I am on vacation for the week up here in Niagara Falls, I know the Canadian open will be going on and I got the OK to attend one practice round and one of the four main days. It is in Hamilton about 45 min away, so it should be fun. For you guys who have golf channel please let me know what group they are following so I can scream Mash potatoes or get in the hole!! JK I cant stand that crap.

Oh if anyone here wants to get in a round while I am here let me know.

No golfers in the Niagara area?

I am 3.5 hours away so probably just outside the comfort zone

i'll be around for a day or two of the event

are the players identifiable in practice rounds? if so, might go then instead

If it's anything like the practice round I went to at Angus Glen, you'll only know who they are if you recognize them. You'll probably be able to get a lot closer to them, though.

I played Grand Niagara today with a slope of 133, and after my last three rounds this one just riped my heart out and stomped on it. I am going to attend Tuesday practice round and one of the main event days, prolly Thursday cause I have a couple Kentucky boys playing that I have met before that most likely wont make the cut.

yeah, i'll prob go thurs or friday. cheer on canadian guys, many of whom won't make cut...

is fowler playing? not sure who else i want to see. quiros i assume won't be there

Here is the list of players.
Blake Adams
Robert Allenby
*Stephen Ames
Mark Anderson
Billy Andrade
Stuart Appleby
Arjun Atwal
Sang-Moon Bae
Briny Baird
Ricky Barnes
Charlie Beljan
Matt Bettencourt
Tommy Biershenk
Kris Blanks
Jason Bohn
Michael Bradley
Scott Brown
Jonathan Byrd
Chad Campbell
Miguel Angel Carballo
Roberto Castro
Bud Cauley
Kevin Chappell
* (a) Albin Choi
Daniel Chopra
Gary Christian
Tim Clark
Will Claxton
Gavin Coles
Erik Compton
Chris Couch
*(a) Rob Couture
Ben Curtis
John Daly
Brian Davis
Marco Dawson
Brendon de Jonge
* Graham DeLaet
Chris DiMarco
* Greg Doherty
Ken Duke
Scott Dunlap
David Duval
Ernie Els
Harris English
Bob Estes
Matt Every
Martin Flores
Harrison Frazar
* Brad Fritsch
Jim Furyk
Tommy Gainey
Stephen Gangluff
Robert Garrigus
Bobby Gates
Brian Gay
Tom Gillis
* Michael Gligic
Mathew Goggin
Retief Goosen
Nathan Green
Hunter Haas
* Adam Hadwin
Brian Harman
* David Hearn
J.J. Henry
Tim Herron
* Matt Hill
Charley Hoffman
J.B. Holmes
*(a) Mackenzie Hughes
John Huh
Billy Hurley III
Ryuji Imada
Trevor Immelman
Ryo Ishikawa
Sung Kang
Jerry Kelly
Troy Kelly
J.J. Killeen
Chris Kirk
Kevin Kisner
Colt Knost
Russell Knox
Jason Kokrak
Matt Kuchar
Derek Lamely
Neil Lancaster
Danny Lee
Richard H. Lee
Spencer Levin
Edward Loar
Bill Lunde
Jeff Maggert
Hunter Mahan
John Mallinger
Steve Marino
David Mathis
Troy Matteson
Billy Mayfair
* Brian McCann
William McGirt
George McNeill
* Matt McQuillan
Garth Mulroy
Kevin Na
Seung-Yul Noh
Sean O'Hair
Nick O'Hern
Jeff Overton
Greg Owen
Ryan Palmer
* Andrew Parr
Tom Pernice Jr.
Scott Piercy
D.A. Points
Ted Potter, Jr.
Chez Reavie
Kyle Reifers
* Cory Renfrew
Alexandre Rocha
Rory Sabbatini
Charl Schwartzel
Patrick Sheehan
Webb Simpson
Vijay Singh
Heath Slocum
Brandt Snedeker
Joey Snyder III
Kevin Stadler
Scott Stallings
Kyle Stanley
Kevin Streelman
Chris Stroud
Daniel Summerhays
Josh Teater
Roland Thatcher
Kyle Thompson
Michael Thompson
Brendon Todd
D.J. Trahan
Cameron Tringale
Bo Van Pelt
Jhonattan Vegas
Camilo Villegas
Jimmy Walker
* Mike Weir
Steve Wheatcroft
Charlie Wi
* Eugene Wong

Alternates:
Steven Bowditch
Matt Jones
Steve Flesch
Paul Casey
Billy Horschel
Garrett Willis
Shane Bertsch
Tim Petrovic
Zack Miller
Alex Cejka

Amazed that this event gets its own thread.

Bet Ernie misses the cut Amazed he is still showing up

haven't clicked thru but i see ernie's diss of canada was #1 story on canoe. really it was nothing and he back-tracked. i guess he somewhat identified tourney as minor

anyone interested in splitting tix? kijiji has great deals on week passes for 2. i only want to go 1 day unless it's super-easy to get in/out

other than canadians that i'm personally interested in, i don't see anyone on list that is "must-see"'

Chris Ross got an invite today. The course they are playing is actually his home course. He graduated from Eastern Michigan 2 or 3 years ago. He made a little money on the Hooters and Carolina tour over the winter, with a win. If he makes the cut, I'm going on Saturday.

How'd you like Grand Niagara? i've played a bunch of times in the falls, but haven't played that one yet. I hear it's a real treat.

btw, if you're looking for courses to play this week near Hamilton, check out Copetown Woods. It's a favourite of mine (I drive over an hour to play it at least 5-6 times a year) and I was just there on the weekend and their greens are in spectacular shape. It's a fairly benign 'links' course but the conditioning, price and staff make it worth playing again and again.

Just my two cents cause taste can't be debated but Spottswoode have you played Willow Valley? I think its a better track than Copetown woods although Copetown has a great "early bird" deal if you don't mind waking up early... Enjoy the area there's some great tracks around!

I've heard willow valley is in deplorable condition this year actually, but I have never played it myself.

Very nice track grand Niagara is, But it is a hard course, but the beauty of it is nice. Great Carts, really nice people, and just all around great experiance. Just the cost is great, im used to the nicest courses where I am from be 40 to 50$ per round, here is about 50 to 110 to play normal courses. Im guessing cause how short the seasons are that they have to make it more.

Yah, the price to play golf in the greater Toronto area is borderline robbery. However, people will pay for it; $100+ courses are absolutely jammed on weekends. "cheap golf" is considered 50-65$ to walk around here.

Good thing you know this... I haven't played it this year but that's a shame to hear.

Damnit, my friend just secured tickets to Saturday's round like half a day after I book a round of golf in Markham (1.5 hour drive to the Open). I think i'll be cancelling the round, I'd rather take my first shot at a PGA tour event.

Went to the practice round yesterday. It's unreal how well these guys hit the ball in person; you take it for granted on TV.

Greens look really fast and slippery

Will Mike Weir make the cut? Or make any cut again?

No. Maybe.

Yeah, I have been to a few events and the ball flight, especially with the driver, is something you really can't imagine until you see it in person.

Adam Hadwin aka Vinnie Chase

I'll set the line on Els this week at better/worse than T29

agreed He has only had two rounds par or better