Much has been said and even more has been written in traditional media (TV and newspapers mostly) and the on-line world about what happened during the Golf Channel’s coverage of the...
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Death Match…at Dove Mountain?
For the very first time since we started playing these silly reindeer games for CanadianGolfer, the fortunes of random chance...
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The Epic Showdown That Wasn't…and Riviera Reviewed
For those of you wondering what happened to Tiger Woods in the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the answer was...
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On Being Bamboozled and Deported… and Torrey Pines Reported
If you’re one of the people who has read this column for any amount of time (and I know who both of you are!), you’ll be aware...
Read MoreThe Wolves Are in the Fold…Pass the Haggis!
As the sun slowly sets over picturesque London Town, I’m bunkering down for another night of high explosives. This will be night six. For whatever reason, a big chunk of the people in our...
Pet My Aroniminky!
So much for my “Bubba sweeps all Insurance-sponsored tournaments” theory! With a measly $27k in earnings, he probably barely won enough to cover his annual premiums on the pimped-up RV...
My Kingdom for a Sword…
This week, it's time to get positively regal on the PGA Tour...with the King's annual tourney. The Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill is one of my favourite events...and, I've said it...
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes…
This could be a wonderful opportunity for Watney to go back-to-back, provided he can keep his mind on the mission and not get distracted by all the extra media attention and new demands on...
Shanks For The Memories!
The final solution of course, was to re-cut the playing field down to a more manageable size (56 players instead of 70 and ties) and then play a full 36 holes, in groups of three, rather...
Palm Trees and Golf Tees…Mahalo!
This week marks the official start of the season for the full monty of PGA Tour pros. It's the Sony Open, from beautiful, breathtaking Waialae Country Club. Maybe it’s the scenery, maybe...
Don't Disrespect the Dragon…OR the Dragon...
Since I started writing this little column, I find that I’m spending a lot more time reading comments posted on websites that talk about golf. This doesn’t affect my weekly selections...
BC's Eugene Wong Wins Nicklaus Award
It wasn’t that long ago that everyone was talking about the challenging of Canada’s young golfers. Now Canadian amateurs have won both of the top US college awards this year...