Golf Magazine

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.

DIGITAL CONTENTS

Golf Magazine

Design Intelligence

Tell Me Something Good • IN OUR OCTOBER ISSUE, THREE FIRST-RATE STAND BAGS WERE INCORRECTLY IDENTIFIED. HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS OUTSTANDING TRIO.

A Matter of Punctuation

Spotlight

Lordy! • THIS YEAR, DORNOCH gets the royal treatment on our list of the Top 100 Courses in the World (p. 56), leaping into the top 10 after decades in the teens. Pretty damn spry for a 133-year-old.

The Wizard of Nods • WHAT’S THE ULTIMATE AWARDS SHOW SOBRIQUET? “EGOT,” RESERVED FOR THOSE WHO’VE WON AN EMMY, GRAMMY, OSCAR AND TONY. TOSS IN A “SHIPPY” AND YOU GET…EGOTS!

ON THE NUMBER • TOP 100 COURSES IN THE WORLD EDITION

Press Down on a Penny • A little change goes a long way to promoting a better grip

Bounce-Back Stats • THE USGA’S PENDULUM TESTING APPARATUS DETERMINES IF A DRIVER CONFORMS TO THE RULES OF GOLF

Rafa Cabrera-Bello • THE 10-YEAR TOUR VET HAS YET TO EARN HIS FIRST WIN ON U.S. SOIL, BUT WITH A FLURRY OF CLOSE CALLS HERE AND ABROAD, HE’S NOW A MAINSTAY IN THE WORLD TOP 40. BIENVENIDOS TO THE BIG TIME, RAFA.

Ask The Rules Guy

A More Than Welcome Shank • AT WISCONSIN’S SAND VALLEY GOLF RESORT, THEY’VE COOKED UP A PORK DISH TO DIE FOR

Sand Valley’s Pork Shank

Last Licks • IN THE FINAL INSTALLMENT OF “FROM SCRATCH,” OUR INTREPID HACKER LEARNS THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON ABOUT THE GAME—AND IT CAN’T BE TAUGHT AT THE RANGE

Oh, What a Lovely War • WHEN ARMY AND NAVY DID BATTLE IN THEIR ANNUAL LINKS DUSTUP, THEY TOOK THE BRAWL TO A CHARMING LITTLE TRACK IN THE PINE BARRENS

Going Global: A New World Order… of Handicapping

Tests of Time • THERE’S A REASON TOP 100 COURSES OFTEN COPY AND REPEAT HOLE DESIGNS DREAMED UP OVER A CENTURY AGO: THEY’RE BRILLIANT! HERE ARE FIVE “TEMPLATE” MASTERPIECES TO KEEP A LOOKOUT FOR—AND THE STRATEGIES YOU NEED TO MASTER THEM.

Turning Up the Heat • WHEN THE TEMPERATURES DIP, UPON SOMETHING HOT AND BOOZY YE SHALL SIP

Man on The Green

LET’S BE FRANK • A stroke of luck, a hefty AmEx infusion and some pretty great golf transformed a mother-daughter puppet company into a headcover juggernaut. Welcome to the jungle.

SILKY SMOOTH • FOLLOWING A COMPLETE FACTORY-DIE OVERHAUL, MIURA BRINGS THE MUSCLE TO ITS NEWEST, MOST GORGEOUS IRON SET YET

COLD COMFORT • With Adidas’s Frostguard jacket, you can give winter golf a warm welcome

BELTS OF DISTINCTION

THE PERFECT PELLET • IT’S TIME TO MAKE YOUR GOLF BALL A TOP PRIORITY DURING THE GEAR-FITTING PROCESS

SHANE LOWRY • THE REIGNING OPEN CHAMPION RELIES ON A BAG FULL OF SRIXON GEAR, SOME HEALTHY SNACKS AND AN ODDLY LARGE NUMBER OF TEES

CLEVELAND CBX 2 WEDGE

A BIG BALL TEST • The experimental EXP-01 is Titleist’s version of a consumer-research project

GOLF + FIELD • JONES GOLF CARRIES THE LOAD WITH A NEW COLLECTION OF GEAR BAGS PERFECT FOR ANY WEEKEND (OR LONGER) GETAWAY

EVERY DAY IS FAXDAY

TOP 1OO COURSES IN THE WORLD 2020/2021 • Talk about dream golf. We sent our rankings panelists in search of the best courses on the planet. The result? The ultimate list of design excellence, where Mother Nature and man team up to test the competitive spirit—and to stir the heart.

CHANGE OF SCENERY • As it has for three-plus decades, GOLF’s...