Alistair Tait3 days agoWhy no protests over Jiménez’s Austrian adventure?Miguel Ángel Jiménez is playing in this week’s Austrian Open. Where are the howls of protest? Remember when Vijay Singh signed up to play...
Alistair Tait6 days agoCommon sense prevails in Ryder Cup decisionAdmit it: you’re shocked the Ryder Cup has been postponed until 2021. Not. We can be forgiven for asking ourselves a simple question: wha...
Alistair TaitJul 5Molinari 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 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 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 8Don't you just love English Roses? Well done Justin and Kate Rose. The couple’s decision to launch a Rose Ladies Series is just what the game needs. It’s no surprise though...
Alistair TaitJun 7The strange case of SergioHow do we measure whether a sports person has achieved his or her full potential? That question has been on my mind since reading Tony Ja...
Alistair TaitJun 4Common sense should prevail in Ryder Cup fans debateHow many more key players need to sound off before the PGA of America, the PGA Tour and European Tour get the message: the Ryder Cup just...
Alistair TaitJun 1A glimmer of light for women’s golf The Ladies European Tour just can’t seem to get a break. Just when it looked to be getting back on its feet, along comes the coronavirus ...
Alistair TaitMay 29Will Golf for Good outlast Grow the Game?Golf has a new buzz phrase. The European Tour launched it yesterday. It’s “Golf for Good.” Will it outlast “Grow the Game?” Remember that...
Alistair TaitMay 28How deep are European Tour pockets?How deep are European Tour pockets? What damage has this coronavirus had on its bank balance? And what effect will it have going forward?...
Alistair TaitMay 25Is it time for British golf to shine for charity?I’m not a big fan of made for TV matches, or watching celebrities play golf, but yesterday’s The Match is to be commended for doing its b...
Alistair TaitMay 23European Tour heads back to the futureNews that the European Tour is to stage five consecutive events in England and Wales this year is like stepping back to the future. There...
Alistair TaitMay 16For the love of Rory McIlroyYou have to love Rory McIlroy. He doesn’t hold back. He says what he thinks. Talk about a golf journalist’s dream. However, why he opines...
Alistair TaitMay 9Vijay Singh deserves grudging respectBen Hogan had a stock response when anyone asked what made him such a great ball striker. “The secret’s in the dirt,” Hogan would reply. ...
Alistair TaitMay 7European Tour pros should say thanks SeveEvery European Tour golfer should say a quiet thank you to Seve Ballesteros today. Europe’s greatest player left this world on this day, ...
Alistair TaitMay 5European Tour needs Seve spirit to repel PGA Tour takeoverSeve Ballesteros must be spitting into his Rioja in that great clubhouse in the sky at the mere thought of the PGA Tour taking over the E...
Alistair TaitMay 4Golf needs a slow play czar like Scott HendThe European Tour wouldn’t have a problem with slow play if it listened seriously to Scott Hend. Or Edoardo Molinari. If they were in cha...
