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CANADIANS MOVE ON

E ight Canadians have advanced to the third and final stage of the PGA Tour's qualifying tournament, or Q-school. David Hearn, Jon Mills, Keven Fortin-Simard, Graham DeLaet, Ted Brown, Barrett Jarosch, Julien Trudeau and David McKenzie moved on by ...

From JEFF BROOKE, Globe and Mail,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: PGA,  Jon Mills,  Ian Leggatt

Nationwide Tour expands for 2010

W ith most professional golf tours shrinking, the Nationwide Tour is growing. The developmental circuit introduced a new event yesterday for its 2010 schedule: the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open. The tournament will be played next October at TPC ...

From JEFF BROOKE, Globe and Mail,  21 Oct 2009
Related Topics: PGA,  Jon Mills

Baryla climbs world rankings

C hris Baryla of Vernon, B.C., jumped 161 spots in the world rankings yesterday to No. 250 after winning the Chattanooga Classic on the weekend. The 26-year-old won $90,000 (U.S.) for his first Nationwide Tour victory and moved to 20th place on the ...

From JEFF BROOKE, Globe and Mail,  13 Oct 2009
Related Topics: PGA,  Mike Weir,  Stephen Ames

Victory puts Canadian on path to PGA

C hris Baryla's one-shot victory at the Chattanooga Classic yesterday didn't just give him his first career Nationwide Tour title. It put the six-year pro in excellent position to graduate to the PGA Tour next season. The 26-year-old from Vernon, B.C., ...

From JEFF BROOKE, Globe and Mail,  11 Oct 2009
Related Topics: PGA

Staying alive at the FedEx Cup

A ny of the top five players in the FedEx Cup standings can win the season title and its $10-million (U.S.) bonus prize on Sunday by finishing first in the playoff-ending Tour Championship. Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker, Jim Furyk, Zach Johnson and Heath ...

From JEFF BROOKE, Globe and Mail,  23 Sep 2009
Related Topics: FedEx,  Steve Stricker,  Jim Furyk,  Zach Johnson,  Heath Slocum

Canadian amateurs earn tour cards

T wo former amateur stars have taken a big step forward in their fledgling professional careers, earning their cards for the Canadian Tour next year. Mathieu Rivard and David Markle were among eight Canadians who won 2010 playing privileges on the ...

From JEFF BROOKE, Globe and Mail,  13 Sep 2009
Related Topics: PGA,  Stephen Ames,  Kirk Triplett

Despite snowman, Weir makes $72,000

E ight was enough. Enough to eliminate Mike Weir's chances of winning the Deutsche Bank Championship Monday in the Boston suburb of Norton, Mass. The Canadian was sailing along at three-under par after five holes, inching up the leaderboard at the PGA ...

From JEFF BROOKE, Globe and Mail,  7 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Mike Weir,  Deutsche Bank,  PGA,  Steve Stricker,  Stephen Ames

Canadian wins LPGA card

S amantha Richdale earned a full-time LPGA Tour playing card for 2010 on Sunday after tying for third place at the Duramed Futures Tour's season-ending I Love NY Championship. The 25-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., finished the season in fourth spot on the ...

From JEFF BROOKE, Globe and Mail,  7 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Lorie Kane,  Alena Sharp

Where the sun sets on Lake Huron

W hen Toronto lawyer Doug Harrison tells his friends and colleagues he's headed to his cottage in Port Elgin, Ont., for the weekend, he's often asked, “Huh? Where's that?” The beach town on Lake Huron in western Ontario is unfamiliar to many ...

From JEFF BROOKE, Globe and Mail,  20 Aug 2009

Cool. Casual. Cottage

Doug Harrison and Margaret Grottenthaler own two houses that couldn't be more different. The Toronto couple and their two children live in a Victorian semi in the historic downtown neighbourhood of Cabbagetown. They've faithfully restored the towering ...

From JEFF BROOKE, Globe and Mail,  20 Aug 2009

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