In this issue

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.

Roughly Speaking

Say Sayōnara to inconsistent strikes out of the rough

2 mins

Why Waggle?

This is your chance to rehearse a quality backswing

1 min

Ranches Rogue

The 5th hole at Arabian Ranches Golf Club looks relatively straight forward from the tee but Ian Baker-Finch’s design subtly makes it anything but. Here, Golf Operations Manager Ryan Smith explains how to negotiate this testing par 4 as part of our ongoing series designed to help you tame the Middle East’s toughest holes.

1 min

Abraham Ancer

I’ve never really had a swing coach. I still don’t

4 mins

Shots That Save Shots

Lean on these to dodge those double bogeys

3 mins

SWEET 6

Ahmad Skaik, the first Emirati captain in the 22 year history of the Dubai Golf Trophy, shares the inside story of last month’s historic 18½-13½ victory over the UAE PGA Tour pros as the EGF amateurs made it sixsuccessive wins in the UAE’s answer to the Ryder Cup.

4 mins

THE MANY SIDES OF PATRICK REED

THE ENIGMATIC STAR CONFRONTS HIS IMAGE AND HIS CRITICS

10+ mins

LEARN FROM THE BEST SHORT GAME ON TOUR

PATRICK REED SHARES SOME SMART TIPS FOR SCORING AROUND THE GREENS

5 mins

WELCOME TO GOLF

FOR THE MILLIONS OF NEW FACES TAKING UP GOLF IN THE ERA OF COVID, HERE’S ADVICE WE WISH SOMEONE HAD GIVEN US STARTING OUT

8 mins

ANATOMY OF A DIFFICULT COURSE

WHAT THE OCEAN COURSE AT KIAWAH ISLAND, SITE OF THIS YEAR’S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP, TEACHES US ABOUT OVERCOMING CHALLENGING LAYOUTS

10+ 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.