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By Robert Thompson | January 4, 2010
The Golf Journalists Association of Canada, a group of 60 golf media members of which I’m part, today announced its top Canadian players for 2009. Some interesting results:
George Knudson Award for Best Male Professional of the Year:
Graham DeLaet,
Weyburn, Saskatchewan
DeLaet split his time in 2009 between the South African Sunshine Tour and the Canadian Tour. He ... read more »
Tagged: Canadian Tour, Golf Media, Graham Delaet, Jack Nicklaus, Matt Hill, Mike Weir, Nick Taylor, order of merit, PGA Tour, PGA Tour Qualifying School, Presidents Cup, professional golf, saskatchewan, south africa, Stephen Ames, sunshine tour, Tiger Woods, Toronto Star, world golf hall |
By Robert Thompson | October 10, 2009
Sunday singles matches — all 12 of them — have been posted at PGATour.com. Interesting:
Here’s the list with some quick thoughts:
9:10 a.m. – Camilo Villegas INT (0-3-0) vs. Hunter Mahan US (1-1-1)
Villegas has been lousy all week. Americans off to a quick start.
9:21 a.m. – Stewart Cink US (0-3-1) vs. Adam Scott INT (1-3-0)
Surprising that ... read more »
Tagged: angel cabrera, Camilo Villegas, Ernie Els, geoff ogilvy, Hunter Mahan, ishikawa, Jim Furyk, justin leonard, Kenny Perry, Retief Goosen, robert allenby, sharp edge, stewart cink, Tiger Woods, tim clark, zach johnson |
By Robert Thompson | October 10, 2009
A bunch of thoughts after spending the day watching the Presidents Cup:
One poster today said Mike Weir coughed it up to Tiger Woods this morning. Not sure I see it that way. Weir and Tim Clark aren’t exactly bombers and I almost thought they were a sacrifice to the Woods/Steve Stricker train that is rolling ... read more »
Tagged: adam scott, Camilo Villegas, duran duran, Ernie Els, Mike Weir, Paul Azinger, ryo ishikawa, steve stricker, tim clark, tv tower |
By Robert Thompson | October 8, 2009
Spent the later part of the day watching the Presidents Cup on my PVR — with all the commercials it is the only way to watch sports.
Here are some random thoughts:
The Weir/Clark pairing wasn’t well thought out, especially against Kim and Mickelson, who can both bomb the ball. Why not put Weir with Cabrera, or ... read more »
Tagged: adam scott, Kenny Perry, mickelson, PGA Tour, Presidents Cup, Ryder Cup, ryo ishikawa, tim clark, weir, zach johnson |
By Robert Thompson | October 6, 2009
I spoke with Mike Weir last week before he went to San Francisco to play for the International Team at the Presidents Cup. He was in good spirits, though I must admit he sounded tired. The essence of this week’s column in Sympatico is about whether Weir can use a successful Presidents Cup to kick-start ... read more »
Tagged: andy bennett, balance issues, FedEx Cup, golf tournaments, Mike Weir, mike wilson, Presidents Cup, transition year |
By Robert Thompson | October 4, 2009
I traded text messages with Mike Weir for a couple of days last week. Weir was at home in Utah, working with his swing coach, Mike Wilson, and prepping for this week’s Presidents Cup. Took some doing, but we eventually touched base on the phone on Friday for a quick conversation reviewing the season and ... read more »
Tagged: Mike Weir, Presidents Cup, swing coach, Tiger Woods |
By Robert Thompson | September 9, 2009
With Adam Scott mired in an awful slump, it appears clear he wasn’t likely the best choice for captain Greg Norman to pick. Some have suggested Norman picked Scott because of the Australian connection — but since Robert Allenby, and Geoff Ogilvy are already on the team, why was another Australian necessary?
So who should they have ... read more »
Tagged: Ernie Els, Greg Norman, Mike Weir, PGA Championship, PGA Tour, Retief Goosen, ryo ishikawa, Stephen Ames, trevor immelman, Vijay Singh |
By Robert Thompson | August 17, 2009
Here’s the list of automatic qualifiers for both the International and U.S. teams at the Presidents Cup that will be held in San Francisco:
Player Country Prior appearances Record Pos. Jan. 1, 2009
Geoff Ogilvy Australia 2007 2-3-0 No. 4
Vijay Singh Fiji All (1994-2007) 14-15-6 No. 1
Camilo Villegas Colombia – – No. 2
Retief Goosen South Africa 2000, ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | March 4, 2008
Let me start by saying I’ve always enjoyed watching Ernie Els. Straight out of graduate school, I remember seeing him in what must have been 1998 at the Canadian Open. I remember that he caused quite a stir among the gallery when he walked to the first tee and his long, smooth and languid swing ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | February 27, 2008
Now there’s something I never thought I’d see — Greg Norman agreeing to not only captain the Presidents Cup team, but also sitting on the same stage as Tim Finchem.
The animosity between the two men has been red hot for several years now, so it caught plenty of people off-guard when Finchem announced Norman (and ... 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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