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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Alistair Tait

Aug 22

Golf's basic rule: Play the ball as it lies

I accepted every lie I was given on Woburn’s devilish Duchess course yesterday, and I had some shockers. I obviously didn’t witness every...

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Alistair Tait

Aug 17

Why are the snails still calling the shots?

The final group in the Aberdeen Standards Investments Scottish Ladies Open at the Renaissance Club took five hours and 16 minutes to comp...

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Alistair Tait

Aug 16

The problem golf just can't solve

Charles Osborne probably wasn’t facing the same challenge in the U.S. Amateur final as Stacy Lewis was as she prepared for in the final r...

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Alistair Tait

Aug 9

McIlroy exemplifies spirit of golf

Perhaps Rory McIlroy should have a wee conversation with Bryson DeChambeau about the spirt of golf. He might want to have a chat with Mat...

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Alistair Tait

Aug 1

Doing the right thing isn't always easy

Gordon Brand Jnr wasn’t sure it was worth it. Even though he’d done the right thing. Brand Jnr, who passed away last year at the young ag...

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Alistair Tait

Jul 31

Keeping the rules chancers in check

Some players have a lot of brass neck when it comes to the rules of golf. Thankfully it’s just a minority. Bryson DeChambeau seems to hav...

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Alistair Tait

Jul 22

Did Rahm get a raw rules deal?

Was the PGA Tour too quick to hand Jon Rahm a two-shot penalty in the final round of the Memorial Tournament? Or should the Spaniard have...

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Alistair Tait

Jul 21

Why Rahm needs to tread carefully

As impressive as it is to see Jon Rahm reach the top of the Official World Golf Ranking after winning the Memorial Tournament, attaining ...

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Alistair Tait

Jun 30

Temporary rules to beat the Abominable Snowman

Do you feel as though you’ve been playing behind someone with size 12 feet since you returned to the fairways after lockdown? No wonder t...

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Alistair Tait

Apr 14

Obscure Englishman deserves place on golf's roll of honour

Brian Davis will probably go down in golf’s record books as a mere footnote. He deserves a high place on golf’s roll of honour for his in...

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Alistair Tait

Mar 21

Time to learn the Rules of Golf

There’s never been a better time to do what most of us have been putting off for years: learn the Rules of Golf. My knowledge of the laws...

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Alistair Tait

Mar 6

Clerical errors are for accountants, not golfers

Sometimes it’s hard to justify the Rules of Golf to someone who doesn’t play the game. This is one of those times. I can’t believe 17 yea...

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Alistair Tait

Feb 4

Did the Rules of Golf really need to be rewritten?

As Rules of Golf referees from across the world gather in St Andrews for the annual Level 3 Tournament Administrators and Referee Seminar...

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Alistair Tait

Jan 16

Tiger Woods sinks in the sands of Abu Dhabi

Tiger Woods’ appearance in the 2013 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship didn’t last long because of his ignorance of the former rule about e...

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Matthew belongs in the class of 2020

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...

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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 ...

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