Golf Digest December 2009
Table of Contents
Cover Photo By J.D. Cuban
HOW TO
COVER STORY: HOW TO SAVE SHOTS
5 easy ways to lower your scores
By Steve Stricker
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RULES: MASTERING THE SAND
By Luke Donald
6 STEPS TO STACK & TILT
A crash course in golf's new swing
By Mike Bennett and Andy Plummer
MY SHORT-GAME SECRETS
Focus on these four basic shots
By Phil Mickelson
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STOP COUNTING PUTTS
My new stat tells you more
By Peter Sanders
BREAKING 100/90/80: HOW TO PUTT MY WAY
By Jack Nicklaus
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LESSON TEE
SWING SEQUENCE: HUNTER MAHAN
Analysis By Sean Foley
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TIGER WOODS
Play the chunk-and-run
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BUTCH HARMON
How to beat a slice
TOM WATSON
Holding off a hook
JIM FLICK
Sweep it from fairway sand
LORENA OCHOA
Train your eyes for better putting
DAVID LEADBETTER
The key to a good shoulder turn
BONUS TIP: HANK HANEY
Learn to compress the ball
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FEATURES
2010 GOLF DIGEST U.S. OPEN CHALLENGE
The contest starts now
LEE TREVINO TURNING 70
The six-time major winner has some strong opinions
By Jaime Diaz
THE PRESIDENT'S PUTTER
A look at the annual match of Oxford & Cambridge alumni
By John Barton
BUDDIES
THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE
The best buddies trips are unpredictable
By Bob Carney
LET'S MAKE A DEAL
The golf destinations with the greatest shoulder seasons
By Matt Ginella
ROUND-TABLE Q&A
Six buddies-trip coordinators divulge their secrets
EQUIPMENT
NEW LOOKS: The layers of a golf ball
WHAT'S IN MY BAG: Ryan Moore
COLUMNS
JERRY TARDE: The ultimate IQ test
TIM ROSAFORTE: Tiger's super friends
DAVID OWEN: How (not) to talk like a golfer
STINA STERNBERG: Dealing with tacky golf gifts
DAN JENKINS: The worst years for majors
DAVE KINDRED: Wild discoveries on golf courses
GAME ON: Decode the puzzle
TRAVEL DIGEST
AWAY GAME: Golf on Kauai
FRUGAL GOLFER: When to use frequent-flier miles
19TH HOLE: Wynn Las Vegas
THE DIGEST
OPENER: The great golf escape
FITNESS: Brace your knees
RULES: Minimize water damage
GURU: Have scores improved?
STYLE: Holiday gift guide
UP & IN: Tiger's 179-yard 8-iron
