This month’s issue arrives fresh off one of the great scenes in modern major championship golf, and we make no apology for leading with it.
Ryan Fox’s win at Royal Birkdale wasn’t just a first major at 39 – it was a 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th that turned a tied-85th opening round into the lowest final round in men’s major history, and the first New Zealand Open champion in 63 years. We sat down with Fox in the immediate afterglow, and what struck us most wasn’t the golf, it was the perspective. A man carrying serious sporting lineage – his father held an All Blacks scoring record for decades, his grandfather captained New Zealand at cricket – who still talks about “not being prepared to put up with what comes with the dream” as the real test of winning it. There’s also a proper regional angle here that our readers will appreciate: Fox has been vocal for years about what this part of the world has done for his career, and he doesn’t hold back on naming his favourite courses across the Gulf. It’s essential reading for anyone who’s followed his rise.
Elsewhere, we turn our attention to the Netherlands, where the Solheim Cup lands for the first time this September – and where two rookie captains, Anna Nordqvist and Angela Stanford, will be tested as much as their players. Bernardus Golf didn’t exist as a golf course eight years ago – now, it’s hosting the 20th edition of one of the sport’s fiercest rivalries. Our preview digs into the pairings puzzle both captains must solve, the rookies being asked to perform like veterans, and the one genuine mystery hanging over Team USA’s chances – whether Angel Yin, sidelined for much of the summer, will be fit enough to make the difference. Given the Americans haven’t won on European soil since 2015, this piece is essential context before a ball is struck.
We also bring you the latest on how the LPGA Tour is reshaping itself heading into 2026 – worth a read for anyone tracking where the women’s game goes from here.
Between two majors, a maiden Cup on new ground, and a tour recalibrating its future, this is a month where the stories are as compelling off the course as on it.
All this and plenty more in the September 2026 edition of Golf Digest Middle East.
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