03/04/11 by jjackal | news | No Comments »
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Facebook app for golfersSCOREGolf (blog)An interesting item crossed my desk Friday morning in advance of the Toronto Golf & Travel Show (which begins today at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre). At least it is if you're a golfer and a Facebook disciple. A new Canadian-based company called ... |
05/31/10 by jjackal | news | No Comments »
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Monday Backspin: Three end victory droughts, stock up/downPGA TourLast week, Jamie Kureluk shot a 25 on the back nine at Carnmoney Golf Club in a Canadian Tour event near Calgary. That's something you'd expect to see in a pro event. What a weird day of golf Sunday was. All the stop and starts at Colonial. Fred Couples' back-nine charge at the Senior PGA Championship, only for the world's most interesting man to hit it into a bush in the playoff. Zach Johnson and Luke Donald winning for the first time in what seemed like forever....and more » |
05/24/10 by jjackal | news | No Comments »
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Tips to go long from a master of the gameCalgary HeraldThe six-time and reigning Canadian long drive champion and runner-up in last year's World Long Drive Championship, Vlooswyk put on a demonstration of her long ball driving skills. Read more to learn some very important tips you need to be doing in order to hit the ball longer ... |
05/22/10 by jjackal | news | No Comments »
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Globe and MailMike Weir of Canada tees off on the second hole during the first round of the Northern Trust Open PGA golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in Pacific and he is struggling. Every tour pro comes to know how difficult the game can be – swing coach Hank Haney said the other day that golf is a hard game Tiger Woods made look easy for a long time – and certainly Mike Weir, who turned 40 on May 12, is aware of that. Weir still has time to right himself...and more » |
05/20/10 by jjackal | news | No Comments »
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Aging like a Weir wineLondon Free Press...Mike Weir the 40-year-old has staying power but another win would be nice to our greatest golf champion -- Mike Weir's 2003 Masters championship. The diminutive Canadian authored his own chapter in Canadian sporting lore ... |
05/17/10 by jjackal | news | No Comments »
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Hill earns exemption to PGA Tour event Montreal GazetteBy Canwest News Service May 17, 2010 1:03 PM Matt Hill, of Bright's Grove Ontario, hits from the fairway at the 100th Canadian Open at Glen Abbey in Toronto. The amateur golfer from Bright's Grove, Ont., has received a sponsor's exemption to tee it up at the 2010 AT&T National, which is scheduled for July 1-4 at the Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pa.
Last season, the 21-year-old also competed in the AT&T National, where he finished in a tie for 70th place after a 10-over score (71-69-75-75—290). That event was won by Tiger Woods...and more » |