When we last saw Tiger Woods on the golf course at The Open at Royal Portrush he reminded us of the Tiger of old. I’m not referring to the Tiger Woods of the year 2000 when he was winning nine events which included three majors but rather the Tiger of circa 2013 when he was…
People often use the phrase “golf is hard.” Well, golf is about to get even more difficult for some of the world’s best players. The PGA has announced that it will reduce the amount of players who will make the cut each week beginning in the 2019-20 season. Starting next season, only 65 players (and…
The PGA Tour has unveiled their new schedule of events for the 2019-20 season which includes a break for the Olympics as well as the 2020 dates for the RBC Canadian Open. The 2020 RBC Canadian Open will take place June 8 to 14 at the St. Georges Golf and County Club in Toronto. The…
Golf Talk Canada and TaylorMade are giving away close to $20,000 worth of free golf equipment and accessories. It’s our 20 weeks of TaylorMade contest! All you have to do to win is follow Golf Talk Canada on Twitter or Instagram and we select one winner each week. Congrats to Jennifer Kitt of Salmon Arm,…
Nice guys don’t always finish last. 32-year-old Irishman Shane Lowry won The Open Championship in convincing fashion beating Tommy Fleetwood by six strokes to capture the first major title of his career. Lowry was born in Clara, Irleand which is about a three-and-a-half drive from Royal Portrush which was the site of his historic win…
The Web.com Tour announced a change in their corporate sponsorship naming rights and have officially switched their name to the Korn Ferry Tour. Korn Ferry is a corporate management consulting firm based in Los Angeles with over 100 offices and over 7,500 employees. Not everybody is excited about the news. I will *NOT* be referring…
It’s already been amazing year for golf in Canada and we’re only at the half way mark of the calendar year. Brooke Henderson has won twice on the LPGA tour in 2019 and recently picked up her record setting ninth win as a Canadian and on the men’s side Corey Conners won for the first…
Rory McIlroy is your 2019 RBC Canadian Open champion. McIlroy was making his first ever appearance on Canadian soil and he didn’t disappoint in his debut. The 30 year-old dazzled the massive crowds at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club with his precision by shooting a final round 61 which included nine birdies and an…
There will be 26 Canadians playing in this years RBC Canadian Open at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club. No Canadian has won their national open since Pat Fletcher in 1954. With the amount of talented Canadians in the field, 2019 could be as good of a year as ever to finally break the winless…
Jordan Spieth went almost one full year on the PGA Tour without a Top 10 finish until this past week at the PGA Championship when he finished tied for third. It’s not uncommon for PGA players to go years without a decent finish but it seemed completely out of character for Spieth who already has…
Brooks Koepka held off a surging Dustin Johnson to win his second consecutive title at the PGA Championship. Koepka started the day with a seven shot lead which he let dwindle down to just one shot after four straight bogeys on 11, 12, 13 and 14. However, Johnson then made a bogey of his own…
Heading into the PGA Championship at Bethpage Black 29 year-old Brooks Koepka said that majors are the “easiest to win.” A few fellow PGA players and members of the media turned their heads at that statement. However, confidence breeds success and Koepka put his money where his mouth is by going out and shooting a…
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