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issue 4. 2020 | golf digest 7

how to pl ay. what to pl ay. where to pl ay.

4 Editor’s Letter

Valentino Dixon and

Tiger Woods find redemption

at Augusta National.

by max adler

Play

12 Golfers We Like

Professional surfer Evan

Geiselman admires the dignity

and classiness of golf.

by max adler

14 Swing Sequence

Inside Jordan Spieth’s

swing restoration.

16 Undercover Caddie

What it’s really like at Augusta

National when the Masters

isn’t in town.

with joel beall

18 Butch Harmon

The correct address positions,

from driver to wedge.

20 Architecture

Michael Jordan’s new course

in South Florida, Grove XXIII,

is a nod to Shinnecock Hills.

by derek duncan

26 The Ethicist

A golf-home owner is sued

by the club after he erects

a range-style net to protect

his house from errant shots.

by matthew rudy

28 David Leadbetter

The secret move top pros

make for more speed.

30 The Distance Resistance

Why golf ’s rules-makers

say it’s time to act.

by mike stachura

32 Couch to Course

Swing and fitness advice

to get you in game shape.

35 Shoe Guide

Eleven of the coolest golf

kicks to wear this summer.

by keely levins

40 Sideways Stare

Jeongeun Lee6 has an

unusual, but logical, method

for reading greens.

42 The Loop

Rules that were too strict even

for the Masters.

by coleman bentley

44 Tour Technique

Keith Mitchell shows how to

pitch it the right distance.

46 70th Anniversary

Revisiting Tom Watson’s

sun-splashed final round

at the 1977 Masters.

48 Michael Breed

Think fast arms, slow hands

for better impact.

50 What’s In My Bag

PGA Tour’s Nick Taylor.

with e. michael johnson

52 Gimme One Thing

A pitch shot to clear the trees.

by chris mayson

54 Jim Nantz

Discovering Bobby Jones’

ideal course

with guy yocom

Features

58 How Good Can You Get?

We came up with a test for

your full swing and short game

so you can find out.

by matthew rudy

cover story

64 Mastering Augusta

The four shots I practice most

heading into April.

by tiger woods

70 Never Say Never

The story behind Tiger Woods’

magical fifth Masters victory.

by john huggan, dave

shedloski & henni zuel

92 The Draw of

Drawing the Masters

Renowned artist Christoph

Niemann offers his

colorful interpretation

100 Daybreak at the Masters

Capturing Augusta National

before the gates open.

by alan p. pittman

104 ‘Surreal’

Jennifer Kupcho reflects

on winning the first Augusta

National Women’s Amateur.

by keely levins

108 Last Shot

A tale of joy & survival playing

in the final group at the

AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

by jerry tarde

pga of america / getty images

Cover photograph by Walter Iooss Jr.

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