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YOUR VIEW • The pick of the letters and emails to hit the Golf Monthly offices this month

Woodland returns to winning ways after opening up

MONTH IN STATS

SHORT GAME

Murray to retire from commentary

Feel or looks – which is more important to you in a golf club?

Prince’s • Rob Smith always enjoys returning to the former Open venue on the east Kentcoast to experience all that this 27-hole links with accommodation has to offer

Cameron Young • The 28-year-old New Yorker won The Players with a nerveless 375-yard drive down the final fairway

A NEW ERA FOR ROCKLIFFE HALL

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APHRODITE HILLS

Cure your slice with a sponge

Wayne Riley • A former member of the European Tour and two-time winner, Wayne is part of the Sky Sports golf team. He writes exclusively for Golf Monthly

Alison Root • Alison Root is Golf Monthly’s women’s golf editor. You can find her on Instagram@rootalison

“Everyone says you can’t be perfect, but I try to be perfect every shot I hit. I have high standards” • Tyrrell Hatton talks to David Facey about his Major goals, his growth as a player, the Ryder Cup crowds and his on-course behaviour

25 MOST IMPORTANT CLUBS OF THE 21ST CENTURY

BACK IN THE GROOVE • Nelly Korda ended her 14-month winless streak at the first attempt in 2026. Is she set for a repeat of her remarkable 2024 season? The desire and fire are still there, for sure…

5 BEST GOLF SWINGS OF ALL TIME • Choosing between the swings of golf’s legendsis a devilishly difficult task, but one that we set Master PGA Professional Anders Mankert…

BALL-STRIKING • How to hit every shot you’ll ever need with an iron

Master the perfect posture

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Biggest amateur putting mistakes

Bernd Wiesberger • The eight-time DP World Tour winner and Ryder Cup player suggests ways to better use your practice time

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Broaden your horizons • Michael Weston travels to the sightly unexpected golfing destination of Tbilisi, Georgia, for the opening of a spectacular new nine-hole course

Around Harrogate • Jeremy Ellwood takes his chances on the January weather in Yorkshire, basing himself in the spa town and taking in other courses to the north and south

More than meets the eye • Rob Smith recommends some fine second courses that are often missed due to the lure of their more famous siblings

Northern soul • You won’t find all five of these golf clubs in the geographical north, as it is for more localised reasons that their names bear this point of the compass

Bill Elliott • Golf Monthly’s editor-at-large and Golf Ambassador for Prostate Cancer UK