THE GOLF STAYCATION PERFECTED

Golf Digest Middle East’s inaugural Play & Stay is coming to Radisson Dubai DAMAC Hills and Trump Dubai

THE GENIUS OF JORDAN

HE WANTED A CONFIDENT, RELIABLE SWING. HE FOUND IT IN A CLEVER WAY

The Starter

The Nairn Golf Club

Undercover Caddie

Think you could carry a 40-pound bag for a living?

Take 5

It’s hot but that’s no excuse not to warm-up before every round and range session

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.

THE MANY SIDES OF PATRICK REED

THE ENIGMATIC STAR CONFRONTS HIS IMAGE AND HIS CRITICS

Shots That Save Shots

Lean on these to dodge those double bogeys

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

LEARN FROM THE BEST SHORT GAME ON TOUR

PATRICK REED SHARES SOME SMART TIPS FOR SCORING AROUND THE GREENS

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

THAT'S (ALMOST) A WRAP

A DOZEN REASONS WHY THE 2021 DESERT SWING WAS (AND STILL IS) A DOOZY

Soft Sandy

Five steps to escape deep bunkers and land it so

Shiv says: The three-time Asian Tour winner has lent his name to the new EAGL

Past experience tells Shiv Kapur that the ambitious new franchise-based Emirates Amateur Golf League (EAGL) is a viable concept. So much so, he’s put his name behind it. The three-time Asian Tour winner talks about his ambassadorial role for golf’s answer to IPL cricket and has some advice for EGF amateurs keen to put their game under the glare of the television cameras when the Ryder Cup-style league launches in November.

Karen Country Club

Welcome to the familiar home of the European Tour’s newest event

No More Chili-Dips

Make crisp contact every time you chip

“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

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

COOL COLLIN COLLECTED

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

SCARY SHOTS

THEY MIGHT BE UNNERVING, BUT YOU CAN PULL THEM OFF

NEXT ON THE TEE: TERROR

ACCEPT YOUR FIRST-TEE JITTERS, BUT DON’T SUCCUMB TO THEM

Undercover Caddie

What’s a good caddie worth on tour? This many strokes . . .

RELENTLESS-LEE - ABU DHABI HSBC CHAMPIONSHIP

WHISTLING STRAITS and an 11TH RYDER CUP appearance beckons but the reigning RACE TO DUBAI CHAMPION begins his 28th season on the European Tour looking no further than his defence of the FALCON TROPHY

Intriguing entrée

The 2021 edition of ABU DHABI’S ANNUAL EUROPEAN TOUR stop has suddenly been transformed into A WINDOW TO A BRIGHT NEW FUTURE FOR THE GLOBAL GAME

LAND OF PLENTY

SOUTH AFRICA IS A LONG WAY TO GO TO PLAY GOLF FOR MOST PEOPLE. THANKFULLY, THE COUNTRY ALSO OFFERS MANY OTHER GREAT COURSES TO CHOOSE FROM TO MAKE YOUR TRIP WORTHWHILE.

A First for Tiger Woods

Payne’s Valley in Missouri is his public debut

The Curious Case Of PATRICK REED

IF ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA’ BECOMES THE FIRST PLAYER FROM THE UNITED STATES TO WIN THE RACE TO DUBAI, WILL IT SHUSH HIS FIERCEST CRITICS? YES, SIR. WELL, SORT OF.

Putting North of 40

Don’t let your age dictate your stroke

Pistol Putting

Struggle with poor contact and distance control on the greens? The issue could be as simple as your set-up

THE RACE REIMAGINED

FIVE REASONS WHY THE COVID-COMPLICATED EUROPEAN TOUR SEASON WASN’T SO BAD AFTER ALL