Jonny Leighfield
Jonny Leighfield is our Staff News Writer who joined Golf Monthly just in time for the 2023 Solheim Cup and Ryder Cup. He graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in Sport Journalism in 2017 and spent almost five years as the sole sports reporter at his local newspaper. During his time with Golf Monthly, Jonny has interviewed several stars of the game, including Robert MacIntyre, Ian Poulter, and Lee Westwood. An improving golfer himself, Jonny enjoys learning as much about the game as he can and is hoping to reach his Handicap goal of 18 at some stage. He attended both the 150th and 151st Open Championships and dreams of attending The Masters one day.
Latest articles by Jonny Leighfield
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Anna Nordqvist Facts: 20 Things You Didn’t Know About The Swedish Pro Golfer
Discover more about Swedish professional golfer Anna Nordqvist via these facts regarding her life and career
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How Much Money Has Xander Schauffele's Caddie Austin Kaiser Earned In 2024?
Austin Kaiser has likely earned a significant amount of money this season as a result of Schauffele's double-Major-winning campaign
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FedEx Cup 2024 Full Prize Money Payout
The top-30 players on the PGA Tour will fight it out for the biggest share of a record prize-money pool
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FedEx Cup Playoffs Format Explained: Including Points And Starting Scores
The PGA Tour's Playoff series features three tournaments that build towards naming the FedEx Cup champion
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Lydia Ko Wins AIG Women's Open In Thrilling Finale At St Andrews: As It Happened
The battle to land the final Major of the season went right down to the wire at St Andrews, with Lydia Ko reigning supreme at the AIG Women's Open
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Jiyai Shin Facts: 20 Things You Didn't Know About The Korean Pro Golfer
Discover more about successful Korean pro golfer Ji-yai Shin via these facts regarding her life and career so far
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R&A Plans To Use Same Courses On Both Open Rotas With 'One Exception' For Women's Championship
Martin Slumbers said that both the men's and women's Open Championship will move towards being played at the same courses - but "with one exception" for the AIG Women's Open
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AIG Women's Open Announces Prize Money Increase For 2024 With Champion Earning Record Figure
This year's champion is to take home the highest figure in Women's Open history at almost $1.5 million
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Lexi Thompson Plays Down Final Major Talk And Reveals 'No.1 Goal'
Thompson refused to be drawn on whether the AIG Women's Open would definitely be her last Major while sharing what her immediate focus is
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Rory McIlroy Blasts Drive Over Range Net At Castle Pines After Hitting 370-Yard Shots In Practice Round
The PGA Tour's second-longest hitter has been sending his drives a considerable distance in Colorado - with the increased altitude helping McIlroy produce incredible numbers
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Xander Schauffele Admits He Is Still ‘Very Far Away’ From Scottie Scheffler Despite Winning Majors Battle In 2024
Schauffele won two Majors compared to Scheffler's one in 2024, but the best player in the world has far more total victories this season
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'I Wasn't Aware' - Tom Kim Remorseful After Frustratedly Damaging Green During FedEx Cup Exit
The Korean player endured a difficult end to his PGA Tour season and acted out on the 12th green at TPC Southwind - later apologizing via social media
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Leona Maguire Facts: 26 Things You Didn't Know About The Irish Pro Golfer
Discover more about pro golfer Leona Maguire via these facts about her life and career so far
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Allisen Corpuz Facts: 20 Things You Didn't Know About The American Major Winner
Learn more about American golfer Allisen Corpuz with these facts regarding her life and career so far
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Charley Hull Explains Why She Finds St Andrews 'A Harder Links' Than Most Ahead Of AIG Women's Open
The World No.10 shared a swing change she has been working on recently and explained why St Andrews' Old Course represents a particularly difficult challenge for her
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Lexi Thompson Could Be Ending Major Career At AIG Women’s Open This Week
Thompson announced her retirement in May and could well be set for a final-ever appearance at a Major championship this week
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7 Big Names Missing The 2024 AIG Women's Open
Several Olympic and Solheim Cup stars will not feature in the final women's Major of the season after the field was confirmed following Open qualifying on Monday
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Who Is Mackenzie Hughes' Caddie?
Canadian PGA Tour golfer Mackenzie Hughes has had fellow countryman Julien Trudeau on the bag since November 2023
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Anthony Kim Records Best Finish Since Comeback At LIV Golf Greenbrier
The American - who returned from a 12-year hiatus in February - also carded his joint-lowest round of the season so far at Greenbrier
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'You Just Need To Treat Everyone The Same' - Henrik Stenson Calls For Consistency Over LIV Golf Fines
The Swede is frustrated with what he suggested have been inconsistent punishments by the DP World Tour in regard to LIV golfers since 2022
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4 Big Names Eliminated From FedEx Cup Playoffs Before BMW Championship
20 PGA Tour players failed to make it out of the first round of the FedEx Cup playoffs as 50 continue on to Castle Pines...
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Jose Luis Ballester Facts: 15 Things You Didn't Know About The 2024 US Amateur Champion
Discover more about 2024 US Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester via these facts regarding his life and career so far
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Hideki Matsuyama Facts: 18 Things You Didn't Know About The Japanese Golfer
Here are 18 things you didn't already know about Japanese professional golfer Hideki Matsuyama's life and career to date
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Arnold Palmer's Grandson Announces Retirement From Pro Golf After Missing Latest Cut
Sam Saunders made over 300 PGA Tour-sanctioned starts in his career but called it a day at the Korn Ferry Tour's Magnit Championship
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