IN THE JULY 2009 ISSUE Big shoes to fill As he approaches his next tilt at golf’s oldest championship, Adam Scott must turn his game around if he hopes to emulate his boyhood idol, Greg Norman. John Huggan looks at the turns in Scott’s fortunes. Paddy’s pursuit With a chance to win the Claret Jug a third straight year, Padraig Harrington has a rare opportunity – and a historic challenge. To match Peter Thomson, the last man to claim a hat-trick of Opens, the Irish champion has gone to school on the links of Ayrshire, writes Brendan James. At home on the 19th Watching an Open Championship at St Andrews, as there will be in 2010, is an essential golf experience. But so is downing a pint, especially after sinking a putt, at the Home of Golf. Andrew Marshall takes in some of the town’s famed watering holes. BEST 50 courses YOU CAN PLAY FOR $50 OR LESS Times may be tight, but golfers need not skimp. Find a bargain in Golf Australia’s listing of the best places you can play for a single bill. THE SECRETS TO BEING A GREAT PUTTER The players who can roll it do so because of solid fundamentals, which Golf Australia teaching editor Sean Somers explains. PUTTER CRAFTSMAN KIA MIA Long reserved for the Tour elite, the putters of Kia Ma were known as the utmost in refinement. Jeff Centenera tracks the story of how a Vietnamese refugee boat mechanic became one of golf’s master craftsmen. HOW TO CURE THE YIPS Got that dreaded feeling over the ball, not being able to take the putter back? Golf Australia contributing psychology coach Steve Latham takes you through a mental exercise to banish the yips. 2009 PUTTER BUYER'S GUIDE From traditional blades to newfangled mallets, there’s a new putter out there that will hole a few more for you. Golf Australia takes you through the latest flat-sticks on the market. FOUR CHECKPOINTS FOR BETTER PUTTING High-tech analysis has revealed what’s really important in the putting, says Golf Australia teaching editor Peter Knight, who shows you the four elements of your stroke to keep sharp for better play on the greens. US OPEN REVIEW Who thrived, or just plain survived, at what is traditionally the year’s toughest major? Brendan James reviews the action from Bethpage Black. CENTREFOLD: LOCH LOMOND The site of the Scottish Open is proof that Scotland’s great courses are not only by the seaside. CHECKLIST: BEST 60 PUBLIC ACCESS COURSES From the magazine’s ranking published earlier this year, check how many of the nation’s best public access courses you have played PRO SHOP Among the latest gear: jackets and gloves for the tough going, a buggy to take the weight off and a Cleveland fairway wood. GOLFING GETAWAYS This month, a cool deal at Sanctuary Cove, the new things at St Andrews, excess luggage and how to see Tiger in Melbourne. TAYLOR MADE BURNER IRONS TaylorMade’s new irons are built to go long, as our road test team discovered. REGULARS TEEING OFF: BRENDAN JAMES WINNER’S CIRCLE: tiger woods AROUND THE TRAPS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR rules forum: Andrew langford-jones wandering golfer: ted lazarus INSIDE THE ROPES: MIKE CLAYTON SUBSCRIPTION: Subscribe to golf australia’s pocket-friendly triple treat deal RESULTS AND RANKINGS COMING UP IN WORLD GOLF