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By Robert Thompson | July 29, 2010
A few years ago I recall having a conversation with then RCGA ED Stephen Ross about why the organization had struggled financially that year. He pointed to poor attendence at Canadian Open at Shaughnessy in Vancouver. The suggestion was that the RCGA made it sound like the tournament was a near sellout and then, well, ... read more »
Tagged: RBC Canadian Open, Royal Bank, Scott Simmons, St. George's Golf and Country Club |
By Robert Thompson | July 23, 2010
The fifth day of the Canadian Open starts with — drum roll please — rain. Play has been delayed until 9 am this morning, and looking at the radar, that might be optimistic.
Let’s start with me. My notes package on the first round for Sympatico and Reader’s Digest is here. My column featuring on Hunter ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | July 20, 2010
Let’s start with me, since it is really all about me anyway. My column for Sympatico on great golf coursesmaking for great golf, is now online, along with some videos shot at St. George’s last month.
Word is that Hamilton Golf & CC members are voting on whether to hold the 2012 RBC Canadian Open. Hard ... read more »
Tagged: Canadian Amateur Championship, David Hearn, Hamilton Golf and Country Club, Nationwide Tour, RBC Canadian Open, Stephen Ames |
By Robert Thompson | July 17, 2010
Let me start by saying I’ll be on CPGA Radio this morning, talking about the Canadian Open, the British Open and our new website, the one you are reading. You can listen live between 10 am and 11 am this morning by going to the CPGA’s website.
The final Canadian Open field was announced late last ... read more »
Tagged: Carl Pettersson, Chad Campbell, Craig Bowden, Eugene Wong, fred couples, Graham Delaet, Jim Furyk, Kevin Na, Kevin Stadler, Masters Tournament, Mike Weir, Nathan Green, Nick Taylor, PGA Championship, Sean O'Hair, Spencer Levin, St. George’s Golf and Country Club, Steve Elkington, Stuart Appleby, U.S. Open Golf Championship |
By Robert Thompson | July 8, 2010
… Nope, not Tom Watson, but Bubba Watson. And given his recent win, he’s a strong addition.
Golf Canada and RBC announced several new names that have entered the Canadian Open field. Jim Furyk, twice a winner in Canada, is probably the most notable, and would have a good shot at winning at St. George’s:
Furyk, currently ... read more »
Tagged: Cam Burke, Camilo Villegas, David Hearn, Graham Delaet, Jim Furyk, John Daly, Jon Mills, Matt Hill, Matt Kuchar, Nick Taylor, paul casey, Professional golf tours, RBC Canadian Open, rickie fowler, Ricky Barnes, tim clark |
By Robert Thompson | June 24, 2010
There’s no Jordan or Costner, but George Lopez is expected to find Toronto this year — here are the names being linked to the Mike Weir Charity event on Monday of Canadian Open week:
The marquee group of celebrities from television, film, music and sports includes Samuel L. Jackson, George Lopez, Kevin Dillon, Tom Cochrane, 2010 ... read more »
Tagged: George Lopez, Luke Donald, Mike Weir, RBC Canadian Open, Rick Nash, Sam Jackson, Stephen Ames |
By Robert Thompson | June 15, 2010
He may run the country’s largest bank, but RBC CEO Gord Nixon also has a lot to do with golf in Canada and abroad these days — especially with RBC sponsoring both the Canadian Open and the PGA of America, as well as a number of players, including Fred Couples, Luke Donald, Mike Weir, and ... read more »
Tagged: Anthony Kim, Canadian Professional Golf Tour, fred couples, Gordon Nixon, Luke Donald, Mike Weir, RBC Canadian Open |
By Robert Thompson | June 15, 2010
My latest Sympatico column went live last week — I just forgot to link to it. Here’s the first couple of paragraphs:
For years the Canadian Open has been considered the ugly stepchild of the PGA Tour
While other events were awarded better dates and in turn had bigger stars turn up, the Canadian Open was saddled ... read more »
Tagged: Camilo Villegas, Canadian Golf Association, fred couples, Graham Delaet, Lee Westwood, PGA Tour, RBC Canadian Open, rickie fowler, Royal Bank, Sean O'Hair, the PGA Tour |
By Robert Thompson | June 10, 2010
First Score referenced it. Then I got wind of an e-mail that went out to members and had someone close to the RBC Canadian Open confirm it, and the Hamilton Spectator wrote about it – and now Lorne Rubenstein has the club saying it is going to a vote.
So despite saying over and over that it didn’t ... read more »
Tagged: Canadian Golf Association, Canadian Women's Open, Cherry Hill, Cherry Hill Club, Garry McKay, Hamilton Golf and Country Club, Jeff Roy, Lorne Rubenstein, Ottawa's Hunt Club, RBC Canadian Open, Royal Canadian Golf Association, St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Toronto, The Open Championship, Walter Travis |
By Robert Thompson | June 8, 2010
Canadian Open Preview
St. George’s Golf & CC
Consider this not so much a review or preview, as a photo essay shot during my round at St. George’s last week.
For starters, the course is in exceptional condition, with thick rough that was dense, but not overly long. Apparently it will be grown and then cut back.
Some notes ... read more »
Tagged: Golf, Keith Bartlett, Nathan Green, PGA Tour, RBC Canadian Open, St. George's, St. George’s Golf and Country Club, Stanley Thompson, the PGA Tour |
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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