Innholdsfortegnelse for November/December 2021 i Golf Magazine

IMPACT DETERMINES where and how the ball travels. Period. Do you know what a solid impact position looks like? Most rec players don’t. Three clues: 1) Your hands are ahead of the ball, 2) your weight is shooting down your lead leg and 3) your body is rotated open yet still in posture. Try these on for size (above left). Hold for a few counts, then start your backswing. Your goal is to re-create the three positions when you reach impact again. Give it a few tries, then see if you can do it when starting from your regular address, making sure that you begin with your weight spread evenly over both feet, your shoulders and hips square and your hands more in line with the ball (above right). Since…

YOU CAN PLAY NINE different courses (including a U.S. Open venue) at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina, plus a Gil Hanse–designed short track and 18-hole putting layout. With delectable post-round smokehouse selections like the out-of-this-world Railroad Ribs, the grub may be just as memorable as the golf. Pinehurst Brewing Company, situated just a short walk from the resort grounds, opened in 2018. The building—an old steam plant that dates back to 1895—was renovated to include a smokehouse and a greenhouse to accommodate the on-site brewery and restaurant. And boy oh boy do they deliver. On Mondays and Tuesdays resort guests and locals alike can enjoy a rack of baby back ribs ($17 for a half, $27 for a full) that have been oak and hickory-smoked at 215 degrees for five…

IT WAS SUMMER 2015, and Sean Toulon was enjoying the perks of retirement. At 57, he had just called it a career making putters for TaylorMade for three decades. He was out playing his first weekend round with an old industry pal in Southern California. Life had rarely been simpler. It was about to get complex again. His sons, Tony and Joe, waited patiently at home with a business proposal. They wanted to get Dad back into