Tuesday, July 25, 2017

History of The Canadian Open


The Canadian Open (French: L'Omnium Canadien) is a professional golf tournament in Canada, first played 113 years ago in 1904. It is organized by the Royal Canadian Golf Association / Golf Canada. Played annually continuously since then, except for some years during World War I and World War II, the Canadian Open is the third oldest continuously running tournament on the PGA Tour, after The Open Championship and the U.S. Open.Tournament As a national open, and especially as the most accessible
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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Louise Solheim, who gave Ping's iconic putter the name Anser, has died


Louise Solheim, the wife of the late Ping Golf founder Karsten Solheim and by choice a silent partner in the family business, died on Saturday. She was 99.“Our mother preferred working behind the scenes,” their son Allan D. Solheim said in a news release. “Karsten’s tinkering with putter designs in our garage began as a hobby, but it quickly turned into a thriving business. From the beginning, my mother assumed the administrative side of the business, allowing Karsten to focus on club
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Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Equipment tampering controversy raised by European Tour players following Open de France


A bizarre story is emerging from the European Tour, as players at last week's Open de France are claiming their equipment was tampered with at Le Golf National outside of Paris.Bernd Wiesberger first raised the issue, taking to Facebook on Friday to say his driver's settings -- as well as the big sticks of other players -- were changed overnight:It appears it wasn't an isolated incident, as Duncan Stewart told the U.K.'s Bunkered.com he was also a victim of the sabotage.“I asked one of the
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