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By Robert Thompson | August 10, 2010
Interesting news coming from the PGA Championship, where the talk is that Canadian Sean Foley might start working as Tiger Woods’ swing coach, a rumor first reported here a couple of months ago:
Tiger Woods confirmed the possibility that he could begin working with swing coach Sean Foley, although to hear the world No. 1 say ... read more »
Tagged: Mahan, O'Hair, PGA Championship, sean foley, Sean O'Hair, Stephen Ames, the PGA Championship, Tiger Woods, Woods Foley |
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 | January 31, 2010
It has been five months since former CPGA executive director Steve Carroll left the organization (ending up with the RCGA, strangely enough), and while no one has ever accused the CPGA of moving quickly, the group finally announced they’ve hired someone. It is an internal hire, with Gary Bernard taking the gig after meetings among the ... read more »
Tagged: ames, cpga, Golf Canada, PGA Championship, press release, RCGA |
By Robert Thompson | January 27, 2010
While there’s little info, Sportsbusinessjournal.com is reporting a rumor that has been circulating — that Royal Bank is going to forgo picking up a second PGA Tour event and will instead hook on as a sponsor of the PGA of America, a deal which would likely include the PGA Championship, and the Ryder Cup.
Here’s what SBJ ... read more »
Tagged: British Open, Canadian Open, G4G, PGA Championship, PGA Tour, professional golf, RBC Canadian Open, Ryder Cup |
By Robert Thompson | November 12, 2009
My latest column for Sympatico tries to cut through the hyperbole about Phil Mickelson’s play and ask the bigger question: Is Phil really a rival for Tiger?
Here’s a taste:
Any time Tiger Woods wins it is good for golf. Could it be equally beneficial when he loses?
That surely isn’t always the case “ think Y.E. Yang ... read more »
Tagged: appearance, appearance fee, australia, australian masters, golf course, hsbc champions tournament, hyperbole, mano a mano, one of those days, PGA Championship, Phil Mickelson, shanghai china, sympatico, tiger, Tiger Woods |
By Robert Thompson | October 18, 2009
Interesting to see Saskatchewan’s Graham DeLaet return to South Africa — where he played very well last year — and win the first tournament he entered.
Yes, the tournament was only three rounds, but a win is a win. He’s now 8th on the Sunshine Tour’s order of merit, though he’s only played a handful of ... read more »
Tagged: golf club, Graham Delaet, johannesburg, order of merit, PGA Championship, saskatchewan, south africa, sunshine tour |
By Robert Thompson | September 9, 2009
With Adam Scott mired in an awful slump, it appears clear he wasn’t likely the best choice for captain Greg Norman to pick. Some have suggested Norman picked Scott because of the Australian connection — but since Robert Allenby, and Geoff Ogilvy are already on the team, why was another Australian necessary?
So who should they have ... read more »
Tagged: Ernie Els, Greg Norman, Mike Weir, PGA Championship, PGA Tour, Retief Goosen, ryo ishikawa, Stephen Ames, trevor immelman, Vijay Singh |
By Robert Thompson | August 17, 2009
Talk about compelling viewing — Y.E. Yang’s win against Tiger Woods going down the stretch yesterday was one of the most fascinating bits of golf I’ve seen since Woods took on Bob May all those years ago at a previous PGA Championship. Yang’s play was terrific, and though Woods said he was firing as well ... read more »
Tagged: Canadian Golf, golf course, masters, Mike Weir, Nick Faldo, olympics, PGA Championship, Ryder Cup, ryo ishikawa, The Masters, tiger, Tiger Woods |
By Robert Thompson | August 14, 2009
My latest Sympatico column went up last night and asks the question — where did the golf season disappear to and was Adam Scott really once the third-best player in the world? Really?
Here’s a taste:
The fourth major is upon us in Minnesota at Hazeltine National Golf Club and the world seems to be yawning. Where ... read more »
Tagged: Anthony Kim, British Open, Camilo Villegas, FedEx Cup, golf club, PGA Championship, PGA Tour, Scotland, sympatico, tiger, Tiger Woods |
By Robert Thompson | May 14, 2009
My weekly Sympatico/MSN column is now online. And yes, I actually have a few positive things to say about John Daly — though I frankly thought it more likely that I’d be writing his obituary than talking about how he shot 68 in Ireland, as he did today.
Here’s a taste:
Fascinating to see the same pundits ... read more »
Tagged: augusta national, British Open, John Daly, PGA Championship, PGA Tour, The Masters, Titleist |
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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