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	<title>Ruminations from the Cart Barn</title>
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	<description>Golf is one of those good news - bad news situations. The good news is that anybody can play golf. The bad news is that anybody can play golf. Why is it that the latter group is always in front of me on Saturday morning?</description>
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		<title>A passionate man</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Very sad to hear the news of Gord Stollery&#8217;s death yesterday. While details are still a bit vague, apparently he died accidentally while vacationing in the British Virgin Islands. He was 64. As most Fairways readers will know, Gordon was the owner of Angus Glen Golf Club in Markham. He had other successful business ventures [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairwaysgolf.ca/blog/2011/12/13/a-passionate-man/</link>
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		<title>The ultimate Friday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Outside of the majors and a few other tournaments, I don&#8217;t have much interest in the outcome. In fact, I often find Friday a more compelling day to watch a PGA Tour event than Sunday. Friday is &#8220;cut&#8221; day when those playing well move on and the rest go home. This past week was the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairwaysgolf.ca/blog/2011/12/06/the-ultimate-friday/</link>
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		<title>Finally a gizmo that really works</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As most of you know, each January at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, dozens of inventors, teachers and rocket scientists exhibit their latest and greatest gizmos and gadgets, all designed to make you a better golfer. Many of these gadgets are so complex that no-one but the truly self obsessed would have the time [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairwaysgolf.ca/blog/2011/11/07/finally-a-gizmo-that-really-works/</link>
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		<title>Labour Day Observations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s still something fundamentally flawed about the FedEx Cup playoffs. It&#8217;s this perpetual blending of the regular season and the post season. With the possible exception of NASCAR, of which I&#8217;m totally ignorant, no other sport I can think of continues to reward regular season play into the various playoff rounds. Sure it makes sense [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairwaysgolf.ca/blog/2011/09/06/labour-day-observations/</link>
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		<title>Canadian Open thoughts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many years ago, former PGA Tour player and Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member Dan Halldorson was asked how it felt to be the low Canadian in the Canadian Open. “Isn’t that like being the tallest midget?” he replied. In those days, the Canadian Open was regarded almost as the fifth major and drew a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairwaysgolf.ca/blog/2011/07/25/canadian-open-thoughts/</link>
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		<title>PowerPlay Golf</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you tuned into the Golf Channel this week to watch their special on PowerPlay Golf, you may have come away wondering what&#8217;s all the fuss about and how in the world could this possibly increase rounds or attract new players. First a couple of comments about the telecast. It was atrocious! Not only did [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairwaysgolf.ca/blog/2011/06/02/powerplay-golf-2/</link>
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		<title>And now a word about the weather</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If there&#8217;s another topic that Canadians talk about more than the weather, I don&#8217;t know what it is. It&#8217;s certainly not hockey, which you might think would be top of mind these days. It&#8217;s not the economy, politics or the strong Canadian dollar. High gas prices merit some consideration, especially if you just took out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairwaysgolf.ca/blog/2011/05/24/and-now-a-word-about-the-weather/</link>
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		<title>Seve, Tiger and a pair of shoes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t really have any personal connection with Seve Ballesteros &#8211; never met the man, saw him play or spoke to him on the phone. Yet for the past thirty years Seve has been part of every golf round I&#8217;ve ever played and often in my thoughts as I watched golf telecasts or live tournaments. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairwaysgolf.ca/blog/2011/05/16/seve-tiger-and-a-pair-of-shoes/</link>
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		<title>Masters hangover</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s OK. No alcohol was consumed. No children or small animals were harmed. Adrenaline levels had returned to near normal by midnight. As stated last week, the Masters is my favourite golf tournament of the year and the most recent edition was one of the best. At one point on Sunday there were nine players [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairwaysgolf.ca/blog/2011/04/11/masters-hangover/</link>
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		<title>A tradition unlike any other</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the start of Masters week, likely the most eagerly anticipated tournament of the year. To golf fans, what would April be without the Masters? Brilliant images of Augusta National, Magnolia Lane and springtime in Georgia. To steal a well worn phrase from ABC Sports, the Masters has seen it all &#8211; the thrill [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairwaysgolf.ca/blog/2011/04/04/traditions-are-important/</link>
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