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By Robert Thompson | January 8, 2012
The Scorecard: Vancouver GC is one of those courses that gets overlooked. Part of it is likely because the club isn’t hugely keen on publicity, though it is hosting this year’s CN Canadian Womens Open (which could still mean it isn’t interested in publicity, I suppose). In fact, I had to talk my way into ... read more »
Tagged: British Columbia Golf, British Columbia golf course reviews, Canadian Women's Open, Tom McBroom, Vancouver golf, Vancouver Golf Club, Vancouver private golf |
By Robert Thompson | January 3, 2012
Welcome back to work! For me, most of January means getting through the writing of a coffee table book on Copper Creek, the Doug Carrick-designed golf course near Kleinberg, Ont. Like the project I completed for Eagles Nest in 2010, the Copper Creek book details how the property was found, the battle to get appropriate ... read more »
Tagged: Bruce McCarrol, copper creek, dundas valley, Fishers Island, Lorne Rubenstein, national golf links of america, Shinnecock Hills |
By Robert Thompson | December 22, 2011
There is little doubt that, for me at least, 2011 was a busy, productive year full of interesting stories and fascinating golf. Over the the year I visited the west of Ireland, Cape Breton (twice), British Columbia and Pittsburgh to see new courses. I created a new magazine, developed another, worked on my fifth book ... read more »
Tagged: 2011 year in review, Cabot Links, Highlands Links, Ireland golf, Tarandowah |
By Robert Thompson | December 14, 2011
Course: The Club at North Halton (Georgetown, Ont.) Designer: George Cumming, Bob Moote, Rene Muylaert The scorecard: North Halton is often discussed for all the wrong reasons. Insiders talk about the difficulty the club, which is located 45 minutes north of Toronto, has had in renovating its clubhouse, or gossip about supposed financial issues. I ... read more »
Tagged: Bob Moote, George Cumming, Rene Muylaert |
By Robert Thompson | December 7, 2011
So none of the nine Canadians at PGA Tour qualifying school nailed down one of the coveted 25 spots on the PGA Tour. Sounds like a disappointment, I suspect, but I wonder if it is really that bad. After all — basically none of the Canadians who’ve advanced by Q School manage to hold onto ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | November 23, 2011
There aren’t many golf courses being built in Canada — let alone those being tipped as potential sites for the RBC Canadian Open even before they are complete. But that’s exactly the situation Ian Andrew and Mike Weir find themselves involved with while they work through the complete redesign of Golf Laval sur le lac’s ... read more »
Tagged: Graham Cooke, Howard Watson, Ian Andrew, Laval,Québec,Québec, Mike Weir, Quebec golf, RBC Canadian Open, riviera country club, Weir Golf Design, willie park, Yannick Pilon |
By Robert Thompson | November 8, 2011
The 16th green at Cabot Links Previous hole-by-hole writeups on Cabot: Holes 1 through 6 Hole 7 through 12 Course preview (October 2011) 13 (443 yards): One of a series of long par fours on the back nine at Cabot, this one has a tee shot that plays upwards to a wide ... read more »
Tagged: Ben Cowan-Dewar, Cabot Links, golf nova scotia, Mike Keiser, pacific dunes, Rod Whitman |
By Robert Thompson | October 24, 2011
I’ve been concerned about the lack of interest Parks Canada has had for Highlands Links for some time. In fact, I’ve been writing about it for almost a decade. Parks Canada only controls a couple of golf courses in Canada — Fundy and Highlands, choosing to lease out other facilities in national parks across Canada ... read more »
Tagged: Highlands Links, Ian Andrew, Nova Scotia Golf, Parks Canada, Stanley Thompson |
By Robert Thompson | October 21, 2011
I arrived home after a five hour drive from Pittsburgh yesterday having played Oakmont, without doubt one of the best in the world. Some quick thoughts: The club is quite friendly. We arrived for dinner Wednesday and just wandered into the clubhouse. Took about 10 minutes for someone to ask if we were meeting someone. ... read more »
Tagged: Oakmont Country Club, Pennsylvania, U.S. Open |
By Robert Thompson | October 18, 2011
“It’s probably the best course in the world . . . This is the greatest course I’ve ever played.” – Johnny Miller Most golf seasons are winding down after our unusual Indian Summer, but I’ve been looking forward to one last taste of greatness before the clubs get plunked in the basement to begin their ... read more »
Tagged: ben hogan, johnny miller, Oakmont Country Club, U.S. Open, U.S. Open Golf Championship |
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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