Interesting day for the final round at the RBC Canadian Open. With the winds swirling, Dustin Johnson (with Paulina Gretzky following) made a move, but was derailed by a wayward (and I mean...
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In Photos: Day 2 of RBC Canadian Open
It was red and white day at the RBC Canadian Open today, but the star of the show today was actually Martin Flores of the U.S...
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In Photos: Day 1 of RBC Canadian Open
The 2017 RBC Canadian Open got underway Thursday amid rainy skies in Oakville, Ontario. A lush Glen Abbey Golf Club yielded many...
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2016 RBC Canadian Open: Day’s star turn and RBC’s renewal
This is, by my estimation, my 20th Canadian Open, either attended as a fan or a journalist. Hard to imagine, really. This year...
Read MoreWe Don't Need Another Brookline…
Even though we still have several weeks left in the PGA golf season, the “big” season effectively ended last weekend with the wrap-up event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs; The Tour Championship...
Hoist With His Own Petard
I’ll be honest with you here folks. I’m not 100% sure what a petard is. I’m pretty sure I used to have one…but then my neighbour back in London borrowed it and never returned it to...
Sympatico: Love risks Ryder Cup on picks of Furyk...
My latest Sympatico column looks at the decision by Davis Love to pick Jim Furyk, Brandt Snedeker, Steve Stricker and Dustin Johnson, and pass Hunter Mahan by: Hunter Mahan’s timing is...
Golf Like Frenchman – Time to Mix Up Your Game
Warning; the following story is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the guilty. Over the years I’ve been extremely fortunate to have mixed myself in with a wacky, remarkably...
Armstrong v. Armstrong – One Small Step, One...
We lost a truly great one this week folks. And we also revealed a bad one. When I was a boy, my hero was Neil Armstrong. In fact, he still is to this day. Nothing, absolutely nothing...
Let The Puckering Begin!
Everyone who is old enough remembers exactly where they were when JFK was shot…or when the Shuttle Challenger exploded…or when the first win tower came tumbling down. I suspect...
A Great Month to be Canadian!
I’m suffering from a serious case of “Dumper’s Remorse” today. No, I didn’t attend a member-guest at a fancy schmancy private course this weekend and ignominiously shart on the front nine. ...
The Open Championship (is all you have to say)
And…I’m back. After an unexpected week off, welcome back to Poolside; your home for whatever the hell it is that I do here. If you missed me last week, your time has run out. Sorry...