Alistair TaitApr 18Seeking Acronym For Frittelli FarceIt 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 TaitApr 9The Worst Ruling In Golf History?Tiger Woods is naturally hogging all the headlines in this week’s Masters. It was the same nine years ago when arguably the worst ruling...
Alistair TaitMar 31Rule Change Will Make Golf EasierPaul Casey has done golf aficionados the world over a huge favour thanks to his freak incident in the final round of the Players...
Alistair TaitMar 24A Simple Call for Golf EquityIt 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 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 TaitJan 7What 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 TaitJan 4The 12 golfers of Christmas – The Selfish GitWelcome to another Christmas series highlighting characterisations of golfers we’ve all played with over the years. The series proved so...
Alistair TaitJan 3The 12 Golfers of Christmas – The CommentatorWelcome to another Christmas series highlighting characterisations of golfers we’ve all played with over the years. The series proved so...
Alistair TaitJan 2The 12 golfers of Christmas – The Rules OfficialWelcome to another Christmas series highlighting characterisations of golfers we’ve all played with over the years. The series proved so...
Alistair TaitDec 28, 2021The 12 Golfers of Christmas – The CheatWelcome to another Christmas series highlighting characterisations of golfers we’ve all played with over the years. The series proved so...
Alistair TaitDec 2, 2021Putting Skill & Artistry Back Into GolfWell 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...
Alistair TaitNov 24, 2021A Handicap Head ScratcherThe Rules of Golf are crystal clear when it comes to holing out in stroke play competitions. Rule 3.3c, Failure to Hole Out, states: “A...
Alistair TaitNov 8, 2021Does Golf Really Need A Spirit Level?Here’s an interesting thought following the PGA Tour’s decision to ban green reading books as proposed from 1st January next year. How...
Alistair TaitOct 29, 2021Time for Golf Course Lessons?The above photo, which appeared in a tweet from Accrington Golf Club, makes for uncomfortable viewing, especially for Accrington...
Alistair TaitOct 27, 2021Amateur In Name OnlyFuture journeymen/women tour professionals may look on in envy at amateur playing companions, especially those destined for greatness in...
Alistair TaitOct 22, 2021No Excuse For Poor Bunker PlayThere’s only one problem with the above picture. The rake is on the wrong place. Most of us would rather that than it not being used at...
Alistair TaitSep 5, 2021Doing Golf No FavoursWell, we learned one thing from the 17th Solheim Cup: rules of golf officials working the match do carry stop watches. More to the point,...
Alistair TaitAug 24, 2021An Honesty Box? Only in ScotlandTwo things happened while I was on holiday last week that reminded me, yet again, why golf is the greatest of all sports. One took place...
Alistair TaitJul 2, 2021Haste ye Back Humble Bunker RakeAmazing how we've taken the humble bunker rake for granted all these years. Other than wishing some golfers would take a crash course on...
Alistair TaitJun 4, 2021The Lewis & Carroll U.S. Women’s OpenBetsy Rawls didn’t really win the 1957 U.S. Women’s Open. She won it by default. Jackie Pung was the actual champion. Pung lost it on a...