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By Robert Thompson | December 30, 2006
So it was announced today that Elin Woods, Tiger’s striking young [photopress:tiger.jpg,full,alignright]bride, is expecting their first child. No date for the pending arrival was given. That said, having gone through this whole issue myself not long ago (the birth bit, not the winning majors and marrying Swedish bikini models bit), I’d expect the couple waiting ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | December 29, 2006
There’s been plenty of talk about Tiger Woods’ foray into the world of course design. I’ve offered my opinion — that Woods should have picked a better location than Dubai and that the reported $25 million fee is ridiculous. Still, the concept did allow me to write a short screenplay on the subject. Anyway, I’m ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | December 29, 2006
I received a note from G4G’s esteemed publisher today that Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun had a shout out to this blog in today’s paper. Here’s what Rob had to say (throwing a shout to my man Bob at Score: The world of blogs may be the newest medium for sports info, but they ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | December 27, 2006
Today I received a note from David Spylo, a former pro at Angus Glen Golf Club who now works for a business that creates software for the golf industry. Spylo was pitching an event — and while I often ignore these notes, this one is for a good cause. Michelle Hobor, a former Angus Glen ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | December 22, 2006
[photopress:Holidays_icon1.jpg,full,centered] For the holidays! That’s right — I’m not blogging for a bit. But I wanted to thank everyone for dropping by this year and continuing to post comments about G4G topics. I value all of them — even those that disagree with me! Have a great holiday, eat lots of turkey and feel free ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | December 22, 2006
Yesterday I posted my (now much debated) list of the best courses in Canada by Canadian golf designers since 1981. Today’s list is the best Canadian golf courses by non-resident designers. Note the list doesn’t include The National (1975) or Glen Abbey (1976). It is interesting to consider how these two lists would be amalgamated ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | December 21, 2006
I’ve been hearing rumblings of some changes at Muskoka Bay Club, including some tweaks in Doug Carrick’s design, and now, unexpectedly, a notable departure. Jeff Boismier, GM at Muskoka Bay, announced his departure from the club, something I first heard about last week. Here’s the note I received: I would like to take this opportunity ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | December 21, 2006
After compiling lists of the the best courses by Canada’s three most popular designers — Doug Carrick, Thomas McBroom and Graham Cooke — I’ve taken the time to compile two more lists. The first is the best of modern golf design (I’m using the cut off date of 1981, or 25 years ago) from Canadian ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | December 19, 2006
In this morning’s Globe, Lorne Rubenstein muses over the type of course that Tiger Woods will create now that he’s entered the design world. He references Bradley Klein, golf architecture editor of Golfweek, who wrote an open letter to Woods in a recent edition: Klein also wrote that Woods should remember the everyday golfer and ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | December 15, 2006
News today was that Jim Balsillie, the co-CEO of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, had withdrawn his bid to acquire the Pittsburgh Penguins. Given the news, I thought some might find this story interesting, a piece I wrote for my Going for the Green series for the National Post, that involved a round of golf ... read more »
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A bestselling author and award-winning columnist, Robert Thompson has been writing about business and sports, and particularly golf, for almost two decades. His reporting and commentary on golf has appeared in Golf Magazine, the Globe and Mail, T&L Golf and many other media outlets. Currently a columnist with Sympatico.ca and Ontario Golf, and a contributing writer to ScoreGolf, his blog, Going for the Green, was launched in 2004. 
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