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

Rai smiles in Abu Dhabi after play-off drama

MONTH IN STATS

LIV abandons 54-hole format for new season

SHORT GAME

DP World Tour launches new trophy for 2026

Practice priorities – strengthen your weaknesses or hone your strengths?

Aaron Rai • The Englishman won the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship to notch his third win on the DP World Tour

Glasson Lakehouse • This golf hotel in Ireland’s hidden heartlands has been re-imagined, as has the course’s highly regarded closing stretch on the edge of Lough Ree. Kevin Markham pays a visit…

Make chipping practice fun

Odyssey S2S Tri-Hot putters from £499

Scotty Cameron OC Low Torque putters £499

ANDERMATT

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

MAJOR STRIDES • In just six years as a pro, Cornishman Harry Hall has gone about his business quietly but effectively to become one of our top players. He tells us about his journey from club golf in Cornwall to top 20 on the PGA Tour

BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD • The USA were soundly beaten at Bethpage Black, suffering the first home Ryder Cup defeat in 13 years. Where did it go wrong and what has to change? Nick Bonfield investigates…

“YOU HAVE TO THE AND EMBRACE NERVES STRESS” • Fresh from an away Ryder Cup victory and retaining his PGA Tour card for 2026, Rasmus Hojgaard discusses competitive sibling rivalry, Sunday afternoon pressure, making his Masters debut and more

Back to school • Fergus Bisset recounts his experiences in successfully completing all three stages of R&A Rules training

BUILD THE PERFECT SWING • What you can learn from the swings of six of the game’s very best players

How to hit your longest drive

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WEDGES

CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE 2025 • Our office has been so full to overflowing at times this year with a wide range of golf goodies that we began compiling our Christmas list quite a while ago

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Northern delights • Johnny Percival visits Scotland to savour one of the most impressive golf resorts in the country at Cabot Highlands, which now boasts two courses

North Cumbria • Rob Smith makes an enthusiastic and early return to one of England’s most beautiful golfing counties having visited its southern reaches a few months ago

Going with the flow • Jeremy Ellwood mixes waterways with fairways on a maiden river cruise with his wife to the wine-making region of Bordeaux in the south-west corner of France

Up on the moors • While links and heathland golf may dominate our course rankings, moorland terrain provides a wonderful setting for atmospheric and engaging golf

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

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