By Robert Thompson | November 10, 2011
Thanks to John Daly for upstaging Steve Williams as golf’s biggest moron for the past week. Anyway, for those still interested in Williams, this week’s column in Sympatico Sports addresses the issue of Tiger Woods’ former mouthy bag carrier: Steve Williams might be insensitive. He might be a twit who speaks before he thinks. ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | August 4, 2011
I’m on holiday this week, hanging with the kids and away from the golf course (though I did sneak in one round at Tarandowah…). In the meantime I wrote about Tiger Wood’s return to golf for Sympatico. If you want to read the column, it is here, otherwise here’s a taste to entice you to ... read more »
Tagged: Achilles’ tendon injury, Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson, The Masters, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational |
By Robert Thompson | July 29, 2011
Tiger Woods tweeted last night that he’s returning to golf next week after several months off — at Firestone with Bryon Bell as his caddie. You might remember Bell as the fellow who set up the flights for one of Woods’ numerous liaisons. He’s also caddied for Woods on several instances. Anyway, the return of Tiger ... read more »
Tagged: Beacon Hall, Byron Bell, foley, PGA Championship, Steve Williams, Tiger Woods |
By Robert Thompson | December 6, 2010
My latest Sympatico column, on Graeme McDowell’s win on Sunday, or Tiger Woods’ loss (depending on how you look at it), can be found here. Here’s a taste if that’s not enough to interest you: A year ago Tiger Woods backed his SUV into a tree, a mishap that led to the complete dismantling of ... read more »
Tagged: Chevron, Chevron Corporation, Graeme McDowell, Sports, Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods sex scandal, U.S. Open |
By Robert Thompson | November 30, 2010
And the stories keep getting more ridiculous. First there is Barbara Walters not putting Tiger Woods on her “most fascinating list.” “We try to keep it positive,” Walters said. Fred Couples, taking the appearance money to show up in Australia this week, also weighed in on Tiger. As an aside, is there any golfer who ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | November 27, 2010
In what I think is the most interesting account of Tiger Woods’ struggles over the last year, the Associated Press interviews the golfer heading into Thanksgiving and actually puts together a story that made me feel sympathetic towards him. I think, in some ways, this comment and quote really captures the essence of the fallout: ... read more »
Tagged: Associated Press, David Leadbetter, Ernie Els, geoff ogilvy, Lee Westwood, padraig harrington, PGA Tour, sean foley, Thanksgiving, Tiger Woods, U.S. Open |
By Robert Thompson | November 22, 2010
Three years ago, Sean Foley had a dream. Now it wasn’t some Martin Luther King dream. Nope. He told the Globe’s Lorne Rubenstein that he aspired to coaching Tiger Woods. I thought it a ridiculous thing to say. And I wasn’t the only one, though my blog on it comes up higher on Google than ... read more »
Tagged: Chris Armstrong, Gates Foundation, Ian Leggatt, jamie lovemark, Lorne Rubenstein, Mahan, Nick Taylor, sean foley, Stephen Ames, the PGA Tour, Tiger Woods, Warren Buffett, Wasserman Sports Group, www.seanfoleydvd.com |
By Robert Thompson | November 18, 2010
Yep, we’re nearing the one-year anniversary of Tiger Woods slamming his SUV into a fire hydrant outside his home and the snoring as the ambulance arrived. I know because he’s suddenly everywhere — on Twitter, writing for Newsweek (really?) and on ESPN radio. It is hard not to be cynical about it when he “writes” (and that’s ... read more »
Tagged: Augusta, Augusta,Georgia,United States, Chevron, Chevron Corporation, Men's major golf championships, Newsweek, one-year anniversary of Tiger Woods, pebble beach, the Ryder Cup, Tiger Woods, Twitter |
By Robert Thompson | September 22, 2010
The retired LPGA star, who was in Toronto yesterday for a charitable event for Scotia Bank that raised more than $200,000, said Woods used to text her, sending congratulations on her U.S. Open win in 2006, for example. At the time she called Woods a “good friend.” Not so much any longer. Sorenstam, who played ... read more »
Tagged: Annika Sorenstam, Ernie Els, Gulbis, Natalie Gulbis, PGA Tour, SCOTIA BANK, The Globe and Mail, Tiger Woods, U.S. Open |
By Robert Thompson | July 6, 2010
First he cards his first tournament over par in 11 years and now he’s making friends and winning people over in Ireland. At least that’s what the reports about Tiger Woods’ play in a one-day exhibition in Ireland suggest: While more than 40,000 Irish golf fans offered him a friendly and forgiving welcome, Woods’ opening ... read more »
Tagged: Ireland, Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods sex scandal |
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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