At least that’s my take in my Sympatico preview, which went live this morning. Don’t forget to set those PVRs…
Category - Presidents Cup
I’m off to Laval near Montreal today to see the work Ian Andrew and Mike Weir have come up with for a course hotly tipped to hold the Canadian Open down the road. In the meantime, for your reading pleasure, here’s this week’s...
My weekly Sympatico column is now live: You know the world has changed when the selection of Tiger Woods to the U.S. Presidents Cup team is more controversial than team captain Fred Couples’ decision to fill out his roster with FedEx Cup winner...
News came out yesterday that Ernie Els might actually consider skipping the Presidents Cup. Why? Because the PGA Tour couldn’t find a date that didn’t conflict with the South African Open, Els’ national tournament and an event...
The Golf Journalists Association of Canada, a group of 60 golf media members of which I’m part, today announced its top Canadian players for 2009. Some interesting results: George Knudson Award for Best Male Professional of the Year:...
Sunday singles matches — all 12 of them — have been posted at PGATour.com. Interesting: Here’s the list with some quick thoughts: 9:10 a.m. – Camilo Villegas INT (0-3-0) vs. Hunter Mahan US (1-1-1) Villegas has been...
A bunch of thoughts after spending the day watching the Presidents Cup: One poster today said Mike Weir coughed it up to Tiger Woods this morning. Not sure I see it that way. Weir and Tim Clark aren’t exactly bombers and I almost thought...
Spent the later part of the day watching the Presidents Cup on my PVR — with all the commercials it is the only way to watch sports. Here are some random thoughts: The Weir/Clark pairing wasn’t well thought out, especially against...
I spoke with Mike Weir last week before he went to San Francisco to play for the International Team at the Presidents Cup. He was in good spirits, though I must admit he sounded tired. The essence of this week’s column in Sympatico is...