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A SPECTACULAR AUTUMN OF MATCHPLAY

Today's Golfer

FRONT NINE

'I COULDN'T PLAY, I COULDN'T PRACTISE. EVERYTHING FELL APART' • Jimmy Walker discusses his battle with Lyme disease, losing his tour card – and a possible career resurgence

HOT & NOT

OUR PICK OF THE HOTTEST DEALS THIS MONTH

INSIDE THE NEW LOOK PGA TOUR • Tiger is now a board member, players have been given more say, and the FedE x Cup will now pay out $25 million to its winner!

THE GAILES HOTEL & SPA • Irvine, South Ayrshire, Scotland | www.gaileshotel.com

CARBON COMES TO PUTTERS • The high-tech (and very light) material is being used by LA Golf to make entire heads

Phil Mickelson's gambling losses will blow your mind

PLAYING THE NUMBERS GAME

'I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THE SOURCE OF ALL GOLF'

YOUR VIEW

NAIL YOUR IRONS • Five ways you can learn from one of golf’s greatest ballstrikers

DEVELOP RORY'S… TRANSITION • By transition, we are talking about those crucial moments when backswing shifts into downswing. A poor shift here can ruin a shot: Rory’s move is not just super smooth – it also sets up his fantastically pure and consistent ballstriking. How does it do that? And how can you bring his movement into your own swing? Read on…

DEVELOP RORY'S… BALANCE • Arguably the most impressive thing about Rory’s swing is how he manages to look so solid and stable while swinging the golf club so fast. How is he able to achieve that? And what benefits would we experience if we were able to do the same thing? Let’s dig in.

DEVELOP RORY'S… CONNECTION • All great golf swings have a look of togetherness or coordination about them, and Rory’s is no exception. Let’s take a look at how he achieves this beautifully synchronised motion before learning how to train it into your own swing…

DEVELOP RORY'S… COMPRESSION • Rory’s iron shots are only ever struck with power and penetration… in stark contrast to the weak and wafty efforts endured by so many club players. How does he create such a strong strike? And what do you need to change to get your irons moving towards a similar flight?

DEVELOP RORY'S… TILT • As the golf club gets shorter, the plane or angle on which it needs to swing becomes steeper. This is something Rory demonstrates beautifully, the tilt of his action perfectly matching the club he is using. But what does this give him? And why do so many club players struggle to find this perfect pitch?

EXPECT FIREWORKS AT FINCA • History beckons for Team Europe as they bid for a hat-trick of Solheim Cup wins next month. This is your essential guide to the teams, the course and to a rivalry that is never far from being ignited…

FIVE KEY FACTORS

FINCA CORTESIN THE HIGHLIGHT HOLES

A COURSE MADE FOR MATCHPLAY • Francisco de Lancastre, the General Manager of Golf and Leisure at Finca Cortesin, gives us the inside track on the course, the strategy, and the defining holes…

'OUR TEAM HAS NEVER BEEN STRONGER' • Four years after her epic walk-off putt at Gleneagles, Suzann Pettersen...