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YOUR VIEW • The pick of the letters and emails to hit the Golf Monthly offices this month

Scheffler adds Olympic Gold to trophy cabinet

MONTH IN STATS

Luke Donald reveals significant changes to Ryder Cup qualifying

SHORT GAME

Gary Player leads tributes to ‘dear friend’ Chi Chi

Is it time for the Presidents Cup to be scrapped? • The next instalment of the USA v Internationals match takes place in Canada at the end of September. But should the one-sided affair continue?

PGA Tour signature events: good or bad for the game?

The Plockton Inn • Jeremy Ellwood spends a couple of nights at this delightful inn in Wester Ross and pays a return visit to the very pretty nine-holer on the Isle of Skye

Cure shanks with a magic sponge

Aaron Rai • After several top-ten finishes on the PGA Tour this year, the Englishman finally got it over the line in the Wyndham Championship

Titleist GT drivers and fairway woods £349 to £749

TaylorMade P7CB and P770 irons from £179 per club

STOKE PARK

Wayne Riley

Alison Root

AT THE PEAK OF HIS POWERS • Scottie Scheffler is a remarkable golfer who is well on his way to becoming an all-time great. Michael Weston analyses his accomplishments and explores his life to date…

SCALING NEW HEIGHTS • The Solheim Cup seems to grow in significance and excitement with every staging, and this year’s encounter in Virginia promises to be no exception…

“THESE ARE THE MOMENTS I LIVE FOR” • Alison Root sits down for a chat with Anna Nordqvist, the three-time Major Champion and first playing assistant captain in Solheim Cup history

THE MAKING OF A LEGEND • Michael Weston makes a pilgrimage to Pedrena in Spain to visit Seve’s family home and talk about his life and legacy with his children

How to organise the perfect golf day • Golf Monthly’s guide to arranging and running a memorable and successful event

TAKE YOUR IRON GAME TO THE NEXT LEVEL • The key to good iron play is finding the right low point in your swing. Here’s how to do it…

When to use a strong or weak grip

ASK THE EXPERTS

The 80-yard wedge shot

Colin Montgomerie • The eight-time Order of Merit winner shares his key tee-to-green thoughts from his 37 years as a touring professional

RULES

CALLAWAY OPUS WEDGES FROM £179

GARMIN APPROACH Z30 RANGEFINDER £389

G/FORE G/18 SHOE £200

WILSON STAFF MODEL RB UTILITY IRON £220

EQUIPMENT

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HYBRIDS

“This model set Odyssey on the road to putter-market domination and it isn’t hard to see why” • Joe Ferguson sees if a vintage Odyssey Rossie II can still get the job done on the greens

FAIRWAY WOODS

Narin & Portnoo

Morocco • This scenically and culturally varied nation is home to an equally diverse and captivating array of golf

West Wales • Joel Tadman travels across the Welsh border for the very first time to play three coastal crackers he has been desperate to play for years. They didn’t disappoint…

Surprise packages • Jeremy Ellwood looks back on some of the more unusual golfing countries he has visited during his 20+ years writing for Golf Monthly

James Braid designs • The architect’s creativity shines brightly in these five very different layouts

Bill Elliott • Golf Monthly’s editor-at-large and Golf Ambassador for Prostate Cancer UK