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...
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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 2, 2022
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 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
- 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 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...
Alistair Tait
- Nov 8, 2021
Does 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 Tait
- Oct 27, 2021
Amateur In Name Only
Future journeymen/women tour professionals may look on in envy at amateur playing companions, especially those destined for greatness in...
Alistair Tait
- Oct 22, 2021
No Excuse For Poor Bunker Play
There’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 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
- Jun 18, 2021
Hurray: 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 Tait
- Jun 12, 2021
Bring on Bifurcation
When 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 Tait
- Jun 4, 2021
The Lewis & Carroll U.S. Women’s Open
Betsy 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 Tait
- May 31, 2021
Still waiting for women’s golf firsts
Christina McAnea’s words should ring true for all golf lovers. In a week in which we celebrate International Women’s Golf Day, her...
Alistair Tait
- May 11, 2021
Who’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...
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