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COVER STORY
Australia’s Top 100 Courses Ranking
Our biennial ranking of the leading golf courses across the country.
Plus: Snakes and Ladders: Analysing the trends and changes in the Top 100 for 2012.
Also: A former Royal Melbourne course superintendent compares the layouts from the past to today.
And:How we do it and who the judges are.


Profile: The Many Faces Of Robert Allenby
After a tumultuous summer, Australian golf’s most tempestuous tour pro reflects and responds.

EQUIPMENT SPECIAL
The 2012 Hot List, Part 1
Our annual equipment ranking. The most comprehensive club reviews are in – consult this year’s Hot List results. This month: The process, editor’s choice, drivers, fairway woods and hybrids.

INSTRUCTION
Swing Sequence: Charl Schwartzel
The Masters champion is striving for consistency. Analysis by Chuck Cook

Full Swing: 6 Keys To Solid Strikes
All the basics for great iron play from setup to finish. By Keegan Bradley

Putting: Try My 4 Steps To Better Putting
Set up the same way every time – here’s how. By Dave Stockton

Breaking 100/90/80
Have a breakthrough year by practising effectively. By Kevin Hinton

TRAVEL
Ask the expert
Planning a golf holiday

INSTRUCTION
Swing Sequence: Martin Laird
How Laird generates effortless power. Analysis by Mark McCann

Full Swing: Distance basics
How to hit it two clubs longer. By Bubba Watson

Short Game: 100 metres and closer
Master these five shots inside the scoring zone. By Dean Reinmuth

Breaking 100/90/80
The one move you need to know. By Tom Ness

TIPS
Ernie Els
Be ready to make every putt.

Rickie Fowler
Practise with your eyes shut.

Craig Parry
Never blade your lob wedge again.

Jason Laws
Develop a solid pre-shot routine.

Hank Haney
Don’t get mad: Watch your putts as they pass the hole.

Tom Watson
Go with less loft when chipping from an upslope.

Butch Harmon
My best tip for keeping your swing under control.


COLUMNISTS
Geoff Ogilvy
Why playing US PGA Tour events on great courses means better tournaments.

Grant Dodd
Bringing a knife to a gunfight.

Andrew Daddo
Betting against a Collingwood supporter.

THE FRONT NINE
Nine things we love this month
Memorabilia, tours, balls, eyewear, water pouches and more.
Plus: Nine dates to remember in March.

THE BACK NINE
Hot Shot
Big-hitting Gary Woodland’s first sporting love.

Tour Talk
Australian Amateur: Both titles go to overseas competitors
Players: Where to now for Michael Sim?
British Open IFQ: A different kind of playoff
European Tour: Race to Dubai money gets cut in half
LPGA: Four more events for 2012
OneAsia: A healthy schedule for the circuit’s fourth season
Tap-Ins: Royal Portrush lands this year’s Irish Open; A slimmer Phil Mickelson
US PGA Tour: The year of the 58 – why the tour’s lowest score is in danger in 2012.

Book Excerpt: No One Tells Tiger What To Do
One thing I learned from a four-hour conversation: Tiger makes almost all his own calls – for good and bad. By John Feinstein

Number Crunch: Stats don't lie
Which stats are most important if you want to succeed on the US PGA Tour?

PLUS MUCH MORE
Also in March...
On The Tee: Greg Chalmers at the WGC–Cadillac Championship
Leaderboard: Colour and flair at the Jack Newton Celebrity Classic
The Exchange: Are golfers too ‘precious’ about preserving one another’s putting lines?
Aussies Making Headlines: Ashley Hall’s momentum carries into the new year; tour card winners
Television: The future of televised golf in Australia
Rules: Some reminders on equipment
The Golf Guru: The definition of ‘medley’ in golf
Obituary: Ramsay McMaster, 1962-2011
Healthy Golfer: Ice or heat – which should you use when you’re injured
Golf Saved My Life: How a round at Pebble Beach with his dad paid dividends for Todd Bramson.

All this and more in the March edition of Australian Golf Digest, in newsagents February 15.

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