The Masters

We watched with anticipation and thrill as Bubba Watson beat Louis Oosthuizen on the third hole of sudden death play at August National. Bubba's emotional win was a great moment in golf and one we’re sure to remember (along with his slick shot that seemed to bend around the trees to hit the green) for years to come. Congratulations, Bubba!

Another highlight of Masters Sunday for us was the Canadian debut of our Cabot Links television ads! We had some great feedback on Twitter and Facebook but, for those of you who haven’t seen the ads, we’ve posted them on the videos section of our website - http://cabotlinks.com/about-us/videos.

Cabotlinks.com

Speaking of websites, we were thrilled to unveil our newly redesigned Cabotlinks.com complete with a new image gallery, hole-by-hole tour, accommodations page and more. We want to take this opportunity to thank Jesse Bennett-Chamberlin and his team at 31three for their hard work in bringing the site to life!

If you haven’t already explored the new site, take a few minutes to look around. We think you’ll be pleased with what you see! As always, we love hearing your feedback on changes we’ve made to the site so please don’t hesitate to contact us and let us know what you think!

Cabot Links Lodge

We continue to marvel that how quickly the Cabot Links Lodge is coming together and we promise to have more pictures to share in the coming weeks. In the meantime, we have the first rendering of a room at the Cabot Links Lodge – a Deluxe King Room, complete with a balcony overlooking the course and the ocean. To reserve your room for this season, please contact Meghann toll-free at (855) 652-2268 or email reservations@cabotlinks.com. We truly can’t wait to welcome guests to this beautiful part of the world!

Cabot Links Sweepstakes

If there is one thing we all get excited, it’s the chance to hand out amazing Cabot Links prizes to our friends and fans, which is why we are thrilled to announce the latest Cabot Links Sweepstakes! Our prizes are better than ever:
• 3rd Prize: A Polo Golf Cashmere sweater
• 2nd Prize: A  MacKenzie Ballistic Walker Golf Bag
• Grand Prize: A complimentary round of golf at Cabot Links on June 29, 2012 –opening day!
For more information on the prizes and to enter the sweepstakes, visit our Sweepstakes page.

Connect With Cabot Links

As always, we invite you to connect with us on Facebook (Facebook.com/cabotlinks) or on Twitter (@cabotlinks) and let us know what you want to see from us!

Construction of our accommodations, called 'The Lodge at Cabot Links' is progressing well. We will be all set to welcome our first guests for opening day on June 29, 2012 and we're looking forward to sharing pictures with you in the next few weeks!

We are gearing up to hire 125+ people to join our teaming in making the first official season for Cabot Links a great one. For more details, please check out our Careers page at http://cabotlinks.com/careers and keep checking back for updates.

We are in the process of building a shiny new website which, as per many requests, will feature an online shop so you can bring a little piece of Cabot Links to wherever you are in the world.

Our retail team is getting ready to move into their brand new pro shop space which will be two-and-a-half times the size of the previous pro shop giving us more room to showcase our amazing clothing, accessories and more.

We're also building a turnstand (halfway hut) near the 10th tee to provide everyone out on the links with some great food and refreshment options mid-way through their round.

We're finalizing the yardage book and we will share the final look of that soon.

Rod and Dave, are getting ready to build a little more golf with a new par three 12th hole - we couldn't resist more construction!

The great Rod Whitman is finishing up his descriptions of each hole so we can preview them to our Facebook fans as part of the '18 Days of Cabot'.

Our hospitality team is busily refining the menus at Panorama and the Bar to provide even better food and spirit options for hungry and thirsty golfers and others.

We're remodeling the clubhouse to expand the space for the bar on the first floor and offer outdoor dining on both levels.

As always, we're constantly thinking of fun new contests and prizes, complete with an awesome opening day prize pack for one lucky winner. Keep checking our Facebook page for contest details!

Believe it or not, there's more! We encourage you to keep checking the blog and our Facebook page to learn more about what's happening at Cabot and, as always, we look forward to seeing and hearing from you all soon.

After a successful year of preview play at Cabot Links, we have made a modest but important change to the sequence of holes.

The 12th and 13th holes will now be played as the third and fourth holes, with the subsequent numbering falling in accordingly.

The overall distance from greens to tees has been shortened which will help improve the flow of play.

As Rod Whitman says, "The par five (formerly the 11th, seen here) hard along the water always felt connected to the little par three 14th. Now, played as the 13th, it is!"

For those of you who can’t satisfy your post-season golfing urge with a trip to the warmer climates, we have just the thing! Yes, it’s something other than working on your swing while on a conference call or perfecting your form while waiting for your coffee to brew in the morning. The community of Inverness is re-introducing the annual Christmas parade!                                                         

Set for December 10th, the day will begin with a parade down the main street, followed by a family skate with hot chocolate and carols and, for the grand finale, the Christmas tree lighting with Santa Claus. Cabot Links is thrilled to have a float in the parade! While we can’t reveal all of the details just yet, I will tell you that our float will include golfers!

Originally, we thought the float would include only kids but, after some consideration, we felt it would be best to broaden the range. After all, if someone in your house has thrown a tantrum because they had to spend the weekend at their in-laws, missing their bi-weekly scramble tournament, chances are good that this person was not your six year old.

So, If your idea of a perfect winter day involves a toque, a putter and spreading Christmas cheer, Cabot Links has just the activity for you! We’re accepting names now! Who’s in?

Remember Cabot Links’ opening day on July 23rd? It was a wonderful day with perfect weather, great music, food, drinks and a wonderful feeling of excitement amongst all in attendance. Our season was better than we could have imagined. Golfers of every age came from far and wide to spend time on Canada’s first true links golf course with the final rounds played on Saturday, November 5th. 

Now, we’re beginning to look forward to next year and the opening of our full 18 holes. Construction of our accommodations has gotten underway and, with the great weather we are having, we’re sure to see more progress each time we take a spin across Central Avenue.

Our grand opening, slated for July 1st, 2012, is only 229 days away! So, while it may be a little early to start packing your bags (we are in a leap year after all), I strongly encourage you to pass along any comments, questions and ideas through our blog, Twitter, or Facebook page!