Players Championship

TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course)



    Golf Digest May 2009

    April 30, 2009
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    Cover Photo by Walter Iooss Jr.

    RANKINGS

    Augusta National is our new No. 1

    By Ron Whitten

    THE RANKINGS

    America's 100 Greatest Courses and America's 100 Greatest Public Courses

    How the 100 Greatest scored

    Our 900-plus experts weigh in

    Ancient links still lead the way in a world of great golf

    By Gary Galyean

    FEATURES

    Tour veteran Paul Goydos and his daughters grieve their loss

    By John Feinstein

    From 73,581 to the final four. Now we need your help to chooser our winner

    To understand Tiger, you must know his mother

    By Jaime Diaz

    HOW TO

    Here are my most memorable and how you can play them

    By Tiger Woods

    For crisp contact on wedge shots, turn your body

    The basics, from setup to finish

    By Todd Anderson

    Short game: Gimme one thing

    By Martin Hall

    10 minutes with a teacher in your area

    EQUIPMENT

    HOT LIST GOLF BALLS: What you should play

    WHAT'S IN MY BAG? Pat Perez

    COLUMNS

    JERRY TARDE: Editor's letter

    TIM ROSAFORTE: The arrival of Danny Lee

    DAVID OWEN: Redefining a round of golf

    STINA STERNBERG: Why LPGA players wear shorts

    RICH LERNER: 25 questions with Sergio Garcia

    __DAN JENKINS: __Playing golf during a recession

    __JAIME DIAZ: __Tiger and parenthood

    THE DIGEST

    ON THE TEE: Rory McIlroy

    RULES: Who's away?

    STYLE: Upgrade your rainsuit

    JUNIOR GOLFERS: Summer camp directory

    LESSON TEE

    Easy adjustments to master four greenside sand shots

    Swing wide for bigger drives

    Deloft your wedge on chip shots

    "Tie a rope" to swing in sync

    Why you drive it to the right

    Have a plan on the tee

    Tips for handling deep rough

    Count to yourself on long putts

    TRAVEL DIGEST

    AWAY GAME: Scottsdale

    FRUGAL GOLFER: The season for savings