The House That Golf Built
Marty Hope | Calgary Herald | Saturday, Nov. 08, 2008
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Stephen Ames puts a big grin on his face.
"You could have a great hockey game on this thing," he says, laughing -- pointing at the massive patch of sandblasted and polished aggregate driveway that loops around the front entrance, loses itself in a carriageway and curves around to the back side of a triple-car garage -- "for the one car I own."
Setting up a shinny game, though, might take some tricky scheduling. From his perspective, Ames will be right back into the swing of the PGA season come January.
On this day, the 44-year-old golf pro, who will be starting his 12th year as a professional golfer, is playing sidewalk superintendent as work continues on his 12,000-square-foot Aspen Estates home.
It should be completed in time for he, his wife Jodi, and sons Justin and Ryan to move into in February or March.
The $2.5-million home, that will have taken 18 months to complete, is located in the QuinnCorp Holdings community of Aspen Estates.
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Photo credit: Dean Bicknell, Calgary Herald