By Robert Thompson | February 1, 2012
Like the first day of the merch show, I spent day two jammed in meetings for the new Pro:Files magazine, the soon-to-be-released publication of the PGA of Canada. By the time I was done with the second day, I’d met with two dozen vendors, dropped in to say hello to some industry folks and attended ... Full Story »
Posted in Business, Equipment, Going for the Green | Tagged bandon dunes, Cabot, Lorne Rubenstein, nike, Quagmire, rickie fowler, Rob Rigg, Sam Saunders, Tom Preece, Walking Golfer
By Robert Thompson | January 28, 2012
Ridiculously busy. That was my day one at the PGA Merchandise show. Though I found it easier to get around than I’d been led to believe — the building is massive, but somehow manageable — I still found myself running from one spot to another to make appointments. And far too often there was someone ... Full Story »
Posted in Business, Equipment, Going for the Green | Tagged Cabot Links, Scotty Cameron, TaylorMade, titleist
By Robert Thompson | September 16, 2011
Vokey 48 wedge – I’ve had my typical AP2 wedge in my bag for some time, part of a set I started playing more than two seasons ago. Somewhere along the way I lost faith in it – or it lost faith in me. Not sure which. Anyway, I was at Eagles Nest one day ... Full Story »
Posted in Business, Equipment, Equipment reviews, Going for the Green | Tagged Alister MacKenzie, Colin Imrie, Footjoy Icons, Golf Equipment, Golf Journalist Association, National Golf Club of Canada, Wedge, Weston Golf and Country Club
By Robert Thompson | September 8, 2011
I get sent stuff all the time — often unsolicited, though sometimes I ask for it. Tough to find the time to do specific reviews of everything I encounter, so for the next few Fridays I’m going to pick five things and write short blurbs about why I’m enthusiastic about them. This will run until ... Full Story »
Posted in Book Reviews, Equipment, Equipment reviews, Going for the Green | Tagged Adipure, Alan Shipnuck, Golf Journalists Association of Canada, Herbert "Tree" Tremont, Kentwool, Michael Bamberger, TaylorMade-adidas
By Robert Thompson | August 16, 2011
Despite not having a regular golf writer, and not having a writer at the PGA Championship (or the Canadian Open for that matter) the Toronto Star managed to come up with a relatively interesting take on Keegan Bradley’s win in Atlanta. The paper talked to short game guru — though probably not the best known putting instructor ... Full Story »
Posted in Business, Equipment, Going for the Green | Tagged Bruce McCarrol, Dave Pelz, Golf Town Income Fund, TaylorMade-adidas, the PGA Championship
By Robert Thompson | May 10, 2011
Last month I spent a couple of days with a camera crew shooting a series of videos for Sympatico on all topics golf — from what shoes you should wear to what ball you should be playing. These are more elaborate than other web video I’ve shot in the past and used multiple cameras and ... Full Story »
Posted in Equipment, Equipment reviews, Sympatico Columns | Tagged Bell Canada, Callaway Canada, club fitting, Golf equipment reviews, Matthew Parkinson, Sympatico golf guide, Sympatico Sports
By Robert Thompson | March 14, 2011
I’ve been a fan of Liam Mucklow since he told me in 2009 that my Titleist AP2s needed to be swing weighted differently. That may sound insignificant, but he took a very different approach to setting up my irons. It led me to believe Mucklow had a different thought process when it came to golf. ... Full Story »
Posted in Breaking News, Equipment, Going for the Green | Tagged Doug Lawrie, Golf Lab, Golf training Canada, Liam Mucklow
By Robert Thompson | June 29, 2010
Congrats to Bigshot for winning the third week of Canadian Golfer’s ProV1 giveaway. Drop me a line with your address and I’ll get them in the mail. In fact, I’ll get the balls for all three prize winners in the mail — I’ve been tardy. So week four of the five weeks of our giveaway ... Full Story »
Posted in Contests, Equipment, Going for the Green | Tagged Canadiangolfer.com, ProV1, titleist
By Robert Thompson | June 15, 2010
So the winner of the second week’s supply of Titleist ProV1s (or at least a dozen of them — not sure how long it’ll last for each golfer) is the person who registered under the name of sbell0524. If they can drop me a line at robertthompson8@gmail.com with their address and details, I’ll get the balls ... Full Story »
Posted in Contests, Equipment, Going for the Green | Tagged Fairway Stevie, G4G Contest, ProV1, rickie fowler, the U.S. Open, titleist