This is, by my estimation, my 20th Canadian Open, either attended as a fan or a journalist. Hard to imagine, really. This year has been interesting. Once again I’m working for Global...
Author - Robert Thompson
Examining SCOREGolf’s 2016 Top 100 courses list
SCOREGolf has issued its biennial Top 100 of courses in Canada. As always it is a good conversation starter, and Editor Jason...
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Canadian Open Day two: Amateur continues to roll, DJ gets it done
He’s 21, this is his first Canadian Open, and he didn’t fold. Jared du Toit, the 21-year old amateur from BC...
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Canadian Open Day 1: Delaet’s yips return
Tough day for some Canadians playing in the wind yesterday. But none had it tougher than Graham DeLaet, whose chipping yips seem...
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A decade of Tarandowah
It is hard to imagine a decade has past since I first set foot on Tarandowah. I’d driven by the property while it was under construction for a couple of years, always wondering...
Where to play in Canada: Whistler
I’ll admit to having been slammed with a variety of projects I’ve been involved with lately and not writing for the blog much. In any case I’ve been meaning to do a series...
Canadian golfers aren’t worried about when...
My latest Global Golf Post column went live this morning. I spoke to several PGA Tour Canada/Mackenzie Tour golfers about their feelings about Fort McMurray and the fire that largely...
Fritsch set for PGA Tour later this year
A couple of weeks back, after Brad Fritsch won on the Web.com Tour, I wrote about the likelihood that he’d return to the PGA Tour next year. He led this week through three rounds...
Why the Masters telecast was so dull
There—I said it in a headline—the Masters was dull to watch. It is all about old bald guys in green jackets chattering away about the greatness of their tournament. It is about Jim Nantz...
Mike Weir: What’s next?
I found it fascinating that Mike Weir announced he was working for TSN, commentating on the Masters after his rounds. When a player starts working as a commentator at tournaments where they...
Canadian Open for King’s Forest is an infeasible...
So a city politician in Hamilton not only wants the Canadian Open, they want Golf Canada to move to one of their courses as well: A city councillor wants to make Hamilton the home of...
Can Golf Canada break even?
At its AGM in Halifax, Golf Canada announced it lost almost $1-milion last year, about $500,000 less than it lost a year previous. I spent about a half hour talking with Golf Canada CEO...