By Robert Thompson | June 24, 2010
There’s no Jordan or Costner, but George Lopez is expected to find Toronto this year — here are the names being linked to the Mike Weir Charity event on Monday of Canadian Open week:
The marquee group of celebrities from television, film, music and sports includes Samuel L. Jackson, George Lopez, Kevin Dillon, Tom Cochrane, 2010 ...read more »
Posted in Breaking News, Canadian Open, mike weir, Royal Bank | Tagged George Lopez, Luke Donald, mike weir, rbc canadian open, Rick Nash, Sam Jackson, stephen ames
By Robert Thompson | June 15, 2010
He may run the country’s largest bank, but RBC CEO Gord Nixon also has a lot to do with golf in Canada and abroad these days — especially with RBC sponsoring both the Canadian Open and the PGA of America, as well as a number of players, including Fred Couples, Luke Donald, Mike Weir, and ...read more »
Posted in Business, Canadian golf media, Canadian Open, RCGA, Royal Bank | Tagged anthony kim, Canadian Professional Golf Tour, fred couples, Gordon Nixon, Luke Donald, mike weir, rbc canadian open
By Robert Thompson | June 8, 2010
It wasn’t that long ago that everyone was talking about the challenging of Canada’s young golfers. Now Canadian amateurs have won both of the top US college awards this year, and took one of the top two prizes last year as well.
Yesterday Eugene Wong was named as the Nicklaus Award winner, as voted on by NCAA golf ...read more »
Posted in Breaking News, Canadian Amateur Golfers, Canadian professional golfers, Going for the Green, RCGA | Tagged Canada, Canadian Golfers, charles howell III, Eugene Wong, Hunter Mahan, Jack Nicklaus, Jack Nicklaus Award, Luke Donald, Matt Hill, Nick Taylor, PGA Tour, Phil Mickelson
By Robert Thompson | June 2, 2010
Spent the day out at the terrific St. George’s G&CC this morning, first playing the course as part of a media outing, then spending some time with Mike Weir, defending champ Nathan Green, and finally interviewing RBC CEO Gord Nixon for a magazine story. Yep, been a busy day.
First and foremost, let’s talk about the ...read more »
Posted in Canadian golf architecture, Canadian golf media, Canadian Open, Canadian professional golfers, Going for the Green, Golf Course News, mike weir | Tagged bill haas, Camilo Villegas, Golf, Jeff Overton, Jim Little, Luke Donald, Matt Kuchar, mike weir, Nathan Green, PGA Tour, rbc canadian open, rickie fowler, Ryan Palmer, Scott Simmons, Steve Stricker, Tim Finchem, Valarie McMurtry