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By Robert Thompson | January 24, 2012
I saw a tweet last night from Bob Weeks that suggested Charles Lorimer, the longstanding marketing and sales director, is out at ClubLink Corp. It wasn’t clear what the circumstances surrounding his departure are — and a ClubLink spokesman would only confirm that after 16 years Lorimer is gone. The spokesman says Lorimer is being ... read more »
Tagged: Bob Vokey, Clublink Corp., Mark King, Morguard, Morguard Corporation, Patrick Seward, Paul Albanese, PGA, Scotty Cameron |
By Robert Thompson | January 18, 2012
Interesting to see the latest issue of Golf World, which includes Geoff Shackelford’s survey of PGA Tour pros commenting on what their favourite courses are. Two of the three regular courses for the Canadian Open do well: Vancouver’s Shaughnessy is at #7 and St. George’s, which held the tournament in 2010, is #22. Glen Abbey, ... read more »
Tagged: geoff ogilvy, Geoff Shackelford, Glen Abbey, RBC Canadian Open, Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club, The Open Championship, the U.S. Open, U.S. Open |
By Robert Thompson | January 11, 2012
Or maybe it would be better said that LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan came to Waterloo to promote the tour’s new event in that city that kicks off this year and no one was told — or at least no one that wasn’t the Waterloo Record. Yep, Whan was in Canada this week, and just hours ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | January 5, 2012
The Golf Journalists Assocation of Canada today announced their players of the year. I’m not truly in agreement with Adam Hadwin getting the nod, though I understand why he’d have support. I still think it is hard to argue against David Hearn as professional of the year, though I don’t really have an issue with ... read more »
Tagged: Adam Hadwin, Alena Sharp, David Hearn, Mackenzie Hughes, Rebecca Lee Bentham |
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 23, 2011
G4G Xmas wishes – my thoughts on appropriate gifts for the Canadian golf industry: Mike Weir: A year where he’s healthy, so we can see if it is his body or his head that’s caused his decline. Oh, and English-to-[insert language here] dictionaries for those trips to European Tour stops. Graham DeLaet: A strong back ... read more »
Tagged: Adam Hadwin, bandon dunes, bandon dunes golf resort, Bill Coore, Brad Fritsch, Cabot Links, Canadian Professional Golf Tour, Doug Carrick, Graham Delaet, Ian Andrew, Laval, Mike Keiser, Mike Weir, Nationwide Tour, RBC Canadian Open, Rick Janes, Sagebrush Sporting Club, sean foley, Tarandowah Golfers Club, The National, the Nationwide Tour, Thomas McBroom |
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
That’s not quite what was announced — but that’s how it will be interpreted after the ailing Canadian Tour, which was struggling under a mountain of debt, sought financial assistance from the PGA Tour and the deal was approved tonight by the tour’s members. I first reported the story on Nov. 3, the same time my story ... read more »
Tagged: Brad Fritsch, Ed Moorhouse, Mike Weir, Nationwide Tour, PGA Tour, Rick Janes, the Nationwide Tour, the PGA Tour |
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 | December 4, 2011
I was saddened to learn this morning that Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member and historian Jim Barclay passed away last night. Jim was a member of St. George’s, the writer behind the monumental Golf in Canada book, and a man I considered a friend. A few years back I had the privilege of giving ... read more »
Tagged: jim barclay |
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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