By Robert Thompson | February 11, 2009
I’ve just posted a run down of a trip I made to Mississippi a few years back. Frankly, Mississippi golf is never going to blow your socks off or make many Top 100 in the U.S. lists, but there are some solid courses that can be played quite inexpensively. My story can be found here. ... read more »
Tagged: central mississippi, John Daly, mississippi golf, Tom Fazio |
By Robert Thompson | February 1, 2009
I wish I was in Barbados today. Actually, I wish that on a regular basis. Anyway, I’ve had the good fortune to go three times. I’ve posted my overview here in our travel section. For the record, there are four accessible courses on the island: Barbados GC, Royal Westmoreland, the old course at Sandy Lane ... read more »
Tagged: barbados golf, green monkey, royal westmoreland, sandy lane |
By Robert Thompson | April 9, 2007
Despite not trying for a single par five in two, despite having a [photopress:johnson.jpg,full,alignright]driving distance that ranks him 162cnd on the PGA Tour (and behind the likes of Mike Weir), and despite hitting long irons into a lot of greens, Zach Johnson is the new Masters champ. I’m fascinated by the resulting coverage. Seems like ... read more »
Tagged: dunning golf, zach johnson |
By Robert Thompson | July 7, 2006
Review: Coppinwood Golf Club; Uxbridge, Ont. Designer: Tom Fazio [photopress:Coppinwood.jpg,full,centered] I get asked a lot lately about my take on the new, and highly anticipated Tom Fazio course in Uxbridge, the nicely named Coppinwood. I’ve toured and played the golf course and pondered it at some length. Why all the interest? Well, largely because it ... 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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