Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Furyk Saves Canadian Open Again

Hello. I understand the Canadian Open was on last week. Congrats to Jim Furyk for the victory. Furyk becomes the first Canadian Open winner to successfully defend his title since Jim Ferrer in 1951.
I've shared in this space my sadness, disappointment and anger for what the Canadian Open has become. It was such a great event 30 years ago when a young teen with golf aspirations got to see all the big players of the day. What a fall from grace.
When one of my playing partners Sunday afternoon asked me who was going to win, I replied it would be "Furyk, Singh or BillyJoeJimBob". Fortunately for the RCGA, Furyk has won the past two years now, and Singh has remained faithful in his attendance. Otherwise, the press would have even more of a field day than they've already had about the Canadian Open (bad date, bad course, bad field, bad TV deal, no main sponsor).
Where does the Canadian Open go from here? Good question. It will require quite a few changes in order to regain top status. The question is, will someone come in and do for the men what CN did for Canadian women? Time will tell.

Regards,
Steve

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