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...
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Alistair Tait
- Apr 25
It’s A Young Women’s Game
Lilia Vu (pictured) was due her first major win when she triumphed in a playoff over Angel Yin to win the Chevron Championship. Twenty...
Alistair Tait
- Mar 31
A LIV v the World Masters? Yes Please!
Anyone else hoping a LIV player wins the Masters? Wouldn't that turn the genteel world of golf upside down? Not sure the Green Jackets...
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
- Sep 3, 2022
Time To Right A Rankings Wrong
The strongest men's professional tournament being contested this weekend features 12 major champions with 22 trophies from the...
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
- 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
- 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
- Mar 3, 2022
Matching Obscenity With Obscenity
Imagine earning a seven-figure cheque just for being popular. How about earning $8 million even though you only worked one week of the...
Alistair Tait
- Mar 2, 2022
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 25, 2022
No Brave New Golf World
One 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 Tait
- Feb 21, 2022
Golf’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 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
- 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
- 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 12, 2021
All 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 Tait
- Oct 15, 2021
How 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 Tait
- Oct 5, 2021
How 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 Tait
- Sep 10, 2021
Points Matter, Not Personalities
Let’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 Tait
- Jul 12, 2021
No 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...
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