On The Road To Major Golf Parity?
Will we ever see the day when women receive the same prize money for winning golf majors as men get for winning grand slam tournaments?...
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Alistair Tait
- Mar 23
Will Padraig Follow Catriona?
Great move by the R&A in appointing Catriona Matthew to captain the 2024 Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup team to face the United...
Alistair Tait
- Mar 15
Hallelujah Moment For Golf’s 99%
Yesterday’s R&A and USGA roll back the golf ball announcement spells good news for the vast majority of the world’s golfers. The proposal...
Alistair Tait
- Aug 4, 2022
Davies’ Dream Comes True
There was a time when Laura Davies probably thought playing the AIG Women’s Open at Muirfield was just a pipe dream. That dream comes...
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
- Jan 10, 2022
Oh Gods of Golf Blow Over The Old
I wonder if R&A Chief Executive Martin Slumbers and Championship Committee members were out looking at the Old Course at St Andrews today...
Alistair Tait
- Dec 11, 2021
Go West Young Woman
If you ever wondered why Europe needs a thriving women’s professional tour, then a look at the list of players currently competing for...
Alistair Tait
- Dec 1, 2021
A Golden Opportunity for Golf
Lost amid yesterday’s hype about Tiger Woods holding his first press conference since the car crash that nearly cost him his right leg...
Alistair Tait
- Sep 16, 2021
Still Confused About Tennis
Yesterday’s blog on why tennis gets so much coverage as opposed to golf elicited numerous responses, many of them well-thought out....
Alistair Tait
- Sep 9, 2021
Portrush Return A No Brainer
No one inside the game of golf was surprised yesterday when the R&A announced The Open would return to Royal Portrush in 2025, just six...
Alistair Tait
- Jul 21, 2021
Major Madness
There are just 258 days to go until The Masters. Anyone else find it madness that we have to wait so long for the next men’s major...
Alistair Tait
- Jul 4, 2021
Golf’s Chrysalis Moment
The silver lining for golf as a result of Covid-19 has seen a large influx of people taking up the game, either trying it for the first...
Alistair Tait
- Jun 12, 2021
Bring on Bifurcation
When Peter Dawson was chief executive of the R&A, he asked for a show of hands from the assembled press on whether we thought the time...
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