It's the first week in April. In the second week of November. The year we'll never forget reaches it's golf climax this month with the 2020 Masters after the aborted attempt in its traditional time slot. Our preview includes a fasinating peer review of what makes defending champion Tiger Woods truly great. Locally, we catch up with former world No.1 Lydia Ko and British COVID survivor Charley Hull ahead of the OMEGA Dubai Moonlight Classic and Aramco Saudi Ladies International. We also meet UAE PGA history-maker Olivia Jackson and get to grips with the 15th hole at Yas Links Abu Dhabi as part of new series designed to help you tame the Middle East's toughest holes. All this and much more in the November 2020 edition of Golf Digest Middle East.

Relax this summer as we catch up with Max Homa, keep fit In the gym away from the heat, learn all you need to know about maintaining a certain golf course ahead of the Open Championship, talk team golf with Olivia Cowan and reflect on LIV Golf history at Centurion.

There is a summer of plenty as July offers a whole host of golfing treats, including the Irish Open and Scottish Open for the men ahead of the big one. The 150th Open Championship sees the game return to the ‘Home of Golf’ at St Andrews in Scotland, with a stacked field ready to do battle on the famous Old Course. There are two LIV Golf events in the States as well as the ladies’ Amundi Evian Championship and the ever-popular Women’s Scottish Open attracting the cream of the LPGA and Ladies European Tour.

The heat is rising in the UAE as the action heats up across Europe and the United States.
Our latest edition of Golf Digest Middle East reflects on Justin Thomas’ triumph at the PGA Masters, while looking ahead to the US Open at Brookline, and focusing on the mulleted star Cameron Smith, who has made it to the top in his own way.

There is also the small matter of the LIV Golf Invitational Series, as Greg Norman’s money-spinning brainchild tees off at Centurion Club near London in England.

Closer to home, we had one of the most dramatic Dubai Golf Trophy tournaments in its 23-year history, and we chart the journey of Amelia McKee, from youngster in a strange land in Dubai to turning professional.

Emirates Golf Club’s Olivia Jackson discusses the need for more mixed and team events to boost the ladies’ game, while we have a solution for all your putting and chipping woes. 

There are some exciting times at Golf Digest Middle East as we welcome a new editor in Matt Smith, who took over from Kent Gray in April.

It certainly is a busy time in golf and our latest edition is out now.

After the Masters and Tiger Woods dramatic return, we speak with Scottie Scheffler about his triumph at Augusta and what makes him tick as he has risen to the top of the World Rankings.

We also discuss the bright future for golf in the UAE, thanks to a 10-year deal with the European Tour Group, and expansion at eGolf Megastore.

On the course, we preview the PGA Championship and get the latest on the LIV Golf Invitational Series. Alongside the ever-expanding Ladies and Asian tours, it certainly will be a busy time in the months ahead.

All this and much more in the May 2022 edition of Golf Digest Middle East.

It's April and April means only one thing for lovers of the royal and ancient game: The Masters. Enjoy an alternate history of Augusta National Golf Club, a deep-dive on the most famous greens in golf and learn the secret to defending champion Hideki Matsuyama’s swing - and no, it’s not that pause at the top. Jim ‘Bones’ McKay explains why the first major of the year is the hardest event on caddies and Jim Nantz recalls Tiger’s epic 1997 victory.
 
Looking for a new fairway wood/hybrid? We have you covered in the latest instalment of Golf Digest’s 2022 Hot List. We also recap Georgia Hall’s runaway Aramco Saudi Ladies International victory and get a sneak peak of the Kingdom’s Safaa Golf Club, a place where golf and education happily co-exist. All this and much more in the April 2022 edition of Golf Digest.

A scheduling quirk means just four months will have elapsed by the time Lydia Ko defends her Saudi Aramco Ladies International title at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club this month.

Since her runaway five-stroke victory in November, the Kiwi has gone on to claim a 17th LPGA Tour title in the U.S. but it is an Instagram post from world No.1 Jon Rahm that has truly emboldened Ko.

Find out the simple realisation the 24-year-old, world No.3 has come to in our preview to the $1 million Ladies European Tour event in the March edition of Golf Digest Middle East.

