The Masters set up for Sergio Garcia to sneak in the back door despite recent antics
Sergio Garcia was golf’s villain for years. He was the anti-Tiger Woods and people loved to hate him. However, somewhere along the way he became likeable and then Garcia did the unthinkable by making fans love him. Garcia won The Masters in 2017 by edging out Justin Rose in a playoff and for a short…
Putting with the flagstick in or out – Should they at Augusta?
Putting with the flag stick in or out has been at the top of the list of controversies with the new rules of golf. The new rules of golf were released January 1st, 2019 and ever since we’ve seen one controversy after another. Putting with the flag stick in or out has been at the…
Fantasy picks for The Masters from TSN
Predictions on who will win The Masters in 2019 The TSN Masters Team was asked to select five players for their Masters fantasy picks under the following categories: Past Champion, American, European, International and a Wildcard. TSN & CTV is your home for the Masters kicking off with the Golf Talk Canada ACURA Majors 60…
Slow play on the PGA Tour – Get it moving!
1995 was the last time the PGA Tour handed out a penalty for slow play to an individual player. Each year it gets harder to find similarities between the best players in the world versus what the average recreational golf experience looks like. However, the biggest challenge facing the game of golf might be the…
Corey Conners wins the Valero Texas Open earns spot in The Masters
Corey Conners wins the Valero Texas Open earns spot in The Masters After having to qualify on Monday just to be in the field, Listowel, Ontario’s Corey Conners won the Valero Texas Open. Conners held off a surging Charley Hoffman and Ryan Moore to earn his first ever win on the PGA Tour. The Canadian…
Golf predictions for 2019
A look ahead to 2019 on the PGA and LPGA Tour. The Soothsayer in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar warned us to “Beware the ides of March.” Mark Zecchino and Bob Weeks made a few predictions for the PGA and LPGA tour in 2019 that are a little less doom and gloom than Shakespeare’s Soothsayer.
New rules of golf start January 1, 2019
The new rules of golf come into effect January 1, 2019. One of the major points of contention is that players will now be allowed to putt with the pin in or out. The new rules are supposed to help speed up the game of golf but what if player No.1 wants the pin out…
Canadian golf moment of the year 2018 – Brooke Henderson’s win at the CP Women’s Open
2018 was another exciting year for golf in Canada. The PGA featured a record number of Canadians competing on tour while the RBC Canadian Open closed out Glen Abbey in style with the world’s No.1 player Dustin Johnson winning the final event on the famed golf course in Oakville. However, the most memorable moment of…
2018 in review: Bonehead moment of the year – Phil Mickelson at the US Open
The past three episode’s of Golf Talk Canada on TSN radio have been a look back at some of the best and worst moments of 2018. The high notes of course included the likes of Tiger Woods triumphant return to form and his eventual win at the Tour Championship to cap off the PGA season…
Tiger vs Phil rematch in 2019?
The Tiger vs. Phil match at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas generated quite the buzz online. There was more conversation amongst fans and players than any other tournament in 2018 aside from the Tour Championship when Tiger picked up his elusive win. https://twitter.com/BB_Pissed/status/1066120758387187712 However, as successful as The Match was its going to be difficult…
Looking ahead to 2019 for Adam Hadwin
This week of Golf Talk Canada, Mark Zecchino, Bob Weeks and Adam Scully discussed the upcomng year for Canada’s Adam Hawin. What will be considered a successful year for Hadwin?
May 1 will be National Golf Day in Canada
This week of Golf Talk Canada radio on TSN, Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum joined Mark Zecchino and Bob Weeks to discuss all things golf in Canada. Applebaum discussed some of his favourite moments in golf in 2018 including Brooke Henderson’s historic win at the CP Women’s Open and more. Applebaum also made an announcement…