I really enjoyed Guy Nicholson’s op-ed in the Globe and Mail discussing the issue of women and Augusta National. I think he’s bang on in his discussion on the subject. All too...
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Should Canadian Open become a WGC event?
Should we sacrifice the RBC Canadian Open? That seems to be what Golf Canada executive director Scott Simmons was raising while...
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Sympatico: Cabot Links, the sequel
My column on Cabot Cliffs, the second course at Cabot Links on Cape Breton Island, is now live: It is safe to say no new course...
Read More Canadian golf hall of fame member Lorne Rubenstein to retire from...
In what is surely unexpected news, Canadian golf journalist Lorne Rubenstein will be retiring from the Globe and Mail according...
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Luke Donald At RBC Canadian Open: Sources
In one of the most ridiculous things I seen in Canadian golf circles in a while, Golf Canada’s site is running a story saying Luke Donald will play the RBC Canadian Open, but only...
Munis Under Fire
The Globe and Mail had an interesting — if sloppy — article on the push in Winnipeg to close its municipal golf courses. Since I’ve just finished writing a feature on the...
Ryder Cup: How Can the Americans Lose?
I spent much of last week writing about Wales, Terry Matthews and the Ryder Cup. You’ll find it all at Sympatico whenever my fine editor gets back from some company-mandated sojurn...
Gretzky Nationwide Tour Event — "The Place...
A few years ago I made the drive up to the Collingwood region for the inaugural Gretzky Celeb Nationwide Tour event. I interviewed Gretzky, spoke to one of the Nationwide Tour officials...
Rubenstein, Montreal Gazette Confirm Champions Tour...
It appeared here first, but Lorne Rubenstein at the Globe adds details to the talk of a Champions Tour event in Montreal. He says the event will go forward at Le Fountainbleau, a ClubLink...
Taking on The Supers: A day at Galt/Cutten Club
I spent the day at Galt in Cambridge followed by Cutten Club in Guelph in a 36-hole match of media types taking on local superintendents. This was the second annual event, hosted by golf...