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Letter of the Month

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

CROSSWORD

Mickelson makes history at the USPGA

Yuka Saso becomes joint-youngest winner of US Women’s Open title

GOOD MONTH BAD MONTH

Numbers game

Should arm-lock putting be banned?

Joost Luiten

SHORT GAME

Phil Mickelson • The likeable Lefty notched his sixth Major win at the USPGA Championship

SPOTTED ON TOUR

Odyssey DFX Putters £149

Cobra King Putters from £199

Arzaga

Which is the harder par 4 – 17 at St Andrews or 18 at Carnoustie?

Wayne Riley

Eddie Pepperell

ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER • After looking back on previous Royal St George’s Opens Bill Elliott ponders the conundrum of picking a winner this time round

THE PRIDE OF IRELAND • The story of Shane Lowry’s incredible Open victory at Portrush has lost none of its romance in the two years since he lifted the Claret Jug

THE CRUCIAL QUARTET • Jeremy Ellwood picks out four key holes at Royal St George’s that could define the 149th Open Championship

4TH HOLE • Par 4, 491 yards

14TH HOLE • Par 5, 547 yards

16TH HOLE • Par 3, 162 yards

18TH HOLE • Par 4, 450 yards

SHARK ATTACK ON THE KENT COST • Robin Barwick speaks to Greg Norman and coach Butch Harmon about the Australian’s epic victory in the 1993 Open at Sandwich

STAGING THE OPEN DURING A PANDEMIC • Getting everything lined up perfectly for the 2021 Open has presented an even greater logistical challenge than usual…

Stepping up to the plate • Despite the pandemic and the weather, course manager Paul Larsen thinks Royal St George’s has been shaping up very nicely

SANDY LYLE THE TOAST OF SANDWICH • Lyle almost caught Tony Jacklin’s ball after his Open win at Lytham in 1969. Sixteen years later, the affable Scot would finally land another home win in the game’s oldest Major

How The Open was covered in 1985

Six Ways To Improve Your Iron Play

How Mickelson won a Major at 50

Cure your overswing

How do I play from firm, compacted sand?

I’m struggling to generate spin on chips

How do I stop flicking at short pitches?

The versatile shot you must master • Why incorporating the hybrid chip into your short-game arsenal can save you strokes

Is it time to rewire your brain?

James Morrison • The two-time European Tour winner loves to chip and putt, which partly explains why he’s so good at it…

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