Vernon’s Chris Baryla hung on to win on the Nationwide Tour today, landing a spot at #20 on the Nationwide Tour’s money list. The Top 25 gain automatic entry to the PGA Tour. No...
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Holiday wishes for the Canadian golf business
G4G Xmas wishes – my thoughts on appropriate gifts for the Canadian golf industry: Mike Weir: A year where he’s healthy, so we...
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PGA Tour takeover of Canadian Tour?
That’s not quite what was announced — but that’s how it will be interpreted after the ailing Canadian Tour...
Read More Canadian Tour struggles with financial issues, reaches out to PGA Tour
The Canadian Tour is in trouble. But how much and what’s the solution? Well I detail a lot of the issues in a story that appeared...
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Chris Baryla On Top at Nationwide Event
While the Presidents Cup garners the attention, Vernon’s Chris Baryla is quietly playing his way on to the PGA Tour by leading the Nationwide Tour’s Chattanooga Classic after...
Sympatico Column: Canadians Still Have Plenty Left to...
My latest Sympatico column, about the final weeks of the Nationwide Tour and the Canadians involved, is now online. Lorne Rubenstein in the Globe coincidently wrote on a similar topic that...
Sympatico Column: Canadians Drawing Attention at RBC...
I was having a conversation with Scott Simmons, executive director at the RCGA today, and we finished with a discussion about how many Canadians could make the cut out of the 15 in the...
RBC Canadian Open field announced: Surprises include...
The RCGA announced its full field for the Canadian Open, and it is likely the best in five years — at least since Glen Abbey in 2004 when the Ryder Cup was held in Detroit soon...
Daly in at CanOpen, Immelman out?
So John Daly, all garish pants with a thinner waste band, and apparently healthy despite his recent withdrawal on the European Tour, is coming back to the RBC Canadian Open. That was the...
New Sympatico Column: Baryla's Brilliant Comeback
My regular weekly MSN/Sympatico column is now online. Here’s a taste: A year ago, heading into the Nationwide Tour’s Ford Gretzky Classic in Collingwood, Ont., Chris Baryla was...
Ford Gretzky Nationwide Event Next Week — Does...
It wasn’t that long ago that the CPGA Championship disappeared after merging with the Nationwide Tour and holding the event in Cambridge, Ont. at Whistlebear Golf Club. The reason...
MSN/Sympatico Column: Reavie's Win in Canada just...
My latest MSN/Sympatico column is now online. Here’s a taste: Heading into last year’s RBC Canadian Open, Chez Reavie looked like just another struggling graduate from...