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My Mind Tried To Sabotage My First Golf Match Of 2026... But I Didn't Let It Win ThroughSingle-figure golfer Jess Ratcliffe on why you should stop giving yourself permission to lose!
By Jess Ratcliffe Published
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Who Has Lost The Most Play-Offs In Professional Golf?The record number of defeats in play-offs is 20, but one golfer has played eight and lost eight...
By Roderick Easdale Published
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I Swapped A New £538 Driver For A £45 Used Classic. Here’s What Happened To My DistanceSponsored by golfclubs4cash
Sam De’Ath compares five generations of Callaway drivers spanning nearly 20 years to see if modern technology is worth the premium price tag
By Sam De'Ath Published
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I Can Finally Drive The Ball 250 Yards, But My Iron Play Has Fallen Off A Cliff. Sound Familiar?A tale as old as time for many golfers, why is it that when one part of your game improves drastically, another area magically disappears into thin air?
By Jonny Leighfield Published
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How To Find The Perfect 14-Club Line-UpSponsored by PXG
Kit Alexander ran through the full, 14-club fitting process with PXG Master Fitter, Will Crozier to find out the keys to unlocking the right set for your game
By Kit Alexander Published
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5 Vintage Fairway Woods That Modern Technology Still Struggles To BeatStop chasing 'new' and start playing 'better': These are the 5 retro fairway woods the manufacturers don't want you to remember...
By Joe Ferguson Published
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Why I'm Campaigning For 9-Hole Competitions (Every Weekend) To Make Golf More InclusiveA weekly nine-hole comp would allow those who struggle to justify a four- or five-hour jaunt to the golf club every weekend to still get their competitive fix
By Baz Plummer Published
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'Some Clubs Are Determined To Hang On To The Last Embers Of Yesteryear And Will Only Enter The 21st Century Kicking And Screaming'Although most golfers accept that some form of dress code is good for the game, are one or two traditional forms of etiquette holding golf back?
By Michael Weston Published
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Hally Leadbetter: ‘There Are Well-Meaning People Who Don’t Realise They’re Making Women Feel Unwelcome In Golf’Multimedia broadcaster Hally Leadbetter on challenging golf's outdated gender rules, the rise of the female game and fuelling the next generation with Bunchies
By Lauren Katims Published
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6 Ways To Consistently Break 90 (Proven By Data!)We reveal which areas of your game you need to target and how to improve if you want to regularly shoot in the 80s
By Adam Harnett Published
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'Golf's Rise In Popularity Since Covid Has Been More A Curse Than A Blessing'Golf has seen a massive boost in popularity since the Covid pandemic, but I much preferred the time prior to the global epidemic
By Matt Cradock Published
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7 Clubs All Beginner Golfers Should Add To Their Golf BagDiscover the 7 essential clubs a beginner golfer should be using to improve faster, including high-MOI drivers, cavity back wedges and the 'cheat code' chipper
By Sam De'Ath Published
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The Equipment Debrief: 2, 3 Or 4... How Many Wedges Do The Best Players In The World Carry In Their Golf Bag?Tour pros are very particular about which clubs they put into play, especially when it comes to the 'scoring clubs'
By Michael Weston Published
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Is Social Media Ruining Golf? Why Authenticity Is The Must-Have For Female CreatorsPGA Professional Katie Dawkins on the power of female content creators 'keeping it real' for the good of the sport
By Katie Dawkins Published
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Is This The Lowest-Ever Combined Four-Ball Score On A Par 5?A four-ball at North Wilts Golf Club recently produced a remarkable set of scores on the par-5 4th hole
By Roderick Easdale Published
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The New Five-Star Hotel Set To Welcome Golfers Visiting Ireland's World Class Courses Along The Wild Atlantic WaySponsor Content Created With The Hawthorn by Galway Bay
The Hawthorn by Galway Bay is the first five-star property to open in the fun-packed city of Galway in more than two decades
By Elliott Heath Published
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‘I Congratulate Golf's Governing Bodies For Spoiling A Great Game' – A Disgruntled Member Speaks Out Against The World Handicap SystemFergus Bisset speaks to an experienced UK golfer who has some strong and compelling points to make against the World Handicap System
By Fergus Bisset Published
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Should Bad Etiquette Result In Shot Penalties?Golf is a game of sportsmanship and integrity and etiquette is central to the sport. Should penalty strokes be applied for not adhering to it?
By Fergus Bisset Published
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Why We’re Only at the Beginning of Golf’s 3D Printing RevolutionSponsored by Cobra Golf
Why additive manufacturing is the next frontier in golf club performance, mass customization, and discretionary weight.
By Joe Ferguson Published
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7 Things Every Golfer Hates (But No One Says To Your Face)PGA Pro Emma Booth on the 7 things every golfer secretly hates about their playing partners and the polite ways to call them out
By Emma Booth Published
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Has Letting Through Become A Thing Of The Past?It used to happen regularly but, Golf Monthly Editor Neil Tappin asks, has letting through become a thing of the past? And if so, why?
By Neil Tappin Published
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I've Used The Same Irons For 10 Years. Here's Why They're So Hard To Replace...I've been using a set of Mizuno irons from 2015 and I have no immediate plans to upgrade them
By Elliott Heath Published
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Does Golf’s Complicated Rule Book Give Rise To Cheating… Or Is The Opposite True?Golf is a complex sport and the rules must reflect that. But is the rule book too complicated and does that allow cheats to prosper?
By Fergus Bisset Published
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The Equipment Debrief: Masters Driver Leaderboard, New Metalwoods Seen On Tour And A Spider SpottingWe look at the most played driver models at the Masters - plus the latest on a new fairway woods rollout on the professional tours
By Michael Weston Published
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£3 vs £20: Does A Premium Golf Glove Help To Lower Your Scores?Carly Cummins puts a viral Amazon bargain to the test against a market leader
By Carly Cummins Published
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Ready For Take-Off: Putting Stromberg's New LaunchPad Golf Shoes To The Ultimate TestSponsor Content Created With Stromberg
How will four Golf Monthly readers get on when putting the new Stromberg LaunchPad Pro golf shoes to the test?
By Golf Monthly Published
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Live In The South Of The UK? You Have To Visit The New Golfclubs4cash HubSponsor Content Created With Golfclubs4cash
Now fully operational, the Southampton hub becomes the fourth Golfclubs4cash store in the UK with over 10,000 golf clubs and other items available to buy
By Joel Tadman Published
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I Attended My First Masters And It Didn't Disappoint... Here Are 17 Takeaways From One Of The Best Weeks Of My LifeMy first Masters is complete and, after a week of following and covering all the action, there are a lot of memories I'll be taking back across the pond
By Matt Cradock Published
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McIlroy Was Incredible At The Masters… But Should You Be Able To Win A Major With Such Erratic Driving?Rory McIlroy successfully defended his Green Jacket at The 2026 Masters Tournament, but he struggled with accuracy off the tee... was there enough jeopardy?
By Baz Plummer Published
