Forward momentum. That’s what PGA Tour Canada seems to be making after taking over the financially-strapped Canadian Tour late last year. Last week I found myself in Saskatoon working on an...
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Adam Hadwin shoots 59
Canadian golfer Adam Hadwin shot 59 in the third round of the Careerbuilder Challenge in La Quinta, California. With his...
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Book Review: Out of the Rough by Steve Williams I expected very little from Out of the Rough by former Tiger Woods caddy Steve...
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Course review: Glen Abbey Golf Club
Course review: Glen Abbey GC (Oakville, Ont. — 1976) Architect: Jack Nicklaus Overview: It has held a boatload of Opens...
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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 surprises. Nope, Tiger Woods isn’t coming — so...
Guest blog – McDougall: "Long drive is...
RT’s note: Regular guest blogger Colin McDougall is an educator in the golf industry who formerly ran equipment maker Accuform (and still plays Accuform blades!). After completing his MBA...
PGA Tour Canada: the courses and the veterans
The Canadian Tour PGA Tour Canada had a limited conference call last week — just four writers were invited to participate — and it is interesting to see what each of the...
Guest blog: Colin McDougall on the possibilities of...
RT’s note: Regular guest blogger Colin McDougall is an educator in the golf industry who formerly ran equipment maker Accuform (and still plays Accuform blades!). After completing his...
Global Golf Post: The search for a Canadian...
My latest Global Golf Post column came out yesterday and discusses the search for a sponsor for the soon to be formerly CN Canadian Women’s Open. You’ll find the column here. I...
Whistle Bear owners hope for PGA Tour event
Though it almost made me spit my coffee on my computer screen, it turns out the owners of Whistle Bear, a private facility near Cambridge, Ont. are serious about trying to bring a big event...
Richard Zokol responds: Anchoring ban protects...
I received a phone call Sunday from my friend, Richard Zokol, a winner on the PGA Tour and Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member. Zoke and I disagree about the anchoring ban, and rather than...
Sympatico: Golf connects with wounded vets
Last week while in Los Angeles I met KC Mitchell, a U.S. veteran who plays to a 12-handicap. Oh, and he lost one of his legs when his Humvee hit an IED in Afghanistan. Needless to say, it...