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Once Canada's great amateur hope, Matt Hill finding way as a pro
Quietly, without much notice, Matt Hill has put a solid year together. The former top amateur, Hill has been toiling on the eGolf Tour in the Carolinas and makes his Canadian Tour debut this week in...
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Sympatico: Augusta steps boldly into 21st century with female members
Yesterday I wrote a column about Augusta National’s decision to admit two female members. Given the discussion the notion generated on this blog in the past, hopefully it’ll eclipse my remarks about...
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Looping on the Canadian Tour
The terrific 7th hole at Scarboro. Standing on the 5th tee at Scarboro G&CC, I reach down and push the button on a water jug. Nothing comes out. Nothing to drink and no water to wet my towel. This...
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Looping on the Canadian Tour finale: Holding poses like a psychopath, media...
"Hit it right there." Standing with Mike Mezei during the third round of the Canadian Tour's Tour Championship. After the first two days of caddying for Albertan Mike Mezei at the Canadian Tour’s Tour...
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Sympatico: Love risks Ryder Cup on picks of Furyk, Snedeker
My latest Sympatico column looks at the decision by Davis Love to pick Jim Furyk, Brandt Snedeker, Steve Stricker and Dustin Johnson, and pass Hunter Mahan by: Hunter Mahan’s timing is lousy. Two years...
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Does adding the PGA Tour logo to the Canadian Tour make an immediate difference?
I think the answer to the question is no. On its premise, the announcement that the PGA Tour was enveloping the Canadian Tour was not a surprise. The PGA Tour spent too long doing due diligence to walk...
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Q School kicks off this week — seven Canadians in the field
My interview with Adam Hadwin a week or so ago was quite intriguing. Hadwin says he’s not trying to put too much pressure on himself as he knows he has a place to play — the Web.com Tour — regardless...
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PGA Tour Canada announces sched — prez's salary equal to purse of three...
The Canadian Tour PGA Tour Canada announced its tournament schedule yesterday. Not shockingly it is relatively anemic, with two new events replacing two tournaments that have disappeared and seven...
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Guest blog: Colin McDougall on the possibilities of long drive
RT’s note: Regular guest blogger Colin McDougall is an educator in the golf industry who formerly ran equipment maker Accuform (and still plays Accuform blades!). After completing his MBA at Ivey,...
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Course review: Glen Abbey Golf Club
Course review: Glen Abbey GC (Oakville, Ont. — 1976) Architect: Jack Nicklaus Overview: It has held a boatload of Opens, and been witness to some of the great shots in Canada’s golfing history. But is...
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Should Canadian Open become a WGC event?
Mike Weir hits into the 7th hole at Glen Abbey during the Canadian Open. Should we sacrifice the RBC Canadian Open? That seems to be what Golf Canada executive director Scott Simmons was raising while...
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