In a sign of market value, CN paid less for its LPGA event than it had in the past. Note the purse for the event was cut from $2.75-million to $2.25-million. So figure CN bargained them down — and why not? It isn’t like the LPGA...
Category - CN Women’s Open
Lots happening in golf now, though it seems like the season is winding up in Ontario. I know this is the case when my instructor, the venerable Bruce McCarrol, starts announcing his last lesson (last week of Sept., in case you were wondering)...
So the “brand lady,” as fellow blogger Geoff Shackelford coined her, is done. That’s right — LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens is toast after failing to stop a revolt by some of her key stars. My only encounter with...
My latest MSN/Sympatico column is now live — stemming from a tip I received that CN wasn’t altogether thrilled about the way it has been treated by the LPGA, which has a half dozen tournaments without sponsors. Can’t imagine...
So the LPGA is in Ottawa, and I think it is telling that neither of the national newspaper golf columnists are at the event. Not sure why Lorne Rubenstein of the Globe isn’t there, but I wanted to go. Budget restraints, coupled with...
The CN Canadian Womens Open should have it all. Lorena Ochoa will defend. Annika will make her final appearance, and most of the remaining Top 50 in womens’ golf will be coming to Ottawa for the tournament in August. With all that fire...
With Lorie Kane quickly becoming a faded ghost of her former self, and no one really looking to step up to fill her role, Toronto Star columnist Dave Feschuk waded into the affair yesterday, commenting on why Canada doesn’t have better...
The RCGA announced its field for the CN Canadian Women’s Open this afternoon, and it is mighty impressive. It includes 45 of the Top 50 money winners, which is remarkable when you contrast it with the Canadian Open, which had five of the...
Michelle Wie’s first tournament back after injuring her wrist was a [photopress:wie_1_2.jpg,full,alignright]disaster of such immense proportions that she risked breaking the so-called “88” rule which, since she’s not a...