The Fred Couples Homepage » RBC Canadian Open http://www.fred-couples.com Fan site for the professional golfer, Fred Couples. Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:26:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Couples captures top 20 in Canada; Off to the PGA? http://www.fred-couples.com/2008/07/28/couples-captures-top-20-in-canada-off-to-the-pga/ http://www.fred-couples.com/2008/07/28/couples-captures-top-20-in-canada-off-to-the-pga/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:26:38 +0000 Taylor http://www.earthgolf.com/fred/?p=802 Fred Couples lit up the front nine in the final round of the RBC Canadian Open, firing a blistering 5-under 30. Unfortunately, Fred was unable to keep up the pace he had set on the outward half as he bogeyed three holes in on the back nine. He did birdie the last hole, carding a 3-under 68. The round was good enough to move Fred up 10 spots into a tie for 20th place at 8-under par.

Fred finished nine shots behind winner Chez Reavie. The final round 68 was Fred’s best round of the week.

Below is a video shot by OttowaGolfBlog at YouTube of Fred and Mike Weir on the range.

Also, rumor has it from Fred Fan djeast that Golf Central is reporting that a special exemption has been extended to Fred Couples for the PGA Championship. More will be posted when available.

]]> http://www.fred-couples.com/2008/07/28/couples-captures-top-20-in-canada-off-to-the-pga/feed/ 1 Second and third rounds completed Saturday http://www.fred-couples.com/2008/07/26/second-and-third-rounds-completed-saturday/ http://www.fred-couples.com/2008/07/26/second-and-third-rounds-completed-saturday/#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:39:03 +0000 Taylor http://www.earthgolf.com/fred/?p=798 Rains forced Friday’s second round to be completed on Saturday and rain again on Saturday delayed portions of the third round. However, Fred Couples was able to complete his second round on Saturday and get his entire third round in too.

The leaders after the second round, however, were not able to complete their rounds and will have to go out Sunday morning to finish up.

Couples second round could have been even better than the 69 that he posted – back-to-back bogeys at the par 5 13th and par 4 14th derailed Couples who was 4-under.

In his third round, Couples had an fairly uneventful round. He paired three birdies with two bogeys and his third round 70 dropped him slightly from 27th place to 30th place. However, with golfers still on the course, his final third round position will be determined at the rounds completion on Sunday.

]]> http://www.fred-couples.com/2008/07/26/second-and-third-rounds-completed-saturday/feed/ 0 Couples opens strong in Canada http://www.fred-couples.com/2008/07/24/couples-opens-strong-in-canada/ http://www.fred-couples.com/2008/07/24/couples-opens-strong-in-canada/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:24:16 +0000 Taylor http://www.earthgolf.com/fred/?p=797 Fred Couples opened the 2008 Canadian Open with a 2-under par 69. The score has him four shots back of the lead held by a trio of golfers – Eric Axley, Anthony Kim and Canada’s own (in case you didn’t know) Mike Weir.

Couples started his day out on the backside, carding birdies at the two par fives on 13 and 18. He would also bridie two par threes on the day at 7 and 15. To hit the trifecta of twos, he bogeyed two par fours on the day, both on the outward half, at 14 and 17.

For a couple of pictures from today’s round, visit the gallery.

Fred Couples tees off at 12:55 PM tomorrow.

]]> http://www.fred-couples.com/2008/07/24/couples-opens-strong-in-canada/feed/ 0 Couples enjoying pro-am day at the Canadian Open http://www.fred-couples.com/2008/07/23/couples-enjoying-pro-am-day-at-the-canadian-open/ http://www.fred-couples.com/2008/07/23/couples-enjoying-pro-am-day-at-the-canadian-open/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:15:52 +0000 Taylor http://www.earthgolf.com/fred/?p=794 Fred Couples enjoyed a leisurely stroll around Glen Abbey Golf Course during the Wednesday pro-am of the RBC Canadian Open.

See the photo gallery with shots from Wednesday here.

From a report in the Edmonton Journal, Fred will have a busy weekend.

As part of their efforts to attract players, tournament organizers rounded up VIP accommodations to local sporting events and concerts. Fred Couples planned to take in some Rogers Cup tennis and two Eagles concerts at the Air Canada Centre. “I’m double-dipping,” joked Couples, who said he knows band member Glenn Frey. The Seattleite said he also hoped to catch the Mariners play the Blue Jays over the weekend.

Join the forum discussion on this post]]> http://www.fred-couples.com/2008/07/23/couples-enjoying-pro-am-day-at-the-canadian-open/feed/ 0 RBC Canadian Open Week http://www.fred-couples.com/2008/07/22/rbc-canadian-open-week/ http://www.fred-couples.com/2008/07/22/rbc-canadian-open-week/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:48:54 +0000 Taylor http://www.earthgolf.com/fred/?p=789 Fred tees it up this week in a tournament he hasn’t played in since 1995 – the Canadian Open. Fred Couples has competed in nine Canadian Opens. His best finish was second place in 1994 and he’s finished in the top 10 four of the nine times he’s played.

The RBC Canadian Open is played at Glen Abbey Golf in Ontario, Canada, designed by Jack Nicklaus. The course plays over 7,100 yards at a par of 70 and opened in 1976.

Thursday and Friday Tee Times: (Times Eastern)
Thu, 7/24: 7:40 AM (#10)
Fri, 7/25: 12:55 PM (#1)
Partners: Will MacKenzie and Mark Wilson

TV this week:
Thu, 7/24: Golf Channel 2-6
Fri, 7/25: Golf Channel 3-6
Sat, 7/26: CBS 3-6
Sun, 7/27: CBS 3-6

Official site: Canadian Open

Canadian Open @ PGATour.com

Defending Champion: Jim Furyk

A preview article in the National Post talks about Fred’s appearance in the Canadian Open. Here’s an excerpt:

A stretch of more than two hours on the range Tuesday – some of it glad-handing with fellow golfers, but much of it firing bag after bag of balls – indicated Couples is in pretty good shape.

Just not good enough for him to think he can be an elite player any more.

“You always want to play well, but you’ve got to play more to beat these guys,” he said. “You can’t just show up after two weeks off and play Monday and hit balls Tuesday and play Wednesday and think you’re going to do well.

“But that’s where I’m at now.”

If Couples sounds like someone accepting the fact his PGA career is winding down, that is because it seems like he is.

He talks freely about readying himself for the Champions Tour following his 50th birthday next October and says he carries no melancholy about what might have been.

“I feel lucky,” he said. “There’s a lot of people that play injured, and I feel like I’ve done pretty well. If I was healthier, obviously I know I could have done better.”

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