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18 Holes! 18 Questions!Carson AylwardGrande Meadows Golf CourseBio: I am 17 years old from Marystown, NL. I have one old...
09/03/2026

18 Holes! 18 Questions!

Carson Aylward

Grande Meadows Golf Course

Bio: I am 17 years old from Marystown, NL. I have one older sister Jessica. I started playing golf with my father, and joined the Junior Golf program shortly thereafter. I started playing competitive golf on the Junior Tour in 2025 and recently participated in the NL Summer Games in Corner Brook this August representing the Eastern Team. I work part-time at the YMCA as a Lifeguard. In my spare time I love to practice my swing anytime I can, hang out with friends and compete in Auto-cross with Vinland Motor Sports. I recently graduated from Marystown Central High School. In the Fall I am taking General Studies at College of the North Atlantic and eventually pursuing Golf Management/Operations.

Note: Carson has had a busy summer with the Golf NL Junior golf program stretching from the east coast to the west coast. He participated in the Watson Invitational at Pitcher's Pond, the Junior Provincial Championships at Grande Meadows, Harmon Seaside Jr. Invitational in Stephenville, the Humber River Open in Deer Lake, the Miller Ayre Junior Open at Bally Haly North Course, the Southlands Invitational at Glendenning Golf Course, The Pippy Park Jr Open, at the NL Summer Games in Corner Brook and the Golf NL Junior Tour Championship at Terra Nova Golf Resort. A busy summer for sure!

1. What is your full name?
Carson Gordon Aylward

2. Where were you born? Where do you live today?
I was born in Burin, NL and today I live in Marystown.

3. What would people be surprised to learn about you?
I am a certified Lifeguard and participate in Autocross with Vineland Motor Sports.

4. Are you a member of a golf club and what club? Who do you regularly play golf with?
I am a current member of Grande Meadows Golf Course in Frenchmans Cove, NL. I usually play with my father Danny or with my friends Kayser Russell, Noah Fancey, and Landen May.

5. What's your favorite course that you have played? What course would you like to play anywhere in the world?
My favorite would have to be Turtle Hill Golf Club in Bermuda while I would love to play Au-gusta National, Georgia, more realistic would be Pebble Beach, California.

6. Where and when did you start golfing?
2018 at Grande Meadows in Frenchmans Cove, NL

7. Can you (briefly) tell us your most memorable golf experience.
When I was 12 years old, Dad and I were playing at Turtle Hill in Bermuda. It's a dramatic downhill Par 3 180yds but plays more like 150yds. Dad made a 20 footer for Birdie and I followed up with a 5 footer for my first ever Birdie!

8. Can you (briefly) tell us your funniest golf experience.
Too many with my friends to just mention one! Usually has something to do with someone having a bad day and turning it into a joke to make light of it

9. What is your greatest golf accomplishment?
Winning the Junior Golf title twice at Grande Meadows.

10. How do you like to relax?
Relaxation for me is practicing in my simulator or on the course, and spending time with friends and family.

11. What is your most treasured golf possession?
I have a Golf Ball Cabinet where I store golf balls from memorable golf trips and golf tournaments.

12. What is your best/worst quality on the golf course?
My best quality on the course is always staying positive no matter how my round is going while my worst quality is sometimes thinking I have made a bad shot when really it turns out to be a good one.

13. What 3 professional golfers would complete your dream foursome for a round of golf?
I would love to play a round with Tiger Woods, John Daly and Bryson DeChambeau.

14. What 3 Newfoundlanders, past or present, would you like to join you at a dream dinner?
My two Grandfathers, who have passed away and my father. It would be a dream for the four of us to spend time together now.

15. Have you ever had a hole-in-one? What is your best score ever? When and where?
I have had a few close ones but no hole-in-one yet. My best round was a 73 at Grande Meadows.

16. What is your favorite/least favorite golfing hole on a Newfoundland & Labrador golf course?
My favorite is Hole #7 at Pippy Park in St. John’s and my least favorite is Hole #5 at my home course Grande Meadows.

17. What do you think is the worst rule in golf and how would you change it?
Not being able to take your ball out of a divot if you roll into one.

18. What advice would you give to a young golfer starting to play golf today?
Practice a lot but more importantly enjoy every round and every shot, it's a privilege to get to play this game.

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08/31/2026

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18 Holes! 18 Questions!Ryan McNeil LamswoodHarmon Seaside LinksBio: I am a 26 year old teacher from Stephenville, NL. I ...
08/27/2026

18 Holes! 18 Questions!

Ryan McNeil Lamswood

Harmon Seaside Links

Bio: I am a 26 year old teacher from Stephenville, NL. I play curling in the winter and golf in the summer. I have an amazing wife and 3 wonderful pets.

NB: Ryan had a great summer golfing winning the Golf NL Mid Amateur Men's Championship by one stroke at his home course. He carded daily scores of 75, 72 and 73 for a 220 total. He followed that up by teaming with Jordi Green to win the Harmon Men's Invitational Golf Championship for the second year in a row with a combined score of 134 over 2 rounds.

