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

Spaun conquers Oakmont to land maiden Major

MONTH IN STATS

Three for Lee as Minjee takes Women’s PGA

SHORT GAME

Fang wins Amateur Championship

Increase your shoulder turn

Being held up on the course — say something or grin and bear it?

Belton Woods • Sam Tremlett heads to Lincolnshire for the first time to enjoy all 36 holes at this QHotels resort, plus its new Trackman driving range and a wealth of other facilities available on site

JJ Spaun • The American claimed his maiden Major in dramatic fashion at a fearsome Oakmont in June

TaylorMade Spider ZT putters from £449

Odyssey Chipper £149

OMBRIA

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

RECIPE FOR SUCCESS • Blessed with a likable personality to match his impressive golf game, big-hitting Min Woo Lee looks set to be a fan favourite for many years to come on and off the course

BLAZING A TRAIL • Argentinian Roberto De Vicenzo was a pioneering professional who won more than 200 times in his career, with his greatest triumph of all coming at Hoylake in the summer of 1967…

MOVING ON UP • Laurie Canter has been through an awful lot over the past few years. Here, he tells Sam De’Ath about his remarkable journey from LIV Golf to the world’s top 50….

A brief history of handicapping • Some kind of equalising system is essential at club level, but what were the origins of golf handicapping, how did it evolve and which has been the best method?

Beating the cheats • Feedback on the World Handicap System suggests some players are manipulating handicaps. We spoke to The R&A’s Grant Moir about how it is addressing the issue

THE 8 SHOTS GOLFERS STRUGGLE WITH MOST • Tidying things up in one or more of these areas could send your scores tumbling this year

How to perfect your grip

ASK THE EXPERTS

How to read any green well

Richie Ramsay • The four-time DP World Tour winner suggests some simple, practical ways to help you think smarter and play better

FROM THE TOUR

ODYSSEY AI-ONE SQUARE 2 SQUARE MAX 1 PUTTER £369

STEWART GOLFV10 REMOTE ELECTRIC TROLLEY £1,099

PXG BAT ATTACK ZT PUTTER £429

MACGREGOR MT-86 OS IRON £449.99 (FOR SIX CLUBS)

EQUIPMENT

A SUPERB 2025 FOR SRIXON

PLAYERS’ DISTANCE IRONS

SHOES

My ultimate 2002 bag

Royal Porthcawl

Treasure island • Matt Cradock pays a visit to Mallorca to play the three courses at Arabella, where Seve, Tiger and many other famous names have walked the fairways

East Kent coast • Fergus Bisset travels to Sandwich Bay to play the three links nines at Prince’s after taking in the clifftop layout at North Foreland in Broadstairs a few miles north

Stars of the show • Jeremy Ellwood attempts to narrow it down to a handful of his most memorable par 3s from the thousands he’s played over the last 45 years

The ‘A’ list • A quintet of courses offering attractive aspects and more than ample adventure

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