My take on the five greatest Masters is now up on Sympatico. Anyone have any other suggestions? Though the British Open may be more historic, and the U.S. Open has a better field, to many...
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Canadian Open round up — Wednesday — Foley, Els and Weir
I was busy yesterday, talking to Sean Foley for a GlobalGolfPost column, talking to Stephen Ames for the same story, and sitting...
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U.S. Open: "Hamlet with nine-irons."
I read this quote on GeoffShackelford.com today: Reporting the U.S. Open is like covering an execution. A circus fire. Bring a...
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Sympatico: Seve's Wonderful Show
Like everyone else, I was saddened by the death of Seve Ballesteros over the weekend. My latest Sympatico column looks at some of...
Read MoreRBC Announces Els, Furyk, Kuchar as Part of "Team...
First there was Anthony Kim, Mike Weir, Fred Couples, Stephen Ames, Luke Donald and Morgan Pressel. Today Royal Bank of Canada added some big guns to its “Team RBC” package...
Weir Injury Update: "I'll know more in six...
Spoke for a half hour with Mike Weir this afternoon. He sounded surprisingly upbeat, though I think some of that has to do with finally understanding what has been holding him back. Weir...
Tuesday Notes: Weir Out for Season with Injury, Hoping...
Given how well he’s played in the FedEx Cups to date, it is hard to imagine Mike Weir not even getting into the four-week event. But that’s exactly what has happened. And after...
Open Championship Week: The Scottish Golf Tour
In 2003 I went to Scotland for the first time — the tour consisted of rounds at Stonehaven (while my wife was traveling with me), Belleisle, Turnberry’s two courses...
Sympatico Column: On Playing St. Andrews
My latest Sympatico column is on the subject of playing St. Andrews, which I was lucky enough to do in 2003 and again a year later. Interestingly, I was suppposed to play it again in 2006...
Sympatico Column: Pebble Wows At Every Turn
My latest Sympatico column, with some comments from Richard Zokol, about the wonder of Pebble Beach is up at Sympatico: There’s a lot of debate about who is the hottest star at this...