Will golf ever pass the Trudeau test?
Justin Trudeau made a bold and welcome move when he became Canadian Prime Minister. He made sure his cabinet was an equal split of male...
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Alistair Tait
Sep 11, 2020
The modern lure of professional golf
Interesting read from Mike Clayton on the Golf Australia website about a subject dear to my heart: the lure modern professional golf has...
Alistair Tait
Sep 10, 2020
Fleetwood remembers his roots
Peter Alliss, Max Faulkner, Howard Clark, Brian Barnes, Sam Torrance, Tony Johnstone, Mark McNulty, Colin Montgomerie, Ronan Rafferty,...
Alistair Tait
Sep 9, 2020
LPGA scores Popov own goal
So major championships are for the best players are they? Aye right, as we say in Scotland. A look at this week’s ANA Inspiration tells...
Alistair Tait
Sep 8, 2020
Munro scrambles and scary chips
The ridge from Meall a’Buiridh to Creise in Glencoe looks daunting, especially the final haul up to the Creise plateau. About as daunting...
Alistair Tait
Sep 7, 2020
Staring into the abyss
Padraig Harrington used to come back from an off season and wonder if he could still play at the same level. He was sometimes so paranoid...
Alistair Tait
Sep 6, 2020
Shambles in Southern Spain
Let’s hope today’s conclusion of the final round of the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters at Valderrama goes a lot better than the...
Alistair Tait
Sep 5, 2020
A wee bit of humility never goes amiss
It's hard not to be impressed with Jon Rahm. He’s arguably the most promising talent to come out of Europe since Rory McIlroy. Perhaps...
Alistair Tait
Sep 4, 2020
Will fatherhood change Rory McIlroy?
Will Rory McIlroy’s approach to golf change after he and wife Erica welcomed daughter Poppy Kennedy into the family yesterday? Never...
Alistair Tait
Sep 3, 2020
European seniors deserve a mulligan
You have to feel for anyone currently holding a card for the European Senior Tour. That’s why this week’s news about a revamp for the...
Alistair Tait
Sep 2, 2020
Nice work if you can get it
Marc Leishman made $19,910 for finishing at the bottom of the field in last week’s BMW Championship. Whoever finishes 30th and last in...
Alistair Tait
Sep 1, 2020
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...
Alistair Tait
Aug 30, 2020
What now for the Amateur champion?
Joe Long sounds like the sort of name marketing people could do a thing or three with should the new Amateur champion go on to success in...
Alistair Tait
Aug 30, 2020
The unorthodox Amateur final
John Gallagher did nothing for golf instruction by fighting his way through to the 2005 British Amateur Championship final at Royal...
Alistair Tait
Aug 29, 2020
Let players settle Popov problem
That noise you hear from LPGA headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida is the sound of a can being kicked down the road. It has Sophia...
Alistair Tait
Aug 28, 2020
Raining on Popov’s parade
Golf has a habit of shooting itself in the foot. It’s happened again with the news Sophia Popov won’t get a five-year LPGA exemption...
Alistair Tait
Aug 27, 2020
Rory belongs to popular Amateur club
Those who lose their opening matches in the Amateur Championship at Royal Birkdale today should take heart: better players have fallen at...
Alistair Tait
Aug 26, 2020
Amateur Championship has no respect for card game
Avoiding Nick Dougherty’s fate will be a key goal for whoever tops today’s qualifying for the Amateur Championship at Royal Birkdale....
Alistair Tait
Aug 25, 2020
Amateur Championships robbed of talent
There might never be a better time for a male amateur to earn a spot in the Open Championship and a Masters invitation than this week’s...
Alistair Tait
Aug 23, 2020
Popov's story should boost women's golf
The power of sport never fails to amaze. It did so again in the final round of the AIG Women’s Open at Royal Troon. Anyone not moved by...
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