Exclusive interview with Nick Dougherty, who started playing golf at the age of four. His Dad gave him a cutdown club, and they would go to the municipal course in Bootle, near their home. Nick won his first tournament just before his seventh birthday.

An in-depth test of the new breed of drivers 2007. The primary objective of the test is to remove the confusion surrounding the new drivers on the market, and to identify what type of golfer each are suited to: Low, Mid or High handicap. We employed four PGA Professionals to demo the clubs, and asked them which drivers they would recommend to which pupil and why?

A legend in the field of landscape architecture, Cabell B Robinson, has created some of the finest golf courses in the world. In the first of an exclusive two part interview, we learn about the warm American gentleman who worked with Robert Trent Jones before setting up his own practice based on the Costa del Sol.

“The Big Wiesy” must be the richest 16-year-old golfer in history after signing lucrative contracts with Sony and Nike (worth a reputed US$10 million) on her move to the paid ranks at the end of last year. (Published March 2006)

Good technique is the secret to consistently successful chipping. Learning which club to use and where to place the ball on the green can only be explored after you have mastered the ability to hit the shot in the correct way.