By Robert Thompson | June 20, 2011
Is too much being made of Rory McIlroy’s remarkable runaway win at the U.S. Open yesterday? Is Padraig Harrington speaking in hyperbole when he says the Irish twenty-something could break Nicklaus’ record? I look at that in my Sympatico column that went live last night: Hello world. It may have taken a few more months ... read more »
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By Robert Thompson | June 15, 2011
My second U.S. Open preview is live on Sympatico: Luke Donald isn’t big on expectations. Despite being ranked as the top golfer in the world, and in the midst of an incredible streak that has seen him out of the Top 10 only twice in his last 16 tournaments, the Englishman knows that he ... read more »
Tagged: Graeme McDowell, Luke Donald, the U.S. Open title, U.S. Open |
By Robert Thompson | June 15, 2011
I read this quote on GeoffShackelford.com today: Reporting the U.S. Open is like covering an execution. A circus fire. Bring a hankerchief. The U.S. Open is a not a tournament, it’s hoodoo. It’s Hamlet with nine-irons. A pox, not a play. A movie where everybody dies in the end. JIM MURRAY Got my thinking that ... read more »
Tagged: angel cabrera, geoff ogilvy, Nick Watney, the British Open, The Masters, U.S. Open |
By Robert Thompson | June 13, 2011
My take on the top picks in the U.S. Open went live on Sympatico this afternoon: The U.S. Open is always a war of attrition. Golf’s toughest major tests the patience of the best in the world, putting them in the heat – both metaphorically and physically this week at Congressional in steamy Bethesda, Maryland ... read more »
Tagged: Phil Mickelson, Professional golf tours, Sergio Garcia, the U.S. Open, Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh |
By Robert Thompson | June 21, 2010
What a remarkably sloppy U.S. Open final. Can anyone imagine Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els all being in contention, as well as young bomber Dustin Johnson, all being near the top of the leaderboard and a relatively uninteresting Irish pro taking the title? Seems incongruous to me. Johnson’s day was shot largely from ... read more »
Tagged: dustin johnson, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, U.S. Open |
By Robert Thompson | June 18, 2010
My latest Sympatico column went live yesterday. Here’s a taste: By the numbers Mike Weir shouldn’t have a lot of confidence heading into this week’s U.S. Open. He’s struggled with his driver all year, finding fairways too infrequently to have any degree of success. But Canada’s top golfer enters this week pleased with changes he’s ... read more »
Tagged: California, Mike Weir, mike wilson, pebble beach, Stephen Ames, U.S. Open |
By Robert Thompson | June 16, 2010
My latest Sympatico column, with some comments from Richard Zokol, about the wonder of Pebble Beach is up at Sympatico: There’s a lot of debate about who is the hottest star at this week’s U.S. Open. Is it Phil Mickelson, who could usurp a struggling Tiger Woods as the best golfer in the world? What ... read more »
Tagged: Lee Westwood, Men's major golf championships, Monterey County, pebble beach, Phil Mickelson, Richard Zokol, the British Open, The Masters, The Open Championship, Tiger Woods, U.S. Open |
By Robert Thompson | June 16, 2010
Tiger Woods’ press conference today at the US Open captured the reporters’ interest — not that he had much to say. Apparently questions about his soon to be ex-wife, the potential of a massive divorce settlement and anything else along those lines are out of bounds: Woods said despite lacklustre results since returning from a ... read more »
Tagged: pebble beach, sex scandal, Tiger Woods, U.S. Open |
By Robert Thompson | June 15, 2010
Here’s a repeat performance from a blog I wrote last year on playing Pebble Beach — one thing I’ve thought about a lot since last March is the cost. I’d bet that after playing Pebble Beach, no one is moaning about the $500 a couple of months down the road. They are only thinking that ... read more »
Tagged: cypress point club, golf magazine, Herbert Fowler, Jack Nicklaus, pebble beach, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Royal County, Shinnecock Hills, Spyglass Hill Golf Course, U.S. Open, U.S. Open Golf Championship |
By Robert Thompson | June 23, 2009
Watching the U.S. Open yesterday was akin to watching a slow-motion car crash in wet conditions, and wondering which of the drivers would survive. I must admit I had the feeling it wouldn’t be Ricky Barnes. His swing makes Arnold Palmer’s look Hogan-esque, with his hang on at the end in an attempt not to ... read more »
Tagged: Nova Scotia, U.S. Open |
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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