No Excuse For Poor Bunker Play
There’s only one problem with the above picture. The rake is on the wrong place. Most of us would rather that than it not being used at...
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Alistair Tait
Oct 21, 2021
Who’s Up To The Challenge?
We’re getting down to the nitty gritty end of the season. Squeaky bum time. The next two weeks will determine the class of ’21: the 20...
Alistair Tait
Oct 20, 2021
Ogilvy & Clayton Need A Golf Lesson
Someone needs to have a word with Geoff Ogilvy (above) and Mike Clayton. They’re surely missing the point about what professional golf is...
Alistair Tait
Oct 19, 2021
Remember The Name: Rose Zhang
Have we seen the future of women’s golf, and is her name Rose Zhang? Steady on, I hear you say, you’re the man who’s always saying...
Alistair Tait
Oct 17, 2021
Fitzpatrick Forecast Was So Wrong
Matt Fitzpatrick gave me one of the shortest work days of my golf writing career when he won the 2012 Boys Amateur Championship 10&8 over...
Alistair Tait
Oct 16, 2021
A Wee Golf Howff In My Name
Not saying I’m anywhere near handing in my final scorecard, but I’m thinking of leaving a wee legacy to fellow Woburn Golf Club members...
Alistair Tait
Oct 15, 2021
How Would Arnie Have Acted, Phil?
Bet the USGA now wish they’d disqualified Phil Mickelson after he hit a moving ball on Shinnecock's 13th green during the third round of...
Alistair Tait
Oct 14, 2021
Water, Water ... Nowhere
The late labour politician Tony Benn once said there would be wars over water in future. That’s a hard concept to grasp for anyone who...
Alistair Tait
Oct 13, 2021
The "Magical" Life of Renton Laidlaw
It wasn’t easy breaking into the world of golf writing when I first started out. Thankfully, people like Renton Laidlaw and a few others...
Alistair Tait
Oct 12, 2021
What Golf Is All About
News that Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School has won the Waterloo County Secondary School Athletic Association Golf Championship...
Alistair Tait
Oct 10, 2021
Sometimes Life Just Gets In The Way
If you’d told me 20 years ago that Spain's Rafa Cabrera Bello would have more European Tour wins than countryman Pablo Martin, and a...
Alistair Tait
Oct 9, 2021
A Golf Club Love Affair
Like all great love affairs, it was fantastic while it lasted. But the affection we had for one another didn’t last and we slowly drifted...
Alistair Tait
Oct 8, 2021
A Golf Match Too Far?
Was the whole Bryson versus Brooks feud a complete con? An elaborate hoax to drum up interest in The Match? You can’t blame cynics for...
Alistair Tait
Oct 7, 2021
The Spanish Open Deserves Better
Well done Jon Rahm for turning up to play in his home open, this week’s Spanish Open, or the Acciona Open de España presented by Madrid...
Alistair Tait
Oct 6, 2021
Another Step Towards Golf Equality
As Rancho Mirage (above) prepares to fade into the background as a major championship venue, women’s golf takes yet another step towards...
Alistair Tait
Oct 5, 2021
How Do We Measure Golf Success?
Thanks to former colleague Adam Schupak for settling a 19th hole discussion at Woburn Golf Club yesterday. The topic? Who has won the...
Alistair Tait
Oct 3, 2021
Europe’s Ryder Cup Imbalance
Math isn’t my strong point, but I come up with 11–4. That’s soon to reach 13–4 by the 2025 Ryder Cup, and perhaps 14-4 by 2027, if the...
Alistair Tait
Oct 2, 2021
A Vicarious Thrill
Yesterday I mused on children of legendary sportspeople trying hard to fill their parents shoes. Today I’m turning the tables: what’s it...
Alistair Tait
Oct 1, 2021
Living Up To A Legend
You have to feel a wee bit for Javier Ballesteros playing in this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. No doubt the young man is...
Alistair Tait
Sep 30, 2021
No Hiding Places For Harrington
In time honoured tradition, Steve Stricker is being hailed as a great Ryder Cup captain while aspersions are being cast on Padraig...
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