The National would be ideal host, but for one thing

LORNE RUBENSTEIN From Thursday's Globe and Mail OAKVILLE, ONT. — The National Golf Club of Canada in Woodbridge, Ont., was buzzing Tuesday evening because Mike Weir had played the course that day and shot 66, five under par. Nobody noticed that Parker McLachlin, a fine young player who tied for fifth place at the AT&T Classic in Atlanta in May, had just come in with his wife, Kristy, for dinner as the guest of a member. They were all talking about how Weir had played the National. The National is Canada's strongest course and the No. 1-ranked course, according to ScoreGolf magazine. Golfers in the RBC Canadian Open, which starts today at the Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, and who have played the course, know its power. Meanwhile, the Royal Canadian Golf Association, and the Royal Bank of Canada, the tournament's new title... [read full story]