Common Sense Prevails
This blog appeared on 18 July last year. After today's surprising joint announcement from the PGA Tour, European Tour and LIV Golf , it...
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Alistair Tait
- Jun 1
Where’s The Ryder Cup Logic Rory?
I’m confused. Not because Rory McIlroy said he was done talking about LIV Golf to focus on his own game, only to opine on LIV the first...
Alistair Tait
- May 24
What Would Sam Ryder Think?
There was a time when the PGA champion was given an automatic spot on the United States Ryder Cup team. Howard Twitty was denied an...
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
- Jan 19
A Crux Year For The European Tour?
How will the 2023 European Tour season be remembered by golf historians 100 years from now? As the year the tour grew to bigger heights...
Alistair Tait
- Jan 10
Can Hero Cup Provide Ryder Reality?
I hope this week’s Seve Trophy, sorry, Hero Cup provides inspiration for Europe to go on and win the Ryder Cup in September. I’m not so...
Alistair Tait
- Sep 12, 2022
The European Dis-Union
Shane Lowry won the BMW PGA Championship, pipping Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm to the title. They weren’t the real losers of the European...
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
- May 30, 2022
The Seeds of Euro Tour Destruction?
The elephant has finally arrived in the golf room. Or perhaps the planting of the Fiddleleaf fig tree (above) would be more appropriate....
Alistair Tait
- Apr 14, 2022
Will Envy Encourage A Euro Exodus?
What are a rank and file European Tour members going to be thinking on the 12th of June when they look at the final leaderboard of the...
Alistair Tait
- Apr 11, 2022
Blasphemy Or Brutal Honesty?
Tyrrell Hatton’s verbal tirade on the course that Bobby Jones and Dr Alister MacKenzie built needs to be taken with a pinch of salt. He’d...
Alistair Tait
- Mar 16, 2022
Has Pelley Backed The Wrong Pony?
So now we know the details of the new Saudi Golf Super League thanks to The Daily Telegraph’s excellent golf reporter James Corrigan...
Alistair Tait
- Feb 3, 2022
Golf Only Has Itself To Blame
What a mess the world of professional golf seems to be in right now. All because of the worst of all evils: money. And the professional...
Alistair Tait
- Jan 29, 2022
Wanted: Strong Ryder Cup Captain
Peter Dawson mooted an interesting proposal when he was R&A Chief Executive. Facing a dearth of future Walker Cup captains because most...
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...
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