The Genesis Invitational

Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course)



    Golf Digest March 2009

    February 28, 2009
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    Cover Photo By Stephen Szurlej

    HOW TO

    Seven steps to jump-start your game

    Can Hank Haney fix golf's worst swing?

    By Matthew Rudy

    My advice for making a swing change

    Escape fairway sand

    By Jack Lumpkin

    Improve your accuracy with this drill

    LESSON TEE

    Why he's havin' a ball

    Analysis by Steve Johnson

    Face up to keep it square

    Advice for making four-footers

    No more chunks out of the rough

    Get low, keep eyes level to find the line

    Solid contact starts with a correct setup

    Tips for toughest shots at Bethpage

    FEATURES

    Our man spent a month in the mountains of Nepal and China to capture these shots

    Photographs/text by Dom Furore

    Golf Digest's survey of the game's elite reveals what they'll say with anonymity

    Wanna break 100 at Bethpage? It'll take power and finesse.

    Here's how and why, with tips from pros

    By Jaime Diaz

    These four case studies of tour players demonstrate that you can play golf again

    He's brash, humble, strong, soft, fearless, funny and combative.

    Is he also Tiger's next challenger?

    By Tom Callahan

    EQUIPMENT

    __THE LATEST GEAR: __ Drivers

    __NEW LOOKS: __Golf balls

    __BOMB & GOUGE: __Return of the chipper

    __WHAT'S IN MY BAG? __Stephen Ames

    TRAVEL DIGEST

    AWAY GAME: Biloxi, Miss.

    LONG DRIVES: Miami to Key West, Fla.

    FRUGAL GOLFER: Rental clubs

    AMBUSH: Canadian migration

    Q&A WITH BOO: In this Web-extra interview, Boo discusses his other passion: hunting, flying coach and why he sits in the back of the plane

    THE DIGEST

    __ON THE TEE: __America's Angels

    RULES: Ground under repair

    GOLF GURU: Why pros insist on silence

    __FITNESS:__Stay warm, loose on chilly days

    STYLE: Keep in step with these new shoes

    COLUMNS

    JERRY TARDE: Editor's letter

    TIM ROSAFORTE: Love III gets extreme

    DAVID OWEN: My 9-iron and me

    STINA STERNBERG: Slow girlfriend?

    RICH LERNER: Ten Qs with Joe Ogilvie

    JOE QUEENAN: The Beethoven Open

    DAN JENKINS: The Golfinator

    JAIME DIAZ: 18 holes for 2 bucks