December 2011
Cover photo by Walter Iooss Jr.
Features
Cover Story: Simpson's Way To Make Them All
My belly putter: It's how I roll.
Long Putters: Clutch Or Crutch?
Is this just the latest fad?
Gut Check
How longer putters work, plus the newest models.
Can't-Miss Fix For Yippers
Try knee-putting -- it works!
The Garner Files
Hollywood's James Garner has had plenty of adventures on and off the golf course.
2011's New Courses
Designers had a tough year.
Swing Sequence
Martin Laird's effortless power.
Sean Foley
Tiger's squat adds distance -- and it can for you, too.
Tom Watson
Check your setup: You're probably too far from the ball.
Best Young Teachers
Picture a pancake in the sand.
David Leadbetter
Power comes from coiling, not just from making a full turn.
Flick & Nicklaus
Try Jack's swing trigger (he copied it from Sam Snead).
Rick Smith
Face up to the lob shot.
Butch Harmon
How to use your right side.
Hank Haney
Good footwork fixes your faults.
Steal My Feel
Why I switched to left-hand-low.
Short-Game Strategies
Before you hit that next shot.
Breaking 100/90/80
The one move you need to know.
Golf Equipment
New Looks: Irons
Projectile dysfunction: Ask your fitter if a new set is right for you.
What's In My Bag
Fredrik Jacobson
Golf Travel
Vegas The Right Way
Your complete guide to the most entertaining golf destination in America.
With 52 Choices How Do You Decide?
A ranking of the 25 best courses in and around Sin City -- as selected by our course panelists -- plus a list of all the others.
Long Drives
Embarking on a trip to D.C., powered by battery.
Face-Off
Our experts debate Pete Dye's French Lick.
COLUMNS/THE DIGEST
Jerry Tarde
Belly putters and their influence on the game.
Golf Saved My Life
How a round at Pebble Beach with Dad paid dividends.
By Todd Bramson with Max Adler
Tim Rosaforte
Norman wants the Cup badly.
Dave Kindred
The mystery of Bobby Jones and "his" green jacket.
Dan Jenkins
The book on Tiger's texts.
Dream Team
In honor of the Presidents Cup, we assembled the all-time best match-play team.
By Cliff Schrock
Fitness
Power food for game day.
Rules
Color coding: What's at stake if your ball finds the drink?
Style
Perfect presents for any golfer.
Ask Stina
Alternate-shot strategy.
Hungover Caddie
Live golf beats TV viewing.
My Tech
Face value: An alternative to making telephone calls.
By David Owen
Money Clip
A $100 million fundraiser.
By Peter Finch
Closeout
Whiff: Golf's feared five-letter word, and how to proceed.
The latest on golf digest
Where To Play
Ranking Golf's Architects
Which architect has the most courses on our list of the country's best?
Features
The Most Annoying Golfers
The only thing worse than playing with one of these golfers is being one of them.
Style For Dummies The do's and don'ts of how to dress right for the golf course.
What's In My Bag
Charlie Beljan
Charlie Beljan
Rankings
Ranking Golf's Architects
Ranking Golf's Architects
Swing Sequences
Keegan Bradley
Keegan Bradley
