Golf Monthly

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Perfect your putting

YOUR VIEW

THE GAME

Exempt LIV Golf players permitted to compete in The Masters at Augusta

GOOD MONTH BAD MONTH

Which will be the best men’s Major of 2023?

Tony Johnstone

SHORT GAME

Which is tougher in winter: wet, compacted sand or a muddy greenside lie?

Ball above your feet • Top 50 Coach Ged Walters explains the adjustments to make when your lie sees you standing below the ball

Dundonald Links • Jeremy Ellwood pays a return visit to the South Ayrshire links and enjoys his first stay in the brand-new on-site accommodation

Sepp Straka • The Austrian is inside the world’s top 30 after a stellar 2022, which included a win at the Honda Classic

SPOTTED ON TOUR

Srixon ZX Mk II metalwoods £239-£499

Callaway Paradym range from £299

The Bluffs, Grand Ho Tram Strip

Wayne Riley

Sarah Stirk

FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS • With an action-packed tournament schedule across the circuits and controversies still to play out, 2023 looks set to be quite a year in professional golf

The art of captaincy • Davis Love III reveals the lessons he’s learned leading the US team and why it means so much to him

DOWN MEMORY LANE • Jeremy Ellwood heads to Edgbaston GC to speak to members of the British Golf Collectors’ Society and find out more about the organisation

THE PROMISED LAND • Golf Monthly’s Elliott Heath has been on a mission to break par for the first time, a feat he achieved towards the end of 2022...

“I’m really proud of what I’ve done” • Oliver Wilson has endured more than his fair share of lows during his professional career, but his victory in Denmark in September has put him back on the right track…

Perfect your putting this winter • Top 50 Coach James Jankowski explains how to boost your flat-stick prowess this off-season

How to fix an open clubface

Conquer the 50-yard bunker shot

ASK THE EXPERTS

Jay Haas • The three-time Senior Major Champion offers some pointers to help you get the most from your game

New Rules for 2023

TaylorMade P-Series irons £165 per club

PXG 0211 2023 driver £319

Ping iCrossover utility iron £275

Wilson Staff Model TM22 putter £370

Joel Tadman on... Should you buy a new driver in 2023?

HEAD TO HEAD

Best 2023 golf watches

Training aids

North Berwick

Kauri Cliffs • New Zealand and Australia are each blessed with some of the most wonderful coastal courses in the world

COUNTY MAYO • Mayo might be regarded as a golfing county off the beaten track, but take joy in that. There is plenty of sparkle

KINDRED SPIRITS • With the 2023-24 rankings not far away, Rob Smith meets up with fellow golf course enthusiasts on the Top 100 assessment panel

Castles in the Emerald Isle • This month’s castle-related theme links together five beautiful and varied courses in Ireland

Bill Elliott