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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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
Feb 15
Robertson A Perfect Walker Cup Fit
Dean Robertson is standing at the EasyJet Bag Drop at Glasgow Airport at 5am on a Tuesday morning in January. He’s counting heads, making...
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 31, 2023
Walker Cups Aren't Won On Paper
According to the World Amateur Golf Ranking, the Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team might as well not show up for the 49th Walker...
Alistair Tait
Aug 19, 2023
Contrived, Complicated, Convoluted?
Remember the European Tour’s Final Series? No? Let me jog your memory. Former European Tour chief executive George O’Grady unveiled the...
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 17, 2023
It Shouldn't Even Be OPEN To Debate
Most serious American golf fans get it. Those that don't are being heavily influenced by popular American golf media sites which insist...
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
May 5, 2023
European Tour Shame
Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald expressed the right word after Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia and Ian Poulter tendered their European Tour...
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