30 courses, 30 days, 30 towns....The Ultimate Journey

The next month of my life is going to involve a trip that I never, in a million years, thought I would go on. But then I entered the world of Creative Communications at Red River College, and since September 2009, I’ve been doing stuff that I never thought I would do.

The main reason this trip is happening is because of a school project called the “IPP” (Independent Professional Project).

Directly from Kenton Larsen’s blog:


“The IPP is a year-long course in Creative Communications at Red River College in Winnipeg in which students develop an original and meaningful project that they propose, complete, and market in order to graduate.”

So what is this crazy trip that I keep referring to?

Let me explain what I am doing by using the 5 “W’s” as well as answering 10 other questions that you may have about it.


Who: Kevin Hirschfield, 19 Year old Creative Communications Student at Red River College


What: A golf trip that will involve golfing 30 different courses in 30 consecutive days in 30 different towns. The trip will then be documented in a book which will be worked on throughout out the school year. The book will feature my personal experiences on the trip featured in a daily “diary-style” format as well as a guide to the golf courses.


When: Monday July 26- Tuesday August 24


Where: (In order) Gimli, Selkirk, Teulon, Grand Beach, Beausejour, Pinawa, Pine Falls, Lac Du Bonnet, Killarney, Souris, Boissevain, Trehene, Glenboro, Deloraine, Brandon, Carman, Morris, Winkler, Altona, Morden, Warren, Miami, Riverton, Gladstone, Falcon Lake, MacGregor, Portage La Prairie, Steinbach, La Broquerie, Elm Creek


Why: The chance for myself to create a golf guide that is very unique and fun for golfers of all ages to read. The “diary-style format” will be myself writing daily about what I went through on that given day and written in a fun and humorous tone (similar to how my blog is written), something that is not seen in any other golf guides. The guide portion will feature varying topics such as , “Stories from the Course”, “Tips from the Pro”, “5 holes to watch out for”, course history and other facts about the course.


10 frequently asked questions


1. What the hell is wrong with you?

What, you don’t think I can golf 30 straight days? While some people my age are addicted to pot, I am addicted to the sport of golf. And honestly, sometimes I wish I was rather addicted to pot. Does pot make you go into violent fits of rage? Does pot make you want to slam stuff on the ground? Golf sure does. So the least of my worries is myself not being able to continue with the trip because I am sick and tired of golf. But who knows? I’ve never golfed for more than 5 consecutive days.

2. What if it rains?

It’s rained enough already in Manitoba this year, I’m sure it won’t rain that much.

Unfortunately, that above statement is anything but true and I expect some downpours from time to time. Now it’s not hard to play in the rain, but when the thunder and the lightning comes, that’s when they’re going to boot me off of the golf course. If that happens, I’m going to try and wait it out, because rarely do we see massive thunderstorms last all day.

3. What are your biggest worries other than the weather?

As unfortunate as this is, my number one worry other than the weather is that I will get so angry when I’m playing poorly that I completely forget the reason that I am on this trip. It’s not hard to stop caring when you’re mad. Trust me.

4. Are you staying in hotels?

There will be only one stretch of courses where I will be in a hotel. That will be the stretch from August 2- August 8 when I will be staying in Killarney, Manitoba, where our family used to own a cabin. We currently own a cabin in Lac Du Bonnet, where I will be staying during that 4-course stint out there. Other than that, I will be driving to the courses and coming back home to Winnipeg on the same day.

5. How much is this entire trip going to cost?

Next question.

6. Are you any good at golf?

I shoot in the high 80’s and low 90’s so take that for what you will. If you gave my golf game a grade out of 10, let’s go with a 7. Or a “B” in school terms. But when I suck…I suck. You can call me an average golfer. And average golfers are the most common breed of golfers out there. They may not be great at the game, but they still love it and get out as much as they can. They make the same stupid mistakes over and over again, but that doesn’t stop them from playing all the time. I think this is going to be another cool aspect of the book in the sense that I am one of these many average golfers. I think as others read the material in this book, they will be able to relate to the problems and maybe have a good laugh or two along the way as I struggle.

7. Why 30 days?

My original brilliant idea was to golf every single golf course in Manitoba until I realized my book would be about 500 pages long and I would be forced to play guitar outside the Southdale Liquor Mart as I would be completely broke.

8. What if the courses are only 9 holes?

I’m golfing 18 holes every day, and that’s that. So twice around the course is what will happen if it’s a 9 hole course.

9. Am I going to be blogging on Kevin’s Bacon during my trip?

Yes and no. What would be the point of writing my daily experiences online and then creating a book after? So instead of a written blog, I am going to take a stab at something I have never done before. Video blogging or vlogging. I plan on taking a short 1-2 minute video at each golf course I attend, just to give updates on how the trip is going, and post it on the blog that night.

10. Can I come golfing with you, Kevin?

The first stretch of courses are ones that I will probably do myself, just so that I can see what a day will consist of and how long it will be. But probably beginning August 10th in Carman, I will be accepting applications for spots on the 30 day-30 course trip. Resumes can be sent to kevinhabs@hotmail.com.

Obviously I’m kidding and anyone is welcome to join me on those 2 weeks. Just e-mail or message me at 295-5081 and tell me when you’re able to go.

30 courses. 30 towns. 30 days. We’re less than one week away.