Harking Back To Opens Past
Amazing to think there’s a series of 36-hole tournaments taking place across Great Britain today with arguably stronger fields than last...
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Alistair Tait
- May 5
European Tour Shame
Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald expressed the right word after Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia and Ian Poulter tendered their European Tour...
Alistair Tait
- Feb 2
Does Oman spell trouble for Euro Tour?
Anyone seen next week’s fields for the Asian Tour’s International Tour Series Oman and the European Tour’s Singapore Classic? Both are...
Alistair Tait
- Jul 6, 2022
How Did Golf Become So Toxic?
So much for golf being the honourable game, the royal and ancient pastime, a game for gentlemen and gentlewomen played by gentlemen and...
Alistair Tait
- Jun 13, 2022
Big Questions for Strategic Alliance
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan has laid his cards on the table. No PGA Tour play for the rebels who’ve jumped to the LIV Tour. Do not...
Alistair Tait
- Jun 9, 2022
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 6, 2022
Ryder Cup Rejects? Surely Not?
Growing up, my mother would often tell me “never cut your nose off to spite your face” whenever I wanted to lash out at someone who had...
Alistair Tait
- Jun 2, 2022
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
- 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
- Oct 3, 2021
Europe’s Ryder Cup Imbalance
Math isn’t my strong point, but I come up with 11–4. That’s soon to reach 13–4 by the 2025 Ryder Cup, and perhaps 14-4 by 2027, if the...
Alistair Tait
- Sep 28, 2021
They Can’t All Be Ryder Cup Captain
Lee Westwood will captain the next European Ryder Cup team in Rome. I didn’t make this statement up. It seems to be accepted fact. Here’s...
Alistair Tait
- Sep 11, 2021
A Simple Ryder Cup Solution
Can you imagine telling Sir Alex Ferguson who his starting 11 was going to be when he was Manchester United manager? It just wouldn’t...
Alistair Tait
- Jul 3, 2021
Who’d be a Caddie?
Who knows why Bryson DeChambeau and caddie Tim Tucker parted ways after three years and eight PGA Tour wins together, including last...
Alistair Tait
- May 26, 2021
The crushing weight of expectation
How much does the weight of expectation frustrate players to the point where they can’t perform to the best of their abilities? Where one...
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?...
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