Alistair TaitMar 16Has 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 TaitMar 3Matching Obscenity With ObscenityImagine earning a seven-figure cheque just for being popular. How about earning $8 million even though you only worked one week of the...
Alistair TaitMar 2No Way Back For Phil? Think AgainI 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 TaitFeb 25No Brave New Golf WorldOne thing seems self-evident from the PGA Tour’s decision to ban players from joining a proposed new golf league: there won’t be a world...
Alistair TaitFeb 21Golf’s Unedifying Power Struggle“Unedifying.” That’s the word that springs to mind surrounding the power struggle currently taking place in professional golf. And many...
Alistair TaitFeb 3Golf Only Has Itself To BlameWhat 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 TaitDec 18, 2021Never Write off Tiger WoodsAdmit 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 TaitNov 29, 2021Over to you Messrs Monahan & PelleyIf PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and European Tour boss Keith Pelley had hoped members of the organisations they head were going to...
Alistair TaitNov 12, 2021All Set For A Saudi Showdown?The first week in February should make for interesting times in the world of men’s professional golf. The European, PGA Tour and Asian...
Alistair TaitOct 15, 2021How Would Arnie Have Acted, Phil?Bet the USGA now wish they’d disqualified Phil Mickelson after he hit a moving ball on Shinnecock's 13th green during the third round of...
Alistair TaitOct 5, 2021How Do We Measure Golf Success?Thanks to former colleague Adam Schupak for settling a 19th hole discussion at Woburn Golf Club yesterday. The topic? Who has won the...
Alistair TaitSep 10, 2021Points Matter, Not PersonalitiesLet’s hope Steve Stricker knows what’s he’s doing by leaving Patrick Reed out of the United States Ryder Cup team. Stricker must be...
Alistair TaitJul 12, 2021No Open Lottery Please!If you thought deciding a major football tournament by penalties was a lottery, how about deciding the Open Championship based on what...
Alistair TaitMay 25, 2021Golf for the aged?Never again let it be said such and such a player is running out of time to make his or her mark in this game. Phil Mickelson’s PGA...
Alistair TaitMay 24, 2021Why Phil's worth his weight in goldPhil Mickelson wasn’t going to speak to me. I could feel it deep down in my water. He’d just shot 64. Everybody wanted to talk to Phil....
Alistair TaitMay 23, 2021Golf keeps the heart youngCan 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 TaitMay 5, 2021Who will win golf’s high stakes poker game?Would PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan really ban Tiger Woods from the PGA Tour if golf’s biggest draw decided he wanted to make an...
Alistair TaitApr 21, 2021Is there no end to golf’s obsession with money?Amazing that football’s proposed European Super League was on the verge of collapse on the same day news leaked the PGA Tour has created...