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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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New Golf Travel Stories in Ontgolf.ca

Someone asked me if I’d traveled much this year and I immediately replied no. Then I thought about it. Yep, a fair bit, actually. Pebble Beach, Los Angeles, Bandon Dunes and England/Wales in the spring, followed by Highlands Links and Kamloops in the summer, and finished by Long Island, NY a couple of weeks back. [...]


Course Review: Royal St. George’s (Sandwich, U.K.)

Course Review: Royal St. George’s
Location: Sandwich, UK
I’ve played all over Scotland, tried some of the best in Ireland, but until last week I had never played in England. That would change with Royal St. George’s, the first of my tour of English courses by train. The concept was relatively simple — with my wife working [...]


Day Two: Woking, Private, Subtle

On my second day of playing golf out of London by train I went to Woking, in the suburbs. The club was where writer Bernard Darwin belonged for many years. Created by Tom Dunn in 1893, the course is a real throwback, or as the pro at Sunningdale said: “It is like the evolution of [...]