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...
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Canadian Open Day 3: Ogilvy on TGC, Weir's comeback, kudos to...
Yesterday began bright and early, with my appearance with Leslie Roberts on Global’s morning show to talk about the...
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RBC Canadian Open announces initial players
It seems a little later than normal, but Golf Canada has announced its initial batch of players and frankly, there are no...
Read More 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...
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A Great Month to be Canadian!
I’m suffering from a serious case of “Dumper’s Remorse” today. No, I didn’t attend a member-guest at a fancy schmancy private course this weekend and ignominiously shart on the front nine. ...
The Open Championship (is all you have to say)
And…I’m back. After an unexpected week off, welcome back to Poolside; your home for whatever the hell it is that I do here. If you missed me last week, your time has run out. Sorry...
Integrity Comes To Congress(ional)
There’s an old British saying that goes something like this; “Guy Fawkes was the last man in history who entered the British Houses of Parliament with honest intentions.” ...
After the Carnage…
Another nail-biting U.S. Open is in the record books. For most of the combatants, another 4 days of hell are now in the rear-view mirror. The only remnants of the week remaining are the...
For The Father Who Has Everything…
Take McIlroy to win…he misses the cut. Shrug it off as a glitch, take him again in the next tournament…he misses the cut. Stubbornly insist he couldn’t possibly miss 3 in...
Patron Saint of Morons?
Broadcasting live from the 43rd floor of the Phlegm Building in beautiful downtown Losertonia, welcome to this week’s edition of “Moron Minute.” Moron Minute is brought to you by that...
The Best Golfer Ever…PERIOD!
True confessions time; I just walked out of two straight days of Marketing strategy meetings (8am-6pm on day 1 and 9am – 9:30pm on day 2…plus a full 2 days of prep and research...
Björn on the Bayou
Back in the late 17th century, when I was a wee lad, Björn Borg was the greatest tennis player to stalk the planet. He crushed everyone in his path on the way to 5 straight Wimbledon...