Golf Digest April 2009
Cover Photo by Dom Furore, Illustration by Mark Ulrisksen
FEATURES
10 reasons to celebrate
*By Steve Rushin *
Goodbye to our friend, with excerpts from his essays in Golf Digest
*By David Owen *
Didn't win our contest to play Bethpage? How to qualify for the real deal
By Max Adler
How Paul Azinger survived cancer and the loss of his friend, Payne Stewart
By Jimmy Roberts
HOW TO
Learn to spin a wedge
Improve this year with our Make Me Better challenge, plus Butch's full-swing tips
HOW GOOD ARE YOU?
New research: Match your expectations to our stats
By Peter Sanders
7 pros tell how they turned their games around
My 10 rules on shotmaking
Interviewed by Guy Yocom
PICK YOUR DOWNSWING
There are two basic ways to start your transition. Which is best for you?
By Jim Flick
BREAKING 100-90-80
Power tips for spring
By Debbie Doniger
EQUIPMENT
LATEST GEAR: Which hybrid are you?
NEW LOOKS: Drivers: At What Cost?
WHAT'S IN MY BAG? Geoff Ogilvy
COLUMNS
JERRY TARDE: Editor's letter
TIM ROSAFORTE: Tiger takes a dip
DAVID OWEN: Are golfers carbon copies?
THE DIGEST
ON THE TEE: Golf+Spring
RULES: Equipment quiz
GURU: Who breaks 100?
FITNESS: Camilo's workout secret
ENVIRONMENT: Our Leaders in Golf Awards
LESSON TEE
Power moves from the tour's longest hitter
Analysis by Rick Smith
Fix your swing faults from the finish back
Better chips and pitches
Drill: Steady your stroke
How I won my first Masters
TRAVEL
AWAY GAME: Birmingham, Ala.
19TH HOLE: Oak Room, Sea Island, Ga.
AMBUSH: The wolf pack
FRUGAL GOLFER: Pre-owned balls
Q&A: With Jack Nicklaus
MASTERS PREVIEW
Our guest does Augusta and offers some thoughts for chairman Billy Payne
Illustrations by Mark Ulriksen
Fretting that the Masters has traded roars for bores? A few tweaks (and good weather) might be all it needs
By Jaime Diaz
The editors of Golf Digest and Golf World examined each major since 1985 and picked the best event each year
After missing out as cover boy to Jack Nicklaus, the coach (and Augusta National member) has his say
Interviewed by Guy Yocom
MASTERS NOTEBOOK
SEVE IN '77: Can this teenager win the Masters?
ONLINE SURVEY: How much pimento cheese can you eat?
VIEWER'S GUIDE: The course from the air; the players; TV Schedule
COLUMNS
__DAN JENKINS: __You must remember this
RICH LERNER: Eleven Qs with Fuzzy Zoeller