Golf Monthly

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Fantastic Fitzpatrick

YOUR VIEW

THE GAME

MONTH IN GOLF

Should amateurs be able to earn money in pro events?

SHORT GAME

Perfect your pitching • Top 50 Coach Barney Puttick offers some simple tips and drills to help you really up your game on pitch shots

Are ‘gimmes’ a good or bad thing in golf?

Matthew Fitzpatrick

SPOTTED ON TOUR

Ping ChipR chipper £160

Zebra putters from £159.99

Wyndham Grand Rio Mar

Wayne Riley

Sarah Stirk

Get on the course with a PGA qualification

THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT • Rasmus and Nicolai Hojgaard have been lighting up the tour with five wins between them, and many foresee a successful Ryder Cup pairing for decades to come. Kit Alexander spoke to them just before the British Masters

TOUR OF THE LONELINESS • Fergus Bisset speaks to professor Daniel Bloyce, a lecturer on the sociology of sport, about the stresses faced by the modern professional

“I WANT TO BE THE BEST” • Michael Weston speaks to US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick about his secrets to success and the relentless drive to improve as a golfer

Welcome to Aladdin’s Cave... • Join us on our voyage of discovery to the vast stock room of Europe’s largest second-hand club store...

BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS • After a tough few years both on and off the course, Jason Day is working harder than ever to recapture the form that took him to World No.1

WHY I LOVE GOLF • GM Top 50 Coach Katie Dawkins explains how important golf has been for her over the years and why she’s on a mission to get more women playing this great game

BOOST YOUR BALL-STRIKING • The multiple DP World Tour-winning twins share the tips that will take your long game to the next level

Crush your driver

Flush your fairway wood

Stripe your irons

Strike it from sand

Takeaway faults and fixes

How should I play a chip and run?

Drills to improve your chipping

Five best ball-striking drills • Take your iron play to the next level with these game-changing tips from Top 50 Coach Ged Walters

RULES

Five rules you may not know

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Scotty Cameron Phantom X 12 putter £409

FootJoy Pro SL Carbon 2022 shoe £189.99

Full Swing Kit launch monitor £4,000

GolfBuddy Laser 2S rangefinder

Cleveland Launcher XL iron

Sunderland Technical padded jacket

MacGregor V Foil Wide wedge

Under Armour Hovr Tour SL shoe

Ping Hoofer Monsoon stand bag

Here’s what happened when I designed my own golf shoes

HEAD TO HEAD

Best 2022 hybrids

Drivers

Aberdovey

A game of two halves

Interesting histories

JURASSIC COAST • Jeremy Ellwood enjoys some clifftop golf along the World Heritage Site that stretches from Studland in Dorset to Exmouth in Devon

HOME FROM HOME • Jeremy Ellwood explains why South Wales holds such a special place in his heart and recounts some of his fondest memories from his trips to this idyllic locale

Stunning stay and plays • Each of these five very different golf hotels are beautifully located and blessed with a glorious setting

Bill Elliott

Welcome

WHAT MAKES A GREAT BUNKER PL AYER? • GM Top 50 Coach Keith Williams explains what you can learn from the world’s best bunker players...

1. A perfect set-up

2. A consistent strike

3. Retaining the loft

Conquer greenside bunkers

Greenside bunker drills

Help! I can’t get out of bunkers • Three GM readers discover there’s light at the end of the...