The US PGA Championship returns to Whistling Straits in Wisconsin, where a legion of Australians will attempt to break a 20-year drought at the season’s final major – including for the first time two brothers. We also reveal the five secrets behind the success of double major winner Jordan Spieth.
US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW
IN RORY’S DEFENCE
World No.1 Rory McIlroy heads to Whistling Straits this month as the defending PGA champion. But there is more at stake, as Jordan Spieth looks to make inroads towards becoming golf’s numero uno.
DIRE STRAITS
Forget Augusta, Chambers Bay and St Andrews. The Pete Dye-designed Whistling Straits on the shore of Lake Michigan is guaranteed to be the year’s most diabolical test of golf for those chasing the Wanamaker Trophy.
FEATURES
THE 5 SECRETS TO JORDAN SPIETH’S SUCCESS
Discover the real reasons behind his rapid rise – and what you can learn from them.
THE OPEN REVIEW: AGONY & ECSTASY
Marc Leishman, Adam Scott and Jason Day all had chances to write a chapter in Australian golf history at St Andrews, but it was the stellar play of American Zach Johnson that prevailed, as Brendan James reports from St Andrews.
SPEED FREAKS
It would be easy to pigeonhole Speed Golf as a way to speed up play but it would also be wrong. As Rod Morri reports, combining the two pursuits of running and golf has in fact created a unique new sport, one that will stage its own Australian Open this month.
TRAVEL & COURSES
COURSE REVIEW: RICHMOND GOLF CLUB
The oldest course in our oldest state attracts Australia’s leading senior professionals each spring and, as Steve Keipert discovered, avid golfers year-round.
QUEENSTOWN: WHERE GOLF MEETS MIDDLE EARTH
Queenstown’s dramatic landscapes not only provided the setting for the epic Lord Of The Rings movie series, as Brendan James found out they also act as the backdrop for every round of golf you play in and around the resort town.
MY FAVOURITE COURSES: BRETT OGLE
The fearsome ball-striker-turned TV analyst chooses some favourites from his youth and his time playing abroad among his top-ten favourites.
GOLFING GETAWAYS
This month: Early travel packages to King Island’s two new courses, a 2016 Open Championship package, Bribie Island accommodation and Hunter Valley golf schools. Plus, we put the Top-100 spotlight on Sorrento Golf Club on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.
CLUB OF THE MONTH: WAGGA WAGGA COUNTRY CLUB
New South Wales’ largest inland city is home to a lakeside layout with character and charm in abundance, as Steve Keipert discovered.
EQUIPMENT
CLUB TEST: MIZUNO MP-T5 WEDGES
With one of the most comprehensive ranges of loft and bounce options available, check out what our testers thought of these wedges.
CLUB TEST: CALLAWAY XR FAIRWAY WOODS & HYBRIDS
These clubs gave our testers more options for long fairway shots, so what did they think about their performance?
PRO SHOP
New gear this month includes putters from Scotty Cameron and Odyssey, Callaway’s MD3 Milled wedges, MGI’s Coaster motorised buggy and the Golf Tour bag range from Under Par.
INSTRUCTION
SMARTER STRATEGY: SO, WHICH WOULD YOU HIT?
Master the club selection, strategy and shot choices that Tour pros use to save shots.
DRIVING SCHOOL: THE A TO Z OF DISTANCE
Get longer, stronger and straighter with advice from long-driving champions, equipment experts, Tour players and top coaches.
BREAKING 80/90/100
WHAT IS YOUR PERSONAL PAR?: KURT STEGBAUER
MAKE A DECISION: LORIEN SCOTT
FUNDAMENTALS ARE THE KEY: ROB RICHARDS
TEEING OFF: BRENDAN JAMES
INSIDE THE ROPES: MIKE CLAYTON
AROUND THE TRAPS
SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: WIN A TRIP FOR TWO TO THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX, WORTH $10,000
THE WANDERING GOLFER: BRENDAN MOLONEY
HUGGAN’S ALLEY: JOHH HUGGAN
IN MY OPINION: GEOFF OGILVY
WINNER’S CIRCLE: JORDAN SPIETH
