Brief Article on Southwest Greens at Parmasters

Ah what a beautiful day. Of course, if you’ve read this blog much over the past years, you’ll understand that I do realize that EVERY day is a beautiful day. It’s a gift, as they say, the present.

Yesterday quickly became a day of many meetings, and today shall be of great resemblance.

My Tuesday hockey also starts today. I didn’t get out last year, but shall endeavour to make the most of it and seize the opportunities this year. One can’t make up for lost time, and I’m not even certain time is ever truly lost, but I am looking forward to hitting the ice once again.

I happened upon a brief article on the Parmasters KW short game area, written and offered forth by Peter Turkington of Strategic Communications Solutions on behalf of Parmasters Canada. I covered Southwest Greens in an early blog post here.

Here’s the article.


The chip and putt are two of the most important strokes in golf which only get better with practice. Parmasters Golf Training Centers make it possible to practice these strokes year round in their indoor golf centres.

Just ask players such as Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and Mike Weir and they'll tell you that improvement only comes through consistent training and practice. Few ever imagine reaching their playing level, but concede that any improvement would be a step in the right direction.

Whether professional, experienced, casual or new, all golfers agree with the old adage, that "practice makes perfect." And yet, it's actually perfect practice that makes perfect. And that means training in the ideal conditions. What's challenging for the average golfer is finding the time and place to practice year round.

"It's no wonder that professionals putt well when many of them, such as Vijay Singh, have professionally designed golf greens right in their own backyard," says Parmasters Chief Golf Professional and Co-Founder, Scott Hazledine. "To have one of these would be any golfer's dream."

"Having a surface this good to practice on is incredible," says Vijay Singh, 2004 PGA champion. "[It… performs like a tour green."

The putting greens are so realistic and play like real greens that a golfer can play the same stroke that's used on real grass. "We've found that pros and amateurs can greatly improve their putting strokes by being able to rely on consistent putts with a "true roll" from every position on the green," says Weston Weber, founder and owner of Southwest Putting Greens Technologies, Inc.

Over 25 PGA pros own these putting greens, and it is these same, quality greens that Parmasters are installing in each of their 12,000 to 15,000 square-feet golf centres.