Golf just keeps on giving
Golf is the sport that just keeps giving. Ask Scotland’s Euan McIntosh. The 50-year-old Scot has qualified for this year’s Staysure Tour,...
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Alistair Tait
Jan 30, 2020
Golf is a dog’s life in the British Isles
I wouldn’t play as much golf as I do if it wasn’t for my dog Izzy. I’ve played more rounds with her than anyone else. Most of my North...
Alistair Tait
Jan 29, 2020
Lovely Littlestone: a links gem with par-3 excellence
The British Isles is strewn with golf courses practically no one knows about that qualify as true hidden gems. Littlestone Golf club is...
Alistair Tait
Jan 28, 2020
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy can scupper Premier Golf League
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy can guarantee the concept of a Premier Golf League remains just that. If the people behind this pie in the...
Alistair Tait
Jan 27, 2020
Amy Boulden earns LET return after winning Q School
Amy Boulden can look forward to a busier than expected 2020 season after winning the Ladies European Tour Qualifying School at La Manga...
Alistair Tait
Jan 26, 2020
Keith Pelley: mixed European golf tournaments will be rare
Golf fans keen to see more mixed events between the European Tour and Ladies European Tour need to temper their hopes, according to...
Alistair Tait
Jan 25, 2020
Whan gambles LPGA money on LET success
LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan is taking a three-year gamble with LPGA money that could turn into a win-win situation for the LPGA and...
Alistair Tait
Jan 24, 2020
Ladies European Tour reaps cash bonanza
Ladies European Tour professionals will play for record prize money this season with the announcement of a 2020 schedule worth €18...
Alistair Tait
Jan 23, 2020
Rory McIlroy primed to start new decade with a bang
Look for Rory McIlroy to win at least one major championship this year. Hopefully it’ll be the Masters so he can join the Grand Slam...
Alistair Tait
Jan 22, 2020
European Tour needs to keep hammer down on golf snails
European Tour is in the last chance saloon to eradicate slow play in golf
Alistair Tait
Jan 21, 2020
When Jack Nicklaus talks golf, it pays to listen
The golf world will be full of Jack Nicklaus tributes today as he celebrates his 80th birthday. And rightly so. The greatest player golf...
Alistair Tait
Jan 21, 2020
Berkhamsted scores PR coup with mixed golf tournament
Give Berkhamsted Golf Club a round of applause for kicking off 2020 with an excellent bit of marketing, and for creating a tournament...
Alistair Tait
Jan 19, 2020
Lee Westwood proves class is permanent
Lee Westwood is living proof of that old adage which says “class is permanent.” His $7 million Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship victory,...
Alistair Tait
Jan 18, 2020
Middle East Swing has everything but local talent
The European Tour's Middle East Swing makes me question the whole “grow the game” philosophy everyone in golf is peddling these days....
Alistair Tait
Jan 16, 2020
Tiger Woods sinks in the sands of Abu Dhabi
Tiger Woods’ appearance in the 2013 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship didn’t last long because of his ignorance of the former rule about...
Alistair Tait
Jan 15, 2020
How will 15-year-old Josh Hill handle European Tour pressure?
I hope Josh Hill is ready for the most pressure he’s ever faced in his 15 years of existence. (Some of us have socks older than Hill.)...
Alistair Tait
Jan 13, 2020
Woburn's Dukes Course "A rare shining moment in British Golf"
I make no apologies for starting my course reviews with the Dukes Course at Woburn. Yes, I’m biased because I’m a Woburn member, but it’s...
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