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Robert Thompson

Going for the Green

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

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Ontario Golf Season Winds Down

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On Friday I ducked away for a quick 27 holes in the lovely sunshine at Osprey Valley with my friend John. Given the sunshine and lovely warm temperatures, and the great company and courses (Osprey has long been among my Top 3 places in the province to play…), it was hard not to enjoy [...]


Making the Cut Week 2: The Good Doctor and The Swing Doctor Go to Work

Note: Somewhere over the last year my golf game disappeared. It emerges every so often, but was clearly on life support. Drastic action was needed. Over the course of the summer, I’m heading to the terrific Golf Institute at Bond Head to rebuild my swing, with CPGA Master Professional Bruce McCarrol and my body with [...]


Making the Cut Week 1: A Summer of Instruction at The Golf Institute at Bond Head

Golf is a difficult game even for the best in the world. So it should come as no surprise that it is difficult for me, someone who spends an awful lot of time behind a keyboard.
Lately, as I mentioned earlier in a post last week, the game has become even harder than it has been [...]


Bond Head’s Complete Package

I spent part of yesterday as a lab mouse. More specifically, I went to the media opening for the new Golf Institute at Bond Head and was “picked” as the individual they would throw through a bunch of testing in front of my peers.
Part one of the press day involved Bond Head’s Nigel Hollidge talking [...]


New Book on Stanley Thompson

Tonight at St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Etobicoke, a new book on the courses of Stanley Thompson, called aptly “The Golf Courses of Stanley Thompson — Celebrating Canada’s Historic Masterpieces,” will be launched.
The book was the creation of photographer Mike Bell and features a few dozen of Thompson’s best courses. Included alongside the [...]