Forum: Tour Talk

Dave Barr knows as well as anyone what Mike Weir is going through at this week's RBC Canadian Open. More...

For years now, Mike Weir has been watching one crop of talented Canadians after another beating practice balls on the range at the Canadian Open, wondering "Who could? Who might?" More...

OAKVILLE, Ont. - A field of 156 players has turned up at Glen Abbey this week in hopes of winning the 100th RBC Canadian Open. We try to handicap the competition and predict who might come out on top. More...

ATLANTA - Stewart Cink came home to show off his latest trophy and new nickname. More...

PGA commissioner Tim Finchem provided a ray of sunshine for RBC Canadian Open fans yesterday on a wet and grey day at the Glen Abbey Golf Club. More...

Fred Couples has been forced to withdraw from the RBC Canadian Open with back pain. The popular American tweaked his oft-injured back while playing in Mike Weir's charity tournament at Glen Abbey on Monday. More...

Return visitors to Glen Abbey Golf Club this week, both players and fans, may find themselves a wee bit disoriented until they get their bearings. More...

Kenny Perry will not be defending his title at the Buick Open next week in Michigan so he can stay near his cancer-stricken mother. More...

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - An Ohio man who says he's not much of a golfer pulled off a feat that not even some of the best players have matched. More...

Kenny Perry will not be defending his title at the Buick Open next week in Michigan so he can stay near his cancer-stricken mother. More...

TURNBERRY, Scotland - The tradition each year at the British Open is to congratulate the champion on the large scoreboard over the 18th green and look forward to the following year, in this case St. Andrews. More...

NEW DELHI - Defending champion Jeev Milkha Singh of India pulled out of the Japan Tour's Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup on Tuesday because of a rib injury. More...

Tom Watson says he is already over the heartbreak of missing out on a sixth British Open title at Turnberry, and is convinced he played the right approach shot at the final hole. More...

Only when it looked easy did Stewart Cink face his toughest challenge. With one hole remaining in the British Open playoff, Cink split the middle of the 18th fairway and had a four-shot lead. More...

I've got tickets to head to the Tuesday practice round of the Canadian Open. This is my first tournament event so I don't really know what to expect. I'm curious to what time most pro's start their practice rounds to find out if I should be heading there Monday night, or if I can just leave early...

This isn't my opinion, but an interesting discussion none the less. For those that argue against golf being a sport will use this as ammo. How a 60 year old can win one of the grandest tournaments. Then again, how great for the game that even at 60, a Senior PGA member can contend and win a major.

The hockey player in Mike Weir made sure that some prominent NHLers were high on the list of invitees for his inaugural charity tournament. More...

With the second edition of the Players Cup in the rearview mirror, Canadian Tour commissioner Richard Janes was more than happy to boldly proclaim there would be a return engagement to Winnipeg next summer. More...

Andrew Parr of London, Ont., shot a qualifying round of 8-under 63 Monday to earn one of four final exemptions into the 2009 RBC Canadian Open. More...

It's been nearly a decade since Mike Weir arrived at the RBC Canadian Open and wasn't the biggest star on the grounds. More...

Hit a few loose shots or three-putt the first green at Nullarbor Links and you'll have plenty of time to think about your errant ways before teeing off at the second. More...

Tom Watson was among the British Open champions whom the Royal and Ancient consulted when it decided the game was getting younger and it was time to lower the age limit to 60 for winners of golf's oldest championship. More...

Anyone know what the Sun-Thurs coverage looks like?

Tom Watson squandered a chance to become golf's oldest major champion. More...

Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., shot a 2-under par 69 to capture the $200,000 Canadian Tour Players Cup by one stroke over Byron Smith, Lucas Lee and Ryan Horn of Dauphin, Man. More...

Bo Van Pelt won for the first time on the PGA Tour with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden death playoff over John Mallinger on Sunday at the U.S. Bank Championship. More...

