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COVER STORY
Tiger Woods: How to hit clutch shots
Here are my most memorable shots, and how you can play them. By Tiger Woods
INSTRUCTION
Swing Sequence: Zach Johnson
He’s not long, but here’s what makes him so accurate. Analysis by Mike Bender
Short Game: Putting myths
How to groove a reliable stroke. By Pat O’Brien
TIPS
Annika Sorenstam
My 3 keys when between clubs.
Phil Mickelson
De-loft your wedge on chip shots.
Denis McDade
When children should specialise in golf.
Tom Watson
Par depends on the weather, as Byron Nelson told me.
David Leadbetter
Fix your slice before it starts.
EQUIPMENT
Latest Gear
Mallet putters and lightweight shoes.
Bomb & Gouge
The search for speed in driver aerodynamics.
On Tour: The gold standard
In 1967, Julius Boros had the first win with a Ping Anser, the “plumber’s nightmare” that became golf’s most imitated putter.
What’s In My Bag This month: Ernie Els.
BRITISH OPEN PREVIEW
Preview: Turnberry’s ever-changing moods
This most beautiful of Open venues can also be a beast.
Backspin: The man behind Norman’s finest hour
Pete Bender was on the bag at Turnberry in 1986 and has seen all the greats in 40 years on tour.
Profile: Work in progress
Attempting a third-straight British Open triumph, Padraig Harrington’s search for improvement remains an important – and constant – part of the plan.
SPECIAL REPORT
Could golf become a tourism juggernaut?
Luring Tiger Woods to Australia this year should be the catalyst for Australian golf to realise its enormous tourism potential. But it’s time somebody explained golf’s wide-ranging benefits to State and Federal decision-makers.
ARCHITECTURE
Top 100 Courses
An inside look at what Australia’s best courses are doing to improve. This month: Changes are afoot at Sydney’s Concord Golf Club.
Plus: Our Top 100 judging panel reports on their findings.
PHOTO ESSAY
Country style
Our man spent a day shooting the golfers at play at Braidwood Golf Club in southern New South Wales.
TRAVEL
‘The Big Lap’, part VII
Our intrepid golfer seeks to drive around Australia, playing golf and meeting all the country’s characters. This month, he reaches Perth.
COLUMNISTS
Peter Thomson
Expect tumult at Turnberry
Adam Scott
Handling the vagaries of links golf
Grant Dodd
In defence of pro-ams
Andrew Daddo
Inside a pro golfer’s head
PLUS MUCH MORE
Also in July...
Tim Stewart tackles his first major; Angel Cabrera’s link to Peter Thomson; Sergio’s slip of the tongue, volume III; Wins hard to come by for Elkington and Allenby; Streakers at the Open; Should Australia adopt the Slope course-rating system?; Dale Lynch and Steve Bann’s foray into the USA; Kurt Barnes wins in China; Stephanie Na steels herself for Europe; OneAsia update – Fowler, fines and fallouts; Karen Quinn on her comparison with Tiger Woods; Rules – Five stroke savers; A novel concept in South Africa; Do golf-course designers hate 10th-tee starts?; Golf Guru – Playing with family; Oil your cleats to save your golf shoes; Ramsay McMaster’s most-asked questions; Question time for Dr Bob Rotella; A revealing insight into caddieing; We spend a day at Sydney’s Avondale Golf Club; Nine tough questions for Gavin Coles.
All this and more in the July edition of Australian Golf Digest, in newsagents June 10.
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