DeLaet’s time away from golf and the rise of Canadians on the PGA Tour
I interviewed Graham DeLaet last week for Global News. The story was a tie in to a charitable announcement being made by Shaw (parent company of Global) but became more wide ranging, talking about what...
View ArticleGlobal Golf Post: Henderson and Conners take unique paths
With confirmation that Brooke Henderson has signed with IMG and is turning pro (for the record, IMG refused to comment, which is telling, and Henderson’s dad got to me late with comment that news was...
View ArticleGlobal: Nick Taylor’s breakthrough took four years
I spoke with Nick Taylor this morning, about 14 hours after his win on the PGA Tour in Mississippi. I doubt anyone would have expected Taylor was the Canadian who would win first this year, but that’s...
View ArticleGlobal Golf Post: What does Taylor’s win mean for Canadian golf?
My final Global Golf Post column for the year looks at what Nick Taylor’s win at the Sanderson means—or doesn’t mean—for Canadian golf.
View ArticleYear in review: Old Course, Williams’ win, and Cabot Cliffs
Twenty fourteen was a busy year, full of considerable travel, a return to Scotland and England, several golf tournaments, a couple of caddying experiences and my continued work for SCOREGolf,...
View ArticleGJAC announces top Canadian golfers of 2014
The Golf Journalists Association of Canada (full disclosure, I’m the VP in the organization) announced its players of the year today and there was at least one surprise. Adam Hadwin, who won twice and...
View ArticleOn controversial opinions and the future of golf
I wandered around the Toronto Golf Show for a couple of hours on Friday. In the midst of my meanderings, a friend, a golf pro at a notable public golf course, pulled me aside. “They give you a hard...
View ArticleGlobal Golf Post: Svensson more about ball striking than book learning
My column on Adam Svensson, the twenty-something from British Columbia, who turned professional last week, is in today’s Global Golf Post: Adam Svensson is convinced he’s making the right move. The...
View ArticleMasters week catch up: Henderson in GGP, RT on Conners, Tiger
It is a busy week. The Canadian golf season officially kicks off with some +15 weather tomorrow and the Masters starts. That’s kept me busy this week. The week started with my GlobalGolfPost column on...
View ArticleGlobal Golf Post: The legacy of Moe
My latest Global Golf Post column is now live. I used Tim O’Connor and Todd Graves’ new book on Moe Norman’s swing as a jumping off point to discuss the golfer’s continued legend. You can find the...
View ArticleGlobal Golf Post: Canadian PGA Tour pros struggle in 2015
I wrote about the struggles of Canadian PGA Tour pros in Global Golf Post this week, where there’s barely one Canadian in the Top 100 (Graham DeLaet, who has fallen to 92), and only two others in the...
View ArticleHenderson: Bad form to pull out of Pan Am Games?
It is still not official, but Brooke Henderson has told Golf Canada she’s pulling out of the Pan Am Games later this month at Angus Glen. As Jason Logan writes, the ticket price was already ridiculous,...
View ArticleGlobal Golf Post: Brad Fritsch, on his way back
My column on Brad Fritsch appeared in Global Golf Post yesterday. As a writer you’re not supposed to wish for success for an individual. You’re supposed to be dispassionate, and uninvolved. But it is...
View ArticleBrooke Henderson’s Pan Am Games Fiasco
Her quest to get to the LPGA has captured most of the attention, so much so that many have overlooked the fiasco that was Brooke Henderson’s commitment/withdrawal from the Pan Am Games. Henderson first...
View ArticleRBC Canadian Open Third Round wrap: Hearn, Watson, the Abbey, and Allenby’s...
It’s been a busy week at the RBC Canadian Open, and I’ve been working for Global News as an analyst/field producer/writer, and Global Golf Post. A few observations: without rain for the first time in...
View ArticleHearn’s near miss at RBC Canadian Open
David Hearn is a class act. He could have skipped talking to the media after narrowly missing at the RBC Canadian Open, but instead he was open and honest. Sure Hearn had to be devastated by falling...
View ArticleIn 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 Article