Canadian Open

[The Bandit]

I don't watch golf, but:

Excuse me but why is it that only 1 of the top 5 is playing in the Canadian Open?

Is Tiger Woods too good to come to Canada???? Doesn't he realize that he has fans here too?

 

[Pargolfer]

Top Players...no shows

This happens almost every year at the Canadian Open.This probably the main reason Bell is dropping its title sponsorship after this year...The pros cannot complain about the venue for this year's event as the Hamilton Golf Club is outstanding and did a great job hosting the Open several years ago..

 

[MarkII]

I read somewhere that the Can Open is moving back to a mid summer date.

That wi;ll bring the top pros back....but as I recall it depends on a US sponsor for TV.

 

[vegasman]

They are getting a summer date but I believe it is the week after the British Open so they are not going to get anybody,this was the weekend after the British and Corey Pavin wins first time in ten years,it will be a glorified Nation Wide Tour event

 

[drooler]

Woods no-show is symptomatic of a problem golf has always had. At the professional level, the game is not much bigger than a few star players. In contrast, team sports have a depth and breadth of players and issues to talk about: interest in baseball and game attendance doesn't collapse if A. Rod is injured for a few weeks.

The better golfers get, the less they play. Tiger and Jack, once they established themselves, were basically only interested in winning the four majors. They played other tournaments as a "tune-up" or if they happened to enjoy a particular course.

There is no incentive for Tiger to play the Canadian Open. He doesn't need the publicity or the money since he makes far more off the course from endorsement deals. Plus, he's already won the tournament once, so for him it's been-there-done-that.

The Golf Channel is terrified that Tiger might just get bored soon and decide to quit - - it would kill 90 percent of their program time!

 

[Larry_Fyne]

... Angus Glen next year (the pro's hated this course the last time they played it, but apparently Davis Love III has spread some of his love over the North Course and made it a lot better....) ...

When they played Angus Glen the last time, it was the south course. Next year they are playing the north course which is completely different. The north course is a links-style track. Love has made changes in how the tee boxes are arranged to reduce blind tee shots and make the course friendlier.

 

[spiff]

As opposed to...

Hey ... Michele Wie free that weekend !!!!

As opposed to her normal hourly out call rate....ROTFLMAO

 

[Coach]

Please leave the young lady where she belongs, on the LPGA Tour. Sadly the Canadian Open is just another tour stop. It has history for sure, but that's all it is...the past. Playing at Angus Glen in 2007...WTF???
Like the Western Open, the new tour has no place for it.

 

[emvee]

They are getting a summer date but I believe it is the week after the British Open so they are not going to get anybody,this was the weekend after the British and Corey Pavin wins first time in ten years,it will be a glorified Nation Wide Tour event

I heard something a while back about it trying to become a European Tour event (thus dropping off the PGA Tour) a week before or after the US Open (and playing it in a location a reasonable travel distance from the US Open) so that guys like Els, Goosen, Harrington, Garcia, etc. might come.

Never heard anything more about it - may the RCGA couldn't close the deal.