Maybe Sergio Garcia is right
Maybe Sergio Garcia is right: Perhaps the European Tour, now the DP World Tour, is becoming the world’s fifth best circuit. Evidence from...
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Alistair Tait
- Jul 28, 2022
Golf Is a’Changin’ – Finally!
Remember when there was no Women’s Scottish Open? When the Ladies European Tour couldn’t find sponsors to put up prize money to stage...
Alistair Tait
- Jan 12, 2022
One Giant Leap For Women, One…
If you filled in the words “giant leap for womenkind” in the headline then you’re wrong. The words you should have used is “giant leap...
Alistair Tait
- Oct 24, 2021
Se Ri Pak’s Enduring Legacy
Here’s a question to mull over: Who’s been the most influential golfer ever to wield a mashie niblick? Tiger Woods? Arnold Palmer? Seve...
Alistair Tait
- Oct 6, 2021
Another Step Towards Golf Equality
As Rancho Mirage (above) prepares to fade into the background as a major championship venue, women’s golf takes yet another step towards...
Alistair Tait
- Aug 12, 2021
Still Talking About Golf Snails
It’s 2021 and we’re still talking about slow play in professional golf. Sigh… I’m guessing we’ll still be talking about slow play in...
Alistair Tait
- Aug 7, 2021
Why Golf Belongs In The Olympics
Former colleague Beth Ann Nichols poses an interesting question regarding golf in the Olympic Games: “Can’t imagine there are still...
Alistair Tait
- Jun 2, 2021
It really is a man’s golf world
Seems incongruous just a day after International Women’s Golf Day to think this week’s U.S. Women’s Open at the Olympic club features a...
Alistair Tait
- May 31, 2021
Still waiting for women’s golf firsts
Christina McAnea’s words should ring true for all golf lovers. In a week in which we celebrate International Women’s Golf Day, her...
Alistair Tait
- May 13, 2021
LET season opener a cause for celebration
The British Masters at The Belfry is getting a decent amount of publicity this week. No surprise since it’s the first golf tournament of...
Alistair Tait
- Apr 23, 2021
A radical Rules of Golf idea
Here’s a radical idea: Maybe anyone who wants to become a member of a professional golf tour should have to pass a Rules of Golf test....
Alistair Tait
- Apr 18, 2021
Welcome back Lydia Ko
Lydia Ko is a popular figure at Woburn Golf Club. I suspect she’s a popular figure at many golf clubs that have hosted women’s...
Alistair Tait
- Mar 22, 2021
Time for golf to institute a shot clock
It’s debatable what was more impressive about Matt Jones’s Honda Classic victory: the way he handled the tough conditions that plagued...
Alistair Tait
- Mar 20, 2021
A golden age for Irish golf?
Hands up if you can name an Irish major winner? That didn’t take long. Even non-golf fans could have come up with Rory McIlroy in the...
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