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New column and other British Open notes

My latest National Post column (below) is an attempt to use the British Open course rotation concept and illustrate how it might work for the Royal Canadian Golf Association. Of course Royal Liverpool might not be a good example; the course is...

Canadians at the Open

My latest National Post column…. Canadians looking strong before Open Robert Thompson On Golf While all eyes are on defending champion Tiger Woods, and with the microscope turned on Phil Mickelson following his U.S. Open collapse, few are...

Strange things overheard at Carolyn Bivens...

On Thursday I drove to Oakville to the headquarters of the blue blazers set for a press conference involving new LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens. The resuling article is below. Over the course of the press conference, there were some very odd...

It's too early to write off Webb:...

Here’s my piece on Karrie Webb that appeared in the Post yesterday. Anyone else noticed that the LPGA database of players on its website seems to be terrifically slow? Robert Thompson On Golf in the National Post The LPGA rolls into...

The Cirque du Wie ends with a fizzle: The...

Since the teen dream fumbled again in the second LPGA major of the year, I thought it warranted the printing of my column from the Post last week. It garnered some letters to the editor, which is unusual for a golf column… Robert Thompson...