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
- Mar 2
No Way Back For Phil? Think Again
I had to laugh after reading a recent article asking how/if Phil Mickelson can make a successful return to the game from his latest...
Alistair Tait
- Feb 24
Another Call To Curb The Golf Ball
Patrick Cantlay doesn’t look like the sort of person you’d want to sit down and have a blether with over a libation. The six-time PGA...
Alistair Tait
- Jan 7
What to Bank on in 2022
Tis the season to be making predictions if a trawl through the most popular golf websites is anything to go by. Seems every Thomas,...
Alistair Tait
- Dec 18, 2021
Never Write off Tiger Woods
Admit it: you have a hard time believing Tiger Woods when he says his return to competitive golf is “a long way off.” Are you feeling a...
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 12, 2021
Should Golf Courses Be Listed?
Should classic golf courses be listed in the way fine old houses are given Grade I, or Grade II listings to ensure they retain the...
Alistair Tait
- Jun 29, 2021
Here’s to Glass Half Full Golfers
The boundless optimism of players going through Open championship Regional and Final Qualifying has always been an equal source of...
Alistair Tait
- Jun 28, 2021
Enjoy Hovland while you can
Well done Viktor Hovland on becoming the first Norwegian to win on the European Tour. The optimist in me would like to think the BMW...
Alistair Tait
- Jun 1, 2021
11 Golf Clubs? Yes Please!
Moe Norman would have won quite a few tournaments if the Rules of Golf dictated just three clubs never mind 14. Or even 11. All Moe would...
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 23, 2021
Golf keeps the heart young
Can you imagine Jim Courier taking on Raphael Nadal in a grand slam tennis final? Courier won four grand slam titles but, at age 50, it’s...
Alistair Tait
- May 17, 2021
When "Wild Thing" shook golf to its core
Hard to believe it’s been 30 years since a good old American country boy took the game of golf by the scruff of the neck, shook it to its...
Alistair Tait
- May 4, 2021
2,824 days and Rory’s still counting
Hands up if you thought we’d reach this day and Rory McIlroy would still be looking for his fifth major championship victory? Thought so....
Alistair Tait
- Apr 15, 2021
Can literature improve your golf?
A wee internet search of the life and times of Saul Bellow doesn’t unearth any predilection for golf. Same goes for John Banville, Terry...
Alistair Tait
- Mar 21, 2021
Rebooting the golfing brain
This blog is being written on a brand-new laptop. After 11 years, my faithful old MacBook Pro has been consigned to that great computer...
Alistair Tait
- Mar 15, 2021
R.I.P. Rodney "Mucker" Wooler
All golf writers quickly discover that sometimes it’s not the player who’s the more interesting character of any golfer/caddie duo. Often...