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...
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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
- Feb 10
The Crushing Weight of Expectation
You have to marvel at elite professionals such as Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Annika Sorenstam, Jack Nicklaus, Inbee Park, Ben Hogan, Juli...
Alistair Tait
- Jan 24
Golf On Prescription? Yes Please!
Imagine going to your GP, telling the doctor you’re feeling a bit under the weather, demotivated, overweight, a little depressed and...
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
- Jun 20, 2022
Fitzpatrick Aces Sir Henry Cotton's Test
Was Matthew Fitzpatrick up to the Sir Henry Cotton’s test? That was the question I asked myself 10 years ago when I watched him win the...
Alistair Tait
- Apr 18, 2022
Seeking Acronym For Frittelli Farce
It took me a while to pluck up the courage to ask what the letters SMH stood for. My nephew was sending them so often in WhatsApp...
Alistair Tait
- Apr 4, 2022
A Women’s Masters At Last?
What are the odds on Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley announcing a Women’s Masters when he holds his traditional press conference on...
Alistair Tait
- Mar 31, 2022
Rule Change Will Make Golf Easier
Paul Casey has done golf aficionados the world over a huge favour thanks to his freak incident in the final round of the Players...
Alistair Tait
- Mar 28, 2022
Reading Greens Isn’t Rocket Science
Let me be completely upfront right from the off: I have no issues with the AimPoint method of reading greens. However, I fear it might...
Alistair Tait
- Mar 24, 2022
A Simple Call for Golf Equity
It hasn’t taken long this season for this great game of golf to throw up Rules of Golf incidents that have players, caddies, spectators...
Alistair Tait
- Mar 14, 2022
McClymont Deserves Curtis Cup Call
If Scotland’s Lorna McClymont represents Great Britain & Ireland in this year’s Curtis Cup, which she has an excellent chance of doing,...
Alistair Tait
- Mar 12, 2022
Student Tour Series Fills Important Gap
The R&A couldn’t have asked for a better ending to the R&A Student Tour Series – Spain. Playoffs were need to determine the men’s and...
Alistair Tait
- Feb 24, 2022
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
- Feb 14, 2022
The Open To Go Full Phoenix?
The R&A is said to be considering radical changes to this year’s 150th Open Championship over the Old Course at St Andrews following the...
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
- Dec 15, 2021
Has Golf Growth Peaked?
Golf participation numbers currently resemble those old signs on the golden arches of McDonalds restaurants that read “Millions served...
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 2, 2021
Putting Skill & Artistry Back Into Golf
Well done to the R&A and USGA for introducing a new Model Local Rule to ban players at the highest level from making several library...
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