Today's Golfer

Today’s Golfer is dedicated to helping you play and buy better... We'll lower your handicap. Each issue, the magazine's team of elite coaches gives you tips that will lower your handicap - proven drills to help your driving, iron play, putting and close approach work. And if you're looking to invest in new kit, our experienced testing team brings you the first independent reviews of the latest golf clubs & accessories every issue. If you want to play abroad, ensure you read our travel advice... we'll ensure you have the golfing holiday of a lifetime. Plus: don’t miss our exclusive green fee deals and course guides. You could save a lot of money!

LESSONS FROM A LIFETIME OF TEACHING

Today's Golfer

LONDON'S NEW LINKS • A taste of seaside golf… 10 miles from the West End

CLUBHOUSE CHATTER • The stories, stats and soundbites which are trending now

YOUR NUMBER'S UP

LOCKER ROOM CHAT ‘I'M WELL PREPARED FOR A FEW LATE NIGHTS STUDYING FOR MY DEGREE’ • LPGA superstar Rose Zhang on juggling four classes at Stanford, staying humble, and upgrading her Callaway clubs

THE VERDICT

BARGAIN HUNTER OUR PICK OF THE HOTTEST DEALS THIS MONTH

‘WE NEED THE MASTERS TO REUNITE THE GAME’

ONE TO WATCH WELCOME BACK, MR KIM • Why convincing Anthony Kim to come out of exile is Greg Norman's shrewdest move yet!

ANTHONY KIM IN PROFILE

YOUR VIEW

THE POWER OF GOLF

NOT AGAIN…! • TG Elite coach, Fellow of the PGA and all-round coaching powerhouse Adrian Fryer has been at the coal face for some 45 years, giving around 90,000 lessons to golfers like you and me… and he's still talking to us! Here are nine things we can learn from a coach with an unrivalled experience of where we go wrong…

#1 SELF AWARNESS (LACK OF)

INVISIBLE CLUB DRILL • Because it is the club, the ball and the desire to bash one against the other that hinders self awareness, we are going to put them to one side.

#2 HITTING HARD (INEFFECTIVELY)

TWO DRILLS TO SPEED UP GOLF'S ULTIMATE POWER SOURCE • It's important for all golfers to remember that the ultimate power source is the golf club. If we want to gain power and distance we need to get that moving faster… and for golfers who habitually overuse their upper body, we need to factor in calming the shoulders too. These two exercises will help…

#3 LINKING THE HANDS (POORLY)

#4 CRAVING SPEED (UNHEALTHILY)

#5 PURSUING A ‘SQUARE’ CLUBFACE (WRONGLY)

SQUARE RULE • Note it well: the clubface rotates while we swing the club around our body. To further illustrate the ideal, rotating nature of the clubface, try taping a ruler to the olubshaft, just below the grip.

#6 THINKING ADDRESS AND IMPACT ARE THE SAME (THEY'RE NOT)

#7 THINKING YOU CAN HIT YOUR 7-IRON 170 YARDS (BECAUSE YOU DID ONCE)

#8 SWEEPING UP, SQUEEZING DOWN (EXCESSIVELY)

OVERDOING IT

#9 GOOD SHOT, SH*T SHOT (THEY'RE NOT THAT DIFFERENT)

2024 MASTERS

AUGUSTA'S MAJOR TALKING POINTS

THE MAKING MASTERS OF THE NEXT CHAMPION • We pored through the Augusta history books and latest tour statistics to identify what previous Masters winners have in common and who's ticking the key boxes this year…

TAMING THE BEAST • How to approach Augusta's toughest obstacle

GOLF'S GOLDEN TICKET

MEET THE ROOKIES CLASS OF 2024

‘I don't agree with or understand the changes at Augusta National. They are taking away the roars’ BUBBA WATSON

HOW TO MASTER AUGUSTA NATIONAL

GEAR OF THE YEAR

FORGIVING DRIVERS

LOW- SPIN DR IVERS

DRAW DRIVERS

FAIRWAY WOODS

HYBRIDS

PLAYERS’ IRONS

PLAYERS’...