COVER STORY

THE BOYS OF SUMMER
With the warmer months approaching, it’s time again for our stars to return home and display the skills that make them world-beaters. The Swing Doctor, Golf Australia’s resident therapist, shows you what you can learn when you’re out watching the boys of summer.

FEATURES

OUT OF ANNIKA’S SHADOW
In a short space of time, Lorena Ochoa has emerged to
become the dominant force on the LPGA Tour. However, as Allan Panzeri notes, all is not smooth sailing for the women’s World No.1.

WHAT IF? GOLF WITHOUT TIGER
The game has had a glimpse of life without its biggest star over the past six months. But what would the past 12 years have been like if Tiger Woods had not come along at all? Jeff Centenera contemplates the winners and losers in a very different era in golf.

IN PROFILE: ALPG CHIEF EXECUTIVE WARREN SEVIL
From his personal friendships with top players to getting his
hands dirty at country pro-ams, Warren Sevil, the head of ladies’ professional golf in Australia, is really close to his Tour.

POPEYE SLAYS SHARK
As the Australian Masters celebrates its 30th anniversary, Brendan James looks back at 1992 when Craig Parry rallied to beat Greg Norman and claim his first of three Gold Jackets at Huntingdale.

GRADY’S NEXT STEP
Nearly two decades on from his lone major victory, Wayne Grady is taking it easy and enjoying his time on the Champions Tour, while he figures out what he’ll do next, writes Tony Dear.

TRAVEL & COURSES

CENTREFOLD: THE NATIONAL (MOONAH)
Looking back from a green that would fi t perfectly on a classic links course in Great Britain, we spotlight the 10th hole of this spectacular Greg Norman/Bob Harrison design.

THAI HIGH
Australian tourists love the warm welcome that they know they’ll receive in Thailand. Brendan James travels to a cool new golf region in the country’s north, and finds it will certainly entice more visitors from Down Under. More >>

GOLFING GETAWAYS
This month, the gems of the La Perouse coast join the rotation at the Meriton Sydney Invitational, golf in the Clarence River Valley is in bloom and a tour operator to take golfers on an adventure.

EQUIPMENT

2009 WISH LIST
Every golfer wishes for a better game, and sometimes it’s only a new club or ball away. Check out Golf Australia’s list of the best new equipment from the top manufacturers.

instruction

TIP FROM THE TOUR: 62 KNOW WHEN TO GAMBLE
If you really want to shoot lower scores, says Golf Australia touring pro Anthony Summers, you need to learn when to be aggressive and when taking a risk becomes a dumb play.
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DALE LYNCH: PRACTICE PUTTING LIKE THE PROS
On the practice green, Tour players aren’t just mindlessly
stroking putts – they’re working toward goals they’ve set for themselves. Golf Australia teaching editor Dale Lynch
shows you the drills and routines that help make Geoff
Ogilvy and Aaron Baddeley two of the best putters on Tour.

PGA PERSONAL LESSON #1 A HILLY SLICE SOLUTION
Practising on a sidehill or uphill slope can help cure your banana ball. Golf Australia teaching editor Sean Somers shows you a slice solution that’s not on the level.

NIKKI GARRETT: IN AND OUT OF THE ZONE
Concentrating for every second of a fi ve-hour round is impossible. The key is being able to switch on and off between shots, and Golf Australia touring pro Nikki Garrett shows you how.

PGA PERSONAL LESSON #1: CHECK YOUR GRIP
Grip the handle in the fingers and you’ll fi nd the club will set more naturally in the backswing, says Golf Australia contributing professional Chris West

KNIGHT MOVES: POWER SWING SECRETS
Generating power in the golf swing is simple if you’re set-up correctly, says Golf Australia teaching editor Peter Knight, who explains that increasing your clubhead speed starts from the ground up.

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