Interesting to see Mike Weir talking with The Globe’s Lorne Rubenstein about how his move away from Mike Wilson wasn’t working (I wonder how he came to that conclusion…)...
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PGA Tour Canada: the courses and the veterans
The Canadian Tour PGA Tour Canada had a limited conference call last week — just four writers were invited to participate...
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Shaw Communications lands as sponsor of Calgary Champions Tour event
As senior vice-president of brand strategy at Bell Canada, Jim Little helped involve the telecommunications giant in the Canadian...
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Unnecessary: Work to the Old Course and the "anchored"...
I’ve watched the debates over golf technology with some bemusement this week. And yes, I consider the renovation of the Old...
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The Creation of Pure Golf: Eagles Nest Book
I was putting this in my golf book collection today and recognized that I’ve never actually referenced it here. Yes, the Eagles Nest book, which I wrote early last year, came from the...
Weir/Andrew to Redesign Laval for CanOpen
Been sitting on this one for a while, but kudos to Lorne Rubenstein for breaking the news (that the club should have put out months ago, I’ll add) that Laval, the private club outside...
Sean Foley on Ambitions, New DVD and Fixing...
Three years ago, Sean Foley had a dream. Now it wasn’t some Martin Luther King dream. Nope. He told the Globe’s Lorne Rubenstein that he aspired to coaching Tiger Woods. I...
Tuesday Notes: Weir Out for Season with Injury, Hoping...
Given how well he’s played in the FedEx Cups to date, it is hard to imagine Mike Weir not even getting into the four-week event. But that’s exactly what has happened. And after...
RBC Canadian Open Wrap: Final Round
At the end of long week, I finally had the opportunity to watch golf. Sure I went out on Thursday and watched a round (Retief Goosen, Camilo Villegas, and Carl Pettersson, though I had no...
RBC Canadian Open Day 4 Roundup: Foley, Weir, Ames and...
Interesting and very busy day at a warm RBC Canadian Open. First of all, in response to the blurb I wrote about a speed trap on Islington Ave. that pulled over a van with a player in it...
Hamilton for the Open? Cherry Hill in the mix?
First Score referenced it. Then I got wind of an e-mail that went out to members and had someone close to the RBC Canadian Open confirm it, and the Hamilton Spectator wrote about it —...
Canadian Open Media Day Roundup
Lots of coverage of yesterday’s unveiling of the field yesterday at St. George’s Golf and Country Club. Toronto Sun writer Dave Fuller played with Nathan Green and found him...