Elliott Heath

England

News Editor at Golf Monthly

News Editor @GolfMonthly. Golfer. Gooner. Boxing fan. Views my own.

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Top 100 Golf Courses UK & Ireland 2025/26

1 week ago | golfmonthly.com | Elliott Heath |Rob Smith |Fergus Bisset |Jeremy Ellwood

Top 100 Golf Courses UK & Ireland 2025/26A very warm welcome to the 2025/26 Golf Monthly UK&I Top 100 and Next 100 course rankings in association with Peter Millar. This is now the 11th of our biennial lists, which we strongly believe have evolved to be an honest, representative and trustworthy ranking of the best 200 courses that are open to all.
Full List: Golf Monthly's Top 100 Golf Courses UK & Ireland 2025/26

1 week ago | golfmonthly.com | Elliott Heath |Rob Smith |Fergus Bisset |Jeremy Ellwood

Take a tour of our full UK and Ireland Top 100 golf courses list in association with Peter Millar:Full Top 100 Courses UK&I List1. Royal County Down Golf Club Championship Course, Northern Ireland - no change2. St Andrews Links Old Course, Scotland - no change3. Trump Turnberry Resort Ailsa Course, Scotland - no change4. Muirfield, Scotland - no change5. Royal Dornoch Golf Club Championship Course, Scotland - up 16. Royal Birkdale Golf Club, England - down 17.
'This One Is Just As Much His As It Is Mine' - Rory McIlroy Pays Emotional Tribute To 'Big Brother' Harry Diamond After Historic Masters Win

1 week ago | golfmonthly.com | Elliott Heath

Rory McIlroy has entered golf's history books as a career grand slam winner after triumphing at the 2025 Masters, and he paid tribute to his best friend and longtime caddie Harry Diamond after finally sealing the green jacket. Diamond has been on McIlroy's bag since 2017 and has come under plenty of criticism through the years as his fellow Northern Irishman continued to miss out on Major wins.
Rory 2.0 Was Born At The 2025 Masters... McIlroy Is Now Free Of His 11-Year Major Burden

1 week ago | golfmonthly.com | Elliott Heath

The 2025 Masters will go down as one of the most monumental weeks in the sport's history. The story from Augusta this time around is one of a true great scaling the mountain and slaying his demons up the way, demons that have been with him for 11 years since he last picked up one of men's golf's four Major trophies. Rory McIlroy entered his 11th-consecutive Masters with the burden of the grand slam weighing him down, and it had been getting heavier and heavier each and every year.
Rory McIlroy vs Bryson DeChambeau: Who Are We Picking To Win The 2025 Masters?

1 week ago | golfmonthly.com | Elliott Heath

The rematch is on at the 2025 Masters as Rory McIlroy looks to get his revenge over Bryson DeChambeau after agonizingly losing out to the LIV Golf man at Pinehurst 2 last June. McIlroy shot his second successive 66 to reach 12-under-par on Saturday at Augusta National, while DeChambeau is just two back after a 69. The titans go out at 2.30pm ET on Sunday in the Masters final round tee times. Corey Conners is two back of DeChambeau with Patrick Reed and Ludvig Aberg two further adrift at six-under.
Why Rory McIlroy Is The Man To Beat At The Masters

1 week ago | golfmonthly.com | Elliott Heath

Rory McIlroy bounced back in superb fashion on Friday at The Masters after almost playing himself out of the tournament on Thursday evening with two late double bogeys - which incidentally are his only dropped shots of the tournament so far. He returned on Friday morning to put together a bogey-free 66, the lowest round of the day, to go from seven back of Justin Rose's lead to within just two strokes at the halfway stage.
What Went Wrong For Rory McIlroy At The Masters

1 week ago | golfmonthly.com | Elliott Heath

It was all going so well for Rory McIlroy in round one of The Masters, until he arrived at the 15th green. The World No.2, who entered the week almost expected to slip on his first Green Jacket, was four-under-par after 14 holes courtesy of four birdies and 10 pars. With all the pressure surrounding him in the build-up, things couldn't really have been going any better.
LIV Golf Leaderboard At The Masters: DeChambeau And Hatton Lead The Way As Rahm Struggles

2 weeks ago | golfmonthly.com | Elliott Heath

There are 12 LIV Golfers teeing it up in The Masters this week and it's Bryson DeChambeau and Tyrrell Hatton who lead the 54-hole tour's charge at three-under-par after 18 holes at Augusta National. DeChambeau carded a 65 to lead the field last year and has got off to a strong start once again courtesy of seven birdies and four bogeys, while Hatton made four gains before dropping a solitary stroke at the 17th.
Justin Rose Back In Major Hunt After Stunning 65 To Lead The Masters

2 weeks ago | golfmonthly.com | Elliott Heath

Justin Rose leads the way at Augusta National after round one of the 2025 Masters courtesy of a sensational 65. The 44-year-old, who is playing in his 20th Masters this week, birdied the first three holes and managed to keep the momentum going to post a score of seven-under-par. Rose famously lost here to Sergio Garcia in a playoff in 2017, while he was also 2nd to Jordan Spieth in 2015. "It was a really good day's golf on a golf course that was a stern test," he said.
Tiger Woods Will 'Probably Dominate' The Senior Tour - Jack Nicklaus Makes Confident Prediction After 15-Time Major Winner's Latest Surgery

2 weeks ago | golfmonthly.com | Elliott Heath

Tiger Woods is not on-site at Augusta National this week after recently undergoing achilles surgery, which will likely rule him out for entire 2025 campaign. He's one of a number of a past Masters champions not in the field this week and was not able to attend the Champions Dinner on Tuesday due to his injury.