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 4A 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 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 28Reading Greens Isn’t Rocket ScienceLet 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 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 TaitFeb 24Another Call To Curb The Golf BallPatrick 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 TaitJan 12One 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 TaitDec 15, 2021Has Golf Growth Peaked?Golf participation numbers currently resemble those old signs on the golden arches of McDonalds restaurants that read “Millions served...
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 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 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 TaitOct 15, 2021How 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 TaitJun 18, 2021Hurray: No more library trips!Expect TV viewing figures for PGA Tour events to shoot up when the Player Advisory Council ratifies the banning of green reading books...
Alistair TaitJun 12, 2021Bring on BifurcationWhen Peter Dawson was chief executive of the R&A, he asked for a show of hands from the assembled press on whether we thought the time...
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...
Alistair TaitMay 31, 2021Still waiting for women’s golf firstsChristina McAnea’s words should ring true for all golf lovers. In a week in which we celebrate International Women’s Golf Day, her...
Alistair TaitMay 11, 2021Who’ll excel from the class of ‘21?Ask many who’ve appeared in the Walker Cup and they’ll tell you it was the pinnacle of their time in amateur golf. Truth is, for many it...
Alistair TaitMay 10, 2021A Walker Cup What If.....What an impressive performance by Great Britain & Ireland in the 48th Walker Cup. Let’s take nothing away from the United States....
Alistair TaitMay 9, 2021Short and sweet and truly uniqueDon’t you wish there were more golf tournaments like the Walker Cup? Two days of intense competition instead of the usual moribund fare...