Open Minded

This may not be the most popular thing to say in this era of pandering to pampered pros from the PGA Tour, but Glen Abbey should remain part of the RBC Canadian Open rotation, ...

Enough with HYPE-ocrisy

The late spring heat in June wasn’t so intense that it could be used as an excuse for the pages and pages of media attention given to the naming of Dion Phaneuf as captain ...

The Media Has Just Gone …

GOLFERAZZI I write this column on my 55th birthday, an occasion with cause to reflect back to simpler times when if I was seeking golf information, I would actually pick up a ...

Golf’s Impact …

FOR THOSE WHO STILL FEEL THE NEED TO STUDY Four days after the National Allied Golf Associations trumpeted the findings of their economic impact study, I went and played a ...

Temper Expectations

... of rising Canadian Stars Just as quickly as Matt Hill of Bright’s Grove, On., and Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C. got in Canadians’ faces with their recent successes, ...

No Matter the Circumstances

...longing for golf remains our annual 'rite' The euphoria of spring sets in just after the Masters in this part of the world, at least partially driven by the manicured ...

It’s Time to Start Listening

Hutchinson

Golf is one of the few businesses these days that collectively doesn’t carry out a regular dialogue with the people who use its product. The reason for that may stretch ...

There is Much to be Said For Timing

The Royal Canadian Golf Association gets a tip of the hat for impeccable timing with the introduction of Vision 2010, but to suggest it was planned to coincide with positive ...

Regaining Perspective from Readers

Over pints and putts, those who indulge in golf as a pastime and not a profession have often remarked that I have the greatest job on earth, an opinion that is based on ...