Golf tournaments have never seemed so frivolous
Should the Players Championship be given major status? Who cares? There are far more important issues in the world right now. Such as,...
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Alistair Tait
- Mar 10, 2020
Sunningdale Foursomes kicks off 2020 golf season
The British golf season officially starts today. The great and good of British golf – male and female, amateur and professional – gather...
Alistair Tait
- Mar 9, 2020
Is the “Golf Club” past its sell by date?
I’m a big fan of Golf at Goodwood even though I’ve never been there. Whoever came up with the brilliant idea to drop the words “golf...
Alistair Tait
- Mar 8, 2020
Golf on snail’s pace towards equality
I’d love to be able to write on International Women’s Day that golf has true equality. It doesn’t. It isn’t even close. In fact, we’ve...
Alistair Tait
- Mar 7, 2020
Thank you for my career Bill Robertson. R.I.P.
I don’t know what Bill Robertson saw in me in 1988 when he took me on as an assistant editor for Today’s Golfer magazine. But his...
Alistair Tait
- Mar 5, 2020
Major championship golf wins in Rory’s oversaturated world
Rory McIlroy is right about golf fans being exhausted with over-saturation in golf. However, there are winners in this 24-hour golf...
Alistair Tait
- Mar 4, 2020
Arnold Palmer's greatest golf legacy
Golf owes Arnold Palmer a great deal, but his legacy is no more keenly felt than in the Open Championship rather than the Arnold Palmer...
Alistair Tait
- Mar 1, 2020
Seve’s miracle shot lost in mists of golf time
Golf needs more plaques to honour the greatest shots ever played. PGA National should have one on its 18th hole to celebrate arguably the...
Alistair Tait
- Feb 28, 2020
Peak golf lasts 18 months
The Oman Open leaderboard is further proof that success in this game is ephemeral. Only a handful of uber-talented players stay at the...
Alistair Tait
- Feb 27, 2020
Royal Lytham on course for 2026 Open Championship
Start making plans to attend the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Lytham. The Lancashire course is sure to see the game’s greatest...
Alistair Tait
- Feb 25, 2020
Does money now rule the Open Championship?
ST ANDREWS, Scotland – Money now seems to the driving force for staging Open Championships, with the danger of the R&A creating a...
Alistair Tait
- Feb 23, 2020
Who are we growing golf for?
It’s a question that’s been spinning around my head a lot recently, but especially over the last two days after writing about the pending...
Alistair Tait
- Feb 19, 2020
Why is golf so afraid of the C word?
Brooks Koepka’s appearance at the SiriusXM/Pandora studios in Oakland, California this week was refreshing. He was unambiguous when asked...
Alistair Tait
- Feb 16, 2020
The most annoying phrases in real golf
Don’t tell me I haven’t missed a fairway if you’re playing golf with me. It’s one of the most annoying things you can say because you...
Alistair Tait
- Feb 15, 2020
Golf can extend your life... No kidding!
The health benefits of a regular game of golf was trending this week after a study said so. Playing on a regular basis can add 10 years...
Alistair Tait
- Feb 13, 2020
Masters build up begins in LA
The build up to this year’s Masters starts this weekend in Los Angeles. The year’s first major might be 56 days away, but what happens in...
Alistair Tait
- Feb 12, 2020
Time for Europe’s golf minnows to make hay
We have entered the European Tour’s Dead Zone. It’s the perfect time of year for European Tour minnows to make hay while the marquee...
Alistair Tait
- Feb 11, 2020
Will the last golf club member please turn out the lights?
Littlestone Golf Club is revamping its membership structure to try to attract younger members. (Photograph: Jason Livy) It’s not the only...
Alistair Tait
- Feb 10, 2020
Rory McIlroy has never taken golf for granted
Rory McIlroy once gave me one of the best quotes on golf that explains why all of us who love this beautiful, frustrating game keep...
Alistair Tait
- Feb 8, 2020
Would Herb Wind have followed through on golf today?
Roger Kahn’s passing has me thinking of the lost age of great golf writers. Kahn did in baseball what many of his day did in golf: told...
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