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Today's Golfer

Issue 482
Magazine

Today’s Golfer is dedicated to helping you play and buy better... We'll lower your handicap. Each issue, the magazine's team of elite coaches gives you tips that will lower your handicap - proven drills to help your driving, iron play, putting and close approach work. And if you're looking to invest in new kit, our experienced testing team brings you the first independent reviews of the latest golf clubs & accessories every issue. If you want to play abroad, ensure you read our travel advice... we'll ensure you have the golfing holiday of a lifetime. Plus: don’t miss our exclusive green fee deals and course guides. You could save a lot of money!

The guaranteed route to lower scores

Goswick, Northumberland • A craggy links on par with the greats of East Lothian

Should you now use a yellow ball? • Women’s Open champion Shiho Kuwaki is the first to win a major with one

Thwart the hit impulse

Things only tour pros say

Twilight offers at GB&I Top 100 courses

5 HYBRID DEALS • If you struggle with your long irons, consider one of these…

The two ball rule in strokeplay • One of golf’s most misunderstood rules can also be one of its most useful. Here’s when you can play two balls in strokeplay and why the Committee has the final say…

See it, play it, do it • How to watch the DP World Tour stars for free and save 25% on green fees when playing a new 12-hole course

Good things come to those who wait • Guinness has left the 19th hole - and landed in your golf bag

Jackson Koivun • The new star of the PGA Tour on patience, fishing and finding his superpower

The most expensive mistake in golf history

Women’s golf is where the momentum is right now

Your View

Today's Golfer

Make or break 5-8ft putts • Follow this six-point plan and you can start holing these crucial putts on a regular basis

What is your ANTI HANDICAP? • Your handicap index is based on your best eight rounds, but that doesn’t give the full picture because we all have good days and bad – just like Rory. That’s where your anti-handicap comes in…

How consistent are YOU?

‘We had three courses… ONE GOT BOMBED’ • Lev Grinberg just became the first golfer from Ukraine to play in a major at Royal Birkdale. This is his unlikely story…

Johan Edfors • Meet the Bryson DeChambeau of the early 2000s, who was hotter than Tiger Woods for a summer… and famously removed his trousers to play a shot from the water in front of his home crowd

PLAY BETTER

Powerful irons

A ball in a divot

Simple sand escape

Coil builder

Skied drive

The Fix

Perfect posture

Why balance makes a great swing focus

LPGA pro v male amateur

Swing to a different tune • Why music could hold the key to a calmer mind and a smoother swing

If you take just four things… • Key thoughts for the course and range this month

EQUIPMENT • THE HOTTEST NEW GEAR TESTED AND REVIEWED

Srixon ZXi Gen 2 irons • Srixon’s new family gives golfers more options than ever to build the perfect set

Latest launches

TaylorMade Hi-Toe 5 wedges • Different by design, these new wedges deliver more spin, forged feel and five sole grinds

Titleist GTS300 mini driver • The newest addition to the GTS family brings more power, playability and stability

Mail order golf balls

The best Players’ IRONS of 2026 • Our favourite players’ cavity-back and muscleback models on sale this year

Six things to consider

5 things we learned from this test • Some interesting themes that appeared after days of testing every iron on sale this year

Ryan Fox

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