A week or so ago I had a half hour to talk with Mike Whan, commissioner of the LPGA for a feature I was working on. Whan, a former golf equipment executive at TaylorMade, was brought on...
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Lessons from a nine-year-old girl at her first golf tourney
On Friday I decided to head to Waterloo to walk a round with teen sensation Brooke Henderson. The only issue is that my kids were...
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Canadian Golfing Heroes
Last Sunday, while conducting a junior golf session, using the wonderful CN FUTURE LINKS format, I asked the kids to name a...
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Danny Fritz, agent to Mike Weir, departs IMG
Danny Fritz, the sharp dressed co-managing director of IMG Canada, whose clients included Mike Weir, Matt Hill and Eugene Wong...
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Monday Musings: DeLaet's Return, Kane Continues...
Some Monday morning thoughts from interviews and meetings that occurred late last week: Graham DeLaet still doesn’t have any time set for his return to the PGA Tour. I spoke with...
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...
DeLeat Celebrates; Meldrum Makes the LPGA Tour
Graham DeLaet is on his way to the PGA Tour, but the coverage of the Canadian’s ascension is spotty at best. My morning Globe, for example, had no reference to DeLaet at all —...
Weir, Sharp GJAC's Canadian Players of the Year
The Golf Journalists Association of Canada, of which I’m a member, announced their players of the year as voted by their membership. Now this was in the Globe yesterday, a day ahead...