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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Alistair Tait
- May 25, 2021
Golf 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 Tait
- May 24, 2021
Why Phil's worth his weight in gold
Phil 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 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 5, 2021
Who 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...