Q: When is an officially-sanctioned PGA Tour golf tournament not really an official anything PGA Tour golf tournament? A: When it's the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic. That's when. I touched on...
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In Photos: Day 2 of RBC Canadian Open
It was red and white day at the RBC Canadian Open today, but the star of the show today was actually Martin Flores of the U.S...
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Burning Rubber and Olympic Flaming
Funniest Olympics-related gag so far: Last Tuesday 9 Olympians were sent home in disgrace, after being caught taking steroids and...
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A Great Month to be Canadian!
I’m suffering from a serious case of “Dumper’s Remorse” today. No, I didn’t attend a member-guest at a fancy schmancy private...
Read MoreWhat Rhymes With Thongchai?
I have to admit that I got caught with my pants down this week. No, not in a "True Confessions, Pee Wee Herman at the Cineplex," kind of way...but my literal pants were down around my Soft...
RBC Canadian Open Secures Furyk, Daly, Watson
… Nope, not Tom Watson, but Bubba Watson. And given his recent win, he’s a strong addition. Golf Canada and RBC announced several new names that have entered the Canadian Open...
Nothing Runs Like a Deere…Nothing Smells Like a...
Within a few hours of the conclusion of the Travelers Championship last weekend I received an e-mail from one of our long-time golf pool members. Over the years, this has become a pretty...
Dubious Picks…and Mrs. Doubtfire!
They say that we are all products of our environment. “They,†of course, are the sociologists, psychologists and anthropologists who walk in our midst. In fact, if you find yourself at...
Elvis Sightings and Leprechaundiments
Hello Crime Fighters and welcome to our third installment of “Poolside,†on Canadian Golfer.com…or as it’s rapidly become known, “Daughter Knows Best.†Before we get on to the...
Memorial Picks and Bulging…uh…Discs
You know, there were so many ways I fantasized about starting off this article, the follow-up to my debut as a golf tourney prognosticator for CanadianGolfer.com. Oddly enough, as I played...