2010 Men’s Amateur Set For London
STELLAR FIELD OF CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAL GOLFERS TO COMPETE AT 2010 CANADIAN MEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - Two-time defending champion Cam Burke leads field of 240 competitors looking to challenge host London Hunt as well as Redtail Golf Course for Canadian Amateur crown - London, Ont. (courtesy of Golf Canada) – Golf Canada announced today a contingent of top Canadian and international golfers who will compete at the 2010 Canadian Men’s... [ Read Full Article ]
Stats Can Be Intentional Misleading
It is always interesting to to hear the PR spins after each and every tournament. It does not take a statistician / marketer to make the numbers say whatever it is they need them to say. Do you believe the hype? Our advice is starting to border on – Don’t Believe the Truth. Here’s an interesting email that stems from a publication known as the Tour Van (basically a pay as you go PR vehicle that is now, to add to the conflict of... [ Read Full Article ]
Notebook: Canadian Open 2010
Sweden’s Carl Pettersson put the finishing touches on this year’s championship with a tidy 67 to follow his somewhat unfathomable 60 on Saturday. These two scores coming after he had made the weekend right on the cutline. This marks his 4th win on the PGA Tour. With the win, Sweden becomes the ninth country to claim a champion at our national open. The other countries are Australia, Canada, England, Fiji, New Zealand, Scotland, South... [ Read Full Article ]
Do You See Your Shoes Yet?
As you can see the entries are coming in and we’ll soon be starting to select those lucky few for inclusion in the short list of those (to be voted on by our readers) who will be stylin’ a brand new pair of FootJoys. Loving the patriotism by the way! And remember we’re picking what we feel are the most creative – which roughly translates into the ones that we feel have the most impact and redefine what it is to be customized. ... [ Read Full Article ]
Notebook: Mike Weir Charity Classic
Spent the better part of Monday down at St George’s for the opening day of the tournament week and what is now (in its second year) the annual Mike Weir Charity Classic. It was a great weather day – perhaps a little humid at times – but not all that interesting. Equipped with a camera and a hand held recording device – which, in hindsight, I could have left behind (more on that later) I retained a few mental notes (and... [ Read Full Article ]
Jennifer Kirby Easily Defends Ontario Women’s Amateur Title
Collingwood, ON – Paris, Ontario native Jennifer Kirby successfully defended her Investors Group Ontario Women’s Amateur title on Thursday, earning an impressive ten stroke victory over the rest of the talented field of Ontario’s best female amateur golfers. Kirby, 19, set the stage for a successful run at a second title by firing a blazing bogey-free 68 in the first round at Collingwood’s picturesque OslerBrook Golf and Country Club to grab... [ Read Full Article ]
Tiger Changes His …
Putter By all accounts it appears that Tiger Woods will be making a putter change for the first time in 11 years as he prepares and plays in the upcoming 2010 Open Championship at St Andrews. In his own words, Tiger tends to struggle with his speed on slower greens and Nike’s Method putter, through it’s face groove technology, gets the ball rolling quicker leaving Tiger with less of an adjustment. This makes Tiger a Nike player throughout... [ Read Full Article ]
Lazy, hazy HOT Days of Summer
Too hot for golf? The past couple of weeks have been record setters for temperature and humidity. Have you stopped playing golf? I hope not. Take lots of water, book an early morning tee time, wear lots of sunscreen, a hat and some lightweight attire. And maybe instead of walking, use a cart – although I am not a big proponent of golf carts. If you get a little tired or feel overheated, stop for a few minutes and rest in the shade. I know the... [ Read Full Article ]
The White Putter Wins
Lately on tour, there has been a rather obvious new tint out there with respect to putters. Justin Rose has been to the victory circle not just once but twice with TaylorMade’s newest putter – the Corza Ghost. And now Paula Creamer wins her first US Open using this seemingly colour coordinated (sorry pink) mullet style white flatstick. Made us sort of curious, so we’ve pulled together the press release … TaylorMade Golf,... [ Read Full Article ]
2010 Canadian Open – There’s a Map for that
If you’re planning on heading down to this year’s Canadian Open (and we hope that you are) here are a few tips and map to help with getting you both to and around the St George’s Golf Course. Getting There: By Car: Public parking is in lot W which is located at the Woodbine Race Track. Woodbine is located off of Rexdale Blvd between Highway 427 and 27. Cost is $10 – shuttle is free. (note: if you’re driving a BMW... [ Read Full Article ]
