Alistair Tait 18 hours ago Matthew belongs in the class of 2020 Catriona Matthew finally seems to be getting the credit she deserves for one of most incredible major victories of all time. The Royal & ...
Alistair Tait 2 days ago PGA Cup deserves Ryder Cup boost DJ Russell will captain the 2022 Great Britain & Ireland PGA Cup team. Never heard of the PGA Cup? I’m not surprised. That’s why it deser...
Alistair Tait 3 days ago 8,000-yard golf courses? Bring them on Just as one swallow does not a summer make, perhaps one demolition of Winged Foot doesn’t mean we need to take drastic measures to reign ...
Alistair Tait 4 days ago Thanks to the keepers of the greens Who on earth would want to be a greenkeeper? Imagine having to deal with members who want Augusta-like conditions 365 days a year, green ...
Alistair Tait 5 days ago Mission impossible on distance debate Ian Woosnam wasn’t a happy man at dinner on the Monday evening before the 1990 American Express Mediterranean Open. He could see the futu...
Alistair Tait 6 days ago Has golf reached a turning point? Bryson DeChambeau’s drive on the 500-yard, par-4, 16th hole in the final round of the U.S. Open travelled 365 yards. It had so much hang ...
Alistair Tait Sep 19 40 seconds? What were they thinking? Do you think the USGA and R&A had Winged Foot and the 2020 U.S. Open in mind when they drafted the new Rules of Golf that came into play ...
Alistair Tait Sep 17 Hell bent on Old Man Par Sometimes it feels as if the United States Golf Association is stuck in the Bobby Jones age. The governing body is hell bent on protectin...
Alistair Tait Sep 16 "Tiger was on a different level" Thomas Bjorn entered the third round of the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach with an outside chance of putting pressure on Tiger Woods for ...
Alistair Tait Sep 15 The U.S. Open that haunts Colin Montgomerie Doug Sanders said he didn’t think constantly about that putt he missed to win the 1970 Open Championship at St Andrews. The flamboyant Am...
Alistair Tait Sep 14 The baffling blue backstop You have to feel for Nelly Korda. She might be celebrating her first major victory if not for the baffling blue backstop behind the 18th ...
Alistair Tait Sep 13 Underwhelming? Give me a break! A popular golf website has listed the top 10 most underwhelming U.S. Open winners of all time. I disagree. All were overwhelming. Any maj...
Alistair Tait Sep 12 Will golf ever pass the Trudeau test? Justin Trudeau made a bold and welcome move when he became Canadian Prime Minister. He made sure his cabinet was an equal split of male a...
Alistair Tait Sep 9 LPGA scores Popov own goal So major championships are for the best players are they? Aye right, as we say in Scotland. A look at this week’s ANA Inspiration tells y...
Alistair Tait Sep 8 Munro scrambles and scary chips The ridge from Meall a’Buiridh to Creise in Glencoe looks daunting, especially the final haul up to the Creise plateau. About as daunting...
Alistair Tait Sep 7 Staring into the abyss Padraig Harrington used to come back from an off season and wonder if he could still play at the same level. He was sometimes so paranoid...
Alistair Tait Sep 5 A wee bit of humility never goes amiss It's hard not to be impressed with Jon Rahm. He’s arguably the most promising talent to come out of Europe since Rory McIlroy. Perhaps si...
Alistair Tait Sep 3 European seniors deserve a mulligan You have to feel for anyone currently holding a card for the European Senior Tour. That’s why this week’s news about a revamp for the ove...
Alistair Tait Sep 2 Nice work if you can get it Marc Leishman made $19,910 for finishing at the bottom of the field in last week’s BMW Championship. Whoever finishes 30th and last in th...
Alistair Tait Sep 1 It’s never wrong to do the right thing Amazing how golf authorities can sometimes do the right thing when it suits, but drag their heels even though the right thing is staring ...
Alistair Tait Aug 29 Let players settle Popov problem That noise you hear from LPGA headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida is the sound of a can being kicked down the road. It has Sophia Popo...
Alistair Tait Aug 28 Raining on Popov’s parade Golf has a habit of shooting itself in the foot. It’s happened again with the news Sophia Popov won’t get a five-year LPGA exemption afte...
Alistair Tait Aug 23 Popov's story should boost women's golf The power of sport never fails to amaze. It did so again in the final round of the AIG Women’s Open at Royal Troon. Anyone not moved by S...
Alistair Tait Aug 23 Another 59 – Ho hum….. The R&A didn’t have to worry about sub 60 scores over the first three rounds of the AIG Women’s Open. Conditions were so tough it was dif...
