Alistair Tait 2 days ago Kirk already has his major victory Brian Barnes shot a 4-under-par 68 in the third round of the 1992 Dubai Desert Classic. Not bad for a 47 year old in a field of young buc...
Alistair Tait 7 days ago RIP Dave “Scoop” Birtill Many of you reading this have probably never heard of Dave Birtill, who has died at the age of 79. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who she...
Alistair Tait Jan 15 Municipal golf still matters Interesting article by Martin Dempster in today’s Scotsman which bodes well for our game. New figures seem to reinforce the theory that g...
Alistair Tait Jan 14 No place for sore losers in golf Can you imagine losing a golf match and not having the decency to shake your opponent’s hand. Can you imagine finishing second in, say, t...
Alistair Tait Jan 13 365 not out! Perhaps the headline should be 365 knocked out, as in 365 consecutive days of blogs written since I launched alistairtaitgolf.com. Allow ...
Alistair Tait Jan 12 Turnberry can wait for The Open Well done Martin Slumbers and the R&A for not making a knee-jerk reaction to remove Turnberry from the Open Championship rota after the P...
Alistair Tait Jan 11 What now for Turnberry? I feel for the staff at Trump Turnberry. I feel for staff at Trump Aberdeen. I feel for nearby businesses. I feel for the wee towns of Gi...
Alistair Tait Jan 10 Diversity training for golf? Well done to Justin Thomas for immediately apologising for the homophobic slur he made during the third round of the Sentry Tour of Champ...
Alistair Tait Jan 9 Covid-19 getting too close to home Life in my little world has been like living in a Covid-19 free bubble. For months I’ve witnessed the world falling apart through radio, ...
Alistair Tait Jan 8 Why did you go Annika? Annika Sorenstam and Gary Player didn't really turn up at the White House to accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Donald Trump t...
Alistair Tait Jan 6 The year of golf’s epiphany? Bryson DeChambeau clearly didn’t make any fresh New Year’s resolutions for 2021. He just recycled his 2020 ones. Speed is of the essence ...
Alistair Tait Jan 5 Just when you thought it was safe to play golf again…. A line from the trailer to the sequel to Jaws keeps running through my head today: just when you thought it was safe to go back in the wa...
Alistair Tait Jan 4 Nowt as queer as golfers There’s nowt as queer as folk, goes the old saying. I wonder if whoever penned that line had golfers in mind. It would certainly seem so ...
Alistair Tait Jan 3 The 12 golfers of Christmas – Friends Welcome to my Christmas series highlighting characterisations of golfers I’ve played with over the years. A wide variety of people with a...
Alistair Tait Jan 2 The 12 golfers of Christmas – The Organiser Welcome to my Christmas series highlighting characterisations of golfers I’ve played with over the years. A wide variety of people with a...
Alistair Tait Jan 1 The 12 golfers of Christmas - The Sponge Welcome to my Christmas series highlighting characterisations of golfers I’ve played with over the years. A wide variety of people with a...
Alistair Tait Dec 31, 2020 The 12 golfers of Christmas – The Hare Welcome to my Christmas series highlighting characterisations of golfers I’ve played with over the years. A wide variety of people with a...
Alistair Tait Dec 30, 2020 The 12 golfers of Christmas – The Snail Welcome to my Christmas series highlighting characterisations of golfers I’ve played with over the years. A wide variety of people with a...
Alistair Tait Dec 29, 2020 The 12 golfers of Christmas – The Weasel Welcome to my Christmas series highlighting characterisations of golfers I’ve played with over the years. A wide variety of people with a...
Alistair Tait Dec 28, 2020 The 12 golfers of Christmas – The Bore Welcome to my Christmas series highlighting characterisations of golfers I’ve played with over the years. A wide variety of people with a...
Alistair Tait Dec 27, 2020 The 12 golfers of Christmas - The Moaner Welcome to my Christmas series highlighting characterisations of golfers I’ve played with over the years. A wide variety of people with a...
Alistair Tait Dec 26, 2020 The 12 golfers of Christmas – The Coach Welcome to my Christmas series highlighting a few characterisations of golfers I’ve played with over the years. This game is played by a w...
Alistair Tait Dec 25, 2020 The 12 golfers of Christmas – The Optimist Welcome to my Christmas series highlighting characterisations of golfers I’ve played with over the years. A wide variety of people with a...
Alistair Tait Dec 24, 2020 The 12 golfers of Christmas - The Natural Welcome to my Christmas series highlighting a few characterisations of golfers I’ve played with over the years. A wide variety of people w...
