Sympatico: Discussion of Canadian Open field about who is coming, not who isn't
Mackenzie Hughes, tournament chair Paul Courneya, Adam Hadwin and Tournament director Bill Paul at the RBC Canadian Open press conference earlier this week. My latest Sympatico column discusses the...
View ArticleWhere should the RBC Canadian Open go next?
Golf Canada has finally gotten around to doing what we already knew was true – next year’s RBC Canadian Open is heading back the Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont. Nothing wrong with that. And we...
View ArticleSympatico: Canadian Open needs Mike Weir
With all the talk about whether Mike Weir would play the Canadian Open in two weeks — and apparently there was serious discussion that he’d skip it — I wrote this week’s Sympatico column on why Weir...
View ArticleRBC Canadian Open field announced: Simpson in, Day out
Next week I’ll be spending a lot of time shuttling between Toronto and Ancaster for the RBC Canadian Open. The tournament announced its final field on Friday, which is quietly quite strong while still...
View ArticleRBC Canadian Open wrap Wednesday — exemption controversy, Els onsite, Royal...
Interesting to see the controversy raised by the exemptions given at the last minute to Abbotsford’s Nick Taylor, but more specifically to Chris Ross. Ross, for those who don’t know, is the son of...
View ArticleCanadian Open wrap: Round One
Round one leader Scott Piercy 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...
View ArticleCanadian Open Wrap — Piercy outlasts the field
I can’t say I was hugely inspired by Scott Piercy or his win at the RBC Canadian Open. He seems like a nice guy, but he’s so low key and appears so lacking in enthusiasm that he’s hardly a compelling...
View ArticleOn leaving Toronto
I’ve not been writing much on the site lately because I’ve been busy — not playing as much as unpacking boxes. For the past 15 years I’ve lived in Toronto. I went there to seek employment after...
View ArticleCanadian Open for King’s Forest is an infeasible concept
So a city politician in Hamilton not only wants the Canadian Open, they want Golf Canada to move to one of their courses as well: A city councillor wants to make Hamilton the home of Canadian golf. Sam...
View Article2016 RBC Canadian Open: Day’s star turn and RBC’s renewal
Big Hitter, small talker: Dustin Johnson gave some short answers to big questions during his interview at the RBC Canadian Open on Wednesday. Brian Decker of the PGA Tour watches in amazement. This...
View ArticleIn 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 low scores throughout the day with soft conditions. 17 Canadians are in...
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