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Golf Monthly
"THIS ISN'T JUST A TOURNAMENT, THIS IS SOMETHING SPECIAL"
Golf Monthly editor Neil Tappin sits down with Luke Donald, the 2025 European Ryder Cup captain, to discuss this year's contest in New York and how things might differ away from home
8 min |
September 2025
Golf Monthly
Church Stretton
Dating back to 1898, Church Stretton is blessed with a stunning and remote location that is both its blessing and its curse. With regard to the former, it is entirely natural and unspoilt, with wonderful panoramic views over the Long Mynd, 20 square miles of very beautiful rolling heathland and moorland in the Shropshire hills.
2 min |
September 2025
Golf Monthly
MIND OVER MATTER
Michael Weston talks to renowned mind-game guru about the six inches between the ears and how amateurs can improve in golf's mental domain...
8 min |
September 2025
Golf Monthly
How should I go about playing from a divot in the fairway?
The first thing I would always recommend is that you take one less club than you would normally do for the distance of the shot in hand.
1 min |
September 2025
Golf Monthly
What's the best way to improve distance control on the greens?
The reason why many amateurs three-putt so often is they struggle to get the speed of the greens.
1 min |
September 2025
Golf Monthly
BUSHNELL TOUR HYBRID RANGEFINDER
Used by more than 95% of PGA Tour pros at this year’s Players Championship, Bushnell lasers are rightly considered some of the best rangefinders money can buy. I think this latest Tour Hybrid model is by far its best for the everyday golfer looking for simplicity as well as the perfect amount of on-course data.
1 min |
September 2025
Golf Monthly
COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS
Bill Elliott looks ahead to the biennial showdown at Bethpage Black, reflects on Ryder Cups past and highlights the important role both captains will play in deciding the eventual outcome
9 min |
September 2025
Golf Monthly
PUTTERS
With countless models on the market, choosing a putter can be a daunting task. Selecting the right one for your stroke is crucial to achieving better performance on the greens, lowering your scores and reducing your handicap.
5 min |
September 2025
Golf Monthly
"It is a far greater challenge to create household names in the women's game"
By all accounts, the AIG Women's Open at Royal Porthcawl was a huge success.
3 min |
September 2025
Golf Monthly
Callaway Apex Ail50 iron
Last year saw the launch of the brand's Ai200 players' distance iron and Ai300 game-improvement model.
1 min |
September 2025
Golf Monthly
A perfect retreat
Jeremy Ellwood discovers that Penha Longa's 14th-century monastic heritage really does create a sanctuary-like feel amid five-star luxury
3 min |
September 2025
Golf Monthly
PING 1240 IRON
When a brand has a successful iron franchise, I eagerly anticipate the release of a new iteration to see what has been tweaked.
2 min |
September 2025
Golf Monthly
How to make a driver backswing
Getting the backswing right is one of the keys to driving the ball well, which will then put you in position to tackle things more often from where you should be - on the short grass in the middle of the fairway well down the hole.
1 min |
September 2025
Golf Monthly
COMETH THE HOUR
Rory Mcllroy is Europe's top-ranked player heading into the Ryder Cup. Can he be a talisman once again, and has he now established himself as the best male player the continent has ever produced?
9 min |
September 2025
Golf Monthly
Spain to host Ryder Cup in 2031
The 2031 Ryder Cup will take place at Spain’s Camiral, it has been confirmed.
1 min |
September 2025
Golf Monthly
Relentless Rose back in PGA Tour winners' circle
PHOTOS OF THE MONTH
1 min |
September 2025
Golf Monthly
EMBRACING THE MADNESS
Nick Bonfield heads to Essendon Country Club in Hertfordshire to experience a golf day that's as far away from traditional as is possible...
6 min |
September 2025
Golf Monthly
TaylorMade MG5 wedge
Having spent many hours with the best players in the world, the TaylorMade R&D team has learned that a wedge can never feel soft enough in their hands.
2 min |
September 2025
Golf Monthly
Galgorm Resort
Jeremy Ellwood spends a couple of nights with Golf Monthly courses colleague Rob Smith at this fine County Antrim golf hotel with a rapidly growing reputation
1 min |
September 2025
Golf Monthly
100 GREATEST EVER GOLF TIPS!
With the help of GM's Top 50 Coaches (below), we have compiled a list of the best quick tips to ever appear in the pages of Golf Monthly.
3 min |
August 2025
Golf Monthly
TAYLORMADE SPIDER 5K-ZT PUTTER £449
The TaylorMade Spider family of putters has enjoyed resounding success across all professional tours and is widely regarded as one of the best ranges on the market, so how did the new Spider 5K-ZT model stack up against other zero-torque putters? The first thing I noticed when unboxing the club was its electric blue headcover, and, while it may sound odd, I think this sets the tone for the rest of the putter.
2 min |
August 2025
Golf Monthly
GURU OF THE GREED
Brad Faxon, a multiple PGA Tour winner and now instructor and broadcaster, discusses his putting prowess, working with Rory and his coaching style and philosophy...
6 min |
August 2025
Golf Monthly
MOTOCADDY QB2 PUSH TROLLEY £219.99
It has taken Motocaddy eight years to replace its incredibly successful Cube push trolley. This kind of product life cycle is a huge rarity in this industry and testament to the quality of the original. So, 2025 finally brings the sequel – the QB2. Can it be the Godfather Part II of the push cart world (an excellent sequel), or will it turn out to be more of a Jaws II (a not-so-great follow-on).
1 min |
August 2025
Golf Monthly
TITLEIST T250 IRON £1,379 (7 CLUBS)
The Titleist T-Series franchise has been wildly successful and 2025 sees the latest versions hitting the shelves. While some familiar models, such as the T100 and T150, are returning, allow me to introduce you to the new T250, an iron specifically crafted for those seeking serious distance without compromising on looks.
3 min |
August 2025
Golf Monthly
RHODES TO GLORY
Mimi Rhodes talks to Alison Root about how she got into golf, her incredibly fast start to life on tour and the healthy sibling rivalry with sister Patience
9 min |
August 2025
Golf Monthly
FAIRWAY WOODS
For many, fairway woods remain one of the hardest areas of the bag to fill simply because of the difficulty they have hitting them.
1 min |
August 2025
Golf Monthly
HOW AI COULD BOOST CLUB PERFORMANCE
The prospect of AI-powered golf clubs isn’t just about hitting the ball further; it’s about a personalised, adaptive experience that could completely revolutionise how we play. Don't get me wrong, I'm not claiming to be a prophet here, as we're already seeing the use of AI on products like Callaway drivers. But we could just be scratching the surface.
1 min |
August 2025
Golf Monthly
Ping i240 iron £190-£200 per club
Ever since it launched the i210 in 2018, Ping's i-Series of irons has been found in the bags of every type of player, from the traditional 18-handicap golfer right up to the Viktor Hovlands of this world.
2 min |
August 2025
Golf Monthly
The Caversham
Reading Golf Club has undergone many changes since starting life on a nine-hole course at Tilehurst to the west of town in 1898.
2 min |
August 2025
Golf Monthly
Three things every amateur needs to know
Over the course of a professional career spanning more than 50 years, I have delivered somewhere in the region of 100,000 golf lessons - and in all likelihood there have been far more. It would be impossible to share everything I've learned in this article, so instead I offer you three invaluable lessons that every golfer needs to know in order to fulfill their potential on the golf course.
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