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New R&A data highlights golf's surging popularity worldwide

Golf's popularity continues to soar, according to new R&A global participation figures.

Chichester

David Taylor visits this picturesque West Sussex club and enjoys a night in a luxury beach hut on the coast

THE GAME

Harman tames Hoylake to secure maiden Major

Rickie Fowler

The 34-year-old American is back in form and eager to share his favourite tee-to-green tips

Aerodynamic patents become new Olympic battleground

British Cycling considers legal action which could bar French and Japanese bikes from competition

BEST & WORST SWINDON TOWN

Richard Pullen from Robins podcast The Loathed Strangers remembers Hoddle magic and Di Canio mayhem...

British Worlds success shows promise for Paris Olympics

It's next stop Paris for the British team after an impressive 100-medal haul at the Glasgow World Championships

THE HUB

All the news you might have missed from the last seven days

IVAN RAKITIC

\"England were surprised what we could do. All of their players were worth £70m, £100m, £150m but they had to play against us”

INTERVIEW: PAUL SIMPSON

The Carlisle gaffer chats League One ambitions, World Cup ecstasy with England Under-20s and battling kidney cancer

GOOD CALL, REF!

Lucy feared that simply being herself would prevent her from refereeing games, but a brave move has brought her peace, new friends and even a world record

Lone 19-year-old takes Ryedale GP victory

Saint Piran men's team take top-five clean sweep

Stevie Williams 'getting stronger' as he wins Arctic Race of Norway

Late-season form pays off for Welsh pro

Tarling backs ageing British TT scene

New data suggest poor take-up by the young

Team Japan's V-IZU TCM

The Super Worlds showcased many superbikes, as Joe Baker discovers

VUELTA A ESPANA

Spain's three-week cycling fiesta is about to get rolling

POHNPEI A DECADE ON

Paul Watson chronicled his improbable exploits coaching a tiny Pacific island team in his cult 2012 book Up Pohnpei. More than 10 years on, with Micronesia still struggling for FIFA recognition, an unexpected email inspired him to return this summer, and document the trip for FFT...

QUEEN'S GAMBIT

The oldest club in Scotland's attempts to modernise have paid on-field dividends, but also left them homeless

Giant MCR

The bike that was nearly inventor Mike Burrows's crowning glory

Dr Hutch

The Doc's eye for detail stops at bicycles – everything else insignificant blur, especially the garden

HERE TO COMPETE

Almost two years since their controversial takeover, Newcastle are going where no Magpie's flown for 20 years: the Champions League. Ahead of the curve their new owners plotted, they feel they have a man, a plan and the fans to sustain it - plus a sovereign wealth fund

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE PEA AWARDS 1973 - 2023

On August 29, the Professional Footballers’ Association celebrates a half-century of giving out gongs for great individual seasons. Erling Haaland won’t receive the same sort of smooch that Les Ferdinand did, but he should follow in famous footsteps, from Elton John to Steve Ogrizovic

RECRUITMENT, RECRUITMENT, RECRUITMENT

As Brighton begin their first ever European campaign, having unearthed gem after gem in the transfer market, FourFourTwo chats to key figures inside the club to discover their secret - from algorithms to clandestine spreadsheets...

TaylorMade P790 iron £172 per club

It's been two years since TaylorMade gave its popular P790 iron a facelift.

Beef up your ball flight

INSTRUCTION - FAULT FIXER

HYBRID MASTERCLASS

Top 50 Coach Lysa Jones explains how to make the most of this versatile club

A PLACE ΤΟ YOURSELF

Jeremy Ellwood discovers the Old Millhouse in Dalkeith to be the perfect away-from-it-all base for exploring the East Lothian coast's many fine links

BREAKING the mould

To mark shoe giant FootJoy's 100th anniversary, Neil Tappin flies out to its HQ near Boston to find out more about the brand's past and future, before setting up tent in the buzzing campsite it sponsors at The Open

Border patrol

Andy Wright ventures due east from his Troon base for a stay at Macdonald Hotels' Cardrona resort in the Borders near Peebles

Moortown

Golf fans know that Dr Alister Mackenzie was the man responsible for Augusta National; many will also be aware that the surgeon-turned-course architect first honed his design skills on his home patch close to Leeds.