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Golf Magazine is the number one source for golf instruction, equipment and travel, including: exclusive instruction from our Top 100 Teachers in America, introspective interviews with the game’s rising stars and old masters, and short-game tips from guru David Pelz. Plus, you’ll get the latest in gear, including ClubTest equipment reviews, and private lessons, tips personalized for your game.

Letters

GOLF

“Memories are in the wings.”

“Among all U.S. Open venues, the one that best ticks all the boxes for me is Pebble Beach.”

Here’s what’s grabbing our attention this month in the world of golf.

Durban CC: South Africa

Queen Songs For Every Golf Win*

Still Open for Business • LOTS OF PEOPLE WROTE GRAEME MCDOWELL OFF AS A DISAPPEARING ACT. WELL, WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

The Look-Back

ON THE NUMBER (U.S. OPEN EDITION) • There’s data behind every swing. We crunch it so you don’t have to.

Ask The Rules Guy

Jack On the New USGA Rules

THAT STICKY PIN

“It’s no coincidence I take fatherhood seriously. I had two role models.”

STUCK IN THE MIDDLE

A RULE OF THUMB WHEN PUZZLING OUT NEW RULES: GO BIG ON THE BULLSH*T

God Give Me Strength • LAST MONTH, I LEARNED HOW LACKING I WAS IN THE MUSCLE GROUPS NECESSARY TO BE A GREAT GOLFER. THIS MONTH, THE NEWS GETS WORSE: THE NEW GAME IS ALL ABOUT POWER.

Hanging Tough • THE FIRST TEE CAN BE FRIGHTENING TERRITORY THE MORNING AFTER A HEAVY TIPPLE. PROCEED WITH CAUTION.

TAG Heuer Golf • YOUR WRIST AND YOUR GOLF GAME WILL THANK YOU

Bloody Good Eats!

TecTecTec ULT-X Rangefinder • DIALING IN THE EXACT YARDAGE REQUIRES TECH, TECH AND MORE TECH

The Rest is History • THE USGA MUSEUM DISPLAYS THOUSANDS OF FAMOUS MEMENTOS. BUT DIRECTLY BELOW THE EXHIBIT FLOOR, ANOTHER TROVE IS STOWED FOR ETERNITY.

The New Word Order • GOLF’S LANGUAGE POLICE ARE ON THE LOOSE, AND I’M READY TO RAT OUT “3-METAL,” “GREEN COMPLEX” AND “MR. PALMER”

American Beauties • Of the tracks that have never hosted a U.S. Open, which is most deserving of the honor? GOLF’s course raters—and the Golden Bear—weigh in.

OPEN THOUGHTS

Woman on the Green

CIRCUIT ACT • When Callaway went looking for someone with superior smarts and “Epic Flash,” they found the right guy for the job

Raise the Bar

LOSE WEIGHT • Working with lighter shafts helped Tiger Woods get faster, while Fowler found more spin.

Be the Hero on Dad’s Day

GO, PEBBLE! • LET HIM CHEER ON THE OPEN IN COMFY STYLE

FINE FINISHES • Brushed, buffed or quenched in oil, today’s wedges look as good as they play

WEIGHT MATTERS

STRIKE ZONES • Some putterfaces feature unique inserts. Others are precisely patterned or milled. Regardless, all the top options strive to optimize feel and roll.

GLASSES THAT GROOVE • MUSIC. STATS. COURSE INFO. THESE SHADES AREN’T MAGIC, BUT THEY’RE CLOSE.

SRIXON Z585 vs. Z785 IRONS

Be the Hero on Dad’s Day

TITLEIST TS4 DRIVER

Low Spin to Win

2019 U.S. OPEN PREVIEW

THIS TIME IT’S PERSONAL • When Phil Mickelson steps onto the first tee at this year’s U.S. Open, plenty will be on the line, including, perhaps, his last best chance to complete the career grand slam. But Pebble Beach, the site of so much Phil good fortune, holds more than the promise of a landmark win. Within its very DNA is unfinished Mickelson-family business.

What’s Driving Phil Mickelson? • HE’LL TURN 49 ON U.S. OPEN SUNDAY, BUT LEFTY IS LONGER THAN EVER

AMERICAN BEAUTY • PEBBLE BEACH GOLF LINKS IS ALWAYS CAMERA-READY, BUT NEVER MORE SO THAN IN THE RUN-UP TO A U.S. OPEN, WHEN THE FAMOUSLY PHOTOGENIC COURSE PUTS ITS PEERLESSLY ARTFUL...