The 12 golfers of Christmas – The Volcano
Welcome to another Christmas series highlighting characterisations of golfers we’ve all played with over the years. The series proved so...
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Alistair Tait
- Nov 15, 2021
Whatever Danish Golfers Are Drinking
Denmark has just 149,044 golfers who play over 189 courses, according to the most recent figures from KPMG’s Golf Participation Report....
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 3, 2021
Europe’s Ryder Cup Imbalance
Math isn’t my strong point, but I come up with 11–4. That’s soon to reach 13–4 by the 2025 Ryder Cup, and perhaps 14-4 by 2027, if the...
Alistair Tait
- Sep 29, 2021
Predict Ryder Cups at Your Peril
There seems to be no point playing the 2023 Ryder Cup. Listen to prognosticators who’ve stared into their crystal balls and the United...
Alistair Tait
- Sep 23, 2021
Out Of The Shadows Come Heroes
Who’ll live up to Sam Torrance’s 2002 proclamation and shine for Europe in this year’s Ryder Cup? Will there be a Phillip Price...
Alistair Tait
- Aug 12, 2021
Still Talking About Golf Snails
It’s 2021 and we’re still talking about slow play in professional golf. Sigh… I’m guessing we’ll still be talking about slow play in...
Alistair Tait
- Jul 25, 2021
Golf Dreams Never Die
Stephen Dodd would have been forgiven for giving up life as a tour professional in 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1999. He failed...
Alistair Tait
- Jul 22, 2021
What Else Would Old Golfers Do?
Walk along the practice range at Sunningdale Golf Club in this week’s Senior Open Championship and you’ll probably see a lot of 50+ plus...
Alistair Tait
- May 22, 2021
One bad golf swing from madness
Finally, proof of what some of us have thought for a long time: many of those who play golf at the highest level are “psychopaths.”...
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