Bob Weeks

In the end, Keegan Bradley felt he could do better at one job than two. Bob Weeks looks at the United States captain's decision to not play at next month's Ryder Cup.

RBC has extended its sponsorship of the Canadian Open and all of golf in this country can be thankful. The financial institution announced a multi-year extension of its backing of Canada’s national men’s golf championship on Monday, along with the same for the RBC Heritage.

​The U.S. Open, the season’s third major, is upon us and it will be held for the 10th time at the challenging Oakmont Country Club. This course has been getting plenty of attention for the brutal setup that includes rough over four inches and greens running 14 on the Stimp. Look for an over-par score to win this this week.

Bob Weeks is back with his latest edition of Picks Six. This week Bob has circled Rory McIlroy and Taylor Pendrith in the outright market and has his eye on Ludivg Aberg in a few markets.

The year’s second major is upon us at Quail Hollow, that is if the weatherman co-operates. Big downpours hit the course on Monday leading to a closure and more wet stuff is expected throughout the week. That means a long course will play even longer.

When Mike Weir steps to the first tee at Augusta National on the Tuesday of Masters week, he’ll be joined by three other talented Canadian golfers.

The last stop before head to Augusta, Ga., is the Valero Texas Open, a tournament where the course is groomed somewhat similar to what golfers will see a week from now.

The Texas Children’s Houston Open returns to Memorial Park, a municipal course that charges a green fee of just $30 during the week for locals. Despite welcoming the residents of Houston who play here the other 51 weeks of the year, when the Tour comes to town, the course has some significant bite. It ranked as the 12th hardest course on the PGA Tour last year with a scoring average just above 70

On a day better suited for flying kites than playing golf, Corey Conners made a giant leap up the leaderboard at the Players Championship on the strength of a six-under 66.

The bombers will love the course this week at Vidanta Vallarta which is generally wide open. There is plenty of water on the course for those who go off line, but in general there will be plenty of birdies and eagles. The main trouble will be the wind which comes in off the Pacific and may mean some directional challenges.