The 12 Golfers of Christmas – The Cheat
Welcome to another Christmas series highlighting characterisations of golfers we’ve all played with over the years. The series proved so...
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Alistair Tait
Dec 27, 2021
The 12 Golfers of Christmas – The Handicap Cop
Welcome to another Christmas series highlighting characterisations of golfers we’ve all played with over the years. The series proved so...
Alistair Tait
Dec 26, 2021
The 12 Golfers of Christmas – The Greenkeeper
Welcome to another Christmas series highlighting characterisations of golfers we’ve all played with over the years. The series proved so...
Alistair Tait
Dec 25, 2021
The 12 golfers of Christmas – The Chunterer
Welcome to another Christmas series highlighting characterisations of golfers we’ve all played with over the years. The series proved so...
Alistair Tait
Dec 23, 2021
Golf Gift Ideas For Christmas
The doyen of golf writing, Bernard Darwin, inspired this blog. His 1913 essay, “A Christmas Sermon”, got me thinking about a few gifts...
Alistair Tait
Dec 19, 2021
Another Kicking For Women's Golf
You must be wondering how the England football team won BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year, and Gareth Southgate coach of the year,...
Alistair Tait
Dec 18, 2021
Never Write off Tiger Woods
Admit it: you have a hard time believing Tiger Woods when he says his return to competitive golf is “a long way off.” Are you feeling a...
Alistair Tait
Dec 17, 2021
The Best of European Golf in 2021
I put the European Solheim Cup team number one in the Association of Golf Writers’ poll for the 2021 Association of Golf Writers Trophy....
Alistair Tait
Dec 15, 2021
Has Golf Growth Peaked?
Golf participation numbers currently resemble those old signs on the golden arches of McDonalds restaurants that read “Millions served...
Alistair Tait
Dec 8, 2021
Will The Tiger Bubble Ever Burst?
Next week, a 45-year-old man and his 12-year-old son will play in a fun, end of year, silly season tournament and the world of golf will...
Alistair Tait
Dec 6, 2021
The Joy of Winter Golf
“Dreich” is the best way of describing the weather outside my office window as I type these words. If there’s a better word to describe...
Alistair Tait
Dec 4, 2021
Old Man Par Still Good Enough
Bobby Jones often said his main opponent in golf wasn’t the rest of the field in stroke play or the man he shared the first tee with in...
Alistair Tait
Dec 2, 2021
Putting Skill & Artistry Back Into Golf
Well done to the R&A and USGA for introducing a new Model Local Rule to ban players at the highest level from making several library...
Alistair Tait
Dec 1, 2021
A Golden Opportunity for Golf
Lost amid yesterday’s hype about Tiger Woods holding his first press conference since the car crash that nearly cost him his right leg...
Alistair Tait
Nov 29, 2021
Over to you Messrs Monahan & Pelley
If PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and European Tour boss Keith Pelley had hoped members of the organisations they head were going to...
Alistair Tait
Nov 27, 2021
What Is The Point?
A close friend is famous within the swindle group we belong to for uttering the headline phrase during frustrating rounds of golf. Often...
Alistair Tait
Nov 24, 2021
A Handicap Head Scratcher
The Rules of Golf are crystal clear when it comes to holing out in stroke play competitions. Rule 3.3c, Failure to Hole Out, states: “A...
Alistair Tait
Nov 13, 2021
Norman The Conqueror?
Say what you want about Greg Norman, but he’s certainly done his fair share to shake up the often staid world of professional golf. He’s...
Alistair Tait
Nov 8, 2021
Does Golf Really Need A Spirit Level?
Here’s an interesting thought following the PGA Tour’s decision to ban green reading books as proposed from 1st January next year. How...
Alistair Tait
Nov 6, 2021
The Search For The Perfect Golf Shot
What are the odds on making a hole in one? Why do so many golfers go their entire lives without making the perfect shot despite playing...
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