By Robert Thompson | August 12, 2010
Rarely do I get giddy like a school girl, but that’s exactly what happened when my new MyJoys Icons from Footjoy came to the door today. They were a prize for the Golf Journalist Association of Canada awards, and I must admit to loving the process of designing these shoes.
Yep, you’ll see me from one fairway ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | June 29, 2010
Congrats to Bigshot for winning the third week of Canadian Golfer’s ProV1 giveaway. Drop me a line with your address and I’ll get them in the mail. In fact, I’ll get the balls for all three prize winners in the mail — I’ve been tardy.
So week four of the five weeks of our giveaway is ... read more »
Tagged: Canadiangolfer.com, ProV1, Titleist |
By Robert Thompson | June 15, 2010
So the winner of the second week’s supply of Titleist ProV1s (or at least a dozen of them — not sure how long it’ll last for each golfer) is the person who registered under the name of sbell0524. If they can drop me a line at robertthompson8@gmail.com with their address and details, I’ll get the balls ... read more »
Tagged: Fairway Stevie, G4G Contest, ProV1, rickie fowler, the U.S. Open, Titleist |
By Robert Thompson | May 22, 2010
Just over a week ago, I had some time to talk to Michael Breed, the instructor who leads the Golf Channel’s The Golf Fix program that appears on Mondays. Breed was in town for a Titleist seminar on golf ball fitting and spent some time in the cold and high winds trying to demonstrate how ... read more »
Tagged: Golf CHannel, Jim "Bones" Mackay, Tiger Woods, Titleist |
By Robert Thompson | April 15, 2010
Sympatico Sports Content Manager Matthew Parkinson has put a nifty-looking page together for the site’s spring golf guide. We tested a ton of gear for the preview, and the drivers section, the first of three areas we’re covering, is now online along with some video of me discussing some of the drivers.
Check it out here. ... read more »
Tagged: Golf Drivers, Golf Equipment, Golf equipment reviews, Robert Thompson golf writer, sympatico |
By Robert Thompson | March 10, 2010
Fascinating to see the news that Titleist has divested itself of Cobra, selling it to Puma:
Acushnet Company, the golf business of Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE: FO), announced today that it has signed an agreement for the sale of Cobra Golf to PUMA AG. The sale includes the Cobra brand, as well as related inventory, intellectual ... read more »
Tagged: Cobra, Golf Equipment, Titleist |
By Robert Thompson | February 3, 2010
I found former PGA Tour winner Richard Zokol’s comments on the groove battle to be fascinating. He posted it in the comments section, but I wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to see it. Zokol writes:
It was a sad day and turning point for golf in 1993 when the USGA, R&A with the ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | February 2, 2010
Tim Finchem spoke to the players about the groove rule issue and the Ping problem today, and will talk to the media tomorrow. The short of it is there’s nothing the tour can do — for now. But Stewart Cink, the voice of reason on the tour these days, gave a pretty good indication of ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | February 1, 2010
Okay, well not really. Or definitely maybe? Who is to say what John Daly will do next, and I’m not really sure I care.
After two more lousy rounds — Daly has rarely played well in the last six years — he apparently told the producer at the Golf Channel, who is doing the “Being John ... read more »
Tagged: G4G, Golf CHannel, IMG, John Daly, mickelson, PGA Tour, Phil Mickelson |
By Robert Thompson | October 23, 2009
I suspect it isn’t altogether surprising that changes in the industry occur during a year when many in the golf business are struggling. The most recent job announcements hit Angus Glen GC, which saw long-time president Kevin Thistle depart for Coppinwood earlier this year, and Nigel Hollidge from Bond Head move over to help run the ... read more »
Tagged: angus glen, bond head, Callaway, Canadian Golf, Canadian Open, Coppinwood, Nigel Hollidge, richard sullivan, thistle, Titleist |
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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