
Barry Plummer
Barry joined Golf Monthly in January 2024, and now leads the instruction section across all platforms including print and digital. Working closely with Golf Monthly's Top 50 Coaches, he aims to curate and share useful tips on every aspect of the game - helping amateurs of all abilities to play better golf. A member at Sand Moor Golf Club in Leeds, he looks forward to getting out on the course at least once a week in the pursuit of a respectable handicap.
Barry is currently playing:
Driver: Benross Delta XT Driver
Hybrid: TaylorMade Stealth 4 Hybrid
Irons: Benross Delta XT 5-PW
Wedges: TaylorMade RAC 60, Callaway Jaws MD5 54
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour
Latest articles by Barry Plummer
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Are You Tired Of Your High-Handicap Golfer Status? These 4 Substantiated Tips Are Your Salvation
Being a high-handicap golfer is not easy, with consistency being difficult to establish and progress hard to come by... until you try these four simple tips!
By Barry Plummer Published
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Thomas Bjorn Shares An Invaluable Scoring Tip He Learned From Tiger Woods
Thomas Bjorn shares a superb tee to green masterclass, including some invaluable scoring advice from Tiger Woods, in a bid to help you improve on the course
By Barry Plummer Published
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I Had No Idea It Was This Easy To Hit Draws And Fades... You Have To Try This Foolproof Formula Now
When Top 50 Coach Alex Elliott shared this simple formula with me, I could not believe how easy it was to draw and fade the golf ball... you have to try it!
By Barry Plummer Published
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I'm A New Dad (Of Twins)... Here Are My 4 Top Tips For Balancing Fatherhood And Golf
As a first time father, and an avid amateur golfer, I utilise these four simple tips to maintain a balance between two of the things I love most in the world...
By Barry Plummer Published
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Do You Know How Many Golfers Break 80? I Do... And I Can Help You Join This Incredibly Exclusive Club
Want to know how to break 80 in golf, either for the first time or more consistently? Our seven data-informed tips will help you get over the line in 2025
By Barry Plummer Last updated
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How Far Does The Average Amateur Golfer Hit Their 4-Iron?
The 4-iron is a versatile ally to amateur golfers, helping to escape trouble and eat up distance, but how far does the average golfer hit this useful club?
By Barry Plummer Published
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Perfect Your Putting Stroke With An Item Every Golfer Can Find in The Clubhouse Bar
Improving with the putter should be on the priority list of every amateur golfer in 2025 – and you can achieve huge gains by using this simple clubhouse item
By Barry Plummer Published
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I'm Thrilled For Rory McIlroy But Gutted For Class Act Justin Rose... I'd Love Him To Win Another Major
Justin Rose pushed Rory McIlroy all the way in The Masters, and while I am super impressed by the Career Grand Slam, part of me is hurting for the Englishman...
By Barry Plummer Published
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How Many Majors Will Masters Champion Rory McIlroy Win In His Career... And Which Is Next?
Rory McIlroy completed the Career Grand Slam in dramatic fashion at The Masters, but how many Majors could he go on to win in his career (and which comes next)?
By Barry Plummer Published
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Was Rory McIlroy's Epic Masters Win The Greatest Major Of All Time?
Rory McIlroy winning The Masters and completing the Career Grand Slam was the perfect finish to an amazing tournament... but was it the most dramatic ever?
By Barry Plummer Published
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If Bryson DeChambeau Wins The Masters Today, Will He Eclipse Scottie Scheffler As Golf's Shining Star?
Bryson DeChambeau heads into the final round at The Masters with a chance to win a third Major, which I believe would firmly cement him as golf's new poster boy
By Barry Plummer Published
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Would A Rory McIlroy Implosion At The Masters Be His Worst Defeat Ever?
Rory McIlroy stormed into the lead with a record breaking front nine on Saturday at Augusta National, but his turbulence in Major Championships makes me nervous
By Barry Plummer Published
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Does Television Commentary Improve The Masters Viewing Experience? I Can Name 5 Different Ways I'd Rather Immerse Myself In The Action
Watching The Masters on TV is an annual tradition for many golfers, but does the commentary improve the experience? I can think of five better alternatives...
By Barry Plummer Published
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I Asked AI To Predict The Top-10 Finishers At The Masters...
AI has already helped me to pick the outright winner of The Masters, so I decided to task it with finding some top-10 finish picks in time for the weekend...
By Barry Plummer Published
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'The Masters Is Getting To A Point Where It's Turning Off New Golf Fans' – Viewers Express Irritation At Lack Of Bryson DeChambeau Coverage
Bryson DeChambeau is a blockbuster name in world golf, but viewers saw very little of his surging second round at The Masters... and they were not very happy!
By Barry Plummer Published
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'It Doesn't Improve Anybody At All' – Butch Harmon Might Not Like AimPoint Express, But I Disagree... It's Helped Me To Reach My Lowest Ever Handicap
The use of AimPoint Express is openly criticised by many, including Butch Harmon at The Masters, but learning the green reading method has helped me immensely
By Barry Plummer Last updated
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I Am So Fed Up With The Masters Television Coverage... Why Can't We Watch A Full Day's Play?
The strict television rules around The Masters at Augusta National are really starting to bug me, especially in this modern era of mass sports consumption...
By Barry Plummer Published
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The 4 Players Hitting It Further Than Bryson DeChambeau At The 2025 Masters
Bryson DeChambeau is renowned for his immense power and distance off the tee, so I was interested to learn these four players are outdriving him at The Masters
By Barry Plummer Published
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How Have The Last 10 Masters Winners Fared On The Hardest Hole At Augusta National?
The hardest hole at Augusta National has stolen its fair share of shots over the years, but how did the last ten winners of The Masters start Amen Corner?
By Barry Plummer Published
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How Often Would An Amateur Golfer Hit The 12th Green At Augusta National?
The stunning 12th hole at Augusta National is an iconic Masters test, but have you ever wondered how you might fare against the famous par 3 at Amen Corner?
By Barry Plummer Published
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This Testing Augusta Trio Has Bamboozled Scottie Scheffler (It's Not Amen Corner) – Does It Hold The Key To Masters Success?
Scottie Scheffler can appear to be superhuman when playing his best golf, but even the World No.1 struggles on this tricky trio of holes at Augusta National
By Barry Plummer Published
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Sorry LIV Golf Haters… Bryson Winning The Masters In 2025 Would Be The Best Outcome For The Game
Bryson DeChambeau is the hero we need to lead the sport forward, and I don't particularly care where he plays his golf – I still want him to win The Masters!
By Barry Plummer Published
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The 10 Best Shots Of Tiger Woods' Masters Career, Ranked
Tiger Woods has played in 26 different editions of The Masters, winning five Green Jackets in the process. But, what were his 10 best shots at Augusta National?
By Barry Plummer Published
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I Asked AI To Predict The Winner Of The Masters in 2025... Can You Guess Who It Suggested?
With AI's rapidly growing role in our daily lives, I thought I'd ask it to help with something of huge importance this week... predict who will win The Masters!
By Barry Plummer Published