News came out yesterday that Ernie Els might actually consider skipping the Presidents Cup. Why? Because the PGA Tour couldn’t find a date that didn’t conflict with the South...
Tag - the Ryder Cup
In Search of Some Perspective…Anyone?
By Saturday night, the guys on the golf Channel and NBC had not only crowned Rory the US Open Champion 24-hours early...but they...
Read More 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...
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RBC's Golf Strategy
For those interested in RBC’s marketing strategy for golf (especially in light of the story about the potential of the bank...
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RBC 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...
2010 In Review: The Courses
While I didn’t travel as much as I have in other years, I did get out to play some golf in the UK in April, travel through BC and Alberta in August, head to Cape Breton in September...
Tiger's Anniversary
Yep, we’re nearing the one-year anniversary of Tiger Woods slamming his SUV into a fire hydrant outside his home and the snoring as the ambulance arrived. I know because he’s...
On Bing and Bob…and Boy Bands?
Speaking of Rocco…here’s a graphic example of just how much one good week means right now for a TON of players desperately hoping to hang onto their tour cards. Going into the Frys.com...
Sympatico: Why the Euros Won
Instead of writing the news (does anyone not know the Euros won today), I attempted an analysis of why they won. The resulting column is up at Sympatico, along with a post on Terry...
Ryder Cup: How Can the Americans Lose?
I spent much of last week writing about Wales, Terry Matthews and the Ryder Cup. You’ll find it all at Sympatico whenever my fine editor gets back from some company-mandated sojurn...
Croeso i Gymru!
Other than the prestige and the history and the money, the one great thing about the Majors and the other big tournaments like the Tour Championship is that the pure, evil pressure of the...
Random Notes for a Monday Morning
Jim Furyk wins the FedEx Cup. Now I find East Lake a dull place to watch golf, but Furyk managed to hang on — barely — to win. Did he deserve the title, with its system so...