We also discover the Golf Saudi link to the Asian Tour’s new International Series and explain how the 10 new marquee events are a game-changer for a sleeping giant awoken by LIV Golf’s  $300 million investment.

Elsewhere, we get tee to green tips from the best players in each category on the PGA Tour and discover ways to cheat (gasp!) at putting…without actually cheating of course. You’ll also find our extensive guide to the best irons of 2022 in the continuation of our annual Hot List gear test.

All this and much more in the March 2022 edition of Golf Digest Middle East.

The radiant smile, the clean-cut good looks, the college-sweetheart turned fiancée, the business degree from a top university? Don’t forget the two major champions and a world ranking bettered only by No.1 Jon Rahm.

How does Collin Morikawa make golf look so easy, and how has he become such a cold-blooded competitor? We discover how in the February edition of Golf Digest Middle East with a deep dive into the extraordinary life and times of America’s top-ranked player.

We also enjoy a first look at Sir Nick Faldo’s latest design, Rumanza Golf & Country Club in Pakistan, and launch our exhaustive annual club test, the Hot List. This month it’s the best drivers of 2022.

All this and much more in the Feb. 2022 edition of Golf Digest Middle East.

For fans of professional golf, it doesn’t get much better than January in the UAE. 

Starting with back-to-back $8 million Rolex Series events in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the DP World Tour’s new look Desert Swing promises a month of compelling action. 

We preview the four-event swing by asking whether 2022 will see Rory McIlroy return to form in a major way. The Northern Irishman and world No.2 Collin Morikawa headline the fields for Yas Links and Emirates Golf Club respectively before the circuit moves on to the inaugural Ras Al Khaimah Championship at Al Hamra and the Qatar Masters at Doha G.C.

In the same Feb. 3-6 time slot as RAK, the Asian Tour’s new $5 million Saudi International will grab global attention courtesy of a star-studded field set to feature six of the world’s top 10 and 11 major champions.

We catch up with Golf Saudi ambassador Jason Kokrak ahead of the Asian Tour’s 2022 season opener and also highlight the emerging South-East Asian players grateful to tee it up alongside the game’s biggest names. 

Also inside we chat to CNN Living Golf host Shane O’Donoghue, get an insight into how Saudi International-bound Bryson DeChambeau upped his swing speed and visit the hottest golf community in the world. 

All this and much more in the Jan. 2022 edition of Golf Digest Middle East. Look out for PGA Tour star Jason Kokrak on the cover.

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The power play for professional golf gets more intriguing by the day. For important context, the December edition of Golf Digest Middle East is a revealing read.

We ask Asian Tour CEO and Tour Commissioner Cho Minn Thant how LIV Golf Investment’s $200 million, 10-year investment will be a game-changer for a circuit that has quickly shed its “younger brother” inferiority complex.

The European Tour is now the DP World Tour and we sit down with the Dubai-based ports operator and global trade enabler to get a handle on where they see their title-sponsorship taking the sport.

Golf Saudi has become a major player in the global men’s game via their LIV Golf Investment link. But this month Golf Saudi chairman H.E. Yasir O. Al-Rumayyan is focused on the Kingdom’s investment in the Ladies European Tour with an insightful review of the inaugural Aramco Team Series.

Back to the DP World Tour, we count down to the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic by profiling U.S. collegiate star Sam Bennett, and head to Japan which is set to become the 51st country to host an event on the Old World Circuit.

All this and much more in the Dec. 2021 edition of Golf Digest Middle East. Look out for LPGA Tour star Danielle Kang on the cover.

The Race again ends here, but like last year, not in its traditional, one last-hurrah way. Try two last-hurrahs instead.

In the November edition of Golf Digest Middle East, we preview the European Tour’s season-ending Dubai doubleheader and ask what happens next for the Old World circuit after the seemingly stop-gap AVIV Dubai Championship and the traditional DP World Tour Championship climax. 

In addition to the excitement and question marks at Jumeirah Golf Estates, we meet Claude Harmon III at The Els Club, Dubai to understand the takeaway move that makes Billy Horschel not only a leading R2D contender but one of the best ball strikers in the modern game.

Emily Kristine Pedersen helps us preview Saudi’s LET doubleheader and who better; the great Dane scooped all the silverware available in King Abdullah Economic City last year.

