That’s not quite what was announced — but that’s how it will be interpreted after the ailing Canadian Tour, which was struggling under a mountain of debt, sought financial...
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PGA Tour Canada announces sched — prez's salary equal to...
The Canadian Tour PGA Tour Canada announced its tournament schedule yesterday. Not shockingly it is relatively anemic, with two...
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GlobalGolfPost: Canadian Tour saved by PGA Tour; Foley talks Tiger
I forgot to mention my columns in GlobalGolfPost last week and again today. Last week I wrote an update to the situation...
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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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Canadian Tour takeover; OMERS confirms Bebis is out
Interesting tweet from Kent Gilchrist, the Vancouver golf writer: As I wrote in GolfWorld last month, and posted on G4G, the Canadian Tour has been struggling financially and wasn’t...
Canadian Tour struggles with financial issues, reaches...
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 on Golf World’s website yesterday. Unfortunately, at least...
Canadians at Q School: What about Hill and Taylor?
Richard Scott. Andrew Parr. Dustin Risdon. Brad Fritsch. Mike Mezei. All got through the first part of the PGA Tour’s grueling qualifying school, perhaps the last year that golfers...
Kingston's McQuillan Makes Improbable Rise To PGA...
Just got off the phone with Kington, Ont.’s Matt McQuillan, who remarkably played his way onto the PGA Tour only a couple of years after giving up professional golf altogether...
RBC Canadian Open Round Up: Day Six
The second round of the RBC Canadian Open saw thunderstorms hit the golf course in the early morning, delaying play. But the round was completed nonetheless, with notable names like Paul...
CanTour Commish Rick Janes Responds
Canandian Tour Commissioner Rick Janes responded to my commentary on the “pro gap” white paper his organization published, taking particular affront to the notion that the...
Canadian Tour Releases Study on "Pro Gap"
So the Canadian Tour has released a study documenting the so-called “pro gap,” that comes after Canada’s top golfers turn professional. The objective seems to be...
State of the Canadian Tour
A few days ago I had a catch up session over lunch with Canadian Tour commissioner Rick Janes. [photopress:janes_1.jpg,full,alignright]I usually meet up with Janes once or twice a year at...