Here’s the complete list from the GJAC’s awards at Dundas Valley on Monday. Congrats to all the entrants: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2012 TORONTO—Golf Journalists...
Tag - Robert Thompson

Guest blog: Why does being tops seem underwhelming
RT Note: I’ve had several good chat with Colin McDougall while sitting at London’s Hunt Club or in a nearby Starbucks...
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PGA of Canada launches Pro:Formance
While I was traveling last week the PGA of Canada announced Pro:Formance, a magazine I helped create that will launch in April...
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Let The Puckering Begin!
Everyone who is old enough remembers exactly where they were when JFK was shot…or when the Shuttle Challenger...
Read MoreOntario Golf Market on Verge of Collapse?
That’s what a headline in the Toronto Star this morning would have you believe. It is a fact not known by many, but the truth is that writers — at least those of the newspaper...
The Creation of Pure Golf: Eagles Nest Book
I was putting this in my golf book collection today and recognized that I’ve never actually referenced it here. Yes, the Eagles Nest book, which I wrote early last year, came from the...
Top Posts of 2010 – CanadianGolfer.com
As 2010 draws to a close I thought it might be a good idea to highlight the top posts from the past year (our inaugural year) here at CanadianGolfer.com. We’ve been privileged to have...
So Long…And Thanks For All The Fish!
The final flag has been yanked...the final putt has been sunk...the final trophy has been hoisted. We're now officially looking at the 2010 PGA Tour season in our rear-view mirror. Am I the...
Wayward Shot at Toronto GC
I’ve been struck by golf balls — several times in fact. Today I was at Toronto Golf Club with a close friend who has been a member there since for a couple of decade. I enjoy...
Fall Classic: Ink-stained hacks destroy grass growers
I’m sure you’re wondering what that headline is about… Yesterday was the third-annual Writers vs. Superintendents tournament hosted by Ian Andrew, he of Andrew Golf and...
Oh Canada…
I have to admit that Canadian Open week is always a bittersweet point in the golfing year for me. First, I have a strong sense of national pride, which can’t help but come to the surface...
G4G in the Globe: The Golf Tournament that Ate...
Globe freelancer Ian Merringer interviewed me for a story about the impact of bringing the Canadian Open back to Toronto. The story can be found here in today’s Globe. I’m not a...