by Audie
And proud of it! I might just mention that living on Vancouver Island - the west coast of Canada, if you need to look it up on the map - means playing golf 12 months of the year, with an option of skiing our mountains in the winter as a respite from the daily grind on the golf course. Yes, every once in a while, there is a slight snowfall which means we'll get in a bridge game in the clubhouse while we wait for it to melt.
Am wondering why I'm wasting my time reading the absolute drivel this 'commentator' (Canadians are polite, you know) writes. The British Open is always far more entertaining than the US Open or even the Masters - and this year was no exception! Who cares what colour pants Sergio was wearing? He can play great golf, which obviously cannot be said of this commentator - who appears to be clueless about the finer points of the game and therefore has nothing of importance to say. Yup - I was right -I'm wasting my time!

by Karl Nielsen
FYI. The southernmost part of Canada is further south than northern parts of California. Canada is anything but summer proof -- it was 42 C in NORTHERN Ontario yesterday, not including the Humidex. That's 108 F. And it's Inuit, not Eskimo. Please.

by Robert
I was going to post that it's 95 in Winnepeg and 82 in Halifax, but I guess there's no need.

by Don Galbraith
Sergio leads the Open three days and loses in a playoff and can't play golf???? Let's get a writer who has at least some knowledge of the game. How good must one be to contend in Majors? Ask Romero - it's tough. You think it's a choke hitting the pin on 16? Waiting for 15 minutes for a shot on 18? Are you a flaming idiot? Go comment on tiddlywinks or something. Don

by Canadian Golfer
Ummm .... almost all of Canada is summer proof???? Do you have a clue as to HOW ridiculous that comment is? Us Canadians are sick to death of the usual "American" response that we all live in igloos 365 days per year. Check your facts. Canada does indeed have summer and it's usually hotter than what the United States of Loving Ourselves America gets.
Get a clue!

by Hoyt Decker
Perhaps, Canadian Golfer (and the rest of you guys), Baldwin was simply saying that now is a great time to take golf vacations in areas that are not generally considered golf vacation hotspots. Florida is out. Vegas or Phoenix in summer? Forget it! But there ARE places in Canada - would you not agree? - that make for great summer golf trips. Same with Michigan. Same with UK.

by golf world
I live about 150 miles from the Alaskan border and it is currently 26 degrees Celcius. This is about average for July and August in this area. Last year those temperatures began in May and lasted right through the summer and even into Sept. I have had to shovel snow out of my driveway 3 times or less in the last 5 years and often don't see any of the white stuff until January of February. War is how Americans learn about geography and since it's been a long time since Canada and the US have been at war with each other it is obvious that you know nothing about your closest neighbour. Yes, neighbour is spelled correctly. Check out the temperatures in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and all of the other provinces in Canada. Oh yeah, I bet you don't have a weather channel that shows the rest of world.

by B Tweezy
I spent six weeks in Alaska two summers ago. Nearly five of them were rainy and in the 60s (Kinda like Scotland!). One week was beautiful and high 70s.
What is wrong with all you people? I thought this article was complimenting golf up there and all you Canucks just got defensive and whiny. Get over your inferiority complex and grow up!

by golf world
I am from Canada, not Alaska! I too am tired of Americans stereotyping Canada as a snowy cold dreary country. We have great courses in the country and in some places play year round. Our weather is better than most american states and we are not subject to hurricane seasons to the extent that a lot of the southern and eastern US is. We, in fact, do not have an inferiority complex we just don't go around yelling and screaming about how good we are at everything like you do. Even when you're not!

by Howard
Actually if you read the article, there was no mention of the quality of Canada's golf course, merely the mention that it is cooler here. Also, comparing Alaska to the rest of the country is also ridiculous. By the way, isn't Alaska part of the U.S.?
Canadians are not "whiny" and don't have an inferiority complex. We just get tired of American stereotypes regarding Canada. Get the fact correct and we won't say anything. Promise.

by Howard
As a Canadian I take offense to the comment made by Chris Baldwin that weather in Canada is like Scotland. You should be aware that golf is alive and well in most provinces and cities. In the Toronto area alone there are well over 200 public and private courses. And no, you don't need a parka in July. So Canada is not any more "summer proof" than Minnesota, Michigan, New York, the Dakotas or Washington state. I guess Mike Weir and Stephen Ames learn to play using snowballs instead of golf balls.
Today's temperature in Toronto; 84 degrees and sunny.

by John
Another ignorant comment from an American regarding the "Great White North". To clear up a childish misconception- it is NOT cold in Canada in the summer, unless you head to Nunavut, where they don't even have golf courses. The great majority of first rate courses are located in PEI, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia where you can expect sunny skies and temperatures in the range of 20-35 degress depending on the day (oops that's 70-95 fahrenheit for those who still insist on the medieval system).

by Andre Martel
Hey Jackass...check yours facts. In Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario we've had temps rivalling anything you "guys in the U.S." plus it's been tremedously humid.
I'll take 35-40 degrees Celsius in Nevada or Arizona anytime compared to what we've had here and i've played golf in both. I'll let you figure out the conversion...
...then again, you probably won't because you were happy enough to comment on Canada's weather without looking that up obviously.