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THE MENA TOUR’S ‘THREE AMIGOS’ AREN’T ABOUT TO LET A PANDEMIC DERAIL THEIR CAREFULLY PLOTTED PATHS TO GOLF'S BIG TIME

10 MINUTES WITH TOM ROURKE

GET TO KNOW THE NEW MAN BEHIND THE GENERAL MANAGER’S DESK AT THE ELS CLUB, DUBAI BY KENT GRAY

The Tall Stuff

For Lakers legend James Worthy, golf is every bit as competitive as hoops

Small Wonders Can short courses spark a movement?

It might be surprising to learn that the number of 18-hole courses in the United States didn’t surpass the number of nine-hole courses until 1974. Though sometimes viewed now as anachronisms, sub-18-hole courses played a critical role in the growth and development of the game throughout much of the 20th century. Something similar might be happening again. An unexpected recent architectural trend is the popularity of short courses: entertaining, quick-play accessory designs stuffed with ambitious architecture.

Hit the High Draw . . . When you need extra yards

I’VE ALWAYS felt more comfortable playing a cut off the tee, and I don’t swing out of my shoes nearly as often as I did in my 20s and 30s. Still, there are certain times when I need to hit a high, hard draw to maximize distance like you see me doing here. Maybe I have to fly it 290 to carry a bunker, or maybe I need to squeeze every yard out of my drive to get home in two on a par 5. When I decide I’m going to send one deep, the first thing I do is tee the ball a little higher. It’s an old-school trick and something I’ve used for pretty much my whole career.

GO AFTER IT!

"I'M NOT AFRAID TO STEP UP AND HIT THE BIG SHOT.

Classic Reactions

OMEGA DUBAI CLASSICS TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR SIMON CORKILL IS ROLLING WITH THE PUNCHES IN THE SUDDENLY COMPLEX NEW WORLD THAT IS GOLF TOURNAMENT ORGANISATION

Finding JOY

THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS HAD A HUGE IMPACT ON MINI-TOUR PLAYERS LIKE TWO-TIME MENA TOUR WINNER LUKE JOY. HERE, THE ABU DHABI-BASED ENGLISHMAN SHARES HIS LOCKDOWN STRUGGLES AND HOPES FOR AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE

Stronger Sand Play

A few simple changes can help

What new?

HOW HAS GOLF IN THE MIDDLE EAST COPED WITH THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC? AND WHERE DOES IT GO FROM HERE? KENT GRAY INVESTIGATES.

The 10 Rules for Putting from off the Green

Remember them, and you’ll save a bunch of strokes

OLD SCHOOL SHORT GAME

WHEN I’M PLAYING IN a pro-am or an outing for a sponsor, I usually struggle to explain my short-game technique if I’m put on the spot.

STINGER!

There’s one shot I hit that gets crowds more amped than any other: my stinger.

DISREGARDED ARTIST

WE PLAY A DULLER GAME SINCE ARCHITECT JIM ENGH WENT OUT OF STYLE

COUCH TO COURSE

BETTER GOLF WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR HOUSE

Business as (un)usual

DUBAI-BASED TROON INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT MARK CHAPLESKI DISCUSSES THE IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS ON CLUB GOLF IN THE REGION AND HOW THE DISRUPTION HAS PRESENTED UNFORESEEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE GAME

How the Swing Feels to Me

Today’s greatest golfer lays down a set of rules that any player may follow to an improved game

One-Two Punch

How to play my dominant shots

WEE WONDERS

FEW ARE SHORT BUT ALL ARE SWEET EXAMPLES OF WORLD-CLASS GOLF DESIGN. WELCOME TO THE MIDDLE EAST’S BEST PAR 3S.

What You Can Learn From My Swing

I’ll walk you through it in nine steps

Lots of Laughs

Stories and lines we can’t forget

Photographing Tiger

Golf Digest’s Dom Furore has been documenting Woods for 28 years and counting

6 Swing Thoughts that Work

Whether driving, chipping or putting, you can play your best golf with one of these keys in mind

Then and Wow

The past 30 years have seen course design evolve in four significant ways

TEMP WORK

OUR WRITER goes farther inside the ropes to caddie for pal Matt Fitzpatrick

The Law of the Draw

Try my method to straighten out your slice

Still Trying to Hit Down?

Learn how great players compress the ball while pulling up!

Smash Factor: Revealing the ballistics of ball flight

An early cover captured the physics of club-ball contact.

Putting Checkup

Try my all-in-one stroke evaluation

HOLD ON OR... LET IT GO

SHOULD YOU RELEASE THE CLUB THROUGH IMPACT?