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

Posts about: TaylorMade

Weir’s Words: “Selfishly” wants Woods back, expects more wins

I haven’t posted anything on a conference call with Mike Weir last week, largely because I’ve been busy banging out a couple of features as part of my day job. Anyway, I wrote a column about Weir’s 2010 campaign for Sympatico, which will go live later today, and had some quotes left over. I find [...]


Weir on Wedges, Woods and IMG Exits

Mike Weir’s website was updated yesterday with comments from the golfer (who will talk to the media today at a little past noon).
Anyway, perhaps not surprisingly he weighs in on l’affaire Tiger, and doesn’t add much. Then again, I wouldn’t expect Weir to delve too deep into the situation — it isn’t his style:
Like many [...]


Sympatico Column: Els’ Career Distractions

Ernie Els has a reputation as being easy to deal with, if not exactly entirely forthcoming in interviews. I spoke with him last week when he was in Toronto courtesy of Callaway for a GolfTown fundraiser. He scrummed with the media, and was willing to talk on pretty much any topic from cricket to putting. [...]


OntGolf.ca Wins Twice at Inaugural Golf Journalism Awards

OntGolf.ca managed to scoop up two prizes at the inaugural Golf Journalists of Canada awards luncheon today at the fantastic St. George’s G&CC. I took home two awards — one for an obituary of Brampton caddie Steve Duplantis that appeared in the Globe and Mail last spring in the newspaper feature category, and another for [...]


The Air Goes Out of Sean Foley

Last week on the Fan 590 radio’s golf show, Fairways, which airs at an ungodly early hour, had Sean Foley, a regular correspondent and swing coach to Sean O’Hair and Stephen Ames, on to talk about “compressing” the golf ball.
Score editor Bob Weeks was also on the show, and asked Foley what compression entails:
Weeks: When the ball [...]