Graham DeLaet: “It took a long time, but I feel like I belong out here.”
Graham DeLaet, who I’m hoping to catch up with tomorrow, managed a tie for sixth yesterday at the Frys (shouldn’t that be “Fries…) event. This comes despite talk that he had some back issues, the...
View ArticleDeLaet Ready To Shut Down, Hearn Gears Up and Weir Back At SharkShootout?
I’ve had two interesting conversations — and one text — in the last couple of days. The first two phone calls came from Saskatchewan’s Graham DeLaet, who tied for sixth at the Frys and sits at 102 on...
View ArticleSympatico: DeLaet, Hearn Battle for PGA Tour Status
Yep, Graham DeLaet is having another good weekend, and David Hearn, is well, not playing having missed the cut. But Jon Mills is leading at the Nationwide Tour stop in Florida this week… Anyway, this...
View ArticleSympatico Column: Weir’s Comeback
My latest Sympatico column is up: Not since he was 18 has Mike Weir had this much time away from golf. Since he was diagnosed with a partially-torn ligament in his elbow at the end of August, Weir...
View ArticleSean Foley on Ambitions, New DVD and Fixing Tiger’s Driver
Three years ago, Sean Foley had a dream. Now it wasn’t some Martin Luther King dream. Nope. He told the Globe’s Lorne Rubenstein that he aspired to coaching Tiger Woods. I thought it a ridiculous thing...
View ArticleWeir’s Caddie Loops For Sean O’Hair — Again
Interesting to note that Brennan Little, Mike Weir’s caddie for the last decade and a former Canadian Tour player, is looping for Sean O’Hair this week at Tiger’s event after carrying the bag at the...
View ArticleKingston’s McQuillan Makes Improbable Rise To PGA Tour
Just got off the phone with Kington, Ont.’s Matt McQuillan, who remarkably played his way onto the PGA Tour only a couple of years after giving up professional golf altogether. McQuillan shot 1-under...
View ArticleWeir’s Return: “The doc said they’re confident it’s completely healed.”
Having not played since August, his longest layoff from golf since he went to college, Mike Weir returns for the Shark Shootout, a silly season event that he’s using to test his injured elbow and be...
View ArticleWeir, Caddie Go Separate Ways
As first suggested on Dec. 1 in Canadiangolfer.com, Mike Weir and longtime caddie Brennan Little have parted ways. This comes as no surprise; Weir has been looking at all of the elements of his career...
View ArticleNationwide Tour Schedule Out — Gretzky Event is History?
The Nationwide Tour schedule is out today and perhaps not too surprisingly, Wayne Gretzky’s troubled celebrity eventin Collingwood is not listed. It looks like the end for the troubled event. I broke...
View ArticleGretzky’s Statement on Nationwide Event: It’s Over
Glen Gretzky chimes in on the downfall of the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic Nationwide event: Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic Statement As Executive Director of the Wayne Gretzky Foundation, it has been my...
View ArticleDeLaet Undergoes Back Surgery
We knew he’d hurt his back, but no one suggested it was this serious: Weyburn, Saskatchewan’s Graham DeLaet will undergo minor back surgery to repair a herniated disc. DeLaet suffered from a bulging...
View ArticleHello 2011: Ames Jumps Ship, Callaway Cuts Jobs, Weir Won’t Use Exemptions
Welcome back. If you’re still hungover, I can’t help you. But if you’re interested in some golf talk well the Canadian season may still be months away, but the PGA Tour year kicks off this week in...
View ArticleGJAC Player of the Year awards
The Golf Journalists Association of Canada (of which I’m a member) has released its “player of the year” awards. No real surprises here…. The Golf Journalists Association of Canada is pleased to...
View ArticleWeir: “Confident” but “Realistic” heading into 2011
Just got off a conference call with Mike Weir, whose well-reported injury of his elbow forced him to shut his golf season down in September. Weir announced he has a new caddie — veteran Pete Benderwho...
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