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By Robert Thompson | February 7, 2005
More Muirfield: #8 — Here’s an example of one of the great par fours in golf, Muirfield’s eighth hole. Notice the terrific bunkers down the right side. The left is braced by long fescue. The green is also a wonder to behold, and few see it on their second shot, I can assure you.
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By Robert Thompson | February 7, 2005
More Muirfield: On a relatively gloomy day, my brother, Chris (pictured here trudging up the 16th hole) had a wonderful lunch and played some damned fine golf in spots. The greatness in Muirfield is not hard to see the first time around, but it is the course’s nuances that you see clearly the second time ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | January 29, 2005
An incredible shot for an incredible day: Here’s the fourth at Crail, about 20 minutes drive from St. Andrews in Scotland. This is a big hole — 460 yards from the tips. While it is finally warming up in Toronto, this shot reminds me of a wonderful day in which my group played Crail and ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | January 15, 2005
Here my brother and my good friend Steve stand in the Shell bunker to demonstrate just how massive it is. Thankfully no one managed to land their ball in it. The green is a few paces beyond.
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By Robert Thompson | January 15, 2005
More Bunkers at the Old Course — an example of the massive bunkers at the Old Course which are getting a facelift. The next shot will put the size of this one, found on the 7th hole (High), in perspective.
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By Robert Thompson | December 6, 2004
Photo for a Monday night: An amazing day at North Berwick. Here’s the famed short four with the wall in front of the green. The first time I played this, I tried to drive the green downwind, only to rattle off the wall. The second time I hit a 3-iron and a lob wedge. A ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | December 6, 2004
Another example of the fine dunes at Royal Montrose, with my friend Steve standing in the background.
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By Robert Thompson | December 6, 2004
Kingsbarns’ famed #15 on a wonderful sunny day last April. I managed to eagle the ninth at this sublime course to shoot 35 from the tips in what was our final round of the trip. Too bad about that 40 on the back. Nonetheless, I shot some terrific photos, including this one, with the spring ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | December 5, 2004
Royal Montrose’s diminishing dunes
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By Robert Thompson | October 29, 2004
An interesting article from the Scotsman on Muirfield and the amoung of income generated by golf tourism in Scotland: http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1249862004
Tagged: golf tourism, Jack Nicklaus, muirfield, Scotland |
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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