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

Lucky number 13 for sublime Rose at Torrey Pines

SHORT GAME

​​Ross Fisher joins exclusive 500 club

Which new club could potentially most transform your game this year – putter or driver?

Patrick Reed • The American, who has now left LIV Golf, picked up a win in January at the Dubai Desert Classic

East Sussex National • Jeremy Ellwood pops 25 minutes down the A22 from home to revisit the hotel and two enjoyable courses at this popular resort just outside Uckfield

A sound way to stop swaying

What changes has LIV Golf made this season? • With the fifth season of LIV Golf now underway, how has the big-money league evolved for 2026? Mike Hall takes a look…

CHATEAU WHISTLER

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

SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER • While Scottie Scheffler himself may play down the comparisons, he is dominating the PGA Tour like no-one since Tiger. We track his meteoric rise and ask who might step up to challenge him

“I felt like a loser and incredibly incompetent” • Kit Alexander speaks to Australian Major champion Ian Baker-Finch about the highs and lows of his playing career and his work in broadcasting…

Time for change… • Golf course owner Anders Mankert tells Baz Plummer how he thinks golf clubs need to move more with the times

BJORN SUPREMACY • The first Dane to win on tour 30 years ago went on to achieve great things in the game. Here, Thomas Bjorn reflects on that maiden win, all things Ryder Cup, going head to head with Tiger in his prime, and, of course, that agonising brush with Major glory at Royal St George’s in 2003

8 COMMON MISTAKES AND HOW TO FIX THEM • Any or all of these errors could be holding you back. We offer some simple solutions

How to maintain a straight lead arm

ASK THE EXPERTS

Understanding distance control with scoring clubs

Grant Forrest • The two-time DP World Tour winner suggests some great ways to sharpen up your game ahead of the new season

FROM THE TOUR

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CALLAWAY CHROME TOUR BALL £49.99 PER DOZEN

COBRA 3DP X IRON £1,899 (5-PW)

MIZUNO JPX ONE DRIVER £529

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Rotherham

Setting the standard • Sam Tremlett takes on all three courses and more at Quinta do Lago, one of the most heralded resorts in Portugal’s golf-rich Algarve

Inverness • On his latest visit to the capital of the Highlands, Jeremy Ellwood’s itinerary included Scotland’s newest course and another one less than seven years old

Ireland’s X-factor courses • From world-renowned links to beautiful parkland treats and less-heralded layouts, we pick out the courses that have the edge in ten different categories

From nine to 18 holes • This month we turn our attention to five less well-known but great-value and highly enjoyable courses that have all doubled in size within living memory

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