Of Course It’s About The Money!
It usually/always is about money when it comes to professional golf. Why can’t many see that in relation to LIV Golf, which kicks off its...
Alistair Tait
- Jun 2
Strategic Alliance Joy Needed Now
If ever there was a time for the “strategic alliance” between the European Tour and PGA Tour to kick into high gear, now is the time. The...
Alistair Tait
- May 23
Will We See Tiger’s Like Again?
There’s something sad about watching a golfer past his prime trying to play as if he is still in his halcyon days. I’m sure I wasn’t the...
Alistair Tait
- Mar 3
Matching Obscenity With Obscenity
Imagine earning a seven-figure cheque just for being popular. How about earning $8 million even though you only worked one week of the...
Alistair Tait
- Nov 29, 2021
Over to you Messrs Monahan & Pelley
If PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and European Tour boss Keith Pelley had hoped members of the organisations they head were going to...
Alistair Tait
- Nov 22, 2021
One Great Golf Con Job?
Let’s get one thing straight: Collin Morikawa is a worthy European number one based on his talent alone. Watching him win the DP World...
Alistair Tait
- Nov 12, 2021
All Set For A Saudi Showdown?
The first week in February should make for interesting times in the world of men’s professional golf. The European, PGA Tour and Asian...
Alistair Tait
- Nov 1, 2021
Even Great Putters Fade Away
It was, perhaps still is, a putting stroke to die for. Colin Montgomerie called it a “million dollar putting stroke,” a silky action that...
Alistair Tait
- Oct 5, 2021
How Do We Measure Golf Success?
Thanks to former colleague Adam Schupak for settling a 19th hole discussion at Woburn Golf Club yesterday. The topic? Who has won the...
Alistair Tait
- Sep 29, 2021
Predict Ryder Cups at Your Peril
There seems to be no point playing the 2023 Ryder Cup. Listen to prognosticators who’ve stared into their crystal balls and the United...
Alistair Tait
- Sep 3, 2021
Golf Greed Or Glory?
Two big tournaments are being staged in America this weekend. One is for glory, the other is all about pure greed. One comes with a...
Alistair Tait
- Jul 17, 2021
When Rickie Scorched St George’s
There are blue skies over Royal St George’s today. The sun is out, there’s a wee breeze but nothing to scare the world’s top golfers. The...
Alistair Tait
- Jul 12, 2021
No Open Lottery Please!
If you thought deciding a major football tournament by penalties was a lottery, how about deciding the Open Championship based on what...
Alistair Tait
- Jul 1, 2021
Olympic No Shows Deserve Free Pass
It’s a sign of these toxic times that a minority of golf fans have criticised Charley Hull for her decision to withdraw from this year’s...
Alistair Tait
- May 12, 2021
When will golf hit the 8,000 yard mark?
Considering the PGA of America has just announced Kiawah Island Golf Resort's Ocean Course will measure 7,876 yards for next week’s PGA...
Alistair Tait
- May 5, 2021
Who will win golf’s high stakes poker game?
Would PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan really ban Tiger Woods from the PGA Tour if golf’s biggest draw decided he wanted to make an...
Alistair Tait
- May 3, 2021
The (almost) invisible side of golf
How many ordinary golf fans are aware the greatest team match in men’s amateur golf is taking place this week? How many actually care?...
Alistair Tait
- Apr 21, 2021
Is there no end to golf’s obsession with money?
Amazing that football’s proposed European Super League was on the verge of collapse on the same day news leaked the PGA Tour has created...
Alistair Tait
- Apr 9, 2021
Golf's distance debate at crucial crossroads
When the green jackets of Augusta National talk, the governing bodies listen. You can bet the R&A and USGA were listening intently to...
Alistair Tait
- Mar 23, 2021
Hail the American Golf Championships
And the United States leads the series 57-29, leaving the rest of the world with a lot of catching up to do. Most experts predict it will...