{"id":312092,"date":"2025-11-27T11:46:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/312092\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T11:46:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:46:05","slug":"new-issue-out-now-build-the-perfect-swing-2026-calendar-christmas-gift-guide-inside-the-ras-referees-school-much-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/312092\/","title":{"rendered":"New Issue Out Now! Build The Perfect Swing, 2026 Calendar, Christmas Gift Guide, Inside The R&A’s Referee’s School & Much More"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the new issue of Golf Monthly, we help you build the perfect swing by dissecting the techniques of six of the world\u2019s best players. We also include our stunning 2026 calendar and take a trip to rules school to see what it takes to pass The R&A\u2019s referee\u2019s exam.<\/p>\n

On top of that we have exclusives with Harry Hall and Rasmus Hojgaard, we test the revolutionary new Sausage Golf putter and reveal this year\u2019s Christmas gift guide.<\/p>\n

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If all that\u2019s not enough, we have our usual rules and courses sections so you can get the most from your game as we head into the winter months.<\/p>\n

Best picks for you<\/p>\n

See below for more details…<\/p>\n

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2026 Calendar<\/p>\n

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Plan for the coming months with our stunning 2026 calendar. This year we feature beautiful images of 12 of our Top 100 UK&I courses, all shot by world-renowned photographer Kevin Murray.<\/p>\n

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Build The Perfect Swing<\/p>\n

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With winter upon us \u2013 the ideal time to put in some work on your technique \u2013 we\u2019ve asked Golf Monthly Top 50 Coach Norman Marshall to analyse some of the best swings in the game and offer a few helpful pointers. Come the spring, we\u2019re confident you will have picked up a useful tip or two.<\/p>\n

Subscribe to the Golf Monthly newsletter to stay up to date with all the latest tour news, equipment news, reviews, head-to-heads and buyer\u2019s guides from our team of experienced experts.<\/p>\n

Rules School<\/p>\n

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Golf Monthly Rules guru Fergus Bisset recounts his experiences in successfully completing all three stages of R&A Rules training.<\/p>\n

Harry Hall Exclusive<\/p>\n

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In just six years as a pro, Cornishman Harry Hall<\/a> has gone about his business quietly but effectively to become one of our top players. He tells us about his journey from club golf in Cornwall to top 20 on the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n

The Best New Gear<\/p>\n

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Our team of gear experts has been hard at work once again putting the newest launches through their paces. This month’s highlights include a review of the revolutionary new Sausage Golf putter and a rundown of the best wedges on the market.<\/p>\n

The Ryder Cup<\/p>\n

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The USA were soundly beaten at Bethpage Black, suffering the first home Ryder Cup<\/a> defeat in 13 years. Where did it go wrong and what has to change? Nick Bonfield investigates…<\/p>\n

Christmas Gift Guide<\/p>\n

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The Golf Monthly office has been so full to overflowing at times this year with a wide range of golf goodies that we began compiling our Christmas list quite a while ago. We pick out the best presents you can buy for your golf-mad relatives.<\/p>\n

The Best Courses In The World<\/p>\n

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Our courses experts travel up and down the UK and beyond to bring you the best places to play in the coming months. This month we also feature a river cruise in the south of France with various stop-offs for golf, wine, cheese and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the new issue of Golf Monthly, we help you build the perfect swing by dissecting the techniques…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312093,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-312092","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-golf","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312092\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}