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Robert Thompson

Going for the Green

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

Posts about: Retief Goosen

Presidents Cup Sunday Singles — Yang V. Woods; Weir Takes on Leonard

Sunday singles matches — all 12 of them — have been posted at PGATour.com. Interesting:
Here’s the list with some quick thoughts:
9:10 a.m. – Camilo Villegas INT (0-3-0) vs. Hunter Mahan US (1-1-1)
Villegas has been lousy all week. Americans off to a quick start.
9:21 a.m. – Stewart Cink US (0-3-1) vs. Adam Scott INT (1-3-0)
Surprising that [...]


Presidents Cup International Team: Who Should Norman Have Picked?

With Adam Scott mired in an awful slump, it appears clear he wasn’t likely the best choice for captain Greg Norman to pick. Some have suggested Norman picked Scott because of the Australian connection — but since Robert Allenby, and Geoff Ogilvy are already on the team, why was another Australian necessary?
So who should they have [...]


Sympatico at the CanOpen: Weir Finds His Comfort Zones, Players to Watch

I continue on my quest to fill up Sympatico’s golf site with writing from the RBC Canadian Open. Today that includes the annual “can Mike Weir win at Glen Abbey” story (I’ve written a version on this since 2002), and a second feature on players to watch, including Canadians. My pick to click this week? [...]


Day One at Open Championship: Wandering Cameras, Endless Recaps and Benign

Thoughts on day one of the British Open

What the heck is with the television coverage? I watched six hours, and saw recaps over and over, lots of talk of Tiger’s 1-over round, and too much Tom Watson (if that’s possible). I was thrilled to watch Watson’s fine round – but I didn’t need to see [...]


O’Hair, Mahan and Goosen Coming to RBC Canadian Open

The Announcement
The RCGA will host a conference call tomorrow to announce a couple of key players for the field in a couple of week’s time — these include Sean O’Hair, #13 in the world and likely the top-ranked player in the field; Hunter Mahan, #39 in the world; Nick Watney, currently #33 in the world, [...]