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in the OCTOBER 2007 issue of Golf Australia
COVER STORY
PUTT LIKE A CHAMPION
The big difference between the pros and the rest of us is on the greens. Golf Australia’s Resident Therapist, The Swing Doctor, reveals the techniques you can learn from the game’s best putters.
FEATURES
PRESIDENTS CUP PREVIEW: PRESIDENTIAL RACE
After two thrilling contests, the Presidents Cup is defying the lack of hype and coming into its own, Brendan James writes. Plus: our breakdown of the International and US teams.
NICK FALDO UNPLUGGED
Unknowable in his time as the game’s best player, Nick Faldo has profoundly reinvented himself in his golfing second act. He opens up to Paul Kimmage on being 50, his TV job and life.
US PGA REVIEW: TIGER’S 13TH OVERTURE
Tiger Woods missed out on shooting a record-breaking 62, but he would not let go of the number that really mattered – 13, or the number of career majors he now owns, writes Jeff Centenera.
SPECIAL:
THE BUSINESS OF GOLF SELLING GOLF
Ping boss John Solheim talks to Brendan James about some of the major issues facing the club manufacturing industry.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Surf, cigarettes and tyres – you won’t believe where the money you spend on golf equipment ends up, as Jeff Centenera discovered.
GOLFING BOARDROOMS
Nearly every club in the country is trying to grab a piece of the corporate day action. We present a seven-page guide to some of the best venues available around the nation.
POWER GAMES
A new take on the old game promises to get business golfers back to the office in good time, writes Brendan James.
MR CORPORATE
Matt Laverty is one of Australia’s most successful corporate golf event organisers. He tells Brendan James why and how golf continues to attract big business.
EQUIPMENT
CLUB ROAD TEST
Cleveland CG Red and Gold irons.
TRAVEL / COURSES
COURSE REVIEW: PACIFIC DUNES GC
Not long by modern standards, the true measure of this James Wilcher-designed course on NSW’s Mid-North Coast is how much it makes you think, writes Jeff Centenera.
CENTREFOLD: CAPE KIDNAPPERS
We shine the spotlight on New Zealand’s coastal gem, with
commentary from its star course designer Tom Doak.
GOLFING GETAWAYS
This month, see the world’s top female pros gather in the
Perth for the Lexus Cup, get a golf overload in China and how to book your next Gold Coast golfing holiday online.
INSTRUCTION
PLAYING TIP: TEE UP TO YOUR ADVANTAGE
Hitting and hoping for the fairway? Golf Australia contributing pro Anthony Summers shows how to pick the right driving line.
TOUR TIP: CHIP TO A SPOT
There’s only one thing to remember to chip it close every time, says Golf Australia contributing pro Anna Rawson.
FIT FOR GOLF: UNLEASH THE BETTER GOLFER WITHIN
There’s a better swing in all of us ... if our body could only get there. Golf Australia contributing physiologist Trent Malcolm begins this new instruction series by sharing some exercises that will improve your range of motion in the golf swing.
CHUMP TO CHAMP: UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
With his club championships just around the corner, our
complete makeover of hack golfer Bob Sim continues as
he takes some tuition in good course management.
REGULARS
TEEING OFF: BRENDAN JAMES
TOP SHOTS: IMAGES FROM THE WORLD OF GOLF
AROUND THE TRAPS
WINNER’S CIRCLE: NICK FLANAGAN
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
INSIDE THE ROPES: MIKE CLAYTON
RULES FORUM: ANDREW LANGFORD-JONES
PRO SHOP: LATEST GOLF GEAR
RESULTS & WORLD RANKINGS
PARTING SHOT: JOHN HUGGAN
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