Monthly Archives: June 2010

Big Break Sandals 2: From Immunity to Elimination, just like that!

Well, in only 2 days, Kelly certainly had her share of ups and downs on the Big Break Sandals. One day she’s holding the Send/Save card and the next she’s taking the walk of shame. They say that the Big Break isn’t “real golf”, but when you see those kinds of highs and lows, you start to think it’s very …

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Big Break Sandals Episode 1: Elena Ends Early

Did you call this one? I sure didn’t. Seeing Maiya look like she’d burst into tears any minute in her post-day interview compared to confidence of Elena radiating from the TV, if I was a betting person, I would have been taking to the cleaners. But it wasn’t Maiya who’s clock was cleaned last night. Poor Elena – she looked …

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From golf dreams to getaways

It doesn’t take much encouragement for me to start hunting for my next golf vacation. Just turning on European Golf on Saturday mornings can be enough to make me start scouring the Internet for cheap airfares to new courses and golf adventures. But this week, my incentive came from a very strange dream… After two fun, but tiring days covering …

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TELUS Skins Game – Why the pros keeps coming back for more…

It’s been 18 years since the first TELUS Skins Game hit Ontario in 1993.  Even in its first year, the event attracted the best of the best — Jack Nicklaus, Nick Price, Ray Floyd and Freddie Couples. 18 years later, some of the names may have changed, but what hasn’t changed is the calibre of professionals who annually flock to …

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If you’re a Golf Tips Junkie

Recently a follower on Twitter commented that my bio should be in the world record books for “most mentions of the word ‘golf’!”  Haha…they have a point I guess.  Here’s how it goes…”I love playing golf, watching golf, writing about golf, reading about golf, travelling and reviewing golf courses. In my spare time, I’m a marketing consultant who wishes she …

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When life throws you a double bogey, remember what GOLF really means

My golfguy always says, “Life is easy. Golf is hard.” And with my game, I’ve never been able to dispute that. But when I was struck down by the flu and a viral infection recently, I saw things in an even more depressing light — Life became hard and golf, impossible.  Oh joy! Being trapped inside a framework of festering …

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