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YOUR VIEW • The pick of the letters and emails to hit the Golf Monthly offices this month

Woods returns from eight-month injury lay-off

McIlroy calls for unity as merger deadline delayed

• MONTH IN STATS

• SHORT GAME

Max Homa • The American won his first DP World Tour title in South Africa last November

How to ‘pop’ the ball up

Who would you rather see win a Major in 2024: Rory McIlroy or Tommy Fleetwood?

Matt Fitzpatrick

The Manor House • The idyllic village of Castle Combe in Wiltshire is home to The Manor House Hotel and Golf Club, one of England’s very best stay and play resorts

World Handicap System revisions: what has changed for 2024? • The World Handicap System (WHS), introduced in November 2020 in the UK&I, is being tweaked in the quest for greater accuracy, consistency and equity. We discuss the most eye-catching changes for 2024…

Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke range from £299

Ping G430 Max 10k driver £599

LA RESERVE AT HERITAGE GC

Wayne Riley • A former member of the European Tour and two-time winner, Wayne is part of the Sky Sports golf team. He writes exclusively for Golf Monthly

Alison Root • Alison Root is Golf Monthly’s women’s golf editor. You can find her on Instagram@rootalison

A LIVING LEGEND • Ernie Els has enjoyed a stellar career. Here, the Big Easy talks to Garrett Johnston about his playing highlights, his rivalry with Tiger, career Mulligans and more…

IS IT RIGHT TO ROLL BACK? • Contributing editor Fergus Bisset considers the governing bodies’ recent announcement of a universal golf ball rollback to be phased in from 2028

12 PLAYERS TO WATCH IN 2024 • We pick out a dozen professional golfers who might make a splash in 2024, either by announcing themselves on the world stage or by winning at the very highest level

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL! • Mike Harris heads to Pebble Beach in California to join the Porsche Golf Circle community on a once-in-a- lifetime trip to mix the best of golf and motorsport

HOW TO HIT THE PERFECT DRIVE • Key tips and pointers to take your driving up a level in 2024

How good is your clubface control?

• ASK THE EXPERTS

How to use the bounce

Collin Morikawa’s soft fade

WHEN IS A BALL OUT OF BOUNDS?

PING G430 MAX10K DRIVER £599

SRIXON AD333 BALL £28 PER DOZEN

CAPTO EZ PUTTING SENSOR £494

KIRKLAND SIGNATURE BALL £32.99 FOR TWO DOZEN

Equipment

CHANGING THE LANGUAGE OF THE GOLF BALL ROLLBACK

BEST GOLF NETS

“It’s not a looker but it was incredibly straight!” • Joe Ferguson tests this unorthodox driver from 2007 to see how it stacks up today

TROLLEYS

Denham

Unique, Amazing, Enchanting • The UAE is home to an incredibly strong line-up of courses and much more to entice the travelling golfer

Estuary courses • These five beauties are gloriously situated where rivers merge with the sea

A MAJOR MILESTONE • Some 40+ years after taking up the game, Jeremy Ellwood ticked off his 1,000th course on his 60th birthday at Vale do Lobo in Portugal last October

Herefordshire • Jeremy Ellwood heads west to this beautiful but relatively unheralded golfing county to check out a new accommodation offering at The Herefordshire GC

Bill Elliott • Golf Monthly’s editor-at-large and Golf Ambassador for Prostate Cancer UK