Luke Donald is one of the ultimate all-around sportsmen. He’s incredibly talented. He’s a hard worker. He’s resolved to achieve perfection in a sport that laughs at the very concept. He...
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Q School kicks off this week — seven Canadians in the field
My interview with Adam Hadwin a week or so ago was quite intriguing. Hadwin says he’s not trying to put too much pressure...
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On Gullibility…and Golf Ability
Did you know that if you say the word “gullible” very slowly, it actually sounds like “oranges?” Please, tell me you didn’t just...
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Long Live The King!
I saw an interview with John Cleese recently in which he was talking about the research of a friend of his, a fairly renowned...
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Retribution and Bear Claws…uhh…Bear Traps
Seven short days ago I was wrapping away on these keys, bemoaning the bad hand the fates had dealt my daughter at the Northern Trust Open. All four picks from her D&D dartboard session...
Sugar Highs and Suntanned Thighs
It’s only the midpoint of the first month of 2012, and many of our friends south of the 49th parallel have suddenly gone into a complete tailspin during the last 24 hours. A disaster...
And The Bleak Shall Inhibit Their Girth…
For me, one of the things that makes the TV coverage of the Tour Championship so vastly entertaining isn’t the enormous 10 million dollar payday on the line. Oh sure, the huge prize makes...
On Turning Cogs and Darwinian Golf
You’ve probably done this at least once in your life, but just for a few seconds humour me here; close your eyes and picture yourself as a PGA Tour golfer. Before you immerse yourself too...
On Baked Beans…and Half-Baked Picks
Is it just me, or do you also get the feeling that this is one of the worst weeks in the careers of Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper? After all, Hurricane Irene must have been a tremendous...
Canadian Open Adds Ogilvy, Singh, Villegas
In what continues to be an impressive array of talent for this year’s RBC Canadian Open — now just two weeks away — Golf Canada announced a couple of new names: The field...
Appearance Fees a PGA Tour Necessity
My latest Sympatico column tackles the subject of appearance fees in pro golf. Here’s a taste: On the PGA Tour, appearance fees are banned. At least that’s the official policy. That...
The Big Money
I’ve been thinking about the finals of the PGA Playoffs for weeks now. It’s not because I’m necessarily rooting for one player to take it all this year...although there are a LOT of...