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Hello Golfers,

The heatwave continues and what a weekend it was in general for British sport. England cruising into the World Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 victory over Sweden, it was also the British Grand Prix where Lewis Hamilton recovered from the back of the field to finish in 2nd place and Scotland’s Russell Knox won the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.

It was a tight affair on the European Tour this week with a playoff hole deciding who took home the Irish Open and it was the Scotsman Russell Knox who defeated Ryan Fox of New Zealand. Knox holed two superb putts on the 18th green at Ballyliffin GC to claim his second European Tour victory.

Attentions now turn to the Scottish Open this week where players will be putting in their final preparations for the third major of the year, The Open. Who will find some form heading into one of the toughest golfing destinations in the world, Carnoustie and will America make it three in a row...

Commit!

Next week marks the 147th Open Championship, which is taking place at the iconic Carnoustie Golf Links. What comes to your mind when we talk about the unique challenges of links golf? Undulating fairways? Double greens? Pot bunkers? For many it’ll be the latter, so here are some important tips to remember if you ever find yourself in one or with a steep lip in front of you.

Use loft
Start by selecting your highest lofted wedge. Next, open the face before you take your grip, which you’ll need to maintain during your swing. One great drill to practice this is to put sand on your club and try to throw it over your shoulder with your backswing.

Aim your body left
To encourage a high shot that pops up, aim your body left and your club at the target. Your ball position should be opposite your left heel, while your weight should favour your left side (for right-handed golfers.

Stay stable
Take a wider than normal stance to lower your centre of gravity and increase your stability. By reducing any lower body swaying, you’re much less likely to thin the ball into the face of the bunker.

Swing fast and commit
When you swing, keep your lower body quiet and look to keep accelerating with fast hand and arm speed, hitting the sand a few inches behind your ball with the sole of the club. The faster your club moves through the sand, the quicker your ball will get up into the air and out of the bunker.

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Head, shoulders, knees...

As you have probably heard by now, golf’s two governing bodies – the R&A and the USGA – have proposed several changes to the Rules of Golf in an attempt to modernise the game. After an extensive review of feedback received from golfers worldwide, all changes have now been finalised, including this important new rule on how you take relief.

New dropping procedure
Originally it was proposed that golfers would be able drop from any height above an inch, but this suggestion caused much debate. Upon review, it has been decided that when taking relief you must drop from knee height. It is hoped this change will preserve the randomness of the drop, but help speed up play by reducing the likelihood of a re-drop being needed when your ball rolls outside of two club lengths. This new rule will be effective from 1st January 2019.

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Simon McGreal
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