Golf Digest December 2009
Cover Photo By J.D. Cuban
HOW TO
5 easy ways to lower your scores
By Steve Stricker
__ RULES: MASTERING THE SAND__
By Luke Donald
A crash course in golf's new swing
By Mike Bennett and Andy Plummer
Focus on these four basic shots
By Phil Mickelson
STOP COUNTING PUTTS
My new stat tells you more
By Peter Sanders
By Jack Nicklaus
LESSON TEE
SWING SEQUENCE: HUNTER MAHAN
Analysis By Sean Foley
Play the chunk-and-run
How to beat a slice
Holding off a hook
JIM FLICK
Sweep it from fairway sand
LORENA OCHOA
Train your eyes for better putting
DAVID LEADBETTER
The key to a good shoulder turn
Learn to compress the ball
FEATURES
The contest starts now
The six-time major winner has some strong opinions
By Jaime Diaz
A look at the annual match of Oxford & Cambridge alumni
By John Barton
BUDDIES
The best buddies trips are unpredictable
By Bob Carney
The golf destinations with the greatest shoulder seasons
By Matt Ginella
Six buddies-trip coordinators divulge their secrets
EQUIPMENT
NEW LOOKS: The layers of a golf ball
WHAT'S IN MY BAG: Ryan Moore
COLUMNS
JERRY TARDE: The ultimate IQ test
TIM ROSAFORTE: Tiger's super friends
DAVID OWEN: How (not) to talk like a golfer
STINA STERNBERG: Dealing with tacky golf gifts
DAN JENKINS: The worst years for majors
DAVE KINDRED: Wild discoveries on golf courses
GAME ON: Decode the puzzle
TRAVEL DIGEST
__AWAY GAME: __Golf on Kauai
__FRUGAL GOLFER:__When to use frequent-flier miles
19TH HOLE: Wynn Las Vegas
THE DIGEST
OPENER: The great golf escape
__FITNESS:__Brace your knees
RULES: Minimize water damage
GURU: Have scores improved?
__STYLE: __Holiday gift guide
UP & IN: Tiger's 179-yard 8-iron