Matteo Manassero used a Titleist TSR3 driver, a Titleist TS3 hybrid, Titleist T100 irons and a Titleist Pro V1x golf ball to win his first event in over 10 years in South Africa. Peter Malnati played a Titleist TSR3 driver, Titleist 818 H2 hybrid, Ti

When spring arrives, it’s usually a signal for a lot of fair-weather golfers to get back out onto the course. It’s a time of the year when we can all experience a bit of rust, and it can take a few rounds to start striking the ball well. For some clu

There is something most engaging about playing two parkland courses, back-to-back, with such different characteristics. Close to the heartlands of Ireland, west of Dublin, I teed it up at The Heritage and then Portarlington. The Heritage is the big-t

You get the impression Joaquin Niemann doesn’t mind being one of the most talked-about golfers in the game. Not one bit. He is used to it. Niemann has been hogging the headlines for his globe-trotting pursuit of world rankings points, as the poster b

Early in the week of the 1990 US Open at Medinah, the bookmakers had Nick Faldo as narrow 9-1 favourite. The Englishman had won a second straight Masters Tournament two months earlier and was thus the only man in the field who had the opportunity to

As avid users of Arccos game-tracking, we’ve really reaped the benefits of the insights it can provide. For the last couple of years we’ve been using the Arccos Link device to help track our shots. It clips on to the outside of your lead pocket so th

Congham Hall, Congham, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 1AH T: 01485 600250 E: info@conghamhallhotel.co.uk W: conghamhallhotel.co.uk King’s Lynn: par 72, 6,462 yards With Hunstanton and Royal West Norfolk not far away, the closest top-quality course to Con

1 Everybody wants to hit this shot but first we need to understand what increases friction. For maximum friction, we need a good-quality ball, dry conditions, clean grooves and no debris. If we reduce friction by adding moisture or dirt to the face,

All models in the new BB Series of putters are milled from a solid block of 303 stainless steel, with five different head shapes available. The BB-1W is a more stable, wide-blade model featuring an all-new sound slot for superior audible feedback. Th

Hitting golf shots in the wind is all about spin control. The harder you swing, the more the ball spins. The more the ball spins, the more it’s going to take the wind. So when you hear people using that classic phrase ‘when it’s breezy, swing it easy

I’ve often wondered how groups for the first two rounds of a tournament are decided. Is it names out of a hat; is it by world ranking; or is it to make them attractive for spectators both on-course and watching on TV? Also, can a player refuse to pla

Understandably, the first ball models that spring to mind when talking about Titleist are likely to be the Pro V1 and Pro V1x. However, one of the most underrated balls in Titleist’s range, the Tour Soft, has been given an update for 2024, and we thi

A beautifully struck and well-flighted golf shot can sometimes embed in its own pitch-mark on landing, particularly after a prolonged spell of very wet weather. But the Rules of Golf can and do help us out in this scenario, as David Wilson, rules man

As these are the clubs that make up the majority of most people’s sets, it could be argued that any iron purchase is the most important one of all. It’s also one of the most expensive, so it’s crucial that you get it right. If you’ve been clinging on

neil.tappin@futurenet.com Seven months ago, I took over as editor and so far I’ve resisted the temptation to discuss the fracture in men’s professional golf. At the risk of alienating some but in the hope that it sparks a healthy debate, it’s time to

The attractive parkland course borders the River Deveron, which opens out into the North Sea between the towns of Banff and Macduff GF: 18 holes: £55-£70 Just inland from the north Aberdeenshire coast, Duff House Royal was founded in 1910 and is the

We hear a lot about the versatility of hybrids; they’re great from the tee, the fairway and the rough. Where they are underused is around the greens. Some chips really get the heart rate racing and many of us also use too much loft, which makes thing

Florida, United States GF: preview rounds: $30-$170 Stats: Karoo - par 72, 6,954 yards When World Woods in Florida opened in 1994 at the height of the golf course boom, the vision was for it to be one of the best public-access destinations in the US.

England’s most northerly and sparsely populated county, Northumberland is both peaceful and very beautiful. Its remote location, for most of us at least, is both a curse and a blessing. Yes, it can take time and effort to get there, but the rewards i

In last September’s Golf Monthly, I used my column to talk about the sweeping success of the Odyssey Versa Jailbird putter on tour and suggested that perhaps Scottie Scheffler should move to something similar as his putting woes continued. I like to

How did things work in the past? Until 2011, the PGA Tour used statistical categories like ‘Putts per Round’ and ‘Greens in Regulation’. This data is still available, but can sometimes be misleading. Those who hit a lot of greens in regulation, for e

My very first visit to Lofoten, situated in the Arctic Circle, was back in 2012 with Troon Golf. The course was still under construction, but even back then there was a sense that we were witnessing the birth of something very special. I’ve since bee

It seems that anything Scottie Scheffler can do in the men’s game, Nelly Korda can do just as well in the women’s game, after both completed back-to-back victories on their respective tours in March. While Scheffler’s two wins, which came in consecut