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

Donald begins countdown to the Ryder Cup

MONTH IN STATS

SHORT GAME

Stewart earns huge payday at St Andrews

Who will end up winning more Majors: Scottie Scheffler or Rory McIlroy?

Master the greenside bunker shot

Adrian Meronk • The Pole won on the DP World Tour for the first time since 2023 at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

Marcliffe • The Granite City of Aberdeen offers many golfing treats. Jeremy Ellwoodand Rob Smith enjoy an autumn stay in this elegant hotel to find out more

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HIDDEN COVES, SOMABAY

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

Does the return-to-tee rule need to go? • Baz Plummer believes that if you fail to hit a provisional ball and can’t then find your original, you should just take the No Return

“IT’S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT BEING PERFECT” • Top 50 Coach Ged Walters speaks to Swedish superstar Ludvig Aberg about how his swing has evolved and what we can learn from his approach to the game

FULL MARKS • Mark Townsend joined 77 other ‘Marks’ for a fun-packed, world record-breaking fundraiser for Prostate Cancer UK at Royal Blackheath Golf Club

“I’ve never been less engaged with the PGA Tour… 2028 can’t come soon enough!” • Nick Bonfield is normally an avid watcher of the PGA Tour, but his enthusiasm for the circuit is at anall-time low. He argues change is badly needed

END OF AN ERA • After 45 years as club professional at St Enodoc in Cornwall, Nick Williams has just retired. Here, he reflects on his experiences with Fergus Bisset…

8 SHORT-GAME SHOTS EVERY GOLFER NEEDS • Build an arsenal that will help you get up and down from anywhere

Three ways to fix a slice

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Dealing with tricky greenside lies

How to become more consistent around the greens

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Ring of Kerry

The finer things in life • Rob Smith is delighted to visit the first championship golf course to arrive along southern Türkiye’s stunning Dalaman coastline

Ireland’s Drumlin counties • Kevin Markham highlights three beautiful parkland courses in the neighbouring counties of Cavan and Monaghan that ought to be better known outside Ireland

Forging new links • Rob Smith is thrilled to play his debut rounds at two Scottish newcomers that seem certain to garner worldwide acclaim

The big wide world of James Braid • One of the most prolific golf course architects of all time has left his very impressive design stamp on each of these five recommended UK layouts

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