Join us at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club and Abu Dhabi Golf Club to preview this month’s Asia Pacific Amateur Championship and the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific respectively.

Conquer the rough with Joaquin Neimann, find out if you have been using the wrong shaft (and how to find the right one) for your game and how technology at Dubai Creek's Peter Cowen Academy can rid your game of those frustrating little fats and thins around the green.

All this and much more in the Nov. 2021 edition of Golf Digest Middle East.

Golf in the Middle East is entering its annual sweet spot – when the mercury dips and the big professional tournaments roll into the region as the event season heats up.

Join us as we preview the Saudi Ladies International with an exclusive – and inspirational – chat with Golf Saudi ambassador and reigning Women’s British Open champion Anna Nordqvist.

Enjoy a sneak peek of Yas Acres, the long-anticipated new baby sister for award-winning Yas Links Abu Dhabi. Get the lowdown on the five-month rebuild of the Majlis greens at Emirates Golf Club and catch up with Josh Hill after the Dubai amateur sensation’s busy UK summer campaign.

We find out how Steve Stricker’s Americans won back the Ryder Cup and why Europe should be very afraid. There are even tips from winning Ryder Cuppers Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele, along with a deep dive on the golf balls of 2021. Are you playing the right sphere for your game?

All this and much more in the October 2021 edition of Golf Digest Middle East.

Better late than never. Twelve months after being put on ice by the pesky Coronavirus pandemic, it’s finally time for the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits.

We’ve got a deep dive on the 43rd Matches, including a unique sit down – in a pink flamingo no less – with American stud Brooks Koepka. Don’t miss our Ryder Cup “File” and “Dossier” features either, a fascinating look at everything American captain Steve Stricker must know to “whip the Europeans”, and the inside oil on how Padraig Harrington can help the Euros “spank the Yanks”.

Elsewhere, we chat with Trump Dubai-based freelancer Alex Riggs who has embraced social media to become an online tutor to (mostly above average) Joes and Janes everywhere and land a plum gig on GolfPass, the Golf Channel off-shoot owned by NBC Sports. The Canadian has even landed a role coaching NBA superstar Steph Curry courtesy of his digital profile.

Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club professional Matthew Brookes has a series of stretches that will help you cool down and ensure you’re ready for your next pre-round warm-up, while Butch Harmon shares a simple tip to flush it off downhill lies that are commonplace in the Middle East. We also head to Glen Oaks in Old Westbury on Long Island, the private New York club nicknamed the "Augusta of the North" which is set to host the penultimate leg of the LET's new Aramco Team Series next month.

There’s also a fascinating take on the triumphs and tragedies of trying to earn a start on the PGA Tour via cut-throat Monday qualifying. All this and much more in the September 2021 edition of Golf Digest Middle East.

Golf has emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic stronger than anyone anticipated but what is the game in the UAE doing to ensure it doesn’t waste this unexpected participation spike?

In the latest edition we talk to five of the Middle East’s key golf industry players – panellists all at the Emirates Amateur Golf League’s recent ‘Future of Golf’ forum – to discover where the game goes from here.

There’s little doubt Golf Saudi is playing a pivotal role in the new frontier. We have a report on the new Aramco Team Series after the LET-sanctioned format made its debut in London. We also learn what the 11th hour awarding of the 2021 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship to Dubai is just the start of a golden two year period for the region’s top young players.

Talking of Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, Matthew Brookes explains why random practice trumps beating driver after driver on the range and we delve into the research that will help you break 100, 90 and 80 in no time. And who better to impart his wisdom on flushing your fairway woods than the Swedish Iceman, Henrik Stenson?

All this and much more in the August 2021 edition of Golf Digest Middle East.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, especially we golfers with a soft spot for The Open. After last year's COVID-19 enforced cancellation, we simply can't wait for the 149th edition of the game's oldest and grandest championship.

We've studied the 12 former winners spanning 14 Opens and 127 years at Royal St George's and drawn an extremely long bow to select our long-shot winner for 'Sandwich' (golf is hard and picking winners of majors even harder!).
We've even dug up a James Bond link to the famous Kent coast linksland.

