Tee Shots

We are just days into 2008 and already the golf world is swinging into action. On the tournament side the PGA Tour gets into the swing of things today with the start of the Mercedes […]

Canadian golfers who buy Callaway Golf equipment in 2008 can expect a little extra bonus with their purchase. As part of a grass roots initiative to promote the game of golf, Callaway Golf Canada and […]

Industry insiders knew it had been brewing for awhile. In fact, I had heard talk of the complete Nike club fitting system when I was fortunate enough to visit their R&D centre in Ft. Worth […]

The Nationwide Tour has been to Canada before but now they are depending on “The Great One “to make their next attempt at an expansion into Canada a successful one. Hall of Fame hockey player […]

Had an enlightening email from an associate a few minutes ago. Knowing my penchant for fairly conservative dress on the golf course and an amazement for what other golfers are willing to wear he passed […]

If you frequent the Internet message boards at all you will undoubtedly see a thread like this: “I heard XXXX (Insert PGA Tour Player here) is a real idiot. He is just a spoiled rich […]

After a little blogging break (I spent some time on a few golf trips doing research for future stories) I am back. It’s been a busy two days in golf news with SRI Sports completing […]

Just a few years ago the future was looking bleak for the LPGA. A diminishing number of sponsors and events was becoming a major issue. The teeter totter of professional golf event management became tilted […]

While many of the news services focused on the President’s Cup pairings for the first day of action, my eyes yesterday (as they often are) were zeroed on equipment, both at the Cup and in […]

Without the distraction of real holes Mike Weir’s golf swing was more than on form yesterday. Unfortunately when it came to hitting fairways out on the course the same could not be said. This could […]

The first players on course today at the Presidents Cup were Mike Weir and Retief Goosen of the International squad. I followed them as they played nine holes. Mike was hitting it well to start […]

Just took a long and quiet loop around holes 14-18 at Royal Montreal with a stopover at the 1st tee as well. Nobody on the course except maintenance workers taking care of business. The last […]

So it’s 8 am and a full 24 hours before the public is allowed on the grounds at Royal Montreal Golf Club, I’m already on site, ready to cover the Presidents Cup. I must say […]

The Classic Professional Never imagining that such a job would ever come his way, Barry Laphen was both excited and apprehensive at the opportunity that lay before him in 1991, to be part of a […]

At The Foot Of The Mountain by Joe McLean “When he saw the property on Mountain Road, Aylmer, Quebec, with an old stone house that reminded him of St. Andrew’s, Scotland, he visualized not only […]