1. What is your full name?
My full name is Foster Ryan McNeil Lamswood.

2. Where were you born? Where do you live today?
I was born in Corner Brook but my parents were living in Stephenville so I grew up in Stephenville and I'm still living in Stephenville today!

3. What would people be surprised to learn about you? How do you like to relax?
People would be surprised to learn that I have two cats and a dog with whom my wife and I enjoy spending our spare time.

4. Are you a member of a golf club and what club? Who do you regularly play golf with?
I have been a proud member of Harmon Seaside Links for as long as I can remember.

5. What's your favorite course that you have played? What course would you like to play anywhere in the world?
My favorite course that I have played is Harmon Seaside Links. If I were to take HSL out of the equation I would pick Cabot Links in Inverness, Nova Scotia. There are several courses on the bucket list but the one that stays top of mind for me is Pinehurst #2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

6. Where and when did you start golfing?
I started golfing at Harmon Seaside Links when I was quite young. There are pictures of me with some clubs as young as 3.

7. Can you (briefly) tell us your most memorable golf experience.
The most memorable experience on the golf course that comes to mind is my first birdie. I was on the old Dhoon Lodge par 3 course and hit the green on the third hole. I had a downhill right to left putt and after I hit it I fell to the ground to watch it travel from directly behind it. Thankfully it went in and I went nuts!

8. Can you (briefly) tell us your funniest golf experience.
Lots to choose from but top of mind is one experience from the Willows where Jack Gosbee left his push cart on the hill in front of the par 3 fourth green. He was helping look for golf balls like a good buddy when his cart slowly crept toward the water before diving right in. The bag was drenched and we laughed pretty hard while his sunglasses drifted down the river.

9. What is your greatest golf accomplishment?
Winning the 2024 NL Men’s Amateur Golf Championship.

10. What is your most treasured golf possession?
The ball marker and ball mark repair tool I keep in my right pocket have been the same for years. If I lost either one of them at this point I probably wouldn’t be able to think straight on the golf course.

11. What is your best/worst quality on the golf course?
I would say my worst quality is putting too much thought into results instead of putting more focus on the process to get those results.
The best quality is how golf shots do not tend to linger with me. Good or bad I like to forget about previous shots and move on.

12. What 3 professional golfers would complete your dream foursome for a round of golf?
I am a big Spieth guy so I would pick Jordan just to be able to have some fascinating conversations. I would like to watch Cameron Young hit golf shots in person so I would pick him second. Finally I would complete the foursome with Rory McIlroy who I have always been a fan of and who has experienced such a unique career to this point.

13. What 3 Newfoundlanders, past or present, would you like to join you at a dream dinner?
Incredible question. I would love to pick Danny Williams' brain and maybe sneak out some sponsor money for team Krats curling. I would then pick Alan Doyle to see if he remembers having a drink with my Dad before great big sea made it big. I would finally pick Brad Gushue because I could probably bug him with questions for a pretty long time.

14. Have you ever had a hole-in-one? When and where?
I have been fortunate enough to have 2 hole-in-ones on the same hole #5 at Harmon Seaside Links. The first one was in 2016 in a foursome with my dad, nan, and pop so it was extremely special. The second was a random afternoon round in the 2023 summer, I was in crocs not even golf shoes while our foursome watched the ball drop then sprinted all the way to the green celebrating.

15. What is your best score ever? When and what course?
I managed to shoot a bogey free 62 at Harmon Seaside Links during an envelope game one Sunday morning in 2023. 4 guys in the group all signed the card that still is in Harmon’s clubhouse today!

16. What is your favorite/least favorite golfing hole on a Newfoundland & Labrador golf course?
My least favourite hole in Newfoundland and Labrador is hole #4 at Harmon Seaside Links. Deceptive as it typically should be easy but presents clever difficulty if you end up slightly off in the wrong spots.
My favourite hole in the province would have to be #8 at Harmon Seaside Links. The tee shot is challenging but extremely fun to figure out and the green is triple tiered to keep golfers on their toes. This is a tee shot I never get tired of hitting.

17. What do you think is the worst rule in golf and how would you change it?
The worst rule in golf for me is the way TIO is written. There are too many instances where people hit bad golf shots and feel entitled to getting relief from the bad situation they put themselves in just because they want to take advantage of a technicality in the rulebook. If you do not want to be in a bad spot then hit a better golf shot.

18. What advice would you give to a young golfer starting to play golf today?
Take the games as seriously as you would like but always have respect for the golf course and your playing competitors. Golf teaches plenty of valuable life skills and no one has a good time with the person smashing clubs or damaging golf courses.

Record breaking forty-four players take to Terra Nova for the 2026 Mercedes-Benz Junior Tour Championship.Conditions are...
08/24/2026

Record breaking forty-four players take to Terra Nova for the 2026 Mercedes-Benz Junior Tour Championship.

Conditions are ideal as the players take on Eagle Creek for eighteen holes this afternoon as Twin Rivers awaits the final round tomorrow morning.

