Alistair Tait 8 hours ago A waste of parliamentary time Golf will be debated in parliament today. Seriously. Don’t politicians have better things to do with their time? Yes. We’re in ten midst ...
Alistair Tait a day ago Japan's first (male) major champion? Step aside Hideki Matsuyama. Takumi Kanaya is playing though. Most golf fans know of Matsuyama (above). He's been on the world stage for ...
Alistair Tait 2 days ago The power of golf to change lives Another lockdown gave me even more time to reflect on the nature of my awful golf game, especially after a humbling at Hunstanton, my las...
Alistair Tait 6 days ago The secret to golf Wonder if Dustin Johnson seriously thought a Masters victory was on the cards six years ago when he had to take a leave of absence from t...
Alistair Tait Nov 12 Spieth lost in Masters subplots So many Masters subplots this year. Will Bryson bomb his way to victory? Can Tiger defend? Can Rory join the grand slam club? How about a...
Alistair Tait Nov 7 The surprise Masters All eyes will be on Tiger Woods, Bryson DeChambeau, Bubba Watson, Rory McIlroy, John Rahm, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson a...
Alistair Tait Nov 6 The golf boom continues The first tee at Hunstanton Golf Club was busy the penultimate day before lockdown number two. It was the same at most golf clubs. My own...
Alistair Tait Nov 5 Triple aces at Hunstanton Have you heard the one about the guy who made three holes in one on the same hole in three successive days? I hadn't either. It seems suc...
Alistair Tait Nov 3 New handicap, same old game So much for the new World Handicap System revolutionising golf. It didn’t feel that way yesterday as I played my first round at Woburn wi...
Alistair Tait Nov 1 To sign or not to sign - that is the question The petition to keep golf courses open during this second lockdown stands at 78,701 signatures as I write. Oops, make that 78,855. No, 79...
Alistair Tait Oct 31 Golf and politics don’t mix Stephen Gallacher had much to deal with when he played in the 2014 Ryder Cup. Not only was he making his debut in the biennial match, he w...
Alistair Tait Oct 27 Should golf follow the javelin’s flight? Uwe Hohn set a new world distance record for javelin throwing in 1984 with a throw of 104.8 metres. The German athlete was the first, and...
Alistair Tait Oct 25 Is Bryson baiting golf’s rule makers? Bryson DeChambeau must have been that kid in the playground who stood and sneered “nah, nah, nah, nah” whenever he bettered his peers. He...
Alistair Tait Oct 24 Handicap heaven There was joy and consternation in the clubhouse of Woburn Golf Club yesterday as fellow members discovered their predicted handicap on N...
Alistair Tait Oct 23 Golf’s traditional balancing act Cars sometimes have to stop at the bottom of the street I live on to let the Tour de France pass. Okay, not the actual Tour de France, bu...
Alistair Tait Oct 22 Irish eyes aren’t smiling You have to feel for golfers in the Republic of Ireland. The news that fell at 4:45pm yesterday was the last thing they wanted to hear. A...
Alistair Tait Oct 21 Golf and mental health? Vital! I’d probably be a basket case right now if not for golf. I expect I’m not alone. Taking the opportunity to spend three-four hours in gree...
Alistair Tait Oct 20 What’s in a golf name? Everything Would Tiger Woods have won 15 majors if he’d gone by his real name of Eldrick? Maybe not. Bet the late Dan Jenkins would have subscribed ...
Alistair Tait Oct 18 A dogged victim of inexorable fate My ball came to rest 18 inches from the flag on the eighth hole of the Dukes Course at Woburn. That’s when I committed a sin I once told ...
Alistair Tait Oct 16 Golf’s sartorial squad strikes again Last week it was hoodies; this week it’s black socks. Golf’s sartorial squad has struck again. In another episode of “You couldn’t make t...
Alistair Tait Oct 11 Time to hug a golf hoodie Golf's dress code debate is back with a bang. This time we’re talking about golfers wearing hoodies, instead of shooting 69s. Where’s Den...
Alistair Tait Oct 9 The class of Annika Sorenstam One moment in Annika Sorenstam’s career stands out for me. It paints a perfect picture of the type of person Sorenstam is as she celebrat...
Alistair Tait Oct 5 Good things happen to good people The late Calvin Peete once said something latest LPGA Tour winner Mel Reid can probably relate to. Peete, who died aged 71 in 2015, overc...
Alistair Tait Oct 4 A lesson in perseverance Every aspiring tour professional should watch the third round of the 2020 Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open. They’d learn an in...
