I wrote and filed this yesterday, but in the onslaught of material on Sympatico/MSN, it didn’t end up on the site until this afternoon. Now we’re in the midst of another thunderstorm… I find Finchem’s “flex”...
Category - Paul Desmarais Jr.
I was having a conversation with Scott Simmons, executive director at the RCGA today, and we finished with a discussion about how many Canadians could make the cut out of the 15 in the field. Seemed quite possible that up to nine have a good...
I continue on my quest to fill up Sympatico’s golf site with writing from the RBC Canadian Open. Today that includes the annual “can Mike Weir win at Glen Abbey” story (I’ve written a version on this since 2002), and a...
The RCGA announced its full field for the Canadian Open, and it is likely the best in five years — at least since Glen Abbey in 2004 when the Ryder Cup was held in Detroit soon afterwards. Of note: There are 13 Canadians in the field...
So John Daly, all garish pants with a thinner waste band, and apparently healthy despite his recent withdrawal on the European Tour, is coming back to the RBC Canadian Open. That was the word today from the RCGA, along with several other names...
The Announcement The RCGA will host a conference call tomorrow to announce a couple of key players for the field in a couple of week’s time — these include Sean O’Hair, #13 in the world and likely the top-ranked player in the...
In an interesting piece that reader Neo pointed out, Kent Gilchrist in Vancouver has posted an interesting story to Canada.com about the split between former PGA Tour pro Richard Zokol and the RCGA. In 2008, with some fanfare, the RCGA asked...
Last week it was Stephen Ames. This week it was Mike Weir. And today it is Anthony Kim. Royal Bank was already a player in golf when it stepped up and sponsored the Canadian Open. It has moved up the list of powerful sponsors as the American...