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!

‘ITS £45 GREEN FEE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BEAT'

Today's Golfer

FRONT NINE

THE SAFEST GOLF COURSE IN THE WORLD! • Royal Dornoch has become the model golf club for our Drive for Defibs campaign – now they want others to get on board

‘MY FINISH WAS THE PERFECT TRIBUTE TO SEVE' • Masters champion Jon Rahm on Seve, making history, and golf’s new Big Three

AROUND THE CLUBS

WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT DO WITH YOUR MOBILE PHONE

HOT & NOT

‘WE'VE CATALOGUED EVERY ROUND OF GOLF WE'VE EVER PLAYED' • Newcastle and Northern Dental Surgeons Golf Society are celebrating their centenary anniversary this year - and they’ve got the scores and stories from more than 750 fixtures to prove it!

A BLAST FROM THE PAST • This special-edition Cobra driver is a thing of beauty

‘FAILURE TO PUNISH SLOW PLAY IS A REAL THREAT TO OUR GAME'

‘BREAKING 100 HAS LITTLE TO DO WITH YOUR SWING'

YOUR VIEW

A LONG ROAD BACK TO THE TOP • Teamwork, tough love and luck - how Matt Wallace fought his way back from rock bottom to claim his first PGA Tour title

THE US OPEN GOES TO LA-LA LAND • Pondering the big questions ahead of the 123rd US Open, hosted for the first time by The Los Angeles Country Club - a venue with a glitzy address and an unusual set of short holes

WHO WILL THRIVE IN DOWNTOWN LA?

‘WE CAN HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITH THE 15TH SO IT PLAYS JUST 80 YARDS' • Jeff Hall, Tournament Director at the USGA, reveals all about the set-up flexibility and the surprising challenges which lie in wait…

THE BABY-FACED ASSASSIN • Ahead of his US Open defence, Matt Fitzpatrick reveals all about his injury-hit start to 2023, how Jack Nicklaus convinced him to change his irons, and why the Majors need LIV golfers

MATT'S STORY SO FAR

MEET THE BACKROOM TEAM

‘The US Open is like an execution contest. It's a battle of attrition' GEOFF OGILVY

YOUR FIVE STEPS TO BETTER PUTTING WITH PHIL KENYON • Putting coach to the stars, Matt Fitzpatrick’s guru on the greens and arguably the world’s best putting coach, Phil Kenyon reveals how two alignment sticks, several copies of TG and some elastic bands will improve your set-up and stroke

CHOOSING THE RIGHT PUTTER FOR YOU

EUROPE'S NEW SUPERSTAR PLAYGROUND • When architect David McLay Kidd played the first round on his brand-new Dunas course at Terras da Comporta, our Top 100 Courses Editor Chris Bertram was one of his playing partners…

DAVID MCLAY KIDD ON…

JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN TO SAVE LIVES • Don’t let the ones you love be the ones you lose. We need your help to make sure every golf club in the UK has at least one defibrillator on site…

COULD YOU BE YOUR CLUB'S DRIVE FOR DEFIBS AMBASSADOR? • Five ways you can become a defibrillator guardian

PLAY BETTER

BUNKER SUCCESS

SMARTER PLAY FROM 80 YARDS

KNOW YOUR STRIKE • Turn the clubhead through 90° to learn the truth about how you deliver the club

THE BIG NUMBER 45 • The optimal landing angle for a 7-iron in degrees

LIMITED WRIST...