I’ve not been writing much on the site lately because I’ve been busy — not playing as much as unpacking boxes. For the past 15 years I’ve lived in Toronto. I went...
Tag - RBC Canadian Open
In Photos: Day 1 of RBC Canadian Open
The 2017 RBC Canadian Open got underway Thursday amid rainy skies in Oakville, Ontario. A lush Glen Abbey Golf Club yielded many...
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2016 RBC Canadian Open: Day’s star turn and RBC’s renewal
This is, by my estimation, my 20th Canadian Open, either attended as a fan or a journalist. Hard to imagine, really. This year...
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Canadian Open for King’s Forest is an infeasible concept
So a city politician in Hamilton not only wants the Canadian Open, they want Golf Canada to move to one of their courses as well:...
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Canadian Open Wrap — Piercy outlasts the field
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...
Canadian Open wrap: Round One
I spent part of the day walking with David Hearn’s father, Geoff, while watching the Brantford golfer play the back nine at Hamilton. Hearn played nicely when the course was at its...
RBC Canadian Open wrap Wednesday — exemption...
Interesting to see the controversy raised by the exemptions given at the last minute to Abbotsford’s Nick Taylor, but more specifically to Chris Ross. Ross, for those who don’t...
RBC Canadian Open field announced: Simpson in, Day out
Next week I’ll be spending a lot of time shuttling between Toronto and Ancaster for the RBC Canadian Open. The tournament announced its final field on Friday, which is quietly quite...
Sympatico: Canadian Open needs Mike Weir
With all the talk about whether Mike Weir would play the Canadian Open in two weeks — and apparently there was serious discussion that he’d skip it — I wrote this...
Where should the RBC Canadian Open go next?
Golf Canada has finally gotten around to doing what we already knew was true – next year’s RBC Canadian Open is heading back the Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont. Nothing...
Sympatico: Discussion of Canadian Open field about who...
My latest Sympatico column discusses the field at the Canadian Open and the fact no one seems to be raising any questions this year about who isn’t coming, and focusing on who is: For...
Globe Commentary: Augusta "has proven its...
I really enjoyed Guy Nicholson’s op-ed in the Globe and Mail discussing the issue of women and Augusta National. I think he’s bang on in his discussion on the subject. All too...