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'Inside The Ropes' is the chance for Golf Monthly's expert team to share its honest thoughts on the biggest subjects in the game
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LIV Golf 1.0 'Failed To Create A Product That Enough Golf Fans Truly Cared About'With LIV Golf 1.0 now consigned to the history books, we reflect on the tour's successes and failures...
By Elliott Heath Published
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Was Week One Of The FedExCup Playoffs 'Boring' And 'Stale'?The team look back on the opening tournament of the FedExCup Playoffs in this week's Inside The Ropes...
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'It Has Certainly Not Been The Kamikaze Policy Many Feared It Would Be' - Has The DP World Tour's Pathway To The PGA Tour Been A Success?The DP World Tour's top 10 cards initiative has been controversial, but also very successful for a number of players. Do our writers think it has been a positive?
By Elliott Heath Published
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Ban TIO, Phones And Long Putters? 8 Things We'd Outlaw From Pro GolfWhat are our bugbears in professional golf? Here, we list the things we'd outlaw from the sport's elite level...
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Should Jackson Koivun Be Selected For The Presidents Cup?The 21-year-old looks set to be a big star in the game after winning the 3M Open in just his third pro start...so should he play on Team USA's Presidents Cup side?
By Elliott Heath Published
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Big Personalities And Spicy Rivalries - Just Two Of The Things Majorly Lacking In Professional GolfWhat is professional golf lacking? From rivalries to scarcity and cohesion, our tour experts pick what they'd like to see more of...
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Men's Major Season Awards 2026: Best Player, Biggest Disappointment And Shot Of The YearWith the men's Major season over for 2026, Golf Monthly's tour experts hand out a few figurative prizes to those who stood out in the four biggest championships
By Jonny Leighfield Published
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The Men's Major Championships Delivered In 2026... But Which One Do We Think Was The Best?There were some unbelievable finishes and moments throughout the four men's Majors championships, and the Golf Monthly team have ranked which one was the best below...
By Matt Cradock Published
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Bryson DeChambeau Ignored The Media At The Open... Is It Right Or Should It Be Mandatory For Players To Answer Questions?Bryson DeChambeau is the latest example of pro golfers giving the media the cold shoulder - should this be allowed or could they be contractually obliged?
By Jonny Leighfield Published
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'The Rules Of Golf Are There To Be Broken' - Does The 'Exploitable' TIO Rule Need To Change Now?Scottie Scheffler was involved in a controversial TIO ruling during the final round of The 154th Open - but should it have been allowed to happen?
By Jonny Leighfield Published
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'Had There Been Any Doubt, He Would Have Been Given It' - Was Bryson DeChambeau Treated Unfairly Following Open Rules Controversy?Bryson DeChambeau caught the attention of The R&A during round two of The Open Championship, but were the events which followed his round fair?
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'I Don't Think There's Anything Wrong With 19-Under Winning A Major - But There's One Key Caveat...'The common consensus is Major-winning scores should be as high as possible as the world's best have their games brutally examined... but does it really matter?
By Jonny Leighfield Published
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Is The DP World Tour Really In Its 'Weakest Position Ever'?Years of giving the 10 best pros a path to the PGA Tour for the following season has made the DP World Tour "weaker than ever", according to Pablo Larrazabal
By Jonny Leighfield Published
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Farcical Par 3s, Boring Interactions And Is US Golf 'In A Quiet Crisis'? - Our (Latest) Unpopular Tour OpinionsMany of us have an unpopular opinion relating to tour golf, and it turns out the team at Golf Monthly have several - here is the latest round
By Jonny Leighfield Published
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'Where Have All The Underdog Heroes Gone?' - Has Open Final Qualifying Lost Its Romance?Gone seem to be the days of strong amateurs or modest pros fulfilling their dreams and qualifying for a Major, but is that actually a problem?...
By Jonny Leighfield Published
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'It Needs Him More Than He Needs It' - Is It Right That Loophole Will Save Rory McIlroy From Tripping PGA Tour's Minimum Events Rule?It seems likely the World No.2 will not fulfill the PGA Tour's minimum events threshold, but he will reportedly avoid any punishment - we ask 'is this fair?'
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From 'Tough To Get Too Excited' To 'A Big Fan' - Our Writers Share Their Instant Reaction To The PGA Tour's Hotly Anticipated Future PlansFollowing the news that the PGA Tour is going ahead with significant structural changes from 2028, some of our writers share their initial thoughts
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'Disgraceful' Fans, Time For A Serious Rollback And Did The USGA Get It Right? - 10 Takeaways From The 2026 US OpenWhat were our key takeaways from the 2026 US Open at Shinnecock Hills?
By Elliott Heath Published
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Pro Golfers Are Finally Being Punished For On-Course Outbursts... Is It Fair?Joaquin Niemann was the first player to be docked shots following a serious breach of the Majors' new Code of Conduct, which is new for 2026
By Jonny Leighfield Published
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Masters/PGA vs US Open/The Open - Which Half Of The Men's Major Season Is Better?Are we approaching the better half of the men's Major season? Our tour experts have their say...
By Elliott Heath Published
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8 Takeaways From The 2026 US Women's OpenOur tour experts recap on a brilliant US Women's Open, where Nelly Korda triumphed to win her fourth Major title
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Are £190 Open Ticket Prices A 'Rip Off' Or Should The R&A Be Applauded For Not Going Higher?The 155th Open's £190 ($256) final round ticket cost has caused a stir with golf fans this week, so what do we think?
By Elliott Heath Published
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Pro Golf Has A Distance Problem... But What Can The Game Really Do To Curb It?Players have been hitting the golf ball farther and farther over recent years, causing a debate about whether something needs to be done and, if so, what?
By Jonny Leighfield Published
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From 'Despising' Birdie-Fests, Lazy 'Fore' Shouts And 'Shocking' Scheduling... What Irritates Us About Professional Golf?From long pre-shot routines to a lack of rough and tournament clashes, here are the things that irk us about professional golf...
By Elliott Heath Published
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8 Takeaways From The 2026 PGA ChampionshipThe 2026 PGA Championship was a thrilling spectacle with a very worthy champion - so what are our key takeaways?
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'Take The Wanamaker Trophy Around The Globe' - What Is The Best Way To Revive The PGA Championship?The PGA Championship is widely considered the fourth most important Major in men's golf, but which of these scenarios would help elevate its position quickest?
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'The Simple Answer Is Jon Rahm And Bryson DeChambeau... But I Wouldn't Stop There' - Which LIV Golfers Would Make The PGA Tour Better?With the potential for LIV Golf to change dramatically moving forward, which players would enhance the quality of the PGA Tour if they wished to leave?
By Jonny Leighfield Published
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He's The Hottest Player In The World Right Now, But Where Does Matt Fitzpatrick Rank On The List Of Best English Golfers?The 2022 US Open champion is undoubtedly one of the best golfers on the planet right now, but where does he sit among the best English players of recent times?
By Jonny Leighfield Published
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Scott O'Neil Said The World Of Golf Is Better With LIV In It... But Is He Right?A defiant message from the CEO of LIV Golf featured a line about the pro game being better off due to the team-based league's existence, but is it true?
By Jonny Leighfield Published
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