Glen Gretzky chimes in on the downfall of the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic Nationwide event: Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic Statement As Executive Director of the Wayne Gretzky Foundation, it has been my pleasure to work with the Nationwide Tour as...
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The Nationwide Tour schedule is out today and perhaps not too surprisingly, Wayne Gretzky’s troubled celebrity eventin Collingwood is not listed. It looks like the end for the troubled event. I broke the story about the tournament in...
I’ve had two interesting conversations — and one text — in the last couple of days. The first two phone calls came from Saskatchewan’s Graham DeLaet, who tied for sixth at the Frys and sits at 102 on the money list...
A few years ago I made the drive up to the Collingwood region for the inaugural Gretzky Celeb Nationwide Tour event. I interviewed Gretzky, spoke to one of the Nationwide Tour officials, and went home. Turns out most of my peers in the media...
Vernon’s Chris Baryla hung on to win on the Nationwide Tour today, landing a spot at #20 on the Nationwide Tour’s money list. The Top 25 gain automatic entry to the PGA Tour. No certainty that Baryla will make it to the tour, but...
My latest Sympatico column, about the final weeks of the Nationwide Tour and the Canadians involved, is now online. Lorne Rubenstein in the Globe coincidently wrote on a similar topic that can be found here. Here’s a taste from my...
My regular weekly MSN/Sympatico column is now online. Here’s a taste: A year ago, heading into the Nationwide Tour’s Ford Gretzky Classic in Collingwood, Ont., Chris Baryla was considered one of Canada’s rising golf stars. In...
It wasn’t that long ago that the CPGA Championship disappeared after merging with the Nationwide Tour and holding the event in Cambridge, Ont. at Whistlebear Golf Club. The reason? Hardly anyone paid any attention. So the event simply...
The second stage of PGA Tour Q School is now finished, with veteran Jim Rutledge, Regina’s Kent Eger and former child star Richard Lee, all making it through to gaining at least conditional status on the Nationwide Tour. Interestingly...