Opinion
The Quiet Case for Playing One Set of Tees Forward
The recreational golfer who has, over the course of the last decade, slowly worked his handicap from the high twenties down to the mid teens, and who plays, on …
Course Management
Tips and Instruction
The Bump-and-Run Most Amateurs Never Try, and Why Their Scores Suffer for It
The shot the touring professional plays from twenty yards short of the green, on a tight lie, with thirty feet of fairway between the ball and the front edge, …
Tips and Instruction
The Forty-Yard Shot Nobody Practices
There is a yardage that decides more amateur rounds than any other, and almost no one practises it. It is the awkward in-between distance from the front edge of …
Opinion
In Defence of the Layup
There is a moment that happens on a par-five at every level of the amateur game, and that I am increasingly convinced has been getting talked about wrongly for …
Tips and Instruction
How to Warm Up Before a Round: A Practical Pre-Round Routine
There is a recognisable rhythm to most amateur rounds. The first three holes are a kind of low-grade emergency, a stretch of double-bogeys and missed …
Equipment
Rangefinder or GPS Watch: Which Distance Device Do You Actually Need?
There was a time, not so long ago, when knowing the distance to the flag meant finding a sprinkler head, squinting at a yardage marker, or trusting the course …
Tips and Instruction
The Bump and Run: Golf's Most Underrated Short Game Shot
There is a shot in golf that the best players in the world use constantly and that the average amateur almost never considers. It does not require a lob wedge. …
Tips and Instruction
Build a Pre-Shot Routine That Actually Works Under Pressure
Watch a Tour player prepare to hit a shot and you will notice something that looks almost choreographed. Two practice swings, a glance at the target, a waggle, …
Tips and Instruction
Playing From Pine Straw: A Practical Guide to Golf's Trickiest Lie
Watch enough Masters coverage and you will eventually see a Tour player standing on a bed of brown needles, head tilted, hands on hips, having a long quiet …
Tips and Instruction
Course Management for Mid-Handicappers: The Six Decisions That Shrink Your Score
There’s a moment in every mid-handicapper’s golf life when they realise that the swing isn’t actually the problem. They can hit decent shots. …