By Robert Thompson | July 29, 2010
A few years ago I recall having a conversation with then RCGA ED Stephen Ross about why the organization had struggled financially that year. He pointed to poor attendence at Canadian Open at Shaughnessy in Vancouver. The suggestion was that the RCGA made it sound like the tournament was a near sellout and then, well, ... read more »
Tagged: RBC Canadian Open, Royal Bank, Scott Simmons, St. George's Golf and Country Club |
By Robert Thompson | July 22, 2010
Interesting and very busy day at a warm RBC Canadian Open. First of all, in response to the blurb I wrote about a speed trap on Islington Ave. that pulled over a van with a player in it traveling to the range, turns out that player was Paul Azinger. And one driver told me Zinger ... read more »
Tagged: Anthony Kim, Canadian Amateur Championship, Club De Golf Laval Sur Le Lac, Dave Bunker, Garry McKay, Glen Abbey Golf Club, Ian Andrew, Lorne Rubenstein, Mike Weir, Nick Taylor, Paul Azinger, RBC Canadian Open, Scott Simmons, sean foley, Sean O'Hair, St. George's Golf and Country Club, Stephen Ames, Tiger Woods |
By Robert Thompson | June 15, 2010
He may run the country’s largest bank, but RBC CEO Gord Nixon also has a lot to do with golf in Canada and abroad these days — especially with RBC sponsoring both the Canadian Open and the PGA of America, as well as a number of players, including Fred Couples, Luke Donald, Mike Weir, and ... read more »
Tagged: Anthony Kim, Canadian Professional Golf Tour, fred couples, Gordon Nixon, Luke Donald, Mike Weir, RBC Canadian Open |
By Robert Thompson | June 10, 2010
First Score referenced it. Then I got wind of an e-mail that went out to members and had someone close to the RBC Canadian Open confirm it, and the Hamilton Spectator wrote about it – and now Lorne Rubenstein has the club saying it is going to a vote.
So despite saying over and over that it didn’t ... read more »
Tagged: Canadian Golf Association, Canadian Women's Open, Cherry Hill, Cherry Hill Club, Garry McKay, Hamilton Golf and Country Club, Jeff Roy, Lorne Rubenstein, Ottawa's Hunt Club, RBC Canadian Open, Royal Canadian Golf Association, St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Toronto, The Open Championship, Walter Travis |
By Robert Thompson | June 2, 2010
Lots of coverage of yesterday’s unveiling of the field yesterday at St. George’s Golf and Country Club.
Toronto Sun writer Dave Fuller played with Nathan Green and found him amiable and great company.
Toronto Star’s Doug Smith, in typical Toronto Star fashion, finds the most interesting point about the tournament is it’s in Toronto:
You try to drop ... read more »
Tagged: Bill Paul, Canadian Open, Dave Fuller, Doug Smith, Garry McKay, Jeremy Sandler, Lorne Rubenstein, Mike Weir, Nathan Green, National Post, PGA Tour, Phil Mickelson, RBC Canadian Open, St. George's Golf and Country Club, Tiger Woods, toronto sun |
By Robert Thompson | March 26, 2010
Reader Tom sent me this clip from the Welland Tribune about the potential for another high-end golf course in Niagara Falls, even though the last one built — Grand Niagara — is in receivership.
Here’s the story:
A Queenston developer has cleared a major hurdle in his quest to turn a historic limestone quarry into a $50-million ... read more »
Tagged: Canadian Golf, golf club, Golf Design, Golf development, John Daly, Niagara Falls golf, Ontario Golf |
By Robert Thompson | March 23, 2010
Interesting to see Grant Fraser’s Golf Management Institute of Canada ink a deal with Laurier University. The deal allows continuing studies students to take an online program in golf operations management. According to Fraser, this is unique in Canada — and I know he was working behind the scenes to put this together for a long time.
Here ... read more »
Tagged: cpga, golf club |
By Robert Thompson | March 8, 2010
I know people often complain that the Toronto Golf Show is nothing more than a travel show. I’ve never really had an issue with that — and I can rarely walk more than 10 feet without running into someone I know, so it makes the show a great networking event for catching up after the ... read more »
Tagged: Canadian Golf, golf course, Golf Design |
By Robert Thompson | February 4, 2010
Last week I interviewed Rai Sahi, the majority shareholder and CEO of ClubLink Corp., the corporate golf giant in Ontario and Quebec. I was writing a profile of Sahi for Golf Canada magazine, and when transcribing the interview, I found this little nugget of news when asking Rai what he brings to ClubLink and where ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | January 25, 2010
Im always intrigued at what brings Old World media to the web. I say that noting the G4G blog started six years ago “ and that Ive been writing for the Web, either at PGATour.com, SCOREGolf.com or at G4G since 1998.
I occasionally get asked how I became a blogger. Generally I was exceptionally skeptical of ... read more »
Tagged: business in canada, Canadian Golf, cpga, G4G, golf course, Golf Design, Golf Equipment, golf industry, Ontgolf.ca, press release, ScoreGolf, Tiger Woods, toronto sun |
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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