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OLYMPIC GOLF HAS FINALLY FOUND ITS PLACE

Today's Golfer

THE COMPLETE HAT-TRICK

'I REALLY DON'T LOVE THE RYDER CUP'

WINTER RULES REFRESHER • 10 things you need to know about the big rule change returning next month

THE 2024 PRESIDENTS CUP • Six things to know about one of the most one-sided contests in golf

IN PICTURES

THE IRON THAT THINKS IT'S A DRIVER • Callaway’s new Ti Fusion blends titanium and steel in a gorgeous package

THE GROVE • Watford, Hertfordshire | thegrove.co.uk

'GOLF'S MOST CHERISHED TOURNAMENTS AREN'T ABOUT THE MONEY'

'I'D FORGOTTEN HOW TOUGH IT IS TO BE IN CONTENTION'

YOUR VIEW

NO MORE MR SLICE GUY! • The definitive, step-by-step guide to ditching golf’s most common mishit

THE REMATCH • Three days and 28 matches couldn’t separate them in Spain. Now Suzann Pettersen takes her Europeans to Virginia for a winner-takes-all showdown. Can they keep their hands on the crystal? Your essential preview starts here

THE KEY STARS

'WE CAN MAKE HISTORY AGAIN' • Three weeks before finalising her team, European captain Suzann Pettersen sat down with Michael Catling over lunch in Oslo to discuss pairings, rookies, and the one scenario she never thought of

IN DANGER OF GOING UNDER • WHY SUSTAINABILITY IS THE BATTLEGROUND ON WHICH GOLF’S FUTURE WILL BE FOUGHT

CARBON NEUTRAL • Ahead of its 2025 Open Championship, Royal Por trush is in a race to host the greenest Major ever seen

TAKING A GREENER APPROACH • The GEO Foundation is a body set up to help golf clubs develop a greener, more sustainable approach. Here, Executive Director Jonathan Smith explains how the Sustainable Golf Pathway works and how your club can get involved

GOLF'S SILENT KILLER • Why coastal erosion poses the greatest threat to many of our finest golf courses

GOLF'S BATTLEGROUND • A new war is now waging on golf courses up and down the land and all across the world. Unless we start taking the threat seriously, we risk losing them forever

THE SPACE-SAVING NEW COURSE • At Spey Bay on the Moray Firth, design firm Clayton, DeVries & Pont have breathed new life into a course by transforming its traditional links into a fully reversible 18-hole championship layout. Here, CDP’s Sam Cooper tells us why this back-to-front thinking has benefits to both the golfer and the environment

SERGIO'S SECOND COMING • LIV star Sergio Garcia desperately wants to play in the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage – and he’s prepared to pay over a million dollars to do it

PLAY BETTER

BALANCE AND FOOTWORK

BETTER GREENSIDE BUNKER CONTACT • The ideal greenside bunker contact sees the club enter the sand an inch or so behind the ball, on a shallow attack angle. It’s a strike that gives us not just control of distance and spin, but also the confidence to play the shot with speed and commitment. Finding this strike need not be complex or technical; just follow these four steps and, with a little practice, your confidence will soar.

SWAYING… AND...