A decision had to be made—hit driver at the green, or lay up and try to make birdie with a wedge. That’s what faced Ryan Williams last week during the final round of the Freedom 55 Financial Championship. With me carrying his bag...
Category - PGA Tour Q School
I first heard about Mitch Gillis when Richard Zokol brought him to my attention. Zokol was working with the aspiring Canadian Tour pro and had big hopes for him. A few weeks ago Gillis sent me a note telling me about his plan to raise money for...
My interview with Adam Hadwin a week or so ago was quite intriguing. Hadwin says he’s not trying to put too much pressure on himself as he knows he has a place to play — the Web.com Tour — regardless of whether he makes it...
So none of the nine Canadians at PGA Tour qualifying school nailed down one of the coveted 25 spots on the PGA Tour. Sounds like a disappointment, I suspect, but I wonder if it is really that bad. After all — basically none of the...
Sympatico’s Saturday ticket is now live. I interviewed Mike Weir, Adam Hadwin, Graham DeLaet, and Richard Scott for the story about the struggles of PGA Tour qualifying school, which can be found on Sympatico’s site. Here’s a...
I’ve been prepping for a feature on PGA Tour qualifying school, so I’ve been talking to a number of the Canadians who managed to get to final stage. There are nine in all — including Matt McQuillan who didn’t quite...
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...
Reading Lorne Rubenstein’s column this morning in the Globe, one would be under the distinct impression that this year’s Q School was a bust — and that Canadian professional golf is in disarray. Is that the case? There were a...
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...