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Justin Rose looking to seal Ryder Cup place
Justin Rose could find himself part of a Ryder Cup wild-card lottery which is a fate the former European number one is keen to avoid.Paula Creamer wants another major title
After struggling for years to win a major, Paula Creamer is aiming to make it two in a row at the Women’s British Open, which starts Thursday at Royal Birkdale.Jiyai Shin looking for second British Open title
South Korea’s Shin Jiyai chases her second women’s British Open title on top of the world and on top of her game.Graeme McDowell predicts low scoring at Irish Open
U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell believes the first 59 on the European Tour could be shot this week at the Irish Open.World Hickory Golf promises to attract a record field
The Sixth World Hickory Open to be held in East Lothian promises to be an even better event with a strong contingent from the USA and Sweden already on the player’s list. World Hickory Open Chairman Lionel Freedman exhorts hickory fanatics and even the not-so-expert to get their entry submitted without delay to avoid disappointment.
Instruction
How to be a Sharp Shooter
WITH STUART MORGAN
Tour golfers these days often carry around a couple of brightly coloured canes to serve as visual indicators on the range. Proving you don't need to spend a fortune on fancy game improvement products, Stuart Morgan shows you how to put together a practice regime using nothing more complicated than a pair of garden canes...
Let's hit the beach!
BY JONATHAN YARWOOD
Taking advantage of the local facilities just down the road from his teaching academy HQ at The Concession Golf Club, in Sarasota, Florida, Gi coach Jonathan Yarwood invites you to chill out and hit the beach – quite literally, in this unique lesson on mastering basic bunker technique.
Explosive Power - you know you want it!
Jayne Storey’s chi-Power GOLF is the world’s only T’ai Chi based coaching method approved by the PGA. Here she discusses the martial power of Fa Jing – or explosive energy – and explains how you can develop this much coveted skill and put more ‘chi’ in your swing!
Opinion
Soaking up the unique atmosphere
You can imagine my excitement: a scratch player in my early 20s, and enjoying immensely a new role as Instruction Editor at Golf World magazine, I had been invited to play in the pro-am preceding the 1988 Dunhill Cup at St Andrews. It gets better. Tee time – 11am; playing professional – Sandy Lyle. Sandy Lyle! In his heyday! The ’85 Open champion and reigning Masters champion. At the Home of Golf!
The lessons for Tiger to learn
It seems that pretty much everyone has had their say as to where Tiger Woods is going wrong with his golf swing. But not quite everyone. Now Peter Alliss has his turn.
How to make that curtain call
A ceremonial bowing out during an Open Championship at the Home of Golf has latterly become part of the lore of the game. For Britain’s greatest golfer, might the accolade come later rather than sooner? Robert Green reports....
