Valspar Championship

Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead)



    Golf Digest August 2009

    July 31, 2009
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    Cover photo by J.D. Cuban

    AMERICA'S 50 GREATEST TEACHERS

    Our new ranking, plus lessons

    State No. 1s help five golfers

    As ranked by their peers

    HOW TO

    Tips for playing a killer course

    Master your mental game

    By Dr. Joe Parent

    LESSON TEE

    How to start your putts on line

    Geoff Ogilvy's driver move

    High irons, low chips

    My keys for hitting it longer

    Give your stroke a jump-start

    Practice the shots you need

    EQUIPMENT

    NEW LOOKS: How good are adjustable drivers?

    BOMB & GOUGE: Angel Cabrera's belly putter

    WHAT'S IN MY BAG? Dustin Johnson

    PGA PREVIEW

    Hazletine National has got the hang of hosting majors

    By Ron Whitten

    FEATURES

    There's more to Watson than the guy who kills the driver

    By Jaime Diaz

    How our amateurs fared in tournament conditions

    By Jaime Diaz

    A man of the munys celebrates the soul of American golf

    By Steve Rushin

    COLUMNS

    JERRY TARDE: Cheap golf & free beer

    TIM ROSAFORTE: Paul Casey climbs to No. 3

    DAVID OWEN: Handicaps and sandbagging

    STINA STERNBERG: How good is an LPGA Tour player from the back tees?

    DAN JENKINS: The PGA has its thrills

    JAIME DIAZ: Next year's fashion at Augusta?

    TRAVEL DIGEST

    AWAY GAME: Prince Edward Island is a golf mecca

    LONG DRIVES: From NYC to Newport, R.I., in a BMW X6

    FRUGAL GOLFER: Play expensive courses for less

    19TH HOLE: A taste of Myrtle Beach after dark

    AMBUSH: Golfers and givers

    Web extra» Video: Watch the Ambush!

    Q&A WITH: Jeff Sluman

    THE DIGEST

    THE OPENER: New solar-powered golf carts

    JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT AWARDS: These people lend a hand to young golfers

    GOLF GURU: Should there be a minimum-age rule on tour?

    STYLE: Shorts of choice

    __RULES: __When do you re-drop?

    FITNESS: Lose 20 pounds