In this issue

Finally, some certainty in this uncertain time. The Ladies European Tour is set for back-to-back events in the Middle East next month after Saudi Arabia’s trailblazing women’s event was not only locked into the calendar but surprisingly expanded with a $500,000 teams event tagged onto the end of the inaugural $1 million Aramco Saudi Ladies International. Wales’ Amy Boulden hails the Saudi Golf Federation double-header and we talk to 2019 Women’s British Open champion Georgia Hall ahead of the Nov. 4-6 OMEGA Dubai Moonlight Classic at Emirates Golf Club.

We’ve got the relaunch of the European over 50s circuit and its UAE plans covered in an extensive interview with new Legends Tour head Mark Aspland and enlist Aussie PGA pro cum Tower Links GM Simon Payne to help you tame the toughest hole at the Ras Al Khaimah club. Talking about attacking Par 5s…let Jon Rahm show you how to get more birdie looks on the gettable holes in our cover feature.

Back to Ras Al Khaimah, we have news of a big new junior event at Al Hamra Golf Club and talk to Yasin Ali, the JA The Resort/Leadbetter Academy Dubai coach on the bright future ahead of 13-year-old Jordanian Mousa Shana’ah.

We cover off the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, the impact of Bryson DeChambeau’s runaway victory at the U.S. Open and head to Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club and the Track, Meydan Golf for tips on driving and tricky lies with Euan Bowden and Ian Brennan respectively.

There’s also game improvement gems from Tiger Woods, Butch Harmon and Michael Breed and a great feature on how to handle the good shots you hit that end up in bad lies.

All this and much more in the October 2020 edition of Golf Digest Middle East.

Looking For Daylight

Former running back Reggie Bush is in a rush to conquer golf

3 mins

Can You Own Your Swing?

A golf instructor says his technique was stolen

3 mins

GIANT LEAP

Georgia Hall has ample confidence to help her overcome the unknown at next month’s OMEGA Dubai Moonlight Classic

8 mins

“This type of commitment to women's golf is really amazing at this time”

WELSH STAR AMY BOULDEN HAS HAILED SAUDI ARABIA’S ABILITY TO DOUBLE-DOWN ON ITS HISTORIC LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR STOP

3 mins

THE GETTABLE HOLES

HOW TO ATTACK THE PAR 5S AND SET UP MORE BIRDIE LOOKS

6 mins

LEGENDS TOUR Legends UAE Bound

A MAJOR FOCUS OF THE REBRANDED AND RE-ENERGISED LEGENDS TOUR IS TO BECOME THE “GREATEST AMATEUR EXPERIENCE IN GOLF”. THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FIGURES STRONGLY IN THOSE AMBITIOUS PLANS AS KENT GRAY DISCOVERS

5 mins

TRICKY LIES TAMED

PGA TEACHING PROFESSIONAL IAN BRENNAN HELPS YOU PASS THE TRICKY LIES TEST AT THE TRACK, MEYDAN GOLF

2 mins

JUNIOR HIGH

MOUSA SHANA’AH WILL LOOK TO ENHANCE HIS REPUTATION AS ONE OF THE MIDDLE EAST’S MOST EXCITING TEEN PROSPECTS AT AN EQUALLY AMBITIOUS JUNIOR EVENT JUST ANNOUNCED FOR AL HAMRA GOLF CLUB IN DECEMBER.

4 mins

/TAKE/ TWO/

From dumped bubble buster to celebrated two-time winner, new Dubai Duty Free Irish Open champion John Catlin is set to be a central character in the European Tour’s season finale at Jumeirah Golf Estates in December

2 mins

Undercover Caddie

How does a bad pairing hurt? Let’s count the ways

4 mins

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Golf Digest Middle East Magazine Description:

Golf Digest Middle East is the leading golf publication in the region and the biggest golf magazine brand globally. Featuring a blend of local and international content, Golf Digest Middle East is essential reading for the passionate golfer - combining expert tuition from the world's leading tour professionals with the latest in equipment, news and travel.