Features 48 Scoring Made Simple Ben Griffin is a birdie machine with advice on how to go low. BY RON KASPRISKE 56 South Africa’s Top 100 Courses BY STUART MCLEAN 88 What Does the World’s Leading Putting Coach Know? Phil Kenyon has taught Scheffler, McIlroy, Koepka, Fitzpatrick, Bradley, Rose, Fleetwood and many more. BY LUKE KERR-DINEEN 110 Swing Faster Than Ever Simple exercises to pick up 10 metres. BY CHRIS FINN 120 Welcome Aboard the Most Exclusive Trip in Golf Bringing your clubs on a private jet around the world goes like this. BY MAX ADLER Where to Play 96 PGA Preview Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner’s restoration of Aronimink is on display. BY DEREK DUNCAN 102 Formby Golf Club Unique links south of Royal Birkdale. 106 Silloth on Solway A remote Lake District links. What to Play 76 How far would Tiger at his peak drive it with today’s equipment? What our robot test reveals (page 78). Players- distance irons might provide the best of all worlds. Our Hot List testers share their favourites (page 82). Everything in Neal Shipley’s bag (page 84). How to identify the proper grip size for you (page 86).
6 Editor’s Letter BY STUART MCLEAN Voices 8 The Undercover Pro WITH STEPHEN HENNESSEY
THROWBACK Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner’s restored Aronimink will test players at the PGA Championship (page 96).
10 The New Boss BY JERRY TARDE
14 What Rory learned BY JAIME DIAZ
19 Masters Debate BY E MICHAEL JOHNSON
20 Ball in Pocket RULES BY RON KASPRISKE
22 Journeys Ben Griffin WITH KEELY LEVIN 24 Why so many new courses look the same BY DEREK DUNCAN 26 The Core To bow or not to bow. BY RON KASPRISKE
29 The LIV Crisis WITH THOMAS FRIEDMAN How to Play 32 Hook it out of trouble BY TIGER WOODS 35 From the Archives Rory’s swing, pre-PGA Tour
38 Zero Three-Putts BY JACKSON KOERT
40 Two-Minute Clinic Master the half-wedge. BY MAUREEN FARRELL
42 Flight it like a pro BY MARK BLACKBURN
44 Check your grip BY TRAVIS FULTON
46 Swing Analysis LPGA star Jeeno Thitikul. BY DAVE ALLEN
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MAY 2026
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