The inevitable happened yesterday — CN announced it was stepping away from the Canadian Women’s Open. The railway, which took over the tournament when it seemed like it might...
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Global Golf Post: For Henderson, coach and caddie are key
I’ve kicked off my fourth year as Global Golf Post’s Canadian correspondent. This week I wrote about Brooke...
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Global Golf Post: CN Canadian Women's Open at Crossroads
There’s no new sponsor in the wings, so is this the last Canadian Women’s Open we’re going to see? That’s...
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Global Golf Post: Manulife's bet on the LPGA
My latest Global Golf Post column went live on Monday. I went down to Waterloo a couple of weeks ago for the media conference...
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Manulife Financial LPGA Coverage
I spent part of the weekend in Waterloo writing about the new LPGA event there. It was interesting to see how well the community embraced the tournament, despite some logistics issues (like...
LPGA Commish comes to Waterloo. No one notices.
Or maybe it would be better said that LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan came to Waterloo to promote the tour’s new event in that city that kicks off this year and no one was told — or...
CN Canadian Women's Open Nabs all of the Top 50
I was startled by just how good the CN Canadian Women’s Open field will be. After all, it is a big deal if the Canadian Open (men’s edition) has 15 or 16 of the Top 50. The...
LPGA Coming to Waterloo
That’s the rumor circulating — that there’s a 5-year deal in the works to bring the LPGA to Grey Silo, the public golf course in Waterloo. Seems a Toronto organization...
CN Reups for Canadian Women's Open
In a sign of market value, CN paid less for its LPGA event than it had in the past. Note the purse for the event was cut from $2.75-million to $2.25-million. So figure CN bargained them...
Golf Isn't Everything for Lincicome
Brittany Lincicome held her own at the Ginn Classic yesterday while those around her melted down. As a result, she won her second LPGA event. You’ve got to like Lincicome —...