I’ve been busy covering a conference this week, but I’m back at the blog now, catching up on some loose ends and actually thinking of digging my clubs out of hibernation this...
Tag - Canadian Tour
Canadian Tour struggles with financial issues, reaches out to PGA Tour
The Canadian Tour is in trouble. But how much and what’s the solution? Well I detail a lot of the issues in a story that appeared...
Read More Alberta Pro Shoots 25 on Back Nine
Jamie Kureluk is hardly a household name, and somehow I think what he did at the RBC Insurance Alberta Open Championship will do...
Read More CanTour Commish Rick Janes Responds
Canandian Tour Commissioner Rick Janes responded to my commentary on the “pro gap” white paper his organization...
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CanTour Responds to New Champions Tour Event
Canadian Tour commish Rick Janes has responded to my query about a new Champions Tour event in Quebec and its impact on the CanTour: The Champions Tour will definitely have an impact on our...
Champions Tour Returns to Canada for Montreal Event
The Champions Tour returns to Canada for the first time since 2002 with an event in Montreal at Laval sur le Lac, according to multiple sources. The event will be put on by Synchro Sports...
Brad Pelletier, Managing Director of IMG Canada...
Brad Pelletier, the managing director of IMG Sports in Canada, and the man behind the recent business dealings of Mike Weir, is departing the company. He told staff today about this...
GJAC Votes DeLaet, Hill, Meldrum, and Kirby as Top...
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...
Baryla and DeLaet Equal RCGA Success?
Vancouver Province writer Kent Gilchrist, last seen interviewing Richard Zokol and bashing the RCGA’s player development program, does an about face given the success of both...
Sympatico Column: Canadians Drawing Attention at RBC...
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...
Daly in at CanOpen, Immelman out?
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...
Ford Gretzky Nationwide Event Next Week — Does...
It wasn’t that long ago that the CPGA Championship disappeared after merging with the Nationwide Tour and holding the event in Cambridge, Ont. at Whistlebear Golf Club. The reason...