Golf Digest August 2009
Table of Contents
Cover photo by J.D. Cuban
AMERICA'S 50 GREATEST TEACHERS
50 TIPS FROM THE BEST:
Our new ranking, plus lessons
TOP TEACHERS' MOST IMPROVED STUDENTS:
State No. 1s help five golfers
TOP TEACHERS IN YOUR STATE
As ranked by their peers
HOW TO
10 RULES: COREY PAVIN
Tips for playing a killer course
BREAKING 100-90-80
Master your mental game
By Dr. Joe Parent
LESSON TEE
JIM FLICK
How to start your putts on line
SWING SEQUENCE
Geoff Ogilvy's driver move
TIGER WOODS
High irons, low chips
LORENA OCHOA
My keys for hitting it longer
PHIL MICKELSON
Give your stroke a jump-start
TOM WATSON
Practice the shots you need
EQUIPMENT
NEW LOOKS: How good are adjustable drivers?
BOMB & GOUGE: Angel Cabrera's belly putter
WHAT'S IN MY BAG? Dustin Johnson
PGA PREVIEW
ALL GROWN UP
Hazletine National has got the hang of hosting majors
By Ron Whitten
FEATURES
LITTLE BUBBA, BIG BUBBA
There's more to Watson than the guy who kills the driver
By Jaime Diaz
U.S. OPEN CHALLENGE
How our amateurs fared in tournament conditions
By Jaime Diaz
PUBLIC GOLF
A man of the munys celebrates the soul of American golf
By Steve Rushin
COLUMNS
JERRY TARDE: Cheap golf & free beer
TIM ROSAFORTE: Paul Casey climbs to No. 3
DAVID OWEN: Handicaps and sandbagging
STINA STERNBERG: How good is an LPGA Tour player from the back tees?
DAN JENKINS: The PGA has its thrills
JAIME DIAZ: Next year's fashion at Augusta?
TRAVEL DIGEST
AWAY GAME: Prince Edward Island is a golf mecca
LONG DRIVES: From NYC to Newport, R.I., in a BMW X6
FRUGAL GOLFER: Play expensive courses for less
19TH HOLE: A taste of Myrtle Beach after dark
AMBUSH: Golfers and givers
Web extra» Video: Watch the Ambush!
Q&A WITH: Jeff Sluman
THE DIGEST
THE OPENER: New solar-powered golf carts
JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT AWARDS: These people lend a hand to young golfers
GOLF GURU: Should there be a minimum-age rule on tour?
STYLE: Shorts of choice
RULES: When do you re-drop?
FITNESS: Lose 20 pounds
