JANUARY 2006

COVER STORY
AUSTRALIA’S 50 BEST COURSES
Can Royal Melbourne’s West course maintain its No.1 spot in our ranking of the nation’s best layouts? Our biennial ranking is controversial and will spark plenty of conversation at the 19th hole.

FEATURES
A FREE PGA LESSON FOR EVERY READER
The PGA of Australia and Golf Australia have declared January “Free Lesson Month”. An improved golf game for 2006 is just a phone call and one lesson away.

WINLESS WIE: SUPERSTAR OR SIDESHOW ACT?
Michelle Wie is 16-years-old and has already banked $10 million in endorsement deals from turning pro. Brendan James reports, there is already resentment from fellow players who say she needs to prove she is the real deal.

READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS: THE WINNERS ARE...
Golf Australia readers have had their say. We reveal the best equipment, clothing, shoes, website, golf courses, resorts,
player, club pro and coach as voted for by you, our readers.

100 THE CHINA SYNDROME
In this exclusive report, Gary Jones and Brendan James look inside the illicit trade of fake golf equipment – the deal makers, the counterfeiters and the authorities hunting down the worst offenders.

TRAVEL
COURSE REVIEW:
THE CAPE RESORT
Brendan James writes this Mornington Peninsula layout has reclaimed some of its past glory and deserves rediscovering.
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EQUIPMENT
CLUB ROAD TEST #1
Wilson Ci6 irons.

CLUB ROAD TEST #2
Orlimar VT830 fairway woods.

BALL ROAD TEST
Nike One Platinum.

INSTRUCTION
20 CURES TO BEAT A
HORROR ROUND
Golf Australia’s resident therapist, The Swing Doctor, reveals his best cures for turning a horror round into a good one.
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COACH’S CORNER: GARY EDWIN
Have you ever skimmed a stone on a lake? Gary shows you how this action puts you in the best position to make a good swing.

BATTLE OF THE SEXES
Golf Australia special contributor Gary Crozier is a golf biomechanic. He reveals our combatants can improve their scores dramatically with off-course bodywork.

THE DRILL SERGEANT
‘Sergeant’ Mark Gibson puts you on the right swing path for crisper ball-striking.

PGA PERSONAL LESSONS
Peter Heiniger
Hyatt Regency Coolum, Queensland
Dropping in and out of the zone

Kurt Stegbauer
Sutherland Shire Golf Academy, NSW
Nothing tacky about putting.

Rob Richards
Warringah GC, NSW
Dial in a wedge distance.

JUNIOR JOURNAL
Glen Whittle says look to the sky for help.

DEPARTMENTS
TEEING OFF
AROUND THE TRAPS
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
INSIDE THE ROPES
RULES FORUM
GOLF GETAWAYS
RESULTS & TEE TIMES

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