Global 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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