Alistair Tait15 hours agoGolf's Covid-19 bonus?Could the coronavirus provide a silver lining for golf? Are we going to see more people take to the fairways as a result of the pandemic?...
Alistair Tait2 days agoAdmire the golfer, if not the personCount Bryson DeChambeau in a large club of golfers who have to be admired for their work ethic and dedication even if you wouldn’t perhap...
Alistair Tait3 days agoMolinari move should worry European TourYou can bet they won't be singing Frankie goes to Hollywood down at European Tour headquarters in celebration of Francesco Molinari's dec...
Alistair Tait4 days agoGolf or golfing? What do you say?I’m thinking of going to play golf this afternoon. Or should I say, I’m thinking of going golfing this afternoon? After I’ve finished sho...
Alistair Tait5 days agoLawrie's lasting legacyPaul Lawrie is giving back to the game he loves with the announcement of the Tartan Pro Tour. Nothing new there: the 1999 Champion Golfer...
Alistair Tait6 days agoWhat next for the Senior Tour?The greatest mulligan in European golf isn’t taking place this year. The Staysure Tour, aka the European Senior Tour, was wiped out at th...
Alistair Tait6 days agoThe strange Curtis Cup conundrumThe game's top women amateurs are facing a nightmare choice after the strange decision to stage the Curtis Cup against the Solheim Cup in...
Alistair TaitJun 30Temporary rules to beat the Abominable SnowmanDo you feel as though you’ve been playing behind someone with size 12 feet since you returned to the fairways after lockdown? No wonder t...
Alistair TaitJun 29The hill walker's approach to golfIt’s doubtful if any hill walker has ever made a step on a hill and then analysed the step. I can honestly say I’ve never made a step on ...
Alistair TaitJun 28Will we see two “British” Amateur Championships?Thirty four flags flew over Portmarnock last year as the 124th Amateur Championship got underway. There were 26 at Royal County Down when...
Alistair TaitJun 27Shrink the Euro Tour golf bubble nowEuropean Tour chief executive Keith Pelley will be monitoring what's happening on the PGA Tour in advance of the European circuit startin...
Alistair TaitJun 26Time for MacLaren to let her clubs do the talkingMeghan MacLaren let her clubs do the talking yesterday when she won the second instalment of the Rose Ladies Series. Hopefully it's the s...
Alistair TaitJun 25Women winning battle of sexes in Amateur ChampionshipsLast year’s victorious European Solheim Cup team featured five players who all had one thing in common: they were all recent winners of t...
Alistair TaitJun 24How many more leaks before the golf bubble bursts?First Nick Watney, then Cameron Champ and now Graeme McDowell. The Northern Irishman has had to join Champ and withdraw from this week's ...
Alistair TaitJun 23Common sense wins by 1 hole in Ryder Cup decision Common sense seems set to prevail with the news the Ryder Cup is to be postponed until 2021. Guardian golf writer Ewan Murray says the de...
Alistair TaitJun 22The Machrie: quintessential links golfWalter Hagen never did make it to The Machrie. Shame. That goes for anyone else who hasn’t played golf on Islay. Quite simply, The Machri...
Alistair TaitJun 21Amateur pedigree no basis for professional successGolf is littered with players who were supposed to go on to future stardom in the professional game only to fizzle and burn for unknown r...
Alistair TaitJun 20Amateur champions need a Plan BWhat do Tommy Fleetwood (above), Robert MacIntyre, Zander Lombard, Matthias Schwab, and Bradley Dredge have in common aside from losing i...
Alistair TaitJun 19The Amateur Championship’s death zoneThe press tent was empty on Saturday morning as the final of the 2000 Amateur Championship got underway. It was like a morgue compared to...
Alistair TaitJun 18Divine intervention in the Amateur ChampionshipDrew Weaver carried a small logo on his bag during the 2007 Amateur Championship at Royal Lytham (pictured) that put the pressure of elit...
Alistair TaitJun 17When Danny beat Rory and wouldn't shut upNot many of us had heard of Danny Willett when we turned up for the 2007 Amateur Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes. We knew all abo...
Alistair TaitJun 16The Amateur Championship curseNick Dougherty and Stephen Gallacher share a common goal. No, not the fact they’re both European Tour winners. They’ve both suffered the ...
Alistair TaitJun 15Why do we carry 14 clubs?Interesting question from Ken Brown on Twitter a few days ago. The five-time Ryder Cupper turned brilliant TV commentator asked: “Is it t...
Alistair TaitJun 14Charley Hull's Curtis Cup legacyCharley Hull is synonymous with women’s professional golf in the United Kingdom. She’s left a lasting legacy to amateur golf. Hull’s expe...
