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By Robert Thompson | July 14, 2010
In 2003 I went to Scotland for the first time — the tour consisted of rounds at Stonehaven (while my wife was traveling with me), Belleisle, Turnberry’s two courses, Kingsbarns, The Old Course, The New Course, Murcar, Cruden Bay, Dornoch, Brora and finally the King’s Course at Gleneagles. When I returned I wrote a cover ... read more »
Tagged: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Belleisle Golf Club, Brora Golf Club, Carnoustie Links Hotel, Cruden Bay, Cruden Bay Golf Club, Donald Steel, Golf Course Preview, Jack Nicklaus, Jean Van de Velde, kingsbarns, Kingsbarns Golf Links, kyle phillips, Murcar, Murcar Golf Club, Pete Dye, Royal Dornoch Golf Club, Swilcan Bridge, the British Open, The Open Championship, Tom Morris, tom watson, Turnberry |
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 8, 2010
It wasn’t that long ago that everyone was talking about the challenging of Canada’s young golfers. Now Canadian amateurs have won both of the top US college awards this year, and took one of the top two prizes last year as well.
Yesterday Eugene Wong was named as the Nicklaus Award winner, as voted on by NCAA golf ... read more »
Tagged: Canada, canadian golfers, charles howell III, Eugene Wong, Hunter Mahan, Jack Nicklaus, Jack Nicklaus Award, Luke Donald, Matt Hill, Nick Taylor, PGA Tour, Phil Mickelson |
By Robert Thompson | May 31, 2010
As I reported last week, Canadian amateur standout Matt Hill has announced he’ll turn pro today and play in the Memorial this week:
Matt Hill, who enjoyed one of the most successful seasons ever by a collegiate golfer last year, announced today that he is turning professional and signing with IMG, the world’s leading sports, entertainment and ... read more »
Tagged: Chris Armstrong, Jack Nicklaus, Matt Hill, Mike Weir, Morgan Stanley, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Nike, The Memorial Tournament, Tiger Woods |
By Robert Thompson | May 27, 2010
Interesting to hear the news that Matt Hill will make his debut as a professional next week at Muirfield for Jack Nicklaus’ tournament. According to Henry Brunton, coach of Golf Canada’s men’s national team, Hill made the decision to turn pro once he failed to make the NCAA championships, which he won last year. He ... read more »
Tagged: Anthony Kim, Chambers Bay, coach of Golf Canada's men's national team, Eugene Wong, Henry Brunton, Jack Nicklaus, Mike Weir, Nick Taylor, PGA Tour, Professional golf tours, rickie fowler, Ryan Moore, Tiger Woods, University of Washington |
By Robert Thompson | March 4, 2010
Well worth watching this video interview with Steve Williams, Tiger Woods’ bag carrier, with New Zealand’s version of 60 Minutes. Is it just me or is he even more unlikable in this interview than ever?
In other news, Woods is back at Isleworth hitting balls. I’d be very surprised if he doesn’t show up at Bay Hill ... read more »
Tagged: Jack Nicklaus, PGA Tour, Tiger Woods |
By Robert Thompson | January 11, 2010
Brad Pelletier, the managing director of IMG Sports in Canada, and the man behind the recent business dealings of Mike Weir, is departing the company. He told staff today about this resignation. Pelletier, 43, has been with IMG for 13 years, having previously worked in the golf business in BC, including the launch of Nicklaus ... read more »
Tagged: Canadian Tour, Chris Baryla, Going for the Green, Greg Norman, Ian Leggatt, IMG Sports, Jack Nicklaus, Jon Mills, lorie kane, Mike Weir, National Post, Ontgolf.ca, Richard Zokol, Scott Simmons, tom watson, weir golf, Weir Golf Design |
By Robert Thompson | January 4, 2010
The Golf Journalists Association of Canada, a group of 60 golf media members of which I’m part, today announced its top Canadian players for 2009. Some interesting results:
George Knudson Award for Best Male Professional of the Year:
Graham DeLaet,
Weyburn, Saskatchewan
DeLaet split his time in 2009 between the South African Sunshine Tour and the Canadian Tour. He ... read more »
Tagged: Canadian Tour, Golf Media, Graham Delaet, Jack Nicklaus, Matt Hill, Mike Weir, Nick Taylor, order of merit, PGA Tour, PGA Tour Qualifying School, Presidents Cup, professional golf, saskatchewan, south africa, Stephen Ames, sunshine tour, Tiger Woods, Toronto Star, world golf hall |
By Robert Thompson | November 10, 2009
Okay, there’s strange, then there’s this — the National Golf Course Owners’ Association honoring Gary Player with the first “Golf Business Canada” lifetime achiecement award. Why? Can’t say. The only course he’s designed in Canada (Wildstone in Cranbrook) seems dead in the water. Other than that, I’m trying to figure out what business he’s done ... read more »
Tagged: arnold palmer, Canadian Golf, Gary Player, golf course, Jack Nicklaus |
By Robert Thompson | November 4, 2009
I’ve always been fascinated by golf course developers who know exactly what they want. Far too often those that build golf courses haven’t a clue beyond the concept that a course will help sell real estate. That’s often been the case in Canada — and led directly to the failure of several high-profile projects where the ... read more »
Tagged: american golf, coore, course design, crenshaw, fairway, G4G, Gil Hanse, Golf Design, Jack Nicklaus, long island, old course, robert trent jones, Tom Fazio |
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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