Golf Digest September 2008
Cover Photo By Walter Iooss Jr.
HOW TO
The real measure of driving accuracy: Try our formula to rate your driving skills
By Peter Sanders
Why you need to play the ball off your left heel, plus bonus practice tips
By Randy Smith
Tips to beat five situations where amateurs run into trouble
By Laird Small
Work on your short game to improve your full swing
By Jason Guss
LESSON TEE
Analysis by Bob Torrance
How I hit greens from fairway bunkers: The release controls the curve
My three keys to playing out of the rough
The hook-chip: How to roll it close
Hands back: Imitate Zach Johnson's setup on really fast putts
Cross your feet to learn to swing in control
Tips on teeing up: Get the height right
Drill: Miss the towel to hit it flush
The U.S. will take back the Ryder Cup; the hardest shot in golf
THE DIGEST
ON THE TEE: Oliver Wilson
RULES: Determining a lost ball
FITNESS: Walking: Live longer, play worse?
GOLF GURU: What if a PGA Tour pro shot par every round?
STYLE: The wine labels of tour pros
EQUIPMENT
THE LATEST GEAR: Are your putter's optics helping with your aim?
NEW LOOKS: Turn your feet into a launching pad
WHAT'S IN MY BAG: Kenny Perry
BOMB & GOUGE: What to do with your 3-wood
HOT LIST: Soft-case travel bags
COLUMNISTS
JERRY TARDE: Editor's letter
TIM ROSAFORTE: Leaner Lee Westwood
STINA STERNBERG: Ask Stina
DAN JENKINS: Golfers behaving badly
TRAVEL DIGEST
Pebble and Spyglass have competition: recently restored Pasatiempo
By Matt Ginella
Austin to Dallas in the Ford F-350 Super Duty
By Matthew Rudy
"Ohhh, Billy, Billy, Billy": The Baroo Cup
Manhattan's St. Andrews bar
By Ron Kaspriske
RYDER CUP 2008
When captains Nick Faldo and Paul Azinger mix it up at the Ryder Cup, anything could happen
By Jaime Diaz
It's not just that Garcia beats the Americans. It's how he beats the Americans
By Dave Kindred
PGA Tour survey, TV times, aerial course photos, event history
Jack discusses the matches, course captains, pressure and who will win
With Jaime Diaz
A Ryder Cup without Tiger
What now after Tiger's knee injury? Could it turn out that after reconstructive surgery Woods will be... even better?
By Jaime Diaz