By Robert Thompson | November 2, 2008
On Friday I ducked away for a quick 27 holes in the lovely sunshine at Osprey Valley with my friend John. Given the sunshine and lovely warm temperatures, and the great company and courses (Osprey has long been among my Top 3 places in the province to play…), it was hard not to enjoy our ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | June 1, 2007
Note: Somewhere over the last year my golf game disappeared. It emerges every so often, but was clearly on life support. Drastic action was needed. Over the course of the summer, I’m heading to the terrific Golf Institute at Bond Head to rebuild my swing, with CPGA Master Professional Bruce McCarrol and my body with ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | May 25, 2007
Golf is a difficult game even for the best in the world. So it should come as no surprise that it is difficult for me, someone who spends an awful lot of time behind a keyboard.
Lately, as I mentioned earlier in a post last week, the game has become even harder than it has been ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | May 14, 2007
I spent part of yesterday as a lab mouse. More specifically, I went to the media opening for the new Golf Institute at Bond Head and was “picked” as the individual they would throw through a bunch of testing in front of my peers.
Part one of the press day involved Bond Head’s Nigel Hollidge talking ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | April 12, 2007
Tonight at St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Etobicoke, a new book on the courses of Stanley Thompson, called aptly “The Golf Courses of Stanley Thompson — Celebrating Canada’s Historic Masterpieces,” will be launched.
The book was the creation of photographer Mike Bell and features a few dozen of Thompson’s best courses. Included alongside the ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | April 3, 2007
I’d heard rumblings for some time, but today it was confirmed — ClubLink Corp. has acquired the noted Montreal private club Islemere, a 27 hole former Canadian Open site.
The press release doesn’t announce a price, but it is interesting for a variety of reasons. First of all, I don’t recall ClubLink ever acquiring an established ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | April 3, 2007
A G4G reader sent me this missive about a lawsuit between Laurel Oak Media, which published OG, a magazine I write a column for, and the RCGA. Interesting to see the note about “contending extortion.” All of this over Golf Canada?
The Royal Canadian Golf Association will be brought to trial April 10 over a ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | March 27, 2007
This story, written for the National Post, is a couple of years old — written following my weekend trip to see Phil Mickelson win the Masters in 2004. Seems like a sensible time to pull out some of the back catalogue of material that I’ve written about the Masters — expect more to come in ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | March 27, 2007
In December, a group calling themselves Cape Breton Island Developers Inc. announced they would be developing an ambitious project near Fort Louisbourg. My original post is here. The resort will include lodging, as well as a Nick Faldo-designed golf course, and appeared aimed at the same European market that Humber Valley Resort in Newfoundland has ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | March 21, 2007
There’s been plenty of talk on the Web about Vijay Singh and his onrunning battle with the press following his win at Bay Hill on the weekend.
Most stories pick up the same seemingly ridiculous incident to raise their points — that Singh parked in the media parking despite there being lots of spots for ... 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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