Golf Monthly

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The future of golf

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

CROSSWORD

Scheffler continues hot streak at TPC Sawgrass

Governing bodies announce golf ball proposal to combat hitting distances

10 QUESTION SWITH... Dan Bradbury

Is The Players Championship still the ‘unofficial fifth Major’?

SHORT GAME

Master the fairway bunker • Top 50 Coach John Jacobs offers some expert advice on the particular challenges of the fairway trap and what to factor into the equation

Is it better to carry or trolley your clubs?

Jason Day • The Australian is in a rich vein of form and has recently re-entered the world’s top 50

Powerscourt • Kevin Markham visits the beautiful estate in County Wicklow, 20 miles south of Dublin city

What golf looked like in...

Motocaddy S5 GPS £999.99 - £1,099.99

Stewart Golf Apex Remote trolley from £1,249

Real Golf de Pedrena

Wayne Riley

Sarah Stirk

“GIVE THE WORLD WHAT THAT DIDN'T KNOW THEY WANTED” • Thanks to YouTube, Rick Shiels has become one of the most popular and recognisable faces in golf. Here, he talks us through his journey from PGA professional to global star

MAKING HIS MARK • David Facey talks to Adrian Meronk, who is eager to progress from first Pole to play on tour to first Pole to make the Ryder Cup team

Talk of The Town • Dan Davies meets the three men behind Cookie Jar Golf, whose very British take on the game has struck a chord with listeners across the world

HOW ADHD CAN AFFECT YOUR GAME • Top 50 Coach Katie Dawkins discovered something about herself recently that made everything make sense. She reveals how ADHD affects golf and life...

A view from the TOP • Fergus Bisset speaks to R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers on a range of subjects, from The Open to the public’s perception of the game...

How can I stop hooking my drives?

How can I improve my chipping?

How do I shape the golf ball?

THE ULTIMATE 30-MINUTE RANGE SESSION • Top 50 Coach Rick Shiels shares his practice secrets to help supercharge your game for the season ahead

Say goodbye to the tops

The key to reading greens

Dan Bradbury • The Joburg Open winner reveals some great ways to sharpen up your game as the golf season swings into action

Could Phil Mickelson’s coffee boost your game?

RULES

Ping G430 iron £150 per club

Cobra Aerojet drivers £429

Odyssey White Hot Versa Twelve S putter £249

Srixon ZX4 Mk II iron £999

REVIEWS

Time to say goodbye – an equipment epilogue

HEAD TO HEAD

Best 2023 fairway woods

Irons

Bill Elliott

The very best you can play

Making it all happen • Aided by an expanded and more diverse team of enthusiastic panellists, the new 2023/24 Golf Monthly Top 100 Courses rankings are our most informed and thorough yet. Rob Smith explains…

On the move • Jeremy Ellwood takes a closer look at the new entries, re-entries and our biggest climbers

First impressions • Rob Smith delves into the archives to pick out our six highest new entries of all time

Play the best for less • The top-end rack rates at the premier courses in the UK and Ireland can be a touch eye-watering, but Fergus Bisset discovers various ways around this

Ask the experts • Four Golf Monthly course aficionados select a layout from the 2023/24 Top 100 for which they have a particular fondness

Short and sweet • It’s rare for a Top 100 course to start or finish on a par 3 but Jeremy Ellwood picks out nine...