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September 2007

THE PRESIDENTS CUP

A CUP HALF EMPTY
Has the FedEx Cup derailed Presidents Cup momentum?
By Laird Small

THE GOLF DIGEST INTERVIEW: STUART APPLEBY
Peeling back the man from Down Under on life's highest highs and lowest lows.
Interviewed by Bob Verdi

HOW TO

COVER STORY: HIT GREAT WEDGE SHOTS
How Charles Howell III knocks it close, and how you can, too.
By David Leadbetter

STACK & TILT, PART 2
Keys for using the tour's hot new swing: setup, backswing, impact.
By Andy Plummer & Mike Bennett

CRITICS SPEAK OUT
Teachers weigh in on Stack & Tilt

HOW TO BE A CLUTCH PUTTER
3 drills to pressure-proof your stroke.
By Lorena Ochoa

BREAKING 100/90/80
Do you have a one-plane or a two-plane swing?
By Jim Hardy

GOLF DIGEST SCHOOL
Break your scoring barrier

LESSON TEE

SWING SEQUENCE: J.J. HENRY
Analysis by Dana Bellenger

ANNIKA SORENSTAM
3 keys: What starts the swing?

JIM MCLEAN
A drill for toe hits

TIGER WOODS
My practice plan; how to putt super-fast greens

TOM WATSON
Activate your legs

BUTCH HARMON
When your ball's against greenside rough

JIM FLICK
Lighten your grip

ERNIE ELS
How to read rough lies

HANK HANEY
Keys for chipping

JOHNNY MILLER
Looking for the next American star

FEATURES

WONDERING ABOUT WIE
After being anointed golf's next superhero, Michelle Wie is having a year to forget.
By Jaime Diaz

ERIN HILLS VS. CHAMBERS BAY
Two new public-course behemoths vie for a U.S. Open

THE RULES OF THE GAME
Think you have the mettle to answer our rules questions correctly?
By Ron Kasprike

FINAL EXAM
Chris Berman, ESPN sportscaster.
Interviewed By Brian Murphy

COLUMNISTS

JERRY TARDE: Editor's letter
DAVID OWEN: Changing clubs to suit the course
STINA STERNBERG: All's fair in love and golf
TIM ROSAFORTE: Tiger Jam 10

THE DIGEST

ON THE TEE: Jamie Lovemark
LEADER BOARD: The loneliest course
ARCHITECTURE: Tiger's first course
GOLF GURU: Playing the ball as it lies
LONG WEEKEND: Napa and Sonoma
STYLE: The perfect blazer
STUFF: Buying A Brassie
GOLF TECH: The sound of the swing

EQUIPMENT

LATEST GEAR: Revolutionary irons
NEW LOOKS: Ping's G10 driver
WHAT'S IN MY BAG: Boo Weekley
HOT LIST: Rating rainsuits

COLLEGE GOLF GUIDE

HOW TO FIND THE RIGHT SCHOOL
By Brett Avery

WANNA PLAY IN COLLEGE?
Follow our roadmap to see if you make the grade.
By Brett Avery and Dean Frischknecht

COACHES' SURVEY
More than 200 Division I and II coaches answered our questions

EXCLUSIVE RANKINGS
We rank the best colleges in Division I, II and III

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Voices

Tim Rosaforte
Tim Rosaforte
Mickelson flexes his acting chops
Johnny Miller
Johnny Miller
Making a case for easier courses
David Owen
David Owen
My Usual Game: The folly of forecasts
Jerry Tarde
Jerry Tarde
The longest hitter, pound for pound
Stina Sternberg
Stina Sternberg
Help! My girlfriend wants me to give her lessons

The Golf Guru

Golf Guru
Is it OK to chip the ball instead of putt it? What the heck does is "a left-brain golfer"?
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QUESTIONS? ASK THE GURU

Final Exam

Andy Garcia
Andy Garcia
Does this "Ocean's Eleven" star know the score?
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
Can radio's top conservative name a liberal?
Chris Berman
Chris Berman
Does the Boomer know the tour's Boom Boom?
Bill Belichick
Bill Belichick
Can he name the top NFL players who play golf?

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