Is Tiger Still The Intimidating Force?
That’s the question David Leadbetter raised when we spoke earlier this year: I think he intimidated so many players for so long that basically playing with Tiger was a transformation … he would find an...
View ArticleSympatico Column: Phil the Thrill
My Sympatico column on Phil Mickelson’s Masters win went live last night. Here’s a taste: The headlines starting the week at The Masters were strictly about the comeback of golf’s fallen star. But it...
View ArticleFinal Masters Thoughts
Here’s what’s on my alleged mind this morning: I know we all love the Masters, but with the damned muzak, all overly dramatic tones, that lead in from every commercial break, I wonder if we’ve stepped...
View ArticleThe new “friendlier” Tiger Woods?
First he cards his first tournament over par in 11 years and now he’s making friends and winning people over in Ireland. At least that’s what the reports about Tiger Woods’ play in a one-day exhibition...
View ArticleAn Interview with Sean Foley
At the Canadian Open a couple of weeks ago, I sat with Sean Foley for nearly two hours and discussed his life, his swing theories and Tiger Woods for an article I’m writing for next year. I then spoke...
View ArticleAnnika Sorenstam on Woods: “I haven’t spoken to Tiger in a year.”
The retired LPGA star, who was in Toronto yesterday for a charitable event for Scotia Bank that raised more than $200,000, said Woods used to text her, sending congratulations on her U.S. Open win in...
View ArticleRyder Cup: How Can the Americans Lose?
I spent much of last week writing about Wales, Terry Matthews and the Ryder Cup. You’ll find it all at Sympatico whenever my fine editor gets back from some company-mandated sojurn and gets time to add...
View ArticleRyder Cup Teams: American Advantage
Apparently I’m in the minority of sports writers who think the Americans will prevail this weekend. Anyway, the Ryder Cup has started — with tons of rains and bunkers full of water, which can’t be the...
View ArticleSympatico: Why the Euros Won
Instead of writing the news (does anyone not know the Euros won today), I attempted an analysis of why they won. The resulting column is up at Sympatico, along with a post on Terry Matthews’ role at...
View ArticleTiger’s Anniversary
Yep, we’re nearing the one-year anniversary of Tiger Woods slamming his SUV into a fire hydrant outside his home and the snoring as the ambulance arrived. I know because he’s suddenly everywhere — on...
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 ArticleWoods: “I made my share of mistakes.”
In what I think is the most interesting account of Tiger Woods’ struggles over the last year, the Associated Press interviews the golfer heading into Thanksgiving and actually puts together a story...
View ArticleTiger’s Bimbo Bash: “He’s welcome to come on it and have free cocktails.”
And the stories keep getting more ridiculous. First there is Barbara Walters not putting Tiger Woods on her “most fascinating list.” “We try to keep it positive,” Walters said. Fred Couples, taking the...
View ArticleSympatico Column: McDowell’s Win Caps Tiger’s Lost Year
My latest Sympatico column, on Graeme McDowell’s win on Sunday, or Tiger Woods’ loss (depending on how you look at it), can be found here. Here’s a taste if that’s not enough to interest you: A year...
View ArticleSympatico Column: What to Watch in 2011
My latest Sympatico golf column is now online here. Here’s a taste in an attempt to get you to read further: The spectre of Tiger Woods’ sex scandal hung heavily on golf in 2010, enveloping and...
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More layers than planet Earth: TaylorMade’s new Penta TP ball
Wondering about that funky new logo on Sergio Garcias visor? Here’s Oxford’s take: Penta- combining form five; having five: pentagon. Five, a number more commonly associated with wasted strokes and...
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A Phresh Canadian take on golf-course couture
Its a good time to be a young clotheshorse on the golf course _ even better if youre Canadian. The number of prominent Canuck brands making their way onto the worlds fairways these days seems to get...
View ArticleFairway Stevie Gets Fitted for the Makkar PPM
Earlier this summer I was introduced to the Makkar PPM mouthguard. Simply put, the mouthguard realigns your jaw putting your spine in a more powerful position, giving you getting stength, flexibility...
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Titleist: Tweaks AP Line-up, Brings on FJ Icons, New Camerons
Classy, but don't call them Classics: Footjoy's new Icon series are fully customizable. MSRP: $300 CDN Last week at Eagles Nest the fine folks from Titleist sat down with the Canadian golf press and...
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TaylorMade revs up sexy new R9 irons
The glory days of the Big Three automakers might be the stuff of history books and Happy Days, but the aesthetic legacy of the American muscle car still pops up in some of the least expected places,...
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