In Global Golf Post – Weir on Augusta: “Wow, it has been 10 years.”
I recently returned to Global Golf Post, the very cool digital magazine out of the U.S., as its Canadian columnist. The magazine is free — so check it out. This week I wrote about Mike Weir’s 10th...
View ArticlePGA PRO:Formance Magazine hits inboxes
For the last couple of months I’ve been working on an ambitious project with the PGA of Canada, Golf Town, and Golf Canada. The concept was to create a publication that demonstrated, in an organic...
View ArticleDanny Fritz, agent to Mike Weir, departs IMG
Danny Fritz, the sharp dressed co-managing director of IMG Canada, whose clients included Mike Weir, Matt Hill and Eugene Wong, is leaving his role. Reached on his cell phone, Fritz confirmed the move....
View ArticleGlobal Golf Post: Fritsch’s success a long time coming
Hard to go wrong talking to Brad Fritsch. He’s smart, thoughtful and quotable — and has a pretty honest twitter feed. I’ve written about the big hitter from Manotick a couple of times this year and if...
View ArticleGlobal Golf Post: Spittle’s success
I’m not the first to say it: Rod Spittle is the nicest man in Canadian golf. Sure he’s lived in Ohio for most of his adult live, but there’s something quintessentially Canadian about a man who...
View ArticlePGA Tour Canada: the courses and the veterans
The Canadian Tour PGA Tour Canada had a limited conference call last week — just four writers were invited to participate — and it is interesting to see what each of the scribes came up with. On the...
View ArticleGlobal Golf Post: DeLaet is one club away
My latest Global Golf Post column appeared yesterday. I wrote about Graham DeLaet’s impressive season, his terrific ball striking, and the fact that, at the moment, one club — his putter — seems to be...
View ArticleGlobal Golf Post: Hadwin’s U.S. Open Hopes
This week’s Global Golf Post column focused on Adam Hadwin, who tips it up today in the U.S. Open. Does Hadwin have a chance? Probably not. He’s not played well this year, which isn’t a good sign. That...
View ArticlePGA Tour Canada making the right strides
Forward momentum. That’s what PGA Tour Canada seems to be making after taking over the financially-strapped Canadian Tour late last year. Last week I found myself in Saskatoon working on an assignment....
View ArticleCanadian Pro Mitch Gillis goes crowdsourcing for Q School dollars
I first heard about Mitch Gillis when Richard Zokol brought him to my attention. Zokol was working with the aspiring Canadian Tour pro and had big hopes for him. A few weeks ago Gillis sent me a note...
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