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18 Holes! 18 Questions!Hudson StrattonGlendenning Golf CourseBio: For work I've had a small Paint/Plaster company for 20...
08/20/2026

18 Holes! 18 Questions!

Hudson Stratton

Glendenning Golf Course

Bio: For work I've had a small Paint/Plaster company for 20 years. Although many people know me from back in the day when I worked on George Street - mostly Benders On George - one of the greatest bars in the history of George street! People have so many great memories of that place.

I grew up in New-Wes-Valley then moved to the big city when I was 18. So that's a long time being "in town" but I am Bay all the way!

When I'm not golfing I enjoy fishing and/or heading for a hike and a boil-up. Anything in the woods is just fine by me.

1. What is your full name?
Hudson Bart Stratton

2. Where were you born? Where do you live today?
I was born in Brookfield (Now New-Wes-Valley), Newfoundland and I now live in St. John's.

3. What would people be surprised to learn about you?
I used to teach country line dancing while working in a country bar in my young 20’s. Plus I like classical music – I am a big fan of CBC Radio 2.

4. Are you a member of a golf club and what club? Who do you regularly play golf with?
I am currently a member of Glendenning Golf Club. I have 3 different groups – my Baly Haly friends Greg Winter, Jim Yee, Dean Hong, and Todd Osmond; my Glendenning friends Dave Brentnal, Bob Stead and Terry Bell along with my non member friends Rhodie Smith, Paul Anderson and Grant Mitchell.
But lately I regularly golf with who ever has room in their group late evenings at Glendenning. You get to meet so many good people this way. Don’t ever be shy about joining a group!

5. What's your favorite course that you have played? What course would you like to play anywhere in the world?
I’ve yet to play a fancy destination course only playing regular public courses outside of Newfoundland. Hopefully someday soon. So I will name a tie between Pitcher’s Pond, Terra Nova and Grande Meadows as my favorite courses. I would love to play any course in Hawaii!

6. Where and when did you start golfing?
This is a 2-part answer. Growing up in rural Newfoundland and having never ever seen a golf course other than on TV at age 13 I was introduced to golf by my older cousin Larry Spurrell who took me to Lumsden North Beach where we hit balls up and down the beach!
But like so many others I started golfing for real with my friend Sean Dowden on Captain’s Hill Pippy Park - then Admirals Green.

7. Can you (briefly) tell us your most memorable golf experience.
Watching my young son Dutch Stratton make his first real birdie. It was Hole #13 at Baly Haly North. He hit his tee shot to 6 ft and then made the putt. I am so praying he gets hooked (lol) - a great excuse to golf anytime!

8. Can you (briefly) tell us your funniest golf experience.
I had my first eagle by shanking my second shot on a par 4 50 yards left into the woods off a rock, back onto the green and in the hole!

9. What is your greatest golf accomplishment?
The two I like the most - I held off Grant (In-The-Middle) Mitchell in 2015 to win the Black Duck Club Championship. And in 2024 I won the Senior Club championship (over 50) at Baly Haly, being only 2 over total for two days. Finishing 4th overall total gross. So many great golfers at Baly Haly.

10. How do you like to relax?
I like to cook but I also enjoy filling the Sienna with my 14yr old son along with as many of his friends that can fit and going on adventures!

11. What is your most treasured golf possession?
A very old Callaway Diablo 23 degree Hybrid. I bought it on sale for $45. I tried replacing it several times with new ones but it keeps coming back.

12. What is your best/worst quality on the golf course?
My best quality is I love meeting new people and being on a golf course, especially in a team situation. Nothing I like more than a good team event like 2 vs 2 or even better a 4 or 5 person event. Worst quality is that I get bored easy and lose concentration. When play is slow I drift.

13. What 3 professional golfers would complete your dream foursome for a round of golf?
It would have to be Padraig Harrington because he’d be nicely giving tips all day; Tommy Fleetwood just because, and Ernie Els, not just his silky swing tempo but I hear his razz game is second to none.

14. What 3 Newfoundlanders, past or present, would you like to join you at a dream dinner?
This is a tough one! My Great Grandfather Stratton whom I never met. (I can listen to family/Newfoundland rural history forever). Allan Doyle – we're about the same age. He seems like a really nice guy and I bet he would have tons of stories. Gordon Pinsent – Loved that guy!

15. Have you ever had a hole-in-one? What is your best score ever? When and where?
I’ve only had one. It was Hole #12 at Clovelly Osprey course, back right corner pin. Maybe 10 years ago. I have shot 1 under par on 3 or 4 different times but in tournament competition my best is par several times.

16. What is your favorite/least favorite golfing hole on a Newfoundland & Labrador golf course?
My favorite is Hole #2 at Pitcher's Pond while Hole #5 at Grande Meadows is my least favorite by a mile.

17. What do you think is the worst rule in golf and how would you change it?
I get the need for Out of Bounds stroke and distance penalty to protect specific areas. But everything else should be played as a hazard. Red stake it all. Take a drop move on.

18. What advice would you give to a young golfer starting to play golf today?
Outside of get a couple lessons, spend more time practicing chipping and putting instead of just trying to pound a driver. Also play a lot of best ball with your friends. Takes the pressure off.

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