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

Major moments • As we look forward to the men’s Majors in 2026, we revisit some of the standout victories from 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. Come with us on a photographic trip down memory lane…

WTGL set to launch at the end of this year

SHORT GAME

Japanese legend ‘Jumbo’ Ozaki dies

Would you accept below average clubhouse facilities if the course was in pristine condition?

Jayden Schaper • The young South African closed out 2025 with back-to-back victories on the DP World Tour

Step back and learn to release

Slieve Donard • Jeremy Ellwood returns to this fabulous hotel, which is now part of the ever-growing Marine and Lawn empire, right next door to the famous Royal County Down Golf Club

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Mizuno Pro M-13 and M-15 irons £240 per club

THE BOULDERS (SOUTH COURSE)

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

BACK WITH A BANG!! • A year that started so inauspiciously morphed into a spectacular one as Englishman Marco Penge won three times to finally come good on the promise of a fine amateur and Challenge Tour career

FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS! • Fergus Bisset and Michael Weston look ahead to a packed year in the pro game, give their views on the hot topics and offer a prediction or two…

Play your cards right • Five Golf Monthly staff members discuss whether golfers should put in handicap cards every time they play…

GOLDEN TICKET • Travelling in true style aboard La Dolce Vita Orient Express, Jeremy Ellwood plays four of Italy’s top golf courses from Rome down to Puglia in the south and all the way back up to Tuscany

10 WAYS TO BOOST YOUR POWER • One or all of these tips could hold the key to shorter approach shots

The keys to more centred iron strikes

What is the best way to read short putts?

Which putting grip suits you best?

Justin Leonard • The 1997 Open champion gives his thoughts on various parts of the game and highlights some of his favourite drills

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TROLLEYS

St Anne’s

Best of both worlds • Conor Keenan heads down to the Algarve to see what the new Viceroy at Ombria has to offer both golfers and non-golfers alike

Dumfries and Galloway • Michael Weston visits the Cairndale Hotel and Spa in Dumfries to see the recent upgrades and play golf nearby, including a round at renowned Southerness

MOVING HEAVEN AND EARTH • Rob Smith questions his own long-held belief that natural golf courses score heavily over more contrived designs…

JH Taylor designs • Five-time Open Champion JH Taylor was also a prominent and very active architect, with a legacy that includes these five courses across the UK&I

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