It’s over 20 years since an interview I conducted with Ben Crenshaw in Florida turned into an in-depth discussion with one of the true gentlemen of the game and after I shook hands following that fascinating chat, he called as I walked away. Thinking he might have another pearl of wisdom for me as I […]
Lorne Rubenstein To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award In Journalism
Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member Lorne Rubenstein has been named the recipient of the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism and will be honoured at the ISPS Handa 46th Golf Writers Association of America awards dinner in April. The PGA of America website has more here.
Link: Revealing The Real Rubenstein
Lorne Rubenstein is renowned as a golf columnist and author, but his work led to a long friendship that began 27 years ago when a reader wrote a letter to him in appreciation of a column he wrote. Elizabeth Leigh, now a retired teacher, took her turn as a guest columnist recently, describing in the […]
Industry Voices: Lorne Rubenstein On Writing Book About Tiger’s Historic 1997 Masters Win
Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member Lorne Rubenstein will be working with Tiger Woods on a new book, published by Grand Central Publishing, about Tiger’s historic win at the 1997 Masters. Rubenstein chatted with Hutch about the new book which will be released in time for the 20th anniversary of that win next year. […]
Voices: Lorne Rubenstein On His Tiger Woods Article In TIME
Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member Lorne Rubenstein introduced a side of Tiger Woods that most of his fans never get to see in this recent article for TIME Magazine. Rubenstein chatted with Hutch about the article and his chat with Tiger, who recently turned 40 and has an uncertain future. Click Play below to […]
Link: Rubenstein One On One With Tiger Woods
Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member Lorne Rubenstein sat down with Tiger Woods at his restaurant in Jupiter, Fla., to discuss Tiger’s private struggles and his highs and lows on and off the golf course for TIME. Click here for the story.
McKay’s Heart Is In The Hammer And Golf Needs More Like Him
Although I don’t want to admit this, the passage of time has made the media room at the RBC Canadian Open a much different place than what I’ve been used to over the years when names such as Rick Fraser, Jim Hunt, Dave Perkins and other notorious names growled and spun their tales. It wasn’t […]
Veteran Hamilton Spectator Writer To Receive Lorne Rubenstein Award
Garry McKay, a veteran of over 40 years of covering golf in Ontario, is the 2015 recipient of the Lorne Rubenstein Award. McKay has written for the Hamilton Spectator and major Canadian golf magazines, as well as periodicals in the U.S. and Germany. In 2009, he also moved into radio hosting the Canadian PGA Golf […]
Brooke Denied By LPGA Tour? “Me”-dia Notes And Other Stuff
A few notes as we move from a thrilling conclusion at the Ricoh Women’s British Open into British Open week and on to the RBC Canadian Open at Royal Montreal. Henderson Denied? Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member Lorne Rubenstein reported recently on Twitter that standout junior Brooke Henderson approached the LPGA Tour about waiving […]
Links: Lethbridge CC Opens With Lots Of Water, Canadian Coach Savours U.S. Open And More
The Lethbridge Country Club was scheduled to open its back nine on Sunday morning and while flooding wasn’t as extensive as it was in Alberta a year ago, the club’s website offers some photos of significant standing water here … Dave Kaplan of the Canadian Press offers this story in the Cambridge Times about Canadian […]