Confidential

With a little help from Rory, Head Pro Gary McNeill runs through the toughest tee shots, the trickiest greens, and the risk and reward shots which may define the Championship

John McEnroe, Virginia Wade , Tim Henman and Annabel Croft on what it takes to be Britain’s best player

THE DEFENDING CHAMPION: XANDER SCHAUFFELE

With strong recent form on the PGA Tour and a runner-up finish to his name last time at Portrush, could Tommy Fleetwood finally add the Claret Jug to his CV this July?

The pick of the letters and emails to hit the Golf Monthly offices this month

In his own words, acclaimed course architect Martin Ebert reveals the lessons he learned from 2019 – and what he has tweaked at Royal Portrush in preparation for this year