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 12, 2011
Angus Glen Golf Club owner Gordon Stollery, whose courses won basically every award in the business, passed suddenly today while in the Bahamas. Details are few at this time. He was 64. Stollery, along with his sister, took over Angus after the passing of their father, Art. Under Gordon and Laurie, the course became the ... read more »
Tagged: angus glen, Angus Glen Golf Club, davis love III, Gord Stollery, RBC Canadian Open, The Bahamas |
By Robert Thompson | December 9, 2011
Interesting tweet from Kent Gilchrist, the Vancouver golf writer: As I wrote in GolfWorld last month, and posted on G4G, the Canadian Tour has been struggling financially and wasn’t sure it would survive through to the end of the year. Commisioner Rick Janes even reached out to Mike Weir for help. Gilchrist indicates there’s a ... read more »
Tagged: Kent Gilchrist, Mike Weir, PGA Tour, Rick Janes, Stephen Bebis |
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 3, 2011
The Canadian Tour is in trouble. But how much and what’s the solution? Well I detail a lot of the issues in a story that appeared on Golf World’s website yesterday. Unfortunately, at least for the time being, you have to be a subscriber to see it. The highlights include a potential bailout deal with ... read more »
Tagged: Alan McLean, Canadian Professional Golf Tour, Canadian Tour, Golf World, Jim Kabrajee, Kent Fukushima, Mike Weir, Nationwide Tour, Rick Janes, the Nationwide Tour |
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 ... read more »
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 14, 2011
Yesterday I had fun playing golf. Yes, you heard it right. I wasn’t worried about the slope rating, or how long the course was, or whether the food in the clubhouse was great. I simply played golf in a strong breeze and enjoyed myself. I didn’t get worked up about my score or playing a match. I ... read more »
Tagged: Cabot Links, Devil's Paintbrush, Dick Zokol, Golf Canada, Scott Simmons |
By Robert Thompson | September 11, 2011
Ted Stonehouse, the head pro at Bell Bay Golf Club in Baddeck, NS, and a fellow I’m pleased to call one of my best friends in the industry, has announced he’s leaving the club and heading to Newfoundland to run Clovelly Golf Club, the busiest course in the province. For those that don’t know Ted, ... read more »
Tagged: Baddeck, Bell Bay, Bell Bay Golf Club, Clovelly Golf Club, Director of Golf position, head pro, Newfoundland, PGA, Ted Stonehouse |
By Robert Thompson | September 11, 2011
Ten years ago Tiger Woods was just coming off defending his title at Royal Montreal, back in the day when the Canadian Open was held at the start of September. As such the Niagara Parks Commission decided to host a bunch of Canadian and American golf writers in a Ryder Cup style event to present ... read more »
Tagged: Brian Merrett, Doug Carrick, Legends Golf Course, Niagara Parks Commission, Thomas McBroom, Tiger Woods |
By Robert Thompson | August 16, 2011
Yesterday saw a press release from GolfNorth, the owner of numerous mid-tier courses in Southern Ontario, turn up in my in-box. The company is owned by RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie, but is now run by new CEO Shawn Evans, who replaced former top dog and company co-founder Al Kavanagh. Evans, a lawyer, is a hockey ... 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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