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…
The stage has been set for the coronation of Brooks Koepka at the Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta, GA. Koepka will start the final round of the Tour Championship with a one-shot lead over Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele. Koepka is currently at 15-under par after posting scores of 67-67-68 in the first…
Sergio Garcia is up to his old antics once again. Just a few weeks ago at The Open in Ireland, Garcia was seen tossing his driver in the direction of his caddie after a poor tee shot at Royal Portrush. New video has now surfaced of Garcia having another outburst on the 16th hole at…
Does Dustin Johnson need more major titles to solidify his legacy? Dustin Johnson recently picked up his 20th career title after winning the WGC Mexico which earned him a lifetime exemption on the PGA Tour. However, there is a sense that Johnson should have won more by now and that the 34 year-old should have…
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…
The 23 year-old from China could move the dial across the world. Ever since the advent of Tiger Woods stardom back in the late 1990’s executives in the golf industry and media have been searching for that elusive star player to help catapult the game to a new level of interest to help drive TV…
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