• Why are people starting to make comparisons between Scheffler and Woods?
First and foremost, golf fans like records and statistics and need something to be talking about. Scheffler’s Masters victory was part of an incredible run of results as the 27-year-old threatens to emerge as today’s most dominant player. Further weight to the comparison has come via statistical analysis from Data Golf, which has concluded that Scheffler’s phenomenal current run is better than Vijay Singh’s in 2004 and only behind the all-conquering Tiger Woods’ amazing run in 2000.
• Surely it’s a bit early for such talk, though?
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My golfing year
Rob Smith looks back on his packed 2024 diary and reflects on the many and varied adventures of a dedicated golf course writer
Clubs with two 18-hole courses
Each of these venues is home to two fine and occasionally very different layouts
Blackmoor
The A3/M3 corridor heading south-west out of London is graced with many cracking heather-lined courses that rank among the best in the country.
How should I adjust for compacted sand?
At this time of year, we face a lot of bunker shots from compacted sand and need to make the necessary adjustments to change how the club enters the sand.
Johannes Veerman
The winner of December's Nedbank Golf Challenge shares his thoughts on some of the best ways to lower your scores
PUTTING MATS
While you may think all putting mats are created equal, there are many factors a golfer should consider before taking the plunge, from price and size, to speed and the number of different features a product offers.
OZARKS NATIONAL
This outrageously attractive course, which opened in 2019, is one of five brilliant and very different designs at the expansive Big Cedar Lodge resort in Missouri.
FOR THE LONG RUN"
Ludvig Aberg has made quite a start to his professional career, with his eyes now set on climbing higher still in 2025 following a slight pause for surgery last September
PLAYERS TO WATCH IN 2025
There is perhaps greater strength in depth in both men’s and women’s elite golf today than at any point in time.
A GRAND ESTATE
Goodwood in West Sussex may be steeped in ancestral history, but about 20 years ago it elected to take its golf offering down a very different route...
