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THE LIV CA$H-GRAB LEAVES A BAD TASTE

Today's Golfer

THE AMERICAN ST ANDREWS • Way out west, PGA Frisco pays homage to the birthplace of golf

SECURE YOUR PLACE AT NEXT YEAR’S OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP • Entries are now open to enter the ballot to watch Rory & Co at Royal Liverpool

MATT FITZPATRICK’S • RECORD-BREAKING US OPEN WIN IN NUMBERS

‘I’M READY TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME AT ST ANDREWS’ • Garrett Johnston quizzes Rory on The Open, injuries and LIV Golf

MCILROY’S MAJORS

‘I PLAYED MORE ROUNDS IN ONE DAY THAN MOST PEOPLE WILL THIS YEAR’ • Have you ever played 36 holes in a day? It’s not unusual. But how about playing 10 times that amount?

AROUND THE CLUBS

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE BASICS? • We reveal eight rules most amateur golfers break without realising…

HOT & NOT

IT’S GOLF, BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT…

WHITTINGTON HEATH IS FINALLY BACK ON TRACK • The controversial HS2 rail project had threatened to derail Whittington Heath. Now it’s back open with a new clubhouse and a revised layout which is exceeding expectations

FIVE MORE UK TRACKS WITH STRONG (AND MORE POSITIVE) RAILWAY LINKS…

FAST AND FURIOUS • Meet the e-bike that wants to replace your golf buggy

‘THIS MONTH I DIED AND WENT TO HEAVEN’

YOUR VIEW

A STAIN ON OUR GAME

PLAY TO IMPROVE • The driving range has become the default location for a golf lesson. But might the course itself be a more effective learning environment? Four regular golfers help us find out…

THE PLAYERS FOUR GOLFERS WHO WANT TO IMPROVE

GAME ANALYSIS STEPHEN DAHL • Stephen’s game throws up common issues with greenside shot selection, using the tee and that old on-course bugbear: aim

GAME ANALYSIS IAN BYERS • Ian’s nine holes raise red flags for strategy on recovery shots, starting the round well, and the perceived need to work the ball

GAME ANALYSIS SCOTT ADAMS • Scott’s performance prompts Steve to address using data to assess the shot, and how a naturally fast golfer can deal with slow play

GAME ANALYSIS IAN WEST • Ian’s golf reveals problems with a two-way miss, greenside club selection and – you knew we had to get to it at some stage – underclubbing

ON-COURSE COACHING THE TRUE VALUE

THE TOURS ARE AT WAR • The LIV Golf Invitational Series has already cleared plenty of hurdles in its quest to change the face of golf forever. The worrying part is what happens next…

‘WE CAN SAVE THE PGA TOUR’ • Andy Gardiner, the man behind the Premier Golf League, reveals how LIV Golf stole his idea and why, after years of trying to rival the PGA Tour, he now wants to revive it…

10 ARE YOU REALLY THAT WORSE OFF BEING A MEMBER OF THE PGA TOUR?

PHIL MICKELSON • For three decades now, Phil Mickelson has been one of the game’s most charismatic characters, a man who’s played his way to six Majors and multiple millions with a mischievous glint in his eye. But there’s another hidden and altogether darker side to the Californian, one evidenced in an explosive new biography by Alan Shipnuck – and excerpted here…

‘PHIL NEVER...