Don't Expect Masters Miracles
Considering the build-up to this Masters, you’d have thought the first major golf championship of the year was going to solve all golf’s...
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Golf isn’t a sport, it’s an experience
Alistair Tait
Feb 27
It Pays To Listen To A Good Caddie
There were times reading The Secret Tour Caddie when I wondered if those running men’s professional golf should be replaced by people who...
Alistair Tait
Jan 18
Can Pelley Secure His Golfing Legacy?
You have to wonder when Keith Pelley’s Road to Damascus moment occurred. That’s one thought after reading the outgoing European Tour...
Alistair Tait
Dec 14, 2023
The Height Of Golf Hypocrisy
It’s hard not to shake your head and laugh at the sheer hypocrisy surrounding Jon Rahm’s move to LIV Golf. Fred Couples is the latest...
Alistair Tait
Nov 29, 2023
Falling Out Of Love With (Pro) Golf
Eddie Pepperell spoke for many golf fans with his recent opinion of the world of professional golf. The erudite European Tour player...
Alistair Tait
Nov 16, 2023
Time to Overhaul World Golf Ranking?
A wee look at the contrasting strength of fields for this week’s DP World Tour Championship and the PGA Tour’s RSM Classic will be grist...
Alistair Tait
Oct 20, 2023
Mind the Major Golf Rankings Gap
Will the 2024 men’s major championships truly feature all the best players in the world, or just a selection of the world’s best players....
Alistair Tait
Sep 25, 2023
Nothing Wrong With Honours Even
The only thing that spoiled the conclusion of the 18th Solheim Cup was the suggestion that somehow the 14-14 result wasn’t satisfying....
Alistair Tait
Aug 10, 2023
On The Road To Major Golf Parity?
Will we ever see the day when women receive the same prize money for winning golf majors as men get for winning grand slam tournaments?...
Alistair Tait
Jul 4, 2023
Harking Back To Opens Past
Amazing to think there’s a series of 36-hole tournaments taking place across Great Britain today with arguably stronger fields than last...
Alistair Tait
Jun 12, 2023
The Height of Golf Hypocrisy
“Where money is concerned, I'm afraid you don't know anyone.” That line certainly applies to PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan. It also...
Alistair Tait
Jun 6, 2023
Common Sense Prevails
This blog appeared on 18 July last year. After today's surprising joint announcement from the PGA Tour, European Tour and LIV Golf , it...
Alistair Tait
Jun 1, 2023
Where’s The Ryder Cup Logic Rory?
I’m confused. Not because Rory McIlroy said he was done talking about LIV Golf to focus on his own game, only to opine on LIV the first...
Alistair Tait
May 24, 2023
What Would Sam Ryder Think?
There was a time when the PGA champion was given an automatic spot on the United States Ryder Cup team. Howard Twitty was denied an...
Alistair Tait
May 11, 2023
80 Stories Of Struggle And Resilience
Lachlan Wood thought he might never walk again. Kipp Popert (pictured) spent much of his childhood wondering if he’d ever be able to put...
Alistair Tait
Apr 25, 2023
It’s A Young Women’s Game
Lilia Vu (pictured) was due her first major win when she triumphed in a playoff over Angel Yin to win the Chevron Championship. Twenty...
Alistair Tait
Apr 11, 2023
A Major Benefit Of Golf's Civil War
Wasn’t it great seeing all the top golfers teeing it up at The Masters? Not just the ones the PGA Tour thinks should be in action. Brooks...
Alistair Tait
Mar 31, 2023
A LIV v the World Masters? Yes Please!
Anyone else hoping a LIV player wins the Masters? Wouldn't that turn the genteel world of golf upside down? Not sure the Green Jackets...
Alistair Tait
Mar 23, 2023
Will Padraig Follow Catriona?
Great move by the R&A in appointing Catriona Matthew to captain the 2024 Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup team to face the United...
Alistair Tait
Mar 15, 2023
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...
Alistair Tait
Feb 23, 2023
Full Swing or Full PR?
You have to wonder if PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan was the real director of the eight-part Netflix Series “Full Swing”. As a public...
Alistair Tait
Feb 10, 2023
The Crushing Weight of Expectation
You have to marvel at elite professionals such as Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Annika Sorenstam, Jack Nicklaus, Inbee Park, Ben Hogan, Juli...
Alistair Tait
Feb 2, 2023
Does Oman spell trouble for Euro Tour?
Anyone seen next week’s fields for the Asian Tour’s International Tour Series Oman and the European Tour’s Singapore Classic? Both are...
Alistair Tait
Jan 24, 2023
Golf On Prescription? Yes Please!
Imagine going to your GP, telling the doctor you’re feeling a bit under the weather, demotivated, overweight, a little depressed and...
Alistair Tait
Dec 21, 2022
Fitzpatrick Deserves More Respect
Add Matt Fitzpatrick’s name to the list of British golfers who haven’t received the respect they deserve, a list that includes Catriona...
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