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Robert Thompson

Going for the Green

Robert Thompson's comments, criticism and opinion on the world of golf.

Posts from category: Architecture

Course Review: Creek Club (Long Island, NY)

Course Review: Creek Club
Designer: CB Macdonald
I recognize that somehow I’ve managed to make it to Long Island two years in a row without actually writing about significantly about the experience. Which is hard to imagine, really, considering there’s a good argument to be made that the best golf in the world is located in this [...]


Toronto Golf Show: Leadbetter on Tiger; Cooke on Cape Breton and new course near Barrie

I know people often complain that the Toronto Golf Show is nothing more than a travel show. I’ve never really had an issue with that — and I can rarely walk more than 10 feet without running into someone I know, so it makes the show a great networking event for catching up after the [...]


Richard Zokol in Canada Golf Hall of Fame?

On Thursday the RCGA will announce its latest addition(s) to the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. I’m making a guess here, but since I know he’ll be in town on Friday for a talk at the Toronto Golf Show, I’m assuming B.C.’s Richard Zokol will be among those announced as entering the HOF, a year [...]


Canadian Turf Conference — Brown is the new green

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 [...]


Toronto Golf Club: When is it a Restoration and When is it Something Else Pt. II

Earlier this year I reported on the “restoration” that Martin Hawtree was undertaking at Toronto Golf Club. It had been billed as a restoration by a prominent member at Toronto who was involved in the project, as well as by construction company TDI and by Hawtree himself on his website. The problem is when you [...]