Padraig Harrington failed in his bid to become the first player in more than 50 years to win the British Open three straight times. More...

Defending champion Rick Rhoden led all day but had to hold on at the end to claim a record eighth victory at the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship after rival Dan Quinn's comeback attempt ended with a shot into the pond guarding the 18th hole. More...

Sally Capehart learned first hand the dangers of attending a celebrity golf tournament. She was watching from about nine metres left of the par-3, 17th green bordering Lake Tahoe on Sunday when the tee shot of Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub hit her on top of her head. More...

Lucas Lee fired a 7-under par 64 to hold a one-stroke lead over Brad Fritsch and Byron Smith after three rounds of the $200,000 Canadian Tour Players Cup on Saturday. More...

Ross Fisher has his best chance to win the British Open. That's provided he makes it to the first tee on Sunday. More...

Steve Marino got a kick out of playing links golf for the first time. Took right to it, in fact. More...

Retief Goosen is two shots off the lead after the third round of the British Open, making an eagle on the 17th on Saturday in shooting a 1-over 71. More...

NHL Hall of Famer Grant Fuhr had two eagles and seven-time champion Rick Rhoden birdied five of the last seven holes Saturday to tie for the second-round lead at the 20th annual American Century Celebrity Golf Championship. More...

Colin Montgomerie declined to talk to the media Thursday after his opening round at the British Open, while his dispute with Sandy Lyle rumbled on when his fellow Scot described him as a "drama queen." More...

Tiger Woods was unlikely to make the British Open cut after shooting a 4-over 74 in the second round Friday. More...

Padraig Harrington's bid to become the first player in 53 years to win the British Open three straight times virtually ended Saturday when he shot a 6-over 76 to fall 14 shots off the lead at Turnberry. More...

TURNBERRY, Scotland - American Tom Watson still leads the British Open. One round to go in his quest to become the oldest major champion in golf history. More...

Seve Ballesteros said he would like to play in the British Open at St. Andrews in 2010. More...

Now we have the cut line who do you think will win? I suggest it is amongst the top 14 (under par). I think the weather and pressure will take a toll and anyone more than 5 shots off the pace will not have any chance at all.:scratchch Pick a sure shot and a dark horse (outside the top 14 if you...

Although golf's top players were in Scotland, there was some celebrity power at Lake Tahoe on Friday as Tony Romo shot a 3-under-par 69 to take the first-round lead and Charles Barkley avoided last place - barely - at the 20th annual American Century Celebrity Golf Championship. More...

Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., advanced to the final of the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship on Friday with a pair of victories. More...

Byron Smith shot a bogey-free 64 to hold a one-shot lead over Ryan Thornberry after two rounds at the Canadian Tour's Players Cup. More...

As the LPGA Tour searches for a new commissioner, Brittany Lincicome summed up the challenge her sport faces in a dismal economy. More...

Defending champion Chez Reavie headlines a list of competitors set to play at the RBC Canadian Open, the Royal Canadian Golf Association announced Friday. More...

so I cleaned up last major cashing 6 bets on the field vs. tiger. A few people say it was dumb to bet tiger vs. the field and didn't bet me. Well, I'll give you guys all a chance to win your $$$ back. Tiger woods is a 2.75:1 to win the open, so... i will take tiger this time... NOT THE FIELD. ...

From a great first round to this???? 8 over at 16 holes. Bird bird might keep him there.

First-round leader Miguel Angel Jimenez ran into a storm of bogeys as rain and wind hit the British Open on Friday, shooting a 3-over 73, nine shots worse than his opening round. More...

On a day better suited for ice fishing than golf and one where three and sometimes four layers of clothing were required, Rob Oppenheim still found a way to heat up. More...

These kind of things usually don't end well, no matter how much we might want them to. Golf is a tough enough game for even the youngsters playing in this British Open, and 59-year-olds have no business getting in the way - no matter what their pedigree might be. More...