By Robert Thompson | August 15, 2008
So the LPGA is in Ottawa, and I think it is telling that neither of the national newspaper golf columnists are at the event. Not sure why Lorne Rubenstein of the Globe isn’t there, but I wanted to go. Budget restraints, coupled with Olympics coverage and the proximity of the Ottawa Citizen means I didn’t ... read more »
Tagged: Annika Sorenstam, Canadian Golf, Canadian golf media, CN Canadian Women's Open, Lorena Ochoa, Michelle Wie, Ottawa Citizen |
By Robert Thompson | August 1, 2008
Michelle Wie played a fine round yesterday, shooting 1-over par. She’ll still struggle to make the cut, and tends to wilt under pressure, but she’s put herself in position. Good for her.
That said, a number of people took issue with my National Post column regarding Wie. Several thought I was being too hard on her. ... read more »
Tagged: John Daly, Michelle Wie, National Post, PGA Tour |
By Robert Thompson | July 31, 2008
My latest column, in today’s National Post, is about the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open and its need to invite Michelle Wie to its event this week. Now I don’t think Wie should have gotten an invite, but I understand why the tournament determined it needed to bring her there.
Michelle Wie may not have played in last ... read more »
Tagged: Canadian Open, Michelle Wie, National Post |
By Robert Thompson | July 10, 2008
This week’s National Post column is up, discussing why Michelle Wie has been given an exemption into the field. It is partially due to an abundance of exemptions — 16 in all — and partially because of her John Daly-like appeal.
Here’s a taste:
Michelle Wie may be coming to Canada in August. But with Wie’s career ... read more »
Tagged: LPGA Tour, Michelle Wie, Royal Canadian Golf Association |
By Robert Thompson | July 8, 2008
The CN Canadian Womens Open should have it all. Lorena Ochoa will defend. Annika will make her final appearance, and most of the remaining Top 50 in womens’ golf will be coming to Ottawa for the tournament in August.
With all that fire power, it surprises me that the RCGA and CN announced yesterday that it ... read more »
Tagged: LPGA Tour, Michelle Wie |
By Robert Thompson | March 26, 2008
Superstar swing guru David Leadbetter was in Toronto yesterday, running a corporate outing for Callaway at a downtown office tower, making stops at a Golf Town and generally pushing his brand. He gave a few media hacks some quick swing tips (I declined a lesson, largely because of a sore right knee and the fact ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | March 5, 2008
Overbearing parents are nothing new in sports, but it seems in golf a new pair or three crop up every year. Not that Michelle Wie’s folks are anything new — we’ve known about their propensity to control every aspect of Wie’s career while they sell their daughter to the highest bidder. But columnist and blogger ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | October 31, 2007
Globe and Mail columnist Lorne Rubenstein doesn’t like being misinterpreted. That’s the message in his column today about teacher David Leadbetter and his disastrous student, Michelle Wie. Seems Leadbetter shot his mouth off a few weeks ago in Rube’s column – including references to the Titantic — when talking about Wie. The problem was that ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | May 31, 2007
Michelle Wie’s first tournament back after injuring her wrist was a disaster of such immense proportions that she risked breaking the so-called “88″ rule which, since she’s not a member, would have seen her booted off the LPGA Tour.
Wie’s round included a 10 on a par-5 and another hole in which her father seemed to ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | May 5, 2007
In a move that has been a long time coming, but was mentioned in my National Post column on Thursday, David Leadbetter has confirmed that Michelle Wie is going to stick with playing against other women and will likely even join the LPGA Tour next year. Joining the tour would have been difficult if she ... 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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