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How to add yards

How to add yards

JH Taylor designs

Influential at several famous courses, JH Taylor was also involved in the design of many delightful but less well-known layouts

Find your rhythm

Find your rhythm

Better strikes guaranteed

Better strikes guaranteed

7 round-defining shots… and how to conquer them

How to pull off the common risk and reward shots you find on the course

NEXT GENERATION

TaylorMade’s Cutting-Edge Urethane Ball Collection

AN EXCITING NEW CHAPTER

The Aramco Team Series adds a new dimension to this year’s Ladies European Tour, offering the top female professionals, plus a number of amateurs, four innovative and eye-catching events

STAGING THE OPEN DURING A PANDEMIC

Getting everything lined up perfectly for the 2021 Open has presented an even greater logistical challenge than usual...

A NEW GOLDEN AGE

Rob Smith reflects on the golf courses to have opened in the UK&I in the 21st century and is suitably impressed with their quality and variety

SHARK ATTACK ON THE KENT COAST

Robin Barwick speaks to Greg Norman and coach Butch Harmon about the Australian’s epic victory in the 1993 Open at Sandwich

SANDY LYLE THE TOAST OF SANDWICH

Lyle almost caught Tony Jacklin’s ball after his Open win at Lytham in 1969. Sixteen years later, the affable Scot would finally land another home win in the game’s oldest Major

Six Ways To Improve Your Iron Play

Good iron play is absolutely essential when it comes to shooting lower scores.

Stepping up to the plate

Despite the pandemic and the weather, course manager Paul Larsen thinks Royal St George’s has been shaping up very nicely

THE CRUCIAL QUARTET

Jeremy Ellwood picks out four keyholes at Royal St George’s that could define the 149th Open Championship

THE PRIDE OF IRELAND

The story of Shane Lowry ’s incredible Open victory at Portrush has lost none of its romance in the two years since he lifted the Claret Jug

The Superpowers Of The Older Golfer

If you’re middle-aged or older, it’s time to appreciate what a formidable player you have become

GAME CHANGERS

Kit Alexander explores how international superstar Niall Horan and his management company Modest Golf are playing a key role in growing the sport and making it more inclusive

MAY BE I'M JUST A LATE BLOOMER

Tony Finau may be stuck on one PGA Tour win, but good things come to those who wait

Maximum available relief

Most golfers know that when taking relief, it must be such that the condition you are taking relief from no longer interferes in any way with the lie of your ball or the area of your intended stance or swing.

“I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO STOP HURTING, SO I TRIED TO KILL MYSELF”

Alan Dymock investigates the mental health pressures associated with professional golf and the unique challenges players can face

What are women golfers talking about?

Alison Root lifts the lid on what ladies are discussing on the fairways as we emerge from lockdown

John Catlin

The 30-year-old American has picked up three European Tour victories since the start of 2020

OLD TOM MORRIS ~ A GOLFING TITAN

Some 200 years on from the birth of ‘Old’ Tom Morris, we reflect on the long life of a man instrumental in shaping golf as we know it

AT A CROSSROADS RORY

We examine McIlroy’s career and whether his recent victory has put him back on the path to legendary status

A great place to talk

Jeremy Ellwood chats to Matt Le Tissier about the part golf plays in his life and why Prostate Cancer UK is a charity dear to his heart

Thanks for the memories

Dan Davies explains how watching Seve made him fall in love with the game of golf, and why he remains devoted to the Spaniard to this day

What does The PGA do?

We are all aware of the crucial role the PGA Pro plays in the smooth running of our clubs, but what does the organisation to which they belong actually do?

“Time goes by, but people still love him”

Javier Ballesteros shares his memories of his father with the help of some images from Seve: His Life Through The Lens

Marching to a Different Beat

Rob Smith takes a look at some of the UK&I’s more unusual, and sometimes even eccentric, golf courses

Movable Obstruction – Marshal's Drinks Bag

Chris Wallace, Rules manager at The R&A, highlights an interesting Rules scenario from the opening round of the 2020 Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Open when Callum Shinkwin’s drive on the 18th found its way into a, particularly unusual lie.