passion now is to help others through teaching.

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Brad Black has been at Northumberland Links for 3 years after graduating from the Golf Management Program at Holland College. He recently passed his PAT (Playing Ability Test) and is now a member of the PGA of Canada.

Strategy – Hole #10, Bold Reward

May 30, 2022

There are two strategies that, executed properly, can lead to a stress-free par or maybe a birdie. The first, take a driver over the trees on this dogleg left with about a 240-yard carry if on correct line. This has the reward of a chip shot onto a sloped back to the front green. Sounds enticing!…

Strategy – Hole #14, Grim Reaper

May 30, 2022

By cultural definition ..A figure commonly used to represent death. The Grim Reaper is a skeleton or solemn-looking man carrying a scythe, who cuts off people's lives as though he were harvesting grain. So there you have it......this hole can slice and dice a good round like the aforementioned Reaper’s…

Strategy – Northumberland Greens

September 22, 2020

So a lot of us just watched the US Open from Winged Foot Golf Club in New York. There was a lot of chatter about their famous greens. Often referred to as “green’s complex “. What does that even mean?? As a noun, “a group of similar buildings or facilities on the same site.” As an adjective,…

Strategy – Hole #9, Blind

October 1, 2020

Tee shot up and over a slight hill to a blind landing area. From the white tees nothing more than a 180-200 yard tee ball will put you in good shape. With normal Summer conditions, that should get you well inside the 150 yard marker. Why not hit it further? Sure....you got this. Ripping one down inside…

Strategy – Hole #13, Lobster Pot

September 16, 2020

The play seemingly trite....hit the ball over the bunker onto the large green. With the remnants of an old lobster boat framing the back of the green and a small, very well placed bunker in the front middle, “Lobster Pot” is Northumberland’s signature hole. It sits, awaiting the next errant…