By Robert Thompson | February 9, 2010
Course Review: Monterey Peninsula (Shore Course)
Architect: Mike Strantz
The story of Monterey Peninsula’s Shore Course is likely only known to those that are interested in golf design, and the even smaller group that were intrigued by the unfortunately short career of maverick golf designer Mike Strantz. After all, it was the Shore Course which would be ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | May 9, 2007
- Spent part of the morning speaking with Martin Hawtree, the designer behind Tarandowah, the new course in Southern Ontario. It was an interesting conversation that focused on his design ideas, especially in relation to bunkering and green contours. As I’ve said before, I think Tarandowah is pretty unique to the area, largely because it ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | May 2, 2007
My latest Score Golf column, on the issue of the men’s only lounge at Marine Drive Golf Club, is posted and can be found here.
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By Robert Thompson | April 22, 2007
Jack Nicklaus doesn’t play golf any longer. Or at least not often, and not very well. That’s his admission — not mine. I haven’t seen Nicklaus play since his final round at St. Andrews, and the legend told a media gathering yesterday in the remarkable setting of Ucluelet on Vancouver Island’s west coast that he ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | April 13, 2007
Last night more than 100 people showed up at St. George’s for the launch of photographer Mike Bell’s book on Stanley Thompson. The book lists the articles as being written by “Canada’s top golf writers.” That included the likes of Hamilton Spectator reporter Garry McKay, Ian Cruickshank, Brent Long, David McPherson and myself. The group ... 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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