The Canadian Open released its early list of committed players for 2010 and Tiger Woods was once again not on it.
And if the world No. 1 has as long a memory for perceived slights, it could be a while following a little off the cuff humour from Canadian Open tournament director Bill Paul on Tuesday.
“Having walked two holes with Tiger at The Players Championship, I think we’ll have the premier players here,” said Paul while addressing a question about the field for this year’s tournament at St. George’s Golf and Country Club. “He wasn’t hitting it very well.”
Of course given that the scandal-plagued Woods last played the Canadian Open in 2001, a year after he won it at Glen Abbey in 2000, perhaps Paul knows there is little risk what he says might move Woods one way or the other.
As for the players who do plan to be at the tournament this July, the list released Tuesday includes 13 of the top 50 players in the official World Golf Rankings.
Former major winners Retief Goosen and Y.E. Yang headline the big names along with Luke Donald, Paul Casey, Anthony Kim and Camilo Villegas. Canadian Mike Weir, the 2003 Masters Champion, is probably the biggest star for the tournament, though he is ranked 62nd in the world this week.
Other notables who are scheduled to play at the private club in Toronto’s West End are Canadian pro Stephen Ames and young Matt Hill from Weir’s hometown of Bright’s Grove, Ont.
The 21-year-old, who in 2009 tied Woods’ NCAA record with eight college wins for N.C. State, will make his professional debut at the Memorial this week.
-National Post
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