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By Robert Thompson | August 6, 2010
Sometimes the trickiest thing of any golf trip isn’t finding the bottom of the cup, but getting to the course. I arrived in Kelowna on Tuesday morning, excited about the possibility of a return to Sagebrush Golf and Sporting Club, Richard Zokol’s fascinating course outside Merrit, a couple of hours from the airport. Though everything ... read more »
Tagged: Kamloops Golf, Kelowna Golf, Richard Zokol, Rod Whitman, Sagebrush Golf and Sporting Club, the Champions Tour |
By Robert Thompson | August 5, 2010
I’ll write more tonight when I have a chance to settle into one place for a couple of nights, but I thought I’d drop a couple of photos of what I’ve seen so far. We started at Sagebrush, playing 14 holes (alas a thunderstorm kept me from all 18) in hazy conditions from the nearby ... read more »
Tagged: British Columbia, British Columbia Golf, Invermere, Predator Ridge Resort, Richard Zokol, Sagebrush Golf and Sporting Club |
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 about Lee ... 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 | May 26, 2010
Welcome to CanadianGolfer.com. Or for those of you reading my blog today on OntGolf.ca, make note that this is the last new post that will appear on that site. From today on we’ve entered a new era – and we’ve made a bold move to a new domain after purchasing the Canadiangolfer.com and .ca URLs.
We’ve ... read more »
Tagged: allan mcdonell, Angus Glen Golf Club, Canadiangolfer.com, Derek Aubrey, Golf Blog, Golf Canada, Golf Course Reviews - USA, Golf Ontario, james mccarten, Jeff Lancaster, Richard Zokol, Shawn Clement, Stevie Waxman, Turnberry Golf Club |
By Robert Thompson | April 20, 2010
So the Canadian Tour has released a study documenting the so-called “pro gap,” that comes after Canada’s top golfers turn professional. The objective seems to be determining why the country doesn’t have more golfers competing at the top levels of the game. Currently there are only four Canadians (three home grown) competing on the PGA ... read more »
Tagged: Canadian Golf, Canadian Open, Chris Baryla, Graham Delaet, Mike Weir, Richard Zokol, Stephen Ames |
By Robert Thompson | March 2, 2010
On Thursday the RCGA will announce its latest addition(s) to the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. I’m making a guess here, but since I know he’ll be in town on Friday for a talk at the Toronto Golf Show, I’m assuming B.C.’s Richard Zokol will be among those announced as entering the HOF, a year ... read more »
Tagged: RCGA, Richard Zokol |
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 | December 24, 2009
Let me take this opportunity to thank each of my readers who turned up on the site throughout the year. I always appreciate the comments — positive and negative. I hope each of you have a safe and happy holiday season. Not sure how often I’ll post over the next week or two — but ... read more »
Tagged: Canadian Golf, canadian golfers, Eagles Nest Golf Club, golf course, Mike Weir, Ontgolf.ca, PGA Tour, Phil Mickelson, Richard Zokol, sagebrush, Sagebrush Golf and Sporting Club, Sergio Garcia, steve nash, sympatico, Tiger Woods |
By Robert Thompson | December 22, 2009
With golf showing for the holidays (and me tiring of writing about Tiger), I thought I’d take the time to reflect on some of my experiences in 2009.
As anyone who reads this blog knows, I have a passion for golf design and great golf courses. This year was a spectacular one for me in that ... read more »
Tagged: ancaster, bandon dunes, bandon dunes resort, British Open, Cape Breton, Highlands Links, IMG, macdonald, national golf links of america, old macdonald, pacific dunes, private club, Richard Zokol, Rod Whitman, sagebrush, ScoreGolf, St. George's, urbina |
By Robert Thompson | December 4, 2009
Golf Digest’s Best New in Canada was just announced, with Dick Zokol’s dream, Sagebrush near Merritt, BC, winning the top prize. Nice to see Dick Kirkpatrick’s Ottercreek come in second, so they can say they were the best new in Ontario in 2009! Nonethless, quite an accomplishment for Kirkpatrick on a relatively modest project.
Here are ... read more »
Tagged: accomplishment, kelowna, kirkpatrick, merritt bc, Richard Zokol, sagebrush, Thomas McBroom, whitman |
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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