June 2009
FEATURES
3 DADS, 3 STORIES
Father's Day tribute: excerpts from Chicken Soup for the Soul
MY SUMMER VACATION
Six writers on their favorite golf getaways
20 PLACES EVERY GOLFER
MUST GO
The game's best off-course attractions
Q&A: PHIL MICKELSON
The man with three majors, a dinosaur head and a 300-pound meteorite is no dodo
Interviewed by Bob Verdi
LESSON TEE
SWING SEQUENCE: ZACH JOHNSON
He's not long, but here's what makes him so quick
Analysis by Mike Bender
ANNIKA SORENSTAM
My 3 keys when between clubs
PHIL MICKELSON
Focus on your swing path to hit the high floater
TIGER WOODS
My healthy knee has changed how I drive into the ball
DAVID LEADBETTER
Fix your slice before it starts
TOM WATSON
Par depends on the weather, as Byron Nelson told me
JIM FLICK
Picture Fred Couples' swing to fix an over-the-top move
HOW TO
FEATURED TIP: BUTCH HARMON
Groove a good weight shift
COVER STORY: MAKE MORE BIRDIES
The fine art of scoring: beating fear, tension and not yourself
By Camilo Villegas
CAN YOU FEEL IT
How to find your touch on three short-game shots
By Stan Utley
DR. BOB ROTELLA
My 10 rules on mental fitness
With Alan P. Pittman
STEEP VS. SHALLOW
To hit stronger, straighter shots, swing the other way
By Josh Zander
BREAKING 100-90-80
Tips and drills on iron play
By Darrell Kestner
U.S. OPEN PREVIEW
A FLAT FINISH
For all of Bethpage Black's strengths, its final hole isn't one of them. So the USGA considered using the Red's for a finish
By Ron Whitten, photographs by Stephen Szurlej
VIEWER'S GUIDE
TV times, hole diagrams, the playing field, the Virtual Open contest, websites and more
R-O-C-C-O!
A year later, Mediate reflects on his near miss against Tiger: "People act as if I won."
By John Feinstein
THE GOLF DIGEST U.S. OPEN CHALLENGE
How hard will the Black play for our three celebrities and contest winner? The USGA says there's no need to fear
By Craig Bestrom
BETHPAGE BASICS
How the pros will work the driver -- and you can, too
By Jim McLean
NEXT STOP: 200 MAJORS
Dan Jenkins looks back at covering 60 years of classics
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN
Ben Hogan survived a crash to make history, but it robbed him of glory
By Jaime Diaz
EQUIPMENT
LATEST GEAR: Mallet putters
NEW LOOKS: Lightweight shoes
BOMB & GOUGE: Driver aerodynamics
WHAT'S IN MY BAG? Ernie Els
COLUMNS
JERRY TARDE: 18 questions for David Fay
TIM ROSAFORTE: Retief Goosen's putting fix
DAVID OWEN: Food for thought
DAN JENKINS: Report from the Masters
THE DIGEST
ON THE TEE: Nick Watney
GURU: Playing with family
FITNESS: Lightning myths
RULES: Stroke savers
BOOKS: 14 to check out
STYLE: Watches as investments
TRAVEL DIGEST
LONG DRIVES: Memphis to Little Rock
AMBUSH: Bratton brotherhood
Q&A With John Smoltz: The Boston Red Sox reliever talks about his aspirations of making it on tour and the golf course in his backyard
Web extra» Video tour of John Smoltz's back yard C.C.
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