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By Robert Thompson | July 29, 2010
A few years ago I recall having a conversation with then RCGA ED Stephen Ross about why the organization had struggled financially that year. He pointed to poor attendence at Canadian Open at Shaughnessy in Vancouver. The suggestion was that the RCGA made it sound like the tournament was a near sellout and then, well, ... read more »
Tagged: RBC Canadian Open, Royal Bank, Scott Simmons, St. George's Golf and Country Club |
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 | June 2, 2010
Spent the day out at the terrific St. George’s G&CC this morning, first playing the course as part of a media outing, then spending some time with Mike Weir, defending champ Nathan Green, and finally interviewing RBC CEO Gord Nixon for a magazine story. Yep, been a busy day.
First and foremost, let’s talk about the ... read more »
Tagged: bill haas, Camilo Villegas, Golf, Jeff Overton, Jim Little, Luke Donald, Matt Kuchar, Mike Weir, Nathan Green, PGA Tour, RBC Canadian Open, rickie fowler, Ryan Palmer, Scott Simmons, steve stricker, Tim Finchem, Valarie McMurtry |
By Robert Thompson | May 4, 2010
The Globe’s Lorne Rubenstein raises some interesting possibilities when talking about where the Canadian Open may go after 2011 when it is at Shaughnessy in Vancouver. The piece doesn’t appear to be online yet, but essentially Rubenstein mentions the possibilities for courses beyond 2011. Those listed include Coppinwood, which the RCGA has taken a look ... read more »
Tagged: Canadian Golf, Chris Baryla, Coppinwood, golf course, Golf Design, Ian Andrew, Lorne Rubenstein, Mike Weir, PGA Tour, RBC Canadian Open, RCGA, Scott Simmons |
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 | March 2, 2010
I’ve been crazy busy since returning from Mexico late last week, but yesterday I managed to find the time to head down to the Canadian International Turfgrass conference, generally regarded as the annual meeting of Canadian golf superintendents. I was there to see the design panel, involving Ian Andrew of Weir Golf Design, Doug Carrick ... read more »
Tagged: Golf Design, Ian Andrew, RCGA, Scott Simmons |
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 14, 2009
When it was announced in 2002, the Terrebonne project (sometimes called CCQ), owned by Angus Glen proprietor Gordon Stollery and his business associate, Mike Columbos, was expected to hold the 2006 Canadian Open as part of a plan dreamed up by then RCGA executive director Stephen Ross. The plan called for two 18-hole golf courses, ... read more »
Tagged: angus glen, Canadian Golf, Canadian Open, golf course, RCGA, Royal Canadian Golf Association, Royal Montreal, Scott Simmons, stollery, toronto |
By Robert Thompson | December 2, 2009
Not like this pairing is new, but this afternoon, as the sixth and seventh tarts to come out and say they’ve had “encounters” with Tiger Woods, the RCGA announced a $4-million 10-year partnership with corporate golf giant ClubLink. Call had plenty of interesting tidbits, not all of them intended. For example:
Scott Simmons, RCGA executive director, ... read more »
Tagged: Canadian Golf, Canadian Open, clublink, Glen Abbey, Golf Canada, Rai Sahi, RBC Canadian Open, RCGA, Scott Simmons, Tiger Woods |
By Robert Thompson | November 27, 2009
Just looking through the Steve Carroll press release from the RCGA from yesterday and some questions arise. First of all it looks like Carroll is being placed in charge of programs that no one has heard about.
“Carroll will recruit, train and manage Golf Canada Ambassador volunteers and will be counted on to help increase the ... read more »
Tagged: angus glen, copper creek, cpga, Golf Canada, golf club, Nigel Hollidge, press release, Private Golf Clubs, RCGA, Scott Simmons, tobiano |
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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