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...
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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
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 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...
Alistair Tait
Jan 10, 2023
Can Hero Cup Provide Ryder Reality?
I hope this week’s Seve Trophy, sorry, Hero Cup provides inspiration for Europe to go on and win the Ryder Cup in September. I’m not so...
Alistair Tait
Oct 1, 2022
No Trickle Down For EuroPro Golf
It just got an awful lot harder for young British and Irish men to graduate to the European Tour. Welcome, boys, to what young British...
Alistair Tait
Jun 6, 2022
Ryder Cup Rejects? Surely Not?
Growing up, my mother would often tell me “never cut your nose off to spite your face” whenever I wanted to lash out at someone who had...
Alistair Tait
Mar 2, 2022
No Way Back For Phil? Think Again
I had to laugh after reading a recent article asking how/if Phil Mickelson can make a successful return to the game from his latest...
Alistair Tait
Feb 3, 2022
Golf Only Has Itself To Blame
What a mess the world of professional golf seems to be in right now. All because of the worst of all evils: money. And the professional...
Alistair Tait
Jan 29, 2022
Wanted: Strong Ryder Cup Captain
Peter Dawson mooted an interesting proposal when he was R&A Chief Executive. Facing a dearth of future Walker Cup captains because most...
Alistair Tait
Jan 23, 2022
Is Pieters Back To His Best?
As reappearing acts go, Thomas Pieters’s return to the limelight has been pretty good. Two wins in his last three tournaments suggests...
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
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 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 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 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
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...
Alistair Tait
Sep 29, 2021
Predict Ryder Cups at Your Peril
There seems to be no point playing the 2023 Ryder Cup. Listen to prognosticators who’ve stared into their crystal balls and the United...
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