It seems a little later than normal, but Golf Canada has announced its initial batch of players and frankly, there are no surprises. Nope, Tiger Woods isn’t coming — so...
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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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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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Should Canadian Open become a WGC event?
Should we sacrifice the RBC Canadian Open? That seems to be what Golf Canada executive director Scott Simmons was raising while...
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On Euphemisms and Euphoria…
It’s funny, sometimes, when one of life’s lessons comes up and smacks you in the face, isn’t it? You’re tooling along, minding your own business and doing nothing of great consequence...
Mongo Like Candy…and Golf
It’s a sad day in the world of entertainment today folks. Alex Karras, the actor who played “Mongo” in Blazing Saddles, died this morning. And in the spirit of the funniest movie ever made...
Hoist With His Own Petard
I’ll be honest with you here folks. I’m not 100% sure what a petard is. I’m pretty sure I used to have one…but then my neighbour back in London borrowed it and never returned it to...
Armstrong v. Armstrong – One Small Step, One...
We lost a truly great one this week folks. And we also revealed a bad one. When I was a boy, my hero was Neil Armstrong. In fact, he still is to this day. Nothing, absolutely nothing...
Let The Puckering Begin!
Everyone who is old enough remembers exactly where they were when JFK was shot…or when the Shuttle Challenger exploded…or when the first win tower came tumbling down. I suspect...
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...
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 course this weekend and ignominiously shart on the front nine. ...
The Best Golfer Ever…PERIOD!
True confessions time; I just walked out of two straight days of Marketing strategy meetings (8am-6pm on day 1 and 9am – 9:30pm on day 2…plus a full 2 days of prep and research...