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Golf Monthly
Burnham and Berrow
Somerset doesn't boast the quantity of top-quality courses you feel it perhaps should, but its jewel in the crown, Burnham and Berrow, sits in splendid isolation some 40 minutes from Bristol.
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March 2025
Golf Monthly
PING G 440 MAX DRIVER £ 529
It's been two years since the roaring success of Ping's last family of drivers.
2 min |
March 2025
Golf Monthly
Undiscovered Portugal
The popular golfing country has plenty more fascinating courses to the north of its Algarve and Lisbon strongholds
3 min |
March 2025
Golf Monthly
A DECADE AT THE TOP
Before stepping down as CEO of The R&A, Martin Slumbers spoke to Fergus Bisset about his time at the helm before reflecting on photos of key moments from those years...
9 min |
March 2025
Golf Monthly
"WHO WANTS TO BE SECOND BEST AT ANYTHING?"
His stock may have risen significantly over the past couple of years, but Bob Macintyre tells David Facey he has his sights set firmly on the very pinnacle of the game
9 min |
March 2025
Golf Monthly
LYDIA KO: REWRITING THE HISTORY BOOKS
Lydia Ko added yet more trophies and accolades to her record-breaking career during a sensational 2024. But despite constant speculation about retirement, she says she's not done just yet...
9 min |
March 2025
Golf Monthly
BEWARE THE BANDITS
The vast majority of club golfers are honourable. Sadly, some are not, finding ways to keep their handicaps artificially high for the biggest events. But how do they go about doing it?
6 min |
March 2025
Golf Monthly
7 WAYS TO POWER UP YOUR DRIVES
Tips and drills to help you find those precious extra yards off the tee in 2025
6 min |
March 2025
Golf Monthly
My golfing year
Rob Smith looks back on his packed 2024 diary and reflects on the many and varied adventures of a dedicated golf course writer
5 min |
February 2025
Golf Monthly
Clubs with two 18-hole courses
Each of these venues is home to two fine and occasionally very different layouts
2 min |
February 2025
Golf Monthly
Blackmoor
The A3/M3 corridor heading south-west out of London is graced with many cracking heather-lined courses that rank among the best in the country.
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February 2025
Golf Monthly
How should I adjust for compacted sand?
At this time of year, we face a lot of bunker shots from compacted sand and need to make the necessary adjustments to change how the club enters the sand.
2 min |
February 2025
Golf Monthly
Johannes Veerman
The winner of December's Nedbank Golf Challenge shares his thoughts on some of the best ways to lower your scores
3 min |
February 2025
Golf Monthly
PUTTING MATS
While you may think all putting mats are created equal, there are many factors a golfer should consider before taking the plunge, from price and size, to speed and the number of different features a product offers.
6 min |
February 2025
Golf Monthly
OZARKS NATIONAL
This outrageously attractive course, which opened in 2019, is one of five brilliant and very different designs at the expansive Big Cedar Lodge resort in Missouri.
1 min |
February 2025
Golf Monthly
FOR THE LONG RUN"
Ludvig Aberg has made quite a start to his professional career, with his eyes now set on climbing higher still in 2025 following a slight pause for surgery last September
7 min |
February 2025
Golf Monthly
PLAYERS TO WATCH IN 2025
There is perhaps greater strength in depth in both men’s and women’s elite golf today than at any point in time.
9 min |
February 2025
Golf Monthly
A GRAND ESTATE
Goodwood in West Sussex may be steeped in ancestral history, but about 20 years ago it elected to take its golf offering down a very different route...
6 min |
January 2025
Golf Monthly
The Tees Valley
Jeremy Ellwood potters about along the famous north-east river for a couple of days, basing himself at Rockliffe Hall, one of England's finest golf hotels
3 min |
January 2025
Golf Monthly
The Western Cape
Along with its stunning scenery, vineyards and welcoming climate, this region is home to a wealth of fine courses
2 min |
January 2025
Golf Monthly
Murcar Links
The 20-mile stretch of coastline northwards from Aberdeen is home to no fewer than four links in the Golf Monthly Top 100.
2 min |
January 2025
Golf Monthly
How to play the chip-and-run
The chip-and-run is one of the most useful shots in anyone’s short-game arsenal but most golfers don’t use it enough.
2 min |
January 2025
Golf Monthly
Is your angle of attack correct?
You can add serious distance to your drives if you get the upward angle of attack into impact correct
1 min |
January 2025
Golf Monthly
LEARN FROM THE BEST!
Star players' signature shots... and how you can play them
6 min |
January 2025
Golf Monthly
Confessions of a golf club fitter
Is everything always as it seems in the customfitting bay? We ask someone in the know how you can avoid some of the more unscrupulous practices
7 min |
January 2025
Golf Monthly
Dining at the TOP TABLE
Aaron Rai's Wyndham Championship victory has elevated his career to a new level. But, as he tells David Facey, he's taking nothing for granted...
8 min |
January 2025
Golf Monthly
Is golf too expensive?
The cost of membership, greens fees, gear and more can give our game a bad rap. Is that fair or are there more affordable ways to play? Michael Weston investigates...
9 min |
January 2025
Golf Monthly
"People might think it was an easy decision. It wasn't"
Ryder Cup record-breaker Sergio Garcia talks about playing for Europe, the Majors, his hopes for the future and, of course, his move to LIV two years ago
8 min |
January 2025
Golf Monthly
LOFOTEN LINKS
If everything were easy to accomplish for minimal effort, where would life’s challenges lie?
1 min |
January 2025
Golf Monthly
Is it Time for the Presidents Cup to Be Scrapped? - The next instalment of the USA v Internationals match takes place in Canada at the end of September. But should the one-sided affair continue?
The next instalment of the USA v Internationals match takes place in Canada at the end of September. But should the one-sided affair continue? Why would anyone even suggest such a drastic course of action? It may sound harsh, but since the inaugural event in 1994, the International team has managed just one victory and one tie while the American team has won 12 times, including nine straight from 2005. It is 26 years since the International team's solitary success in 1998 at Royal Melbourne under the captaincy of the late Peter Thomson.
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