Weir on U.S. Open —“I’m clicking on all cylinders”
I caught up with Mike Weir Sunday night for a quick conversation. First of all, he had just come back from wandering around Bethpage. where he missed the cut in 2002. The course was wet, and Weir...
View ArticleU.S. Open Week — Weir on Young Canucks: “We’ve got a lot of talent”
Ottawa Sun writer Chris Stevenson has a good story about the round Mike Weir played with Andrew Parr and Nick Taylor on Monday at Bethpage. Despite lousy whether, the group managed to get out on the...
View ArticleNo Refund at U.S. Open
There’s a really intriguing column by Michael Bamberger in Golf Magazine’s website today. The basis is this — if you went to the U.S. Open in the biblical flood yesterday, you’re out of luck when it...
View ArticleFord Gretzky Nationwide Event Next Week — Does Anyone Care?
It wasn’t that long ago that the CPGA Championship disappeared after merging with the Nationwide Tour and holding the event in Cambridge, Ont. at Whistlebear Golf Club. The reason? Hardly anyone paid...
View ArticleDaly in at CanOpen, Immelman out?
So John Daly, all garish pants with a thinner waste band, and apparently healthy despite his recent withdrawal on the European Tour, is coming back to the RBC Canadian Open. That was the word today...
View ArticleSympatico Column: Canadians Drawing Attention at RBC Canadian Open
I was having a conversation with Scott Simmons, executive director at the RCGA today, and we finished with a discussion about how many Canadians could make the cut out of the 15 in the field. Seemed...
View ArticleBaryla and DeLaet Equal RCGA Success?
Vancouver Province writer Kent Gilchrist, last seen interviewing Richard Zokol and bashing the RCGA’s player development program, does an about face given the success of both Vernon’s Chris Baryla, who...
View ArticleGJAC Votes DeLaet, Hill, Meldrum, and Kirby as Top Canadians in 2009
The Golf Journalists Association of Canada, a group of 60 golf media members of which I’m part, today announced its top Canadian players for 2009. Some interesting results: George Knudson Award for...
View ArticleBrad Pelletier, Managing Director of IMG Canada, Resigns
Brad Pelletier, the managing director of IMG Sports in Canada, and the man behind the recent business dealings of Mike Weir, is departing the company. He told staff today about this resignation....
View ArticleChampions Tour Returns to Canada for Montreal Event
The Champions Tour returns to Canada for the first time since 2002 with an event in Montreal at Laval sur le Lac, according to multiple sources. The event will be put on by Synchro Sports, sources say,...
View ArticleCanTour Responds to New Champions Tour Event
Canadian Tour commish Rick Janes has responded to my query about a new Champions Tour event in Quebec and its impact on the CanTour: The Champions Tour will definitely have an impact on our presence in...
View ArticleG4G Mailbag: Daly Show, Foley’s Followers
I’ve been busy covering a conference this week, but I’m back at the blog now, catching up on some loose ends and actually thinking of digging my clubs out of hibernation this week. I had been planning...
View ArticleCanTour Commish Rick Janes Responds
Canandian Tour Commissioner Rick Janes responded to my commentary on the “pro gap” white paper his organization published, taking particular affront to the notion that the Canadian Tour is in trouble....
View ArticleAlberta Pro Shoots 25 on Back Nine
Jamie Kureluk is hardly a household name, and somehow I think what he did at the RBC Insurance Alberta Open Championship will do little to change that. But it is remarkable. Kureluk, an assistant pro...
View ArticleCanadian Tour struggles with financial issues, reaches out to PGA Tour
The Canadian Tour is in trouble. But how much and what’s the solution? Well I detail a lot of the issues in a story that appeared on Golf World’s website yesterday. Unfortunately, at least for the time...
View ArticleU.S. Open Week — Weir on Young Canucks: "We've got a lot of talent"
Ottawa Sun writer Chris Stevenson has a good story about the round Mike Weir played with Andrew Parr and Nick Taylor on Monday at Bethpage. Despite lousy whether, the group managed to get out on the...
View ArticleNo Refund at U.S. Open
There’s a really intriguing column by Michael Bamberger in Golf Magazine’s website today. The basis is this — if you went to the U.S. Open in the biblical flood yesterday, you’re out of luck when it...
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Ford Gretzky Nationwide Event Next Week — Does Anyone Care?
Don't ask me about Phoenix....Gretzky's Nationwide event is struggling It wasn’t that long ago that the CPGA Championship disappeared after merging with the Nationwide Tour and holding the event in...
View ArticleDaly in at CanOpen, Immelman out?
So John Daly, all garish pants with a thinner waste band, and apparently healthy despite his recent withdrawal on the European Tour, is coming back to the RBC Canadian Open. That was the word today...
View ArticleSympatico Column: Canadians Drawing Attention at RBC Canadian Open
I was having a conversation with Scott Simmons, executive director at the RCGA today, and we finished with a discussion about how many Canadians could make the cut out of the 15 in the field. Seemed...
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