Amateur Golf

The Forty-Yard Shot Nobody Practices
Tips and Instruction

The Forty-Yard Shot Nobody Practices

There is a yardage that decides more amateur rounds than any other, and almost no one practises it. It is the awkward in-between distance from the front edge of …

May 5, 2026 6 min read
In Defence of the Layup
Opinion

In Defence of the Layup

There is a moment that happens on a par-five at every level of the amateur game, and that I am increasingly convinced has been getting talked about wrongly for …

May 4, 2026 6 min read
Regripping: The Cheapest Stroke You Can Save
Equipment

Regripping: The Cheapest Stroke You Can Save

There is a specific kind of amateur golfer who will spend three thousand dollars on a new set of irons, eight hundred on a putter fitting, and four hundred on a …

April 28, 2026 7 min read
In Praise of the 7-Iron
Opinion

In Praise of the 7-Iron

There is a club in your bag that you do not write home about. It is not the driver, with its crown the size of a soup bowl and its capacity to ruin a Saturday …

April 15, 2026 7 min read