Elsewhere, we get the inside oil on the Emirates Amateur Golf League’s Mini-Series at Jumeirah Golf Estates, visit the Jose Maria Olazabal-inspired golf restort in the Maldives and bring you all the shenanigans from Golf Digest Middle East’s inaugural Play & Stay at Trump Dubai and Radisson Hotels Dubai DAMAC Hills.

Russell Hill, the osteopath father of Middle East amateur No.1 Josh Hill, explains how to avoid falling into a prepetual injury cycle (and how to get out if you've already fallen) while Dubai Creek teaching professional Matthew Brookes shows you a simple way to nail your set-up for every full-swing shot.

Don't miss our Playing Through feature which offers a fascinating insight into the future of the royal and ancient game and pick your next fairway wood weapon in the latest instalment of our Hot List equipment guide.

All this and much more in the July 2021 edition of Golf Digest Middle East.

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This is unofficially the official year of the golf comeback. Think Lydia Ko, Sergio Garcia, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama and the irrepressible Phil Mickelson. And, of course, Jordan Spieth.

American golf's clean-cut poster boy shares the clever way he rediscovered his swing after his lengthly slump in this month's edition of Golf Digest Middle East and it could be a model for you, too. Spieth's simple tips on the three key scoring shots - driving, bunker escapes and putting - is a useful insurance policy even if your game is in reasonable shape.

Spieth's timely return to form will make him one of the players to watch in this month's U.S. Open. We explore Torrey Pines and the last stand of Rees Jones as a designer of major championship layouts.

Elsewhere, we preview the Emirates Amateur Golf League's Mini-Series at Jumeirah Golf Estates, discover how to negotiate the tough 18th hole at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club and ask Russell Hill, the osteopath father of Middle East amateur No.1 Josh Hill, to examine the main golf injuries and how to avoid them. A good start is a decent pre-round warm-up; we have that covered too thanks to Dubai Creek teaching professional Matthew Brookes.

We also unveil Golf Digest Middle East's inaugural Play & Stay at Trump Dubai and Radisson Hotel Dubai DAMAC Hills and reveal the game improvement and super game improvement iron medal winners in our ongoing Hot List equipment feature.

All this and much more in the June 2021 edition of Golf Digest Middle East.

After Hideki Matsuyama's historic moment at Augusta National, the spotlight shifts to the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island and this month's 103rd U.S. PGA Championship. We preview the second major of the year and feature a man whose short game alone will make him a contender in South Carolina. Fortunately, you can learn the secrets of Patrick Reed's wedge wizardry as part of a deep dive cover feature where you can make your own call on whether the media or the complex man himself are responsible for Captain America's mixed public image.
We talk to the UAE's No.1 player Ahmad Skaik on his historic Dubai Golf Trophy captaincy, join Matthew Brookes at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club to learn the science behind escaping deep rough and head to Arabian Ranches Golf Club where Ryan Smith shows you how to tame the Dubai course's No.1 stroke hole.
New golfers will enjoy our 'Welcome to Golf' feature where seasoned players share tips they wish someone had given them when they started out while players old and new will benefit from the latest instalment of our annual Hot List, this month focused on irons. All this and much more in the May issue of Golf Digest Middle East.

The first major of the year in the second week of April with Augusta National in full bloom. The Masters are back in their rightful place and all is right with the golf world again! Enjoy our Masters deep dive as we ask whether Dustin Johnson's greatest strength is his mind and then learn how to turn your weak slice into a power fade like the green jacketed world No.1. Want to win your own equivalent of the Masters? Our experts will show you how in a great feature: Win Your Green Jacket.
Closer to home, Dubai Creek pro Euan Bowden explains how to nail the takeaway and we explore how the MENA Tour, the region's developmental mini-tour, has been forced into a major rethink courtesy of the pandemic. There's exciting news surrounding the Dubai Golf Trophy, UAE golf's answer to the Ryder Cup, and a shot-by-shot guide to taming the 5th hole at Abu Dhabi Golf Club, a hole even the European Tour's best struggle with during the annual Desert Swing.

Want more? How about an in-depth guide to the hottest new putters and wedges for 2021? All this and much more in the April edition of Golf Digest Middle East.

