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By Robert Thompson | August 30, 2010
SCOREGolf unveiled their Top 100 Courses in Canada on TSN on Saturday, but don’t be heading to your local club in hope of picking up a copy of the magazine. This year the publication is only available on newsstands — and I’m not sure if the magazine is putting content up online. There are a ... read more »
Tagged: British Columbia,Canada, Cataraqui, Chris Baryla, Cobble Beach, Cobble Beach Golf Links, Doug Carrick mountain, Georgian Bay Club, Glen Abbey, Humber Valley, Mt. Kidd, Muskoka Bay, Ron Garl, Salmon Arm, ScoreGolf, Stephen Ames, taboo, Tarandowah Golfers Club, The National, Twin Rivers |
By Robert Thompson | August 12, 2010
At the Canadian Open a couple of weeks ago, I sat with Sean Foley for nearly two hours and discussed his life, his swing theories and Tiger Woods for an article I’m writing for next year. I then spoke with Stephen Ames, Hunter Mahan, Sean O’Hair and Jon Mills about working with “Foles” as they ... read more »
Tagged: Jon Mills, Mahan, PGA Tour, sean foley, Sean Foley and Tiger Woods, Sean O'Hair, Stephen Ames, Tiger Woods |
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 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 20, 2010
Let’s start with me, since it is really all about me anyway. My column for Sympatico on great golf coursesmaking for great golf, is now online, along with some videos shot at St. George’s last month.
Word is that Hamilton Golf & CC members are voting on whether to hold the 2012 RBC Canadian Open. Hard ... read more »
Tagged: Canadian Amateur Championship, David Hearn, Hamilton Golf and Country Club, Nationwide Tour, RBC Canadian Open, Stephen Ames |
By Robert Thompson | June 24, 2010
There’s no Jordan or Costner, but George Lopez is expected to find Toronto this year — here are the names being linked to the Mike Weir Charity event on Monday of Canadian Open week:
The marquee group of celebrities from television, film, music and sports includes Samuel L. Jackson, George Lopez, Kevin Dillon, Tom Cochrane, 2010 ... read more »
Tagged: George Lopez, Luke Donald, Mike Weir, RBC Canadian Open, Rick Nash, Sam Jackson, Stephen Ames |
By Robert Thompson | June 18, 2010
My latest Sympatico column went live yesterday. Here’s a taste:
By the numbers Mike Weir shouldn’t have a lot of confidence heading into this week’s U.S. Open.
He’s struggled with his driver all year, finding fairways too infrequently to have any degree of success.
But Canada’s top golfer enters this week pleased with changes he’s made to his ... read more »
Tagged: California, Mike Weir, mike wilson, pebble beach, Stephen Ames, U.S. Open |
By Robert Thompson | April 22, 2010
Canandian Tour Commissioner Rick Janes responded to my commentary on the “pro gap” white paper his organization published, taking particular affront to the notion that the Canadian Tour is in trouble. I’ve always had a lot of respect for Janes, and so I publish his remarks unedited.
Here is his response:
This started out to be a ... read more »
Tagged: Canadian Golf, Canadian Tour, Mike Weir, Stephen Ames |
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 | 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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