There are several factors to consider when handicapping a golf field and trying to pick some winners for this column. Current form is a vital stat, naturally. So are past performances on...
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PGA Merchandise Show — The Wrap
Last year I was a PGA Tour virgin. And I’ll admit the show kind wasn’t a tender lover. It is big and bold – full of endless...
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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...
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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...
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Playing for the Kenora Dinner Jacket
There’s a magical moment that happens every year at The Masters. You never know when it will start, but when it finally does, it’s absolutely unmistakable…and positively electrifying...
Death Match…at Dove Mountain?
For the very first time since we started playing these silly reindeer games for CanadianGolfer, the fortunes of random chance completely crapped out last week. Snake eyes! For those of you...
The Epic Showdown That Wasn't…and Riviera...
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 revealed in an interview, just hours after everyone had left...
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...
In Search of Some Perspective…Anyone?
By Saturday night, the guys on the golf Channel and NBC had not only crowned Rory the US Open Champion 24-hours early...but they had magically fast-forwarded us in time to hand him 18 other...
Woods: "I made my share of mistakes."
In what I think is the most interesting account of Tiger Woods’ struggles over the last year, the Associated Press interviews the golfer heading into Thanksgiving and actually puts...
Sympatico: Why the Euros Won
Instead of writing the news (does anyone not know the Euros won today), I attempted an analysis of why they won. The resulting column is up at Sympatico, along with a post on Terry...
Sympatico Column: Monty's Pick Could be...
My latest Sympatico column went live over the weekend. In it I discuss the Ryder Cup selection — though I’ll admit I never thought of Charley Hoffman as a pick, though some...