Imagine if you could scour the internet, the tution and equipment stories you read on golfdigestme.com for example, and become one of the best players in the world? Crazy thought. Not if you are Viktor Hovland who has taken a contemporary route to global stardom. Read the Norwegian's remarkable story in the March 2021 edition of Golf Digest Middle East, as well as tips on how to be a go-to pick for the ambitious Emirates Amateur Golf League from the new EAGL ambassador and three-time Asian Tour winner Shiv Kapur. Don't miss Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club pro Tom Ogilvie's bunker basics or our deep dive into the best new drivers on the market in our Hot List special presented in association with eGolf Megastore. We also take a look back on the memorable moments from the Desert Swing, including news on the cancellation of the Oman Open and how Emirates Golf Club intend rebuilding the Majlis greens that were so out of character during the OMEGA Dubai Desert Classic. All this and so much more in the March edition here.

Major champions Collin Morikawa, Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Rose all feature as the February edition of Golf Digest Middle East previews the 32nd OMEGA Dubai Desert Classic and 3rd Saudi International. We also get the lowdown on the new Emirates Amateur Golf League, the game’s answer to IPL cricket, and take a look at eight exercises any golfer can do to improve performance and minimise the risk of injury.

Rory McIlroy will make his first appearance at Abu Dhabi since 2018, Justin Thomas his Middle East debut. Such marquee signings would normally headline the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship but the opening of the 2021 European Tour season has so much more intrigue. With reigning Race to Dubai champion and European Tour player of the year, Lee Westwood on the cover, the January edition of Golf Digest Middle East is your essential guide to the Desert Swing opener, complete with its unexpected PGA Tour twist. There are also tips from the "Golf Fix" guy, Michael Breed, Dubai Creek's own Euan Bowden, tips to negotiate the toughest hole at Jack Nicklaus Ajman creation Al Zorah, plus an in-depth guide to golf in George, South Africa to keep your passion for travel on simmer in these challenging times. All this and much more in your essential Middle East golf companion, Golf Digest Middle East.

A month after it was originally scheduled, the European Tour’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship is set to take starter’s orders at Jumeirah Golf Estates. But hold the phone golf fans! How about a little taste of Fire before we get to the finish line of this strange Race to Dubai season.

We preview the inaugural Golf in Dubai Championship presented by DP World with Dubai Golf head pro Stephen Deane taking a look at the five holes set to decide the outcome of the hastily arranged $1.2 million event on JGE’s Fire layout.

We ask what’s next for the European Tour once the Race to Dubai is run on Fire’s sibling, Earth, argue that this season like no other wasn’t so bad after all, and explore the ‘Curious case of Patrick Reed’, the controversy-courting Ryder Cup star who is on course to become the first American to finish the season as European No.1.

Elsewhere, we visit the best new courses of 2020, come to grips with the toughest hole at Dubai Hills Golf & Country Club and offer a solution to your putting woes with Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club pro Euan Bowden.

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

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. 

The 120th U.S. Open will be like no other. Sans fans due to the coronavirus pandemic, Winged Foot is still set to shine. We’ve got the story of Gil Hanse’s faithful restoration of A.W. Tillinghast’s classic design in Mamaroneck, New York in our bumper preview issue. Being Rory McIlroy isn’t bad, nor is it easy as we discover in our cover story where the former world No.1 is rethinking his approach to golf and life. Locally, Emirati lefty Ahmed Skaik talks about the slice of history he will create in the upcoming Dubai Trophy, Jamie McConnell helps you tame the toughest hole at The Els Club Dubai in the latest instalment of our Be at 1 series tackling the region’s stroke index 1 holes and we explore what’s next for the European Tour in the Middle East. There’s tips from the game’s biggest names and an insight into eating clean and lean to improve your game from within. We also talk to “Golfers from the Front Line” of the pandemic on how the game is helping them get through. All this and much more in the Sept. 2020 issue of Golf Digest Middle East. 

You are not alone if you struggle with the toughest hole at your home club. Or any club for that matter. Help is at hand in the August 2020 edition of Golf Digest Middle East as we launch our new ‘Be at 1’ series where club pros help you negotiate the region’s toughest stroke index 1 holes. We catch up with Josh Hill, Toby Bishop and Arjun Gupta to see how the MENA Tour teens have coped with the coronavirus shutdown and meet the new man with the familiar face behind the GMs desk at The Els Club, Dubai. There’s driving tips from Tiger and Matt Fitzpatrick and a guide to the six shots you need to master to go low and keep shooting low numbers. Look out for Harold Varner III on the cover.

