
Joe Ferguson
Joe has worked in the golf industry for nearly 20 years in a variety of roles. After a successful amateur career being involved in England squads at every age group, Joe completed his PGA degree qualification in 2014 as one of the top ten graduates in his training year and subsequently went on to become Head PGA Professional at Ryder Cup venue The Celtic Manor Resort. Equipment has always been a huge passion of Joe’s, and during his time at Celtic Manor, he headed up the National Fitting Centres for both Titleist and Taylormade. He’s excited to bring his knowledge of hardware to Golf Monthly in the form of equipment reviews and buying advice.
Joe lives in North Devon and still plays sporadically on the PGA West region circuit. His best round in recent years came earlier in 2023 where he managed a 9 under par 63 at Trevose GC in a Devon & Cornwall PGA Tournament.
Joe's current What's In The Bag?
Driver: Switch between TaylorMade Qi35 and Callaway Elyte TD - both with Fujikura Ventus Black 6-X
Fairway wood 1: TaylorMade BRNR Copper Mini Driver - Fujikura Ventus Black 7-X
Fairway wood 2: Callaway Apex UW 17˚- Fujikura Ventus Black 9-X
Irons: TaylorMade P7CB 3-PW with Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts
Wedges: Callaway Opus 50, 54, and 60 degrees - Project X LS 6.0 shafts
Putter: LAB Golf Oz.1 (zero shaft lean)
Ball: TaylorMade 2024 TP5x
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet 60R
Bag: Vessel Player IV Pro DXR Stand
Latest articles by Joe Ferguson
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Best Cobra Drivers 2026Looking for a new driver? Here, we take a closer look at the best Cobra drivers on the market
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Best Mini Drivers 2026 - we pick our four favorites from testingWith most brands releasing mini drivers of late, we have tested as many as we can and collated our favorites into this guide.
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Best Ping Drivers 2026We run through some of the best drivers on the market which are made by Ping
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Ping G440 K Driver ReviewPGA Professional Joe Ferguson has been looking at the latest update of arguably his favorite ever driver. Can it live up to its predecessor or is it a case of the difficult second album?
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Cobra Optm X Driver ReviewCobra has released a brand new family of drivers promising increased stability and more fairways. In this review, we look at the Optm X driver…
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Cobra Optm Max-D Driver ReviewWe liked Cobra’s draw-biased driver last year. Can it deliver again with the Optm Max-D? Gear expert Joe Ferguson found out
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Cobra Optm LS Driver ReviewPGA Professional and driver tester Joe Ferguson has been looking at the new low-spin driver from Cobra, the Optm LS…
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Want To Find More Fairways? This New Driver Is Perfect For YouCould this be a serious contender for the title of 'most forgiving driver'? Gear expert Joe Ferguson tests the new Cobra Optm Max-K to find out
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Has Cobra Just Released The Best Mini-Driver In The Game?Prototypes of this model were spotted well over a year ago, but now it is finally time to officially introduce Cobra's first mini-driver...
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This Is Without Doubt The Best Iron Of 2026. But There Is One Major Issue…Irons tester Joe Ferguson thinks he may have found the iron of the season already, but is there a big problem?
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Best TaylorMade Drivers 2026TaylorMade make some of the best drivers on the market and, in this guide, we have taken a look at their range
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Why The TaylorMade Qi4D Driver Will Be Incredibly Hard To Beat In 2026PGA Professional and driver tester Joe Ferguson has been getting stuck into the latest flagship driver release from TaylorMade. Introducing Qi4D…
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TaylorMade Qi4D LS Driver Review: Built To Hit BombsIt is that time of year again, a new TaylorMade driver family has hit the market, and driver tester Joe Ferguson has been putting the low-spin model through its paces
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Is The TaylorMade Qi4D Max The Best-Feeling Driver In Golf?We take a look at the most forgiving model of the 2026 TaylorMade driver family offering, the Qi4D Max, to see how user-friendly the performance is
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TaylorMade Qi Max Iron ReviewPGA Professional Joe Ferguson has been on the course with the new game-improvement iron from equipment giants TaylorMade Golf…
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Fujikura 2026 Ventus TR Blue Shaft ReviewThe original was a real hit, both on tour and in fitting bays around the world. Can the new Fujikura Ventus TR Blue shaft improve on its legacy?
By Joe Ferguson Published
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Best Callaway Golf Balls 2026Check out all the best Callaway golf balls from the current range and find just the right model for your game
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Mizuno JPX One Driver ReviewMizuno has released a brand new family of drivers for 2026, and PGA professional Joe Ferguson has been testing out the JPX One…
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Mizuno JPX One Select Driver ReviewWe take the new low-spin JPX driver profile from Mizuno for 2026 out for some serious testing and report back on the results...
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This New ‘Faultless’ Takomo Iron Will Have The Mainstream Brands WorriedReplacing the incredibly popular 101T model, the 201 MKII has big boots to fill. Joe Ferguson took them to the course to find out if it was mission accomplished
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Takomo 101 MKII Iron ReviewThe direct-to-consumer king is back with an update to the incredibly popular 101 iron that put Takomo on the map…
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Takomo 201T MKII Iron ReviewTakomo is introducing a whole new iron into its 2026 lineup, and Joe Ferguson has been testing it out…
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Best Srixon Irons 2026Check out our guide to the best Srixon Irons currently on the market.
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Mizuno M-13 Iron Review: The Complete Package For Better PlayersIrons tester Joe Ferguson has been out on the course with the new Mizuno M-13 irons. Here's his verdict…
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