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The Ultimate Driving, Chipping, Putting Machine?
A few months from now, when all of the noted golf scribes and TV announcers are their sipping rum and eggnog and putting together the list of “big moments” of 2010, a few stories will inevitably make their way to the top of all.
Leading the way, of course, will be Tiger Wood’s epic personal and professional implosion. To call it a “fall from grace,” would be like saying Jack Nicklaus had a pretty decent career.
And the U.S. Ryder Cup picks are…
Corey Pavin just announced his four captain’s picks — not surprisingly they include Tiger Woods, Stewart Cink, and Zach Johnson. Oh, and perhaps a little more surprising — rookie Rickie Fowler. Thoughts?
I think Johnson is a solid pick, and Cink has played well lately. Woods was a bit of a question mark, but has seen ...read more »
The Wynd Beneath My Pings
I’ve learned that I should probably spend a LOT more time working on the titles of my articles..and maybe even make them more relevant to golf (what a concept!) Last week’s article for the PGA Championships was entitled “Wetting Your Whistle for Wisconsin.” Okay, I’ll admit it isn’t Pulitzer-calibre material, but I thought the fun word-play on Whistling Straights and the tournament venue wasn’t bad.
Then, just a day later I did a Google search on my article’s title…and what did I find? The top 3 “Paid” search results for “Wetting Your Whistle for Wisconsin” were cures for bed wetting and adult diapers!!! Apparently I should expect a sudden up-swing in readership from the incontinent. The fan mail and reader comments should literally start pouring in (pun intended). Now THERE’s targeting folks!!!
An Interview with Sean Foley
At the Canadian Open a couple of weeks ago, I sat with Sean Foley for nearly two hours and discussed his life, his swing theories and Tiger Woods for an article I’m writing for next year. I then spoke with Stephen Ames, Hunter Mahan, Sean O’Hair and Jon Mills about working with “Foles” as they ...read more »
Foley Working With Woods: “It’s certainly a possibility.”
Interesting news coming from the PGA Championship, where the talk is that Canadian Sean Foley might start working as Tiger Woods’ swing coach, a rumor first reported here a couple of months ago:
Tiger Woods confirmed the possibility that he could begin working with swing coach Sean Foley, although to hear the world No. 1 say ...read more »
CanOpen Note: When is a course record a course record?
When is a course record a course record? That’s the question about journeyman Vance Veazey’s round yesterday. The long time Nationwide and PGA Tour pro, who hails from Mississippi, shot 64 on a soft golf course that didn’t live up to its early billing, in which pros suggested it would be U.S. Open tough.
Veazey says ...read more »
RBC Canadian Open Day 4 Roundup: Foley, Weir, Ames and more
Interesting and very busy day at a warm RBC Canadian Open. First of all, in response to the blurb I wrote about a speed trap on Islington Ave. that pulled over a van with a player in it traveling to the range, turns out that player was Paul Azinger. And one driver told me Zinger ...read more »
The new “friendlier” Tiger Woods?
First he cards his first tournament over par in 11 years and now he’s making friends and winning people over in Ireland.
At least that’s what the reports about Tiger Woods’ play in a one-day exhibition in Ireland suggest:
While more than 40,000 Irish golf fans offered him a friendly and forgiving welcome, Woods’ opening round at ...read more »
The Mental Side of Golf
A few months back, Dr. Karl Morris, mental coach to the likes of Lee Westwood, Darren Clarke and others, came through Toronto. I couldn’t free the time to go see him, but soon afterwards Dr. Chris Baxter, from Vancouver, wrote to me about explaining the notion of mental coaching and golfers.
Dr. Baxter is North America’s ...read more »
US Open Wrap — The Great Collapse?
What a remarkably sloppy U.S. Open final. Can anyone imagine Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els all being in contention, as well as young bomber Dustin Johnson, all being near the top of the leaderboard and a relatively uninteresting Irish pro taking the title? Seems incongruous to me.
Johnson’s day was shot largely from the ...read more »
Sympatico Column: Pebble Wows At Every Turn
My latest Sympatico column, with some comments from Richard Zokol, about the wonder of Pebble Beach is up at Sympatico:
There’s a lot of debate about who is the hottest star at this week’s U.S. Open.
Is it Phil Mickelson, who could usurp a struggling Tiger Woods as the best golfer in the world? What about Lee ...read more »
US Open Watch Day Two: Tiger on Elin, Return to Pebble
Tiger Woods’ press conference today at the US Open captured the reporters’ interest — not that he had much to say.
Apparently questions about his soon to be ex-wife, the potential of a massive divorce settlement and anything else along those lines are out of bounds:
Woods said despite lacklustre results since returning from a five-month absence, ...read more »
Sympatico Column: Matt Hill’s Big Gamble
My latest Sympatico column is up — just as Matt Hill exceeds all other Canadians at the Memorial today. That column can be found on Sympatico’s sports site. Interesting to note that Hill always played Titleist clubs — but will be sponsored entirely by Nike now. Tough to make the move to the pros using the ...read more »
CanOpen Faux Pas: Tiger Not a “Premier” Player?
There are rumblings within the golf community about RBC Canadian Open tournament director Bill Paul’s remarks about Tiger Woods during the press conference to announce players and charitable donations on Tuesday. When asked about Tiger Woods and his absence from the event (yet again — he hasn’t appeared since 2001), Paul had this to say:
“Having walked ...read more »
