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There have been reports of doom and gloom in regards to golf TV ratings at the four major tournaments in 2017. According to Sports Media Watch: Final round coverage of The Masters earned a 7.6 overnight rating on CBS Sunday afternoon, down 11% from last year (8.5), down 21% from 2015 (9.6), and the lowest…
Brooke Henderson becoming a global golf star
Canada’s Brooke Henderson picked up her sixth career win on the LPGA tour this past week at the Lotte Championship in Hawaii. The 20 year-old native of Smith Falls, ON has captured the hearts and attention of many Canadian fans over the past few years but now the rest of the world is starting to…
Disappointment of The Decade – Jordan Spieth
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…
Nick Taylor’s final round 63 vaults him into FedEx Cup playoffs
It was do or die for several Canadians who were looking to catapult themselves into the top 125 of the FedEx Cup standings heading into the final weekend of play on the PGA Tour. The likes of Corey Conners, David Hearn, Ben Silverman and Mackenzie Hughes were all looking for a strong finish at the…
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…
Ben Crane penalized eight strokes for stickers on clubs
“That’s golf.” That was the quote from Ben Crane who was penalized eight stokes by the Web.com Tour for having stickers on two of his clubs at the Albertson’s Boise Open. According to a report from ESPN: Crane, 41, received two separate four-stroke penalties for carrying a driver and a 6-iron that had “shot-sticker” decals on the…