Golf Digest July 2009

Table of Contents

July 2009 Cover

Cover photo by Dom Furore

July 2009

HOW TO

RICK SMITH
Fix the fats and thins

FULL-SWING ESSENTIALS
Setup and swing do's & don'ts
By Hank Haney

SEAN O'HAIR
10 rules I've learned on tour

WHY YOU MISS GREENS
Try our two-step strategy

NEVER MISREAD A PUTT
8 tips for finding your line
By Mike LaBauve

BREAKING 100-90-80
By Rick Martino

LESSON TEE

COVER STORY: RORY MCILROY
Find your power

ANNIKA SORENSTAM
3 keys to hitting a soft lob

TIGER WOODS
My secret weapon off the tee

DAVID LEADBETTER
Shorter stroke on short putts

PHIL MICKELSON
Lean back on uphill sand shots

TOM WATSON
Recall good shots -- and bad

BUTCH HARMON
How to shake the shanks

JIM FLICK
Think traffic light for distance

JIM MCLEAN
Chipping areas: three shots

EQUIPMENT

LATEST GEAR: Will a shaft buy you distance?
NEW LOOKS: Fairway woods
HOT LIST: The 21 best bags
WHAT'S IN MY BAG? Luke Donald

BRITISH OPEN

TURNBERRY'S MOODS
This most beautiful of Open venues can be a beast
By Ron Whitten

VIEWER'S GUIDE
Nick Price: 9 questions with the '94 champion
By Rich Lerner

THE MAN BEHIND GREG NORMAN'S FINEST HOUR
Pete Bender was on the bag at Turnberry in '86
By Jaime Diaz

FEATURES

BARACK OBAMA
The President grips an invisible club -- and vice versa
By Steve Rushin

A GOOD DEAL MORE
Travel tips to save you money
By Peter Finch

COLUMNS

JERRY TARDE: It's time to stand up for golf
TIM ROSAFORTE: Jack, Annika bear the torch
STINA STERNBERG: Dealing with unwanted advice
DAVID OWEN: Fleeting expletives
DAN JENKINS: Live! Nude! Golfers!
JAIME DIAZ: Bud Shrake's gift to golf

TRAVEL DIGEST

AWAY GAME: French Lick, Ind.
AMBUSH: New York state of mind
Q&A: With Brad Faxon

THE DIGEST

ON THE TEE: Alvaro Quiros
GOLF GURU: Slope Rating
STYLE: White belts?
RULES: Masters situations
FITNESS: Vitamin D-bate

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VOICES

Jerry Tarde
Jerry Tarde
The ultimate buddies trip with Jack Nicklaus
Tim Rosaforte
Tim Rosaforte
Nick Faldo gets knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
David Owen
David Owen
Creating the perfect private golf club
Jaime Diaz
Jaime Diaz
When life intrudes, golf training helps players cope
Ask Stina Sternberg
Stina Sternberg
Q&A with LPGA Tour star Cristie Kerr

The Golf Guru

Golf Guru
Should there be a minimum-age rule on tour?
ASK THE GURU

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