The Globe’s Lorne Rubenstein raises some interesting possibilities when talking about where the Canadian Open may go after 2011 when it is at Shaughnessy in Vancouver. The piece doesn’t appear to be online yet, but essentially...
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Top Canadian amateur Nick Taylor is scheded to run the torch relay heading up to the Canadian Olympics — but there’s an issue, according to Kent Gilchrist in the Province: Proud father Jay Taylor is thrilled his talented son, golfer...
I was looking forward to seeing some of the perspectives on yesterday’s announcement between the PGA of America and Royal Bank. From my way of thinking, it is a significant deal, with implications for the Canadian Open now and in the...
As expected, RBC has just announced a deal that will see it not only sponsor the PGA of American for three years, with options for additional years, but will see its brand aligned with the PGA Championship and the Ryder Cup. No figures were...
While there’s little info, Sportsbusinessjournal.com is reporting a rumor that has been circulating — that Royal Bank is going to forgo picking up a second PGA Tour event and will instead hook on as a sponsor of the PGA of America...
When it was announced in 2002, the Terrebonne project (sometimes called CCQ), owned by Angus Glen proprietor Gordon Stollery and his business associate, Mike Columbos, was expected to hold the 2006 Canadian Open as part of a plan dreamed up by...
In a bit of a surprise move, the RCGA announced it was hiring Steve Carroll, who just resigned as executive director of the CPGA and was thought to perhaps be moving out of the Canadian market. In its news release, it looks like RCGA executive...
Tim Rosaforte has an interesting column on the date shuffles surrounding the end of the Buick (this week is the last playing, and the move to the Greenbrier, which apparently doesn’t have a sponsor, but does have an owner with pots of...
I’m really, really tired from a very long day. Anyway, here’s my two columns for the final day of the RBC Canadian Open — the first, on Nathan Green’s win, and some of the crazy antics regarding his two wild shots into...