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Robert Thompson

Going for the Green

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

Posts about: golf industry

Late for the Party

I’m always intrigued at what brings Old World media to the web. I say that noting the G4G blog started six years ago – and that I’ve been writing for the Web, either at PGATour.com, SCOREGolf.com or at G4G since 1998.
I occasionally get asked how I became a blogger. Generally I was exceptionally skeptical of [...]


All Roads Lead to Brights Grove: Mike Weir and the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame

This weekend in Brights Grove , Ont., a little suburb of Sarna, Mike Weir will enter the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame at the age of 39. I’m heading down with Ian Andrew, Weir’s design partner. It’ll be the second HOF induction I’ve attended, having given the introduction speech for Jim Barclay two year’s ago [...]


RCGA hires Steve Carroll,former Exec-Director of CPGA, to ramp up membership expansion

In a bit of a surprise move, the RCGA announced it was hiring Steve Carroll, who just resigned as executive director of the CPGA and was thought to perhaps be moving out of the Canadian market. In its news release, it looks like RCGA executive director Scott Simmons is going all out to support his [...]


Charges Go Forward in ClubLink Case

Thanks to reader Craig for tipping me off to coverage of the ClubLink/Mulcahy case.
The case involving Tyler Mulcahy, the 20-year old who died in a car accident along with two others after drinking at the Lake Joseph Club, is going in front of an open court on Nov. 5. According to a newspaper account, the [...]