Golf sure is different in the coronavirus era but has the almighty upheaval been all bad for the game across the Middle East? We explore the impacts at club and pro level across the region, including a honest take on the career crossroads that Abu Dhabi-based MENA Tour pro Luke Joy suddenly finds himself at. Learn how to hit Tiger's famed stinger and tap into reigning Open champion Shane Lowry's old-school short-game tips. All this and much more in the July 2020 edition of Golf Digest Middle East.

The June 2020 issue of Golf Digest Middle East doffs its cap to our mother publication in the U.S. which celebrates its 70th anniversary this month. Our bumper issue includes timeless tips from seven legends of the game – Hogan, Palmer, Nicklaus, Watson, Faldo, Woods and McIlroy and recalls the funniest moments and bubbliest characters who have featured in the world’s No.1 golf title over the past seven decades. There’s a fascinating look at the rise and fall and rise again of Tiger through the lens of Golf Digest’s staff photographer and the definitive guide to the Middle East’s finest par 3s. In the market for a new birdie deliverer?  Check out the best blade and mallet putters of 2020 in the climax of our 'Hot List’ equipment guide.

What would a compilation of the region’s favourite holes look like? Find out in the May 2020 edition of Golf Digest Middle East which is packed full of inspiration for players slowly returning to the fairways as COVID-19 lockdown restrictions are eased. We chart what the remainder of 2020 might look like for the professional game, catch up with still quarantined MENA Tour leader David Langley and share tips from the game’s biggest names, including a test to discover just how good you could really get with some direction. We also go myth-busting with Alex Riggs laughing off the “keep your head down” advice we’ve all received while our editors translate the sometimes non-sensible swing jargon that has become part of the game’s lexicon. Look out for Tommy Fleetwood on the cover and don’t miss John Feinstein’s captivating profile on the European Tour star inside the pages of Golf Digest Middle East’s bumper May 2020 issue. 

April. Azaleas and amazing escapes from Augusta National’s pine straw. Jim Nantz welcoming us to the first major of the year with 'Hello Friends”. All is well with the world…except it clearly isn’t. The global COVID-19 pandemic has turned our planet on it’s head, much less golf. The professional game is on ice and the gates have been locked at clubs across the region. But the game will endure and Golf Digest Middle East is here to provide an entertaining distraction as we all fight this invisible enemy in self isolation. Enjoy this FREE issue jammed packed with instruction from the game’s best coaches, tips you can master at home or memory bank for when the game is back on. We go inside Jordan Spieth’s swing overhaul, learn Xander Schauffele’s secrets to handle on course stress and learn Tiger’s chipping tips. We visit Michael Jordan’s new course in the U.S., take a deep delve into the irons that made the 2020 Hot List and ask what PGA Tour pros really think about a random set of scenarios facing the game. Enjoy our unexpected mid-term report from the MENA Tour and much much more.

Meet MENA Tour trailblazer Shergo Al Kurdi, the first player from the Middle East to earn Official World Golf Ranking points despite having to battle Crohn's disease. We also catch up with Alison Muirhead, a former Emirates Golf Federation Order of Merit champion who turned pro in early 2020 and is looking ahead to the new $1 million Saudi Ladies Championship at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club. Reigning Race to Dubai champion and DP World Tour Championship titleholder Jon Rahm talks about his quest to take the next step and win a major. There are tips from the game’s biggest names including Tiger, Butch Harmon and David Leadbetter and a look at the gym regime that has PGA Tour player Scott Stallings ‘shredded’. All this and much more in the March 2020 edition of Golf Digest Middle East.

With tee to green tips from Tiger Woods, Butch Harmon, David Leadbetter, Tommy Fleetwood and Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club’s Euan Bowden, the February issue of Golf Digest Middle East will help you get the most out of this perfect winter weather for golf here in the Middle East. Don’t miss the fascinating feature that suggests you probably need more loft in your driver and look ahead to the Oman Open and Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.  We also preview the new $1 million Ladies European Tour stop in Saudi Arabia and reveal a huge boost for the region’s fledgeling Junior Masters Open Tour.

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