By Robert Thompson | October 4, 2007
My latest Score column, investigating the potential fallout from a sponsorship by LG Electronics, is on Scoregolf.com now. The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) apparently has a sponsor for the Canadian Open in the wings. That has to be positive, right? The answer is, to quote a famous English rock band, definitely maybe. The departure ... read more »
Tagged: RCGA |
By Robert Thompson | September 19, 2007
My latest Scoregolf.com column, about movement among Canadian private clubs historically, and again in recent years, is now up. Of course there are other courses that could be on the move. For example, I didn’t reference some of the latest rumours, like the possibility (again) of a move by York Downs, though that appears increasingly ... read more »
Tagged: ScoreGolf |
By Robert Thompson | September 5, 2007
Score’s latest issue, with its Best New Course feature, is just now hitting courses around the country. This feature used to only occur every two years when the magazine did its Top 100 issue. After some discussion about the fact some courses could be up to three years old by the time they qualified as ... read more »
Tagged: ScoreGolf, scoregolf top 100 |
By Robert Thompson | September 5, 2007
My latest Score Column, on some of the courses I saw during my summer travels, is now online. Find it here.
Tagged: ScoreGolf |
By Robert Thompson | August 22, 2007
My latest Score Column, on Doug Carrick’s work at Humber Valley and Cobble Beach, is now online. Read it here.
Tagged: Doug Carrick |
By Robert Thompson | August 10, 2007
My latest Scoregolf.com achitecture column is now online. It centers around an interview and tour I did of the new Stewart Creek course with designer Gary Browning. You can find it here.
Tagged: Gary Browning, Stewart Creek |
By Robert Thompson | July 25, 2007
For those that want to put down Angus Glen’s North Course, I’ll say this — no one in the field is badmouthing it this week. It may not be Hamilton, but I think the players genuinely like it. But if you want to know why the event is at Angus Glen, and you want to ... read more »
Tagged: angus glen, Angus Glen Golf Club |
By Robert Thompson | July 11, 2007
My latest Score golf architecture column, on Arnold Palmer and recent changes to his design firm, is posted here.
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By Robert Thompson | June 28, 2007
My new Score column, on the chance that Mike Weir will enter the world of golf architecture, is now posted. Find it here.
Tagged: Weir Golf Design |
By Robert Thompson | June 7, 2007
My latest Scoregolf.com column, on Davis Love III and the renovation of Angus Glen’s north course, is now online. Find it here. Here’s a taste: Earlier this week in Markham, Ont., PGA Tour pro Davis Love III stood in front of a crowded room of media, camera crews and corporate hackers, and pronounced that he ... read more »
Tagged: Golf architecture |
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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