It seems a little later than normal, but Golf Canada has announced its initial batch of players and frankly, there are no surprises. Nope, Tiger Woods isn’t coming — so...
Tag - Graham Delaet
Canadian Open Day 1: Delaet’s yips return
Tough day for some Canadians playing in the wind yesterday. But none had it tougher than Graham DeLaet, whose chipping yips seem...
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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...
Read More RBC Canadian Open Day 2: SportBox, Canadians, Ogilvy at TGC, and Weir...
I’m working the week for Global television as a golf analyst and writing for their website. I’ve done a few things...
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Global Golf Post: DeLaet is one club away
My latest Global Golf Post column appeared yesterday. I wrote about Graham DeLaet’s impressive season, his terrific ball striking, and the fact that, at the moment, one club —...
Graham DeLaet and the art of putting
Weyburn, Sask.’s Graham DeLaet is 18th in driving distance. He’s 13th in total driving and 19th in greens in regulation. All indications of a great year, right? Well not so...
PGA of Canada launches Pro:Formance
While I was traveling last week the PGA of Canada announced Pro:Formance, a magazine I helped create that will launch in April and be distributed by PGA of Canada members and partners Golf...
RBC continues its big bet on golf
Though it got little coverage – it is interesting to see the RBC isn’t backing down from the golf marketing business even after the departure of former chief marketing officer Jim Little...
The Quagmire of Canadian golf apparel
There’s been talk of the problems facing Canadian clothing company Quagmire for some time – certainly since well before Christmas when the upstart business went silent. That split has a...
Chances of a Weir comeback are more and more remote
What’s the worst shot I saw hit by a professional golfer this year? That’s easy. Standing on the 9th hole at Hamilton Golf and Country Club during the opening round of the RBC Canadian...
Q School kicks off this week — seven Canadians...
My interview with Adam Hadwin a week or so ago was quite intriguing. Hadwin says he’s not trying to put too much pressure on himself as he knows he has a place to play — the Web...
Canadian Open Wrap — Piercy outlasts the field
I can’t say I was hugely inspired by Scott Piercy or his win at the RBC Canadian Open. He seems like a nice guy, but he’s so low key and appears so lacking in enthusiasm that...