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

THE GAME

MONTH IN PICTURES

GOOD MONTH BAD MONTH

Minjee Lee storms to US Women’s Open title and record payday

MONTH IN GOLF

Is The Open the highlight of the golfing year?

Oliver Wilson

SHORT GAME

Master the hybrid chip • Top 50 Coach John Jacobs extols the virtues of this ultra-forgiving greenside shot when there’s nothing to carry

Spectating at The Open – follow a group or pick a Spot in the stands

SPOTTED ON TOUR

Seamus Power • The Irishman claimed his first win on the PGA Tour last year

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THE GRANDEST STAGE OF ALL • Editor-at-large Bill Elliott looks ahead to a special week in St Andrews, shares his favourite Open memories and avoids staring too deeply into his crystal ball

YOU“ CAN’T SCRIPT ANY BETTER • Collin Morikawa tells David Facey about his debut Open triumph and his hopes for a repeat

EYES ON THE • Tommy Fleetwood tells Michael Weston that he’s ready and eager to scale the Open heights at St Andrews after a quiet couple of seasons

Close but no cigar • No English golfer has won The Open since Sir Nick Faldo in 1992, but a few big names have come very close…

THE ROAD TO THE 150 TH OPEN • How the tournament has grown from humble beginnings into an iconic global event

FEARSOME FOURSOME • Fergus Bisset selects a quartet of testing holes on the Old Course that could be pivotal in the 150th Open Championship

THE MAGIC NUMB3R • Garrett Johnston speaks to Nick Faldo about his three Open wins and who could contend at St Andrews this year

Unseen St Andrews • There’s far more to St Andrews than just golf. Come with us on a tour of the Auld Grey Toon and the nearby villages just along the coast...

TIGER • The 2005 Open witnessed another imperious Tiger victory at St Andrews but it will also be remembered for Monty’s closest ever brush with the Claret Jug

Line, speed and read • Top 50 Coach James Jankowski explains how to improve the three keys that make a good putter

Start the ball on line

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HEAD TO HEAD

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TRAVELLING GOLFERS

DERBYSHIRE • Joel Tadman pays a visit to the undulating Derbyshire countryside to explore some of the county’s best golf courses

Herbert Fowler designs and revisions • The architect renowned for his work at The Berkshire, Walton Heath and Saunton also put his name to some lovely, lesser-known courses

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