Jonny Leighfield

1 week ago | golfmonthly.com | Jonny Leighfield

Rory McIlroy's quest for the career Grand Slam is alive and well once again thanks to a superb bogey-free six-under 66 at The Masters on Friday. McIlroy's first round was shaping up wonderfully before a late meltdown undid all of his good work on Thursday. While it looked as though the Northern Irishman's wait for a first Masters title would have to wait for at least one more year, McIlroy recalibrated overnight and came out with a renewed sense of vigour in round two.

2 weeks ago | golfmonthly.com | Jonny Leighfield

From the moment he arrived out on tour, and for a while before that, Joaquin Niemann has been known as an extremely powerful hitter with the capability of sending his drives well over 300 yards. His muscle-laden six-foot frame contains all the right ingredients to propel his golf ball a very long way, and that significant power has helped the Chilean to 17 professional victories prior to the 2025 Masters. Heading into Augusta National, Niemann was only 26 years old.

2 weeks ago | golfmonthly.com | Jonny Leighfield

The 2025 Masters tournament is officially underway after Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson all struck ceremonial tee shots down the first fairway at Augusta National on Thursday morning. Three-time champion, Player went first in front of an impressive crowd at 7:30am local time and remarked that "that fairway gets a little more narrow every year" before crunching a driver and subsequently unleashing his trademark high kick - an outstanding achievement for an 89-year-old.

2 weeks ago | golfmonthly.com | Jonny Leighfield

Before Rory McIlroy even began his 17th attempt at winning The Masters, the Northern Irishman's quest was dealt a possible blow. The four-time Major winner was placed on the late-early side of the draw at Augusta National, with his Thursday tee time of 1:12pm EDT (6:12pm BST) alongside Ludvig Aberg and Akshay Bhatia making him wait for over five hours after the first group began, all the while increasing the nerves and possible anxiety the 35-year-old could be feeling.

2 weeks ago | golfmonthly.com | Jonny Leighfield

HELLO AND WELCOMEHello and welcome to Golf Monthly's coverage of the final round of LIV Golf Miami, where a fascinating situation is developing at Trump National Doral. Bryson DeChambeau did have the overnight lead, but the Crushers man has endured a rough start and has lost the lead to Jon Rahm and Marc Leishman. Rahm was seemingly managing his way to yet another LIV Golf top-10 this week before putting his foot down early on today and finding a share of the lead.