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...
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Alistair Tait
Dec 21, 2021
Brewerton Back Where She Belongs
There have been many heart-warming golf stories these last 12 months. Becky Brewerton regaining her Ladies European Tour card at the LET...
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 13, 2021
The School of Broken Dreams
There’s a popular belief that the ultimate pressure in professional golf comes in the major championships. Rubbish! The greatest pressure...
Alistair Tait
Dec 11, 2021
Go West Young Woman
If you ever wondered why Europe needs a thriving women’s professional tour, then a look at the list of players currently competing for...
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 8, 2021
Mixed Fortunes for Euro Rookies
Add Matti Schmid’s name to a list of European Tour Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year winners that includes Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka,...
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 22, 2021
One Great Golf Con Job?
Let’s get one thing straight: Collin Morikawa is a worthy European number one based on his talent alone. Watching him win the DP World...
Alistair Tait
Nov 20, 2021
More 33% Returns Please
Every investor knows any time you get a 33% return on an investment it’s a good deal. So news that the 2022 Trust Golf Women’s Scottish...
Alistair Tait
Nov 18, 2021
Here’s To The Euro Tour Journeymen
Colin Montgomerie played 27 times on the 1993 European Tour en route to becoming European number one for the first time. Tommy Fleetwood...
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