In this issue

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.

Awkwardly good

U. S. GOLF’S BRIGHTEST young star meets an angry golfer in faux therapy, the European Tour’s very own “awkward and shy” and awfully impressive major champion in waiting.

4 mins

Raise Your Golf IQ

Common sense for common problems

2 mins

Reality (golf) TV

Meet the man behind the ambitious Emirates Amateur Golf League, a world-first concept poised to positively disrupt the golfing landscape

6 mins

It's time to get TroonFit

FOR GOLFERS KEEN ON PERFORMANCE GAINS OR SOME SERIOUS POST-ROUND RELAXATION AND REFUELLING, THE NEW COUNTRY CLUB AT THE ELS CLUB DUBAI IS HARD TO BEAT

3 mins

MAJOR MAGNETISM

PIONEERING. ICONIC. REVERED. THE UNDISPUTED ‘MAJOR OF THE MIDDLE EAST’. THE 32ND EDITION OF THE DESERT SWING’S ORIGINAL SHOWPIECE HAS ATTRACTED ANOTHER QUALITY FIELD TO THE HALLOWED MAJLIS LAYOUT AT EMIRATES GOLF CLUB

3 mins

“I still believe my best golf is ahead of me”

JUSTIN ROSE WILL MAKE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE AT EMIRATES GOLF CLUB SINCE 2009 HAPPILY SUBSCRIBING TO THE THEORY THAT LIFE BEGINS AT 40

8 mins

COOL COLLIN COLLECTED

IN AN AGE DOMINATED BY BOMBERS, COLLIN MORIKAWA GETS IT DONE DIFFERENTLY

10+ mins

ROYAL Rumble III

When even titleholder GRAEME MCDOWELL, a popular major champion, struggles for airtime, you know your field is seriously deep. Welcome then, to the 3rd Saudi International and the rise and rise of a Desert Swing juggernaut.

3 mins

DEEP STATE

BRYSON DECHAMBEAU’S PHYSIQUE AND RESULTING DISTANCE ADVANTAGE OFF THE TEE WILL BE A KEY NARRATIVE AT THE SAUDI INTERNATIONAL BUT THE AMERICAN IS SEARCHING FOR EVEN BIGGER GAINS ELSEWHERE

8 mins

When COVID Takes a Golf Friend

I GOT A CALL the other night from my old buddy Moon Man who wanted to let me know that the hero of our glory days had died of COVID.

3 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.