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By Robert Thompson | July 22, 2010
Interesting and very busy day at a warm RBC Canadian Open. First of all, in response to the blurb I wrote about a speed trap on Islington Ave. that pulled over a van with a player in it traveling to the range, turns out that player was Paul Azinger. And one driver told me Zinger ... read more »
Tagged: Anthony Kim, Canadian Amateur Championship, Club De Golf Laval Sur Le Lac, Dave Bunker, Garry McKay, Glen Abbey Golf Club, Ian Andrew, Lorne Rubenstein, Mike Weir, Nick Taylor, Paul Azinger, RBC Canadian Open, Scott Simmons, sean foley, Sean O'Hair, St. George's Golf and Country Club, Stephen Ames, Tiger Woods |
By Robert Thompson | July 17, 2010
Let me start by saying I’ll be on CPGA Radio this morning, talking about the Canadian Open, the British Open and our new website, the one you are reading. You can listen live between 10 am and 11 am this morning by going to the CPGA’s website.
The final Canadian Open field was announced late last ... read more »
Tagged: Carl Pettersson, Chad Campbell, Craig Bowden, Eugene Wong, fred couples, Graham Delaet, Jim Furyk, Kevin Na, Kevin Stadler, Masters Tournament, Mike Weir, Nathan Green, Nick Taylor, PGA Championship, Sean O'Hair, Spencer Levin, St. George’s Golf and Country Club, Steve Elkington, Stuart Appleby, U.S. Open Golf Championship |
By Robert Thompson | July 8, 2010
… Nope, not Tom Watson, but Bubba Watson. And given his recent win, he’s a strong addition.
Golf Canada and RBC announced several new names that have entered the Canadian Open field. Jim Furyk, twice a winner in Canada, is probably the most notable, and would have a good shot at winning at St. George’s:
Furyk, currently ... read more »
Tagged: Cam Burke, Camilo Villegas, David Hearn, Graham Delaet, Jim Furyk, John Daly, Jon Mills, Matt Hill, Matt Kuchar, Nick Taylor, paul casey, Professional golf tours, RBC Canadian Open, rickie fowler, Ricky Barnes, tim clark |
By Robert Thompson | June 14, 2010
“I got my first letter from a college when I was, um, 14 I think.”
That’s the sort of thing that happens in the weird and wonderful world of Eugene Wong, perhaps Canada’s next golf star.
On Friday I drove out to Rattlesnake Point, the less than memorable Clublink facility near Milton, to get a sense of ... read more »
Tagged: Andrew Parr, Cam Burke, Equipment reviews, Eugene Wong, Henry Brunton, James Lepps, Matt Hill, Mitch Sutton, Nick Taylor, RBC Canadian Open, Rob McMillans, Todd Halpen |
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 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 | April 22, 2010
The Royal Canadian Golf Association still exists — if you are interested in having your golf course rated for handicap purposes, or you happen to need a rules decision. But otherwise it is now Golf Canada.The RCGA’s executive director Scott Simmons has been talking about the move for months, and has put some money behind ... read more »
Tagged: Canadian Golf, Canadian Open, Golf Canada, Mike Weir, Nick Taylor, PGA Tour, Scott Simmons |
By Robert Thompson | April 15, 2010
James Lepp was going to be Canada’s next superstar when he turned pro in 2006. He hooked up with IMG Sports after winning the NCAA individual men’s title. But his amateur success never translated into professional wins, despite a single victory on the Canadian Tour. He’s now out of professional golf, having launched his Kikkor-brand ... read more »
Tagged: Canadian Amateur Golfers, Canadian professional golfers, James Lepp, Matt Hill, Nick Taylor |
By Robert Thompson | April 15, 2010
Interesting to see the new “amateur” golf blog (and I mean that it is about amateur golf, not written by an amateur) written by Chris Fry at ScoreGolf talking about how Brights Grove, Ont’s Matt Hill is turning pro at the end of his junior year. This comes on the news from an interview I ... read more »
Tagged: Canadian Amateur Golfers, Matt Hill, Nick Taylor |
By Robert Thompson | January 21, 2010
Interesting news this morning from Royal Bank, which is increasing its investment in golf, including investments in “Team Canada,” the RCGA’s national amateur golf teams, as well as adding support “to the resurgence of Canada’s national amateur golf championships.”
Here’s RBC’s chief brand officer on the annoucement:
We are proud to support the RCGAs vision to drive ... read more »
Tagged: Anthony Kim, Canadian Golf, Canadian Open, Chris Baryla, Graham Delaet, LPGA Tour, Matt Hill, Mike Weir, Nick Taylor, PGA Tour, pga tour pros, professional golf tournament, RBC Canadian Open, RCGA, Stephen Ames, weir |
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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