By Mark Zecchino, originally published in The Toronto Sun . Nearly seven years and counting, that’s how much time has transpired since Rory McIlroy’s last major championship victory. That win, at the 2014 PGA Championship, was his second major of the season, fourth of his young career, and he would later be acknowledged as the…
The Players Championship is one of my favourite weeks of the year. Along with the back 9 at Augusta and Sunday Singles at the Ryder Cup, the final 3 holes on Sunday at The Players is must see golf TV. In celebration of this year’s Players Championship, I give you the Golf Talk Canada Top…
In our final instalment of the best and worst of the decade, we leave you with some honourable mentions including a snap hook from the trees, a dual in Glasgow and a heel turn by Captain America. Shot of Decade – Tie between 2010 Masters Phil Mickelson & 2012 Masters Bubba Watson. I don’t care…
Ok, let the angry tweets begin! Before everyone loses their Christmas Turkey, hear me out. I know Jordan Spieth has an impressive resume that includes being the 2013 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, 2015 Player of The Year, 2015 FedEx Cup Champion, 2015/17 Vardon Trophy and the 2015/17 Byron Nelson Award. In 2015, Spieth…
What Brooke Henderson has achieved in this decade deserves its own category. At the age of 22, Henderson is already the most winningest Canadian professional golfer in history and she has surpassed the legends of the game in a mere five full-time seasons on the LPGA Tour. Henderson is clearly the Canadian golfer of the…
After a previous decade where the best player in the world was also the most dominant in history in Tiger Woods, the 2010’s delivered a much blurrier picture. It also posed the question; how do we replace Tiger? The answer would be we wouldn’t have to. When the decade began it looked like Rory McIlroy…
In our first of five highlights of the decade, let’s start with the low hanging fruit. No argument in this category. The best tournament of the decade was the 2019 Masters. If you love Tiger Woods then you get it already. But if you’re still a hater holding on to one missed nine iron from…
I don’t often put pen to paper, maybe that’s something I’ll do more of in 2020. However, when I do put pen to paper, why not just repeat what every other sports, entertainment and pop culture brand in the world is doing? Thus, I give you the best and worst of the decade from the…
No other course on the planet can hide hole locations like Augusta. Oh how I miss the days of working the golf ball. The modern game is equipped with modern tools for an aim and shoot approach for the world’s best players. However, here at Augusta it’s a step back in time as you can’t…
The Par-4 fifth hole named Magnolia is Augusta National’s most recent facelift. Since 2002, Augusta National’s members and it’s committees haven’t been shy in making changes to their cherished golf course. Several iconic holes have be lengthened, made more difficult and stretched to the limits all in an attempt to maintain the integrity and shot…
The arm anchored putter is here to stay so get use to it. For those golf fans who tune in to the PGA Tour season when the Masters rolls around they’re going to notice several players with a putting grip that might look new or innovative. Some may have not have seen it before but…
Does Lefty have one more magical moment left in the tank at Augusta? Phil Mickelson is Jekyll and Hyde personified. What will Phil do next? That is something we’ve been asking for nearly 30 years but now at the age of 48 that statement has never been more true when discussing Mickelson. He is currently…
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