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By Robert Thompson | September 28, 2007
Almost as disappointing as the actual play of the International Squad yesterday was the [photopress:prescup.jpg,full,alignright]lack of interesting coverage of the actual event — at least from my reading. Several papers relied on quotes from Phil Mickelson that were uttered on television — giving little perspective beyond what many viewers had already seen and heard. Sure ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | September 27, 2007
The Globe’s William Houston writes about the opening round of the PresCup and raises the question of why Canadians are watching the American telecast. Turns out it would have been awfully expensive to produce a Canadian version (not surprising), but am I mistaken, or is there not an International feed? Either way, it was a ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | September 27, 2007
Now I’m not in Montreal — and thankfully so, apparently, since Bob [photopress:weir_player.jpg,full,alignright]Weeks is already reporting that getting onto the island to get at Royal Montreal is a disaster, something that was an issue in 2001 at the Canadian Open and is apparently happening again. So the question is who will win? Many have pointed ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | September 26, 2007
Lots and lots of coverage as the Presidents Cup (or PC, as I’ll refer to it from here on in) rolls into town. Quote of the day: “He’s not much good against left-handers.” – Nick O’Hern, asked what advice he would give to Mike Weir if the Canadian were to play Tiger Woods in the ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | September 20, 2007
My latest National Post column is now online. Here’s a taste: Canada’s greatest golfer heads to Quebec next week to join the international team for the Presidents Cup. Which Mike Weir will actually show up at Royal Montreal, though? Will it be the 2003 Masters champ, who brings a strong 8-6-0 record into the event ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | September 19, 2007
[photopress:carrick2.jpg,full,centered] The Globe and Mail’s golf/travel writer Brian Kendall offers his takeon Doug Carrick’s new course in Scotland, the aptly named “The Carrick,” which has been on the receiving end of a lot of buzz in recent months. Carrick loved the site from the start, he told Kendall: “I’m not a religious man, but when ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | September 14, 2007
Before the first round of the Deutsche Bank event in Boston, which [photopress:weir_1_2_3_4_5.jpg,full,alignleft]started on a Friday, Mike Weir played a round at Royal Montreal, a course he hadn’t seen since the Canadian Open was held there in 2001. Since then the course has had a significant “Reestorification” at the hands of one of the Jones ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | August 13, 2007
Old news by now, but it shouldn’t have come as a big surprise to see Mike Weir selected to the Presidents Cup team. Yes, I understand the debate that suggests Ames is playing better, is rated higher and finished in the Top 15 at the PGA Championship. But no one said Gary Player’s moves made ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | August 12, 2007
[photopress:ames_1.jpg,full,centered] It will be announced at 10 am Monday morning, but I’m already betting that Stephen Ames’ woeful 76 while playing head-to-head with Tiger at the PGA Championship today won’t win over international team captain Gary Player. And since I suspect the powers-that-be want a Canadian on the team, and given that Weir has a ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | August 8, 2007
Interesting press release just crossed the wire — remember, the team is announced on Monday: International Presidents Cup Team Captain Gary Player has announced that Ian Baker-Finch will return as his assistant for the 2007 Presidents Cup, to be held Sept. 25-30 at The Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Baker-Finch previously served ... 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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