It’s only the midpoint of the first month of 2012, and many of our friends south of the 49th parallel have suddenly gone into a complete tailspin during the last 24 hours. A disaster...
Tag - Martin Laird
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...
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The Epic Showdown That Wasn't…and Riviera Reviewed
For those of you wondering what happened to Tiger Woods in the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the answer was...
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Bust the Busters, Beat the Cheaters…
So, let's agree then that golf played at the professional level is a game of honour, integrity, honesty and good sportsmanship...
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Cranial Constipation…with Frys
I’ve sat down at this damned computer four times to write this article…and have walked away in frustration each and every time. It appears that I’m suffering from an acute case of...
A Visit From Auntie Climax
Somewhere in the cosmos, the ghost of Seve Ballesteros could be heard to laugh out loud and clap appreciatively...as he choked down on a 3-iron and stung an impossible recovery shot out of...
And The Bleak Shall Inhibit Their Girth…
For me, one of the things that makes the TV coverage of the Tour Championship so vastly entertaining isn’t the enormous 10 million dollar payday on the line. Oh sure, the huge prize makes...
The Calm Between the Storms
Hunter Mahan made a brief charge on the weekend…and we actually got to see him play. Luke Donald and Lee Westwood were crafting challenges for the lead…and were treated to...
Golf Coverage a la Jersey Shore
When Doctor Christiaan Barnard performed the world’s first heart transplant in 1967, oddly enough the anaesthesiologist in the OR wasn’t swarmed by reporters looking for...
On Three-peats, Claret Jugs and Wee Beasties!
Up until Sunday night, I’d never given this any thought before, but, you’d think that a fist pump, is a fist pump, is a fist pump, wouldn’t you? I mean, no matter who delivers it, you would...
The Wolves Are in the Fold…Pass the Haggis!
As the sun slowly sets over picturesque London Town, I’m bunkering down for another night of high explosives. This will be night six. For whatever reason, a big chunk of the people in our...
Welcome to the Half-Pregnant Open
Q: When is an officially-sanctioned PGA Tour golf tournament not really an official anything PGA Tour golf tournament? A: When it's the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic. That's when. I touched on...