Last week I wrote a quick note about a press release I had received mentioning that Gary Player was to receive a lifetime achievement honor at the National Golf Course Owners’...
Tag - British Open

Sympatico: "Bubba Golf" takes the Masters
My perspective on Bubba Watson’s incredible win at the Masters went live on Sympatico last night: Louis Oosthuizen...
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RBC Hooks Up with PGA of America?
While there’s little info, Sportsbusinessjournal.com is reporting a rumor that has been circulating — that Royal Bank...
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2009 In Review: Best Golf Courses
With golf showing for the holidays (and me tiring of writing about Tiger), I thought I’d take the time to reflect on some...
Read MoreSympatico Column: Els' Career Distractions
Ernie Els has a reputation as being easy to deal with, if not exactly entirely forthcoming in interviews. I spoke with him last week when he was in Toronto courtesy of Callaway for a...
Sympatico Column: Where Did the Season Go?
My latest Sympatico column went up last night and asks the question — where did the golf season disappear to and was Adam Scott really once the third-best player in the world? Really...
Sympatico Column: Who Dropped the Bomb (and why do we...
My latest Sympatico column, about the explosive nature of the situation on the 18th hole at the Buick Open last week, is now posted. Here is a taste: Who dropped the bomb? That question...
OntGolf.ca Wins Twice at Inaugural Golf Journalism...
OntGolf.ca managed to scoop up two prizes at the inaugural Golf Journalists of Canada awards luncheon today at the fantastic St. George’s G&CC. I took home two awards — one...
RBC Canadian Open field announced: Surprises include...
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...
Day One at Open Championship: Wandering Cameras...
Thoughts on day one of the British Open What the heck is with the television coverage? I watched six hours, and saw recaps over and over, lots of talk of Tigers 1-over round, and too much...
RT on Fadoo.ca: Turnberry's scoring anxiety
I did a quick take on the British Open for Bob McCown’s Fadoo.ca site and even received a couple of nice positive comments, like this one from Michael: Thanks for adding Robert to...
Golf's democratic championship — the...
Last night in the Ontgolf.ca travel section, I posted a story I wrote after my first trip to Scotland, a visit that included a round at Turnberry’s Ailsa course, which will host the...