May 2004

Cover Story
Geoff Ogilvy: Plane & Pivot
Golf Australia’s new contributing professional, Geoff Ogilvy, shows you how to improve your game by developing an understanding of how your swing works. Here, he passes on three tips for improving your plane and pivot.

Features
A Matter Of Time
After a string of close calls, Geoff Ogilvy tells Nigel Wall why he is on the verge of his first pro victory.

Mr Fix-It
PGA Tour of Australasia chief executive Andrew Georgiou has high hopes for pro golf in this country. But, as he tells Brendan James, some big changes need to be effected.

The Return Of The People’s Hero
It’s been one hell of a ride; 13 years after his stunning US PGA Championship victory, John Daly is back on top. By Brendan James.

Golf Rush
Australia’s real estate boom is fuelling a wave of new golf course developments across the country. By Brendan James and Rob Ferris.

Equipment
Clubs Road Test #1
Wilson Deep Red II Tour irons.

Clubs Road Test #2
King Cobra SZ Fairway metals.

Ball Road Test
Pinnacle Exception.

Special
Winter Fashion 2004
Golf Australia shows you how to keep yourself – and your game – warm on the fairways this winter.

Departments
Opening Shot
Around The Traps
Letters To The Editor
Inside The Ropes
From The Gallery
Rules Forum
Trophy Cabinet
Product Line
Corporate Box
Golf Getaways
Results & Tee Times
60 Seconds With ...

Travel
Course Review
Brendan James finds Rich River Golf Club Resort has matured into one of the Murray River’s top golfing destinations over the past 25 years.

Instruction
Moment Of Truth
Laura Davies: 60-metre pitch.

PGA Personal Lessons
• 0-9: Working the line to better ball-striking;
• 10-19: Concentrate on your weaknesses;
• 20-36: Putting a finger on casting the club.

Cherie Byrnes’s Tip From The Tour
Down... but you can get out.

Take It Away
It’s the most important move in the golf swing – the takeaway. The first three feet dictates what happens during the rest of the swing. The Swing Doctor shows you the four keys to a perfect takeaway.

Junior Journal
Split the difference to feel the force of putting success.