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PORTRUSH PROVES OPEN ROTA CAN EXPAND

Today's Golfer

TOUR GOLF RETURNS TO TRUMP • DP World Tour will stage the Scottish Championship in Aberdeen this summer

‘I HAVE A REPLICA CLARET JUG RIGHT BY MY TV. I LOOK AT IT EVERY DAY’

SEE IT, PLAY IT, DO IT

THE CLARET JUG

6 OF THE BEST… COURSES IN YORKSHIRE PART TWO

IN PICTURES

‘HOW GOLF IS POWERING A QUIET MENTAL HEALTH MOVEMENT’

‘THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP NEEDS TO BE PLAYED DOWN UNDER’

YOUR VIEW

ROLL CALL • Stop neglecting your putting… and start shooting lower scores

RORY'S DATE WITH DESTINY • He's achieved every thing he wanted in the game, but lifting the Claret Jug in front of his home fans would be the icing on the cake

‘IT WAS THE MOST NERVOUS I'VE EVER BEEN ON THE FIRST TEE ON A THURSDAY’ • Planes, pressure and his love for Portrush… Shane Lowry reflects on 2019

MY SECRETS TO SHORT GAME SUCCESS

‘IF I KEEP GIVING MYSELF ENOUGH CHANCES DOWN THE STRETCH, I'LL WALK THROUGH THE DOOR AT SOME POINT’ • The 2019 runner-up on that final day battle with Lowry, the lessons he learned, and why he's convinced his time will come

ROYAL PORTRUSH

IN PURSUIT OF PERFECTION • In his own words, acclaimed course architect Martin Ebert reveals the lessons he learned from 2019 – and what he has tweaked at Royal Portrush in preparation for this year

WHERE WILL THE CHAMPIONSHIP BE WON OR LOST?

COURSE INSPECTION: ROYAL PORTRUSH • With a little help from Rory, Head Pro Gary McNeill runs through the toughest tee shots, the trickiest greens, and the risk and reward shots which may define the Championship

THE MARKER'S TALE • Gary McNeill got to experience The Open as a competitor in 2019 – and he may just get the chance to do it all over again in 2025

‘AFTER LAST YEAR, I'M DREAMING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE CAREER GRAND SLAM’ • The 2024 Champion Golfer of the Year talks Rory, wind and wine

PLAY BETTER

PURE MID-IRONS

HOW TO RISE ABOVE TENSION

CHIP FROM SAND

TOUR PRO vs SCRATCH GOLFER vs YOU

HOW TO AVOID GOLF'S THREE THINKING SINS… • This trio of repeat offences represents a fast track to sabotaging your score. Avoid them at all costs

ROUNDED POSTURE

CHANGE YOUR PUTTING FOCUS

THE BIG NUMBER 6.66 • The average number of double bogeys or worse per round registered by a 20-handicapper

ODYSSEY'S SQUARE 2 SQUARE STABLEMATES • Two ultra-forgiving head shapes join Odyssey's new ‘torque balanced’ family

THE BEST PUTTERS OF 2025 • Over 70 models, seven testers and two long days… welcome to our biggest putters test ever…

BLADE PUTTERS

BEST OF THE REST

MALLET PUTTERS

BEST OF THE REST

ZERO-TORQUE PUTTERS

BEST OF THE REST

THE DATA • Our ratings in five key categories for every putter model on test

OUR MOST COMPREHENSIVE LINKS COVERAGE EVER…

A love affair with links golf • A celebration of the intricacies, joys and vagaries of the seaside game by tour-...