Sympatico Column: Miller Time
This week’s Sympatico column looks at Johnny Miller’s remarks about Tiger Woods in a recent issue of Forbes: Johnny Miller likes to hear himself talk. That isn’t shocking. Talking is, after all, what...
View ArticleFedUP Cup; World Cup: Random Monday Morning Thoughts
Spent yesterday afternoon watching Phil Mickelson one-putt his way around East Lake in an impressive dismantling of the golf course. Yep, yet another course that has been reworked by Rees Jones. I...
View ArticleThe Best Week of the Year!
That wonderful, magical time of year is suddenly upon us...and on Wednesday morning at the crack of yawn, I’ll be joining about 140 other frost-bitten Canucks as we stampede our way across the...
View ArticleDefensive Foley?
I wonder when someone is finally going to call BS on Sean Foley. I’ve interviewed Foley plenty of times over the last year — he’s engaging, talks a mile-a-minute and is frank to the point of being...
View ArticleAnd The Bleak Shall Inhibit Their Girth…
For me, one of the things that makes the TV coverage of the Tour Championship so vastly entertaining isn’t the enormous 10 million dollar payday on the line. Oh sure, the huge prize makes every shot...
View ArticleA Visit From Auntie Climax
Somewhere in the cosmos, the ghost of Seve Ballesteros could be heard to laugh out loud and clap appreciatively...as he choked down on a 3-iron and stung an impossible recovery shot out of the middle...
View ArticleOff to Oakmont
“It’s probably the best course in the world . . . This is the greatest course I’ve ever played.” – Johnny Miller Most golf seasons are winding down after our unusual Indian Summer, but I’ve been...
View ArticleSympatico: Els latest victim of yips
Hozzle rockets, shanks and the yips — phrases no golfer wants to hear. This week’s Sympatico column looks at the struggles of Ernie Els, victim of poor putting: “Ernie Els will be putting with a live...
View ArticleRBC Canadian Open Day 2: SportBox, Canadians, Ogilvy at TGC, and Weir at...
I’m working the week for Global television as a golf analyst and writing for their website. I’ve done a few things already, including: A preview of Glen Abbey A look at the Canadians in the field with...
View ArticleWoods turfing of Foley is no surprise
I’ve written a lot about Sean Foley over the past seven or eight years. I started as a skeptic, but in time very much enjoyed my conversations with the diminutive swing doctor. Often our calls would go...
View ArticleWhat does Mickelson’s Calgary design mean for Canadian Open?
That’s the million-dollar question, and it isn’t just about Mickelson’s design fee. Earlier this week Barry Ehlert, the head of the Windmill Golf Group in Calgary, announced he’s hired Phil Mickelson...
View ArticleSympatico Column: Miller Time
This week’s Sympatico column looks at Johnny Miller’s remarks about Tiger Woods in a recent issue of Forbes: Johnny Miller likes to hear himself talk. That isn’t shocking. Talking is, after all, what...
View ArticleFedUP Cup; World Cup: Random Monday Morning Thoughts
Spent yesterday afternoon watching Phil Mickelson one-putt his way around East Lake in an impressive dismantling of the golf course. Yep, yet another course that has been reworked by Rees Jones. I...
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The Best Week of the Year!
There are MANY things a PGA Tour pro can do that I can’t. For example, I can’t hit a gorgeous, high draw that kicks into second gear halfway to its’ target, hits a green 340 yards away and stays on...
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Defensive Foley?
Head held high: Sean Foley fires back at Bubba Watson over comments about Tiger Woods. I wonder when someone is finally going to call BS on Sean Foley. I’ve interviewed Foley plenty of times over the...
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And The Bleak Shall Inhibit Their Girth…
There’s a pretty cool tradition that occurs among older Chinese people when they run into friends or business acquaintances. Rather than asking, “How are you?” they inquire “Have you eaten rice...
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A Visit From Auntie Climax
I’ve been searching vigorously through my memory banks, trying to remember a pressure shot from years past that surpasses what Bill Haas did on the second playoff hole out of the water on Sunday...
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Off to Oakmont
“It’s probably the best course in the world . . . This is the greatest course I’ve ever played.” – Johnny Miller Most golf seasons are winding down after our unusual Indian Summer, but I’ve been...
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Sympatico: Els latest victim of yips
Hozzle rockets, shanks and the yips — phrases no golfer wants to hear. This week’s Sympatico column looks at the struggles of Ernie Els, victim of poor putting: “Ernie Els will be putting with a live...
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RBC Canadian Open Day 2: SportBox, Canadians, Ogilvy at TGC, and Weir at...
Jim Furyk talks with the Global crew yesterday at Glen Abbey. I’m working the week for Global television as a golf analyst and writing for their website. I’ve done a few things already, including: A...
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