Nick Bonfield

1 month ago | golfmonthly.com | Nick Bonfield

Every golf fan loves The Masters and Augusta National, but, as with any layout, some holes are better than others. In life, there’s so such thing as perfection and that applies to arguably the finest golf course ever constructed. When Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts co-founded Augusta National in 1932, even they couldn’t have expected a former nursery to become the world’s most sought-after course. Alister MacKenzie was the man employed to turn a vision into beautiful reality.

1 month ago | golfmonthly.com | Mark Townsend |Nick Bonfield

Billy Foster, Ricci Roberts and Terry Mundy have caddied in more than 70 Masters between them, principally for Seve Ballesteros, Matt Fitzpatrick, Ernie Els and Ian Poulter respectively. They're three of the most experienced caddies in the world of golf and have a huge amount of knowledge to impart. As such, they're perfectly placed to discuss the challenge of Augusta National, what goes on inside the ropes and what it takes to land the Green Jacket. Without further ado...

1 month ago | golfmonthly.com | Nick Bonfield

Golf is a wonderful and addictive sport and the vast majority of those who are bitten by the bug will have a lifelong relationship with the game (as long as health permits). But that’s not to say it’s perfect. It can be an expensive sport to play, golfers are often a pedantic bunch and modernisation is perhaps happening slower than many would like. On top of that, it requires people to behave in the appropriate way (this doesn’t mean you can’t have fun).

2 months ago | golfmonthly.com | Nick Bonfield

I find golf clubs fascinating yet confusing places. I love the sport and I’ve had so many incredible experiences at different courses and inside different clubhouses all over the world. But I also find some facilities and members bizarrely and inexplicably obstinate, especially when it comes to visitors.

2 months ago | golfmonthly.com | Nick Bonfield

I was walking down the 3rd fairway during my last visit to the golf club and a peculiar feeling came over me: I was stressed. I’d got off to a poor start – I hit one out of bounds on the 1st hole and made a double-bogey on the second – and I felt under pressure. I often play with my dad and chuckle to myself when he declares his round over after a bad first hole – I just don’t understand how he can feel so agitated after one eighteenth of a round. But here I was in a similar boat.