
Michael Weston
Michael has been with Golf Monthly since 2008. A multimedia journalist, he has also worked for The Football Association, where he created content to support the England football team, The FA Cup, London 2012, Wembley Stadium, and the FA Women's Super League. As content editor at Foremost Golf, Michael worked closely with golf's biggest brands and has developed an in-depth knowledge of the equipment side of the industry. He's a regular contributor, covering equipment, travel, instruction, and feature content. Michael has interviewed many of the game's biggest stars and has attended and reported on numerous Major Championships and Ryder Cups around the world. A single figure golfer (just), he's a member of Formby Golf Club in Merseyside, one of the 35 Top 100 courses he’s ticked off to date.
Latest articles by Michael Weston
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DP World Tour Gives Eight LIV Golfers Conditional ReleasesEight players have accepted the conditions - but Jon Rahm is a notable absence
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Marco Penge Details Biggest Changes In DP World Tour To PGA Tour SwitchThe halfway leader at the Genesis Invitational has endured a challenging start to life in America
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Scottie Scheffler Extends Impressive PGA Tour Cut Streak With Back Nine ChargeThe four-time major winner needed to hole a slippery putt on the 18th to avoid a rare early exit at Riviera
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Practice On A Mat? Golfers Need To Be Aware Of This Major DrawbackThe majority of golfers are forced to practice hitting shots off mats but if you're using a launch monitor to dial in your distances, you might want to think twice...
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'I Used To Think Golf Was Boring And For Old Men. I Didn't Even See It As A Sport. Now, I'm A Club Captain At The Age Of 24'The Burstead GC made the decision to break from tradition by appointing a very young club captain
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The Equipment Debrief: New Putters For Many Big Names... And Could This Grip Transform Your Fortunes On The Greens?For Rory McIlroy, the "testing is over", but don't let that stop you from making some changes ahead of the new season
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Is There A Better Way To Find Your Perfect Putter?Kick Point's Joe and Dan discuss whether working completely backwards when choosing your putter would actually produce better results
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I Jumped On The Bandwagon And Switched To A Zero Torque Putter. The Results Have Been Interesting To Say The Least...Keen to find out what all the fuss was about, I retired my Ping Anser blade in favour of a zero torque putter...
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The Equipment Debrief: A Big New Arrival In The Game-Improvement Space, Plus Significant Putter Changes For Two Multiple Major ChampionsAs Tour Edge announces the launch of a new game-improvement family of clubs, two of the world's best players find themselves tinkering with different putters
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'Steel Will Go The Way Of Hickory Shafts' - Is The Golf Industry Ready For The Next Big Thing?Could this really be the beginning of the end for steel shafts in favor of graphite in our irons? Kick Point's Joe Ferguson believes a momentum shift has already begun...
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Who Makes Up The LIV Golf League Broadcast Team?Find out a little more about the people inside the booth and on the course that make up the LIV Golf commentary team each week
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The Equipment Debrief: Two New Putters Grab Our Attention As Sergio Garcia Talks Through His Bag Line-UpThe Ryder Cup legend and LIV Golf player offers a glimpse inside his bag - and it's not just a new putter that he's been trialling
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Despite Calling Equipment Changes A 'Big Move,' Lydia Ko Shares 36-Hole Lead At The LPGA Tour's Tournament of ChampionsThe former World No.1 has made significant changes at both the top and bottom end of her bag
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From Two Shots Back Of The Leaders After Round One To Missing The Cut Entirely... The Eventful 48 Hours This Pro Experienced At The Farmers Insurance OpenTorrey Pines showed its teeth on Friday, with the famous South Course ending the hopes of a fair number of challengers
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'A Painful Lesson To Learn' - PGA Tour Pro Explains Farmers Insurance Open DisqualificationMichael Brennan has released a statement explaining his disqualification from the Farmers Insurance Open, where he breached a Model Local Rule
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This Incredible Record Is Over - And It Leaves Scottie Scheffler In Pursuit Of Tiger WoodsThe World No.1 isn't playing this weekend, but he's now the one pursuing this incredible Woods record
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7 Big Names And Notables To Miss The Farmers Insurance Open CutJustin Rose broke his own 36-hole record on the South Course at Torrey Pines, but some star names struggled to make the weekend in California
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The Equipment Debrief: Scheffler Shines With Old Favourites – But It's These Eye-Catching New Irons That Really Caught Our AttentionThe World No.1 picked up where he left off last year, using an old driver to devastating effect in California, but it's a new set of irons that has piqued our interest this week
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'It’s Pretty Cool' - Ross Fisher Latest DP World Tour Pro To Achieve Impressive MilestoneLess than 50 players have reached this number, Fisher being the latest to join a fairly exclusive club
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What Is The Emirates Golf Club Course Record At The Dubai Desert Classic?No one has gone lower than Ernie Els at the 'Major of the Middle East'
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Francesco Molinari Back Working With Renowned Golf Coach Denis PughThe former Open champion spoke about their partnership after taking the lead with a first-round 65 at the Dubai Desert Classic
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Lee Westwood Backs Rory McIlroy Over DP World Tour Fines RowThe row intensifies as the Englishman calls for the DP World Tour to set the hearing date for mid February
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'That Tells Me That If He's Able To Play, He's Going To Play In That One' - Pro Predicts PGA Tour Champions Event Tiger Woods Will Compete InTommy Gainey says there are strong rumors circulating that the 15-time Major winner will make his first appearance on the senior tour in May
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The Equipment Debrief: A 'Ridiculous' (Good) New Golf Ball And Putters Aplenty In A Busy Week For GearNew arrivals (not just a ball) come in the form of Scotty Cameron, Bettinardi and Cobra putters, plus details of a new deal for a Major champion
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