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Golf Monthly
Golf Monthly
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Mark Townsend

'The Game Is At Its Best When It’s Welcoming, Relaxed And Built Around Community Rather Than Intimidation'

Neil Sykes with his new book Confessions of a Golf Pro.

Confessions of a Golf Pro is a book I've helped edit over the past six months. Neil rang me at the end of 2025 and explained that he had done nothing extraordinary over the past 20 years despite being a PGA Professional all that time, taught thousands of golfers and been the friendly and knowledgable face behind the counter throughout.

The PGA Professional is the hero to many of us who play the game; someone to try and impress and make laugh and someone whose brains we can pick over a variety of subjects. Neil, for so many golfers, is no different.

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