“I was torn between Dufner, Wagner, Pettersson and Harrington for this final spot, but in the end, decided to go with the defending champ instead.” Famous last words from last week’s column...
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The Open Championship (is all you have to say)
And…I’m back. After an unexpected week off, welcome back to Poolside; your home for whatever the hell it is that I do here...
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For The Father Who Has Everything…
Take McIlroy to win…he misses the cut. Shrug it off as a glitch, take him again in the next tournament…he misses the...
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Patron Saint of Morons?
Broadcasting live from the 43rd floor of the Phlegm Building in beautiful downtown Losertonia, welcome to this week’s edition of...
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Retribution and Bear Claws…uhh…Bear Traps
Seven short days ago I was wrapping away on these keys, bemoaning the bad hand the fates had dealt my daughter at the Northern Trust Open. All four picks from her D&D dartboard session...
Death Match…at Dove Mountain?
For the very first time since we started playing these silly reindeer games for CanadianGolfer, the fortunes of random chance completely crapped out last week. Snake eyes! For those of you...
The Calm Between the Storms
Hunter Mahan made a brief charge on the weekend…and we actually got to see him play. Luke Donald and Lee Westwood were crafting challenges for the lead…and were treated to...
Golf Coverage a la Jersey Shore
When Doctor Christiaan Barnard performed the world’s first heart transplant in 1967, oddly enough the anaesthesiologist in the OR wasn’t swarmed by reporters looking for...
The Wolves Are in the Fold…Pass the Haggis!
As the sun slowly sets over picturesque London Town, I’m bunkering down for another night of high explosives. This will be night six. For whatever reason, a big chunk of the people in our...
BEWARE: The Killer Hamsters are Coming!!!
As I was watching the third round play out at Colonial on Saturday, one thought kept tugging away at me from the dark recesses of my imagination. As David Toms stumbled his way around the...
Showdown at Hogan's Alley
For whatever reason, I always seem to suffer from a golf version of “lunch bag letdown” the week after a big event. No matter how good the course or how deep the talent in the field, it’s...
Olé, Olé…Olé, Olé…
Having successfully managed to get the program taping, the next huge obstacle to overcome, naturally, was staying ignorant for the whole day. Or should I play up to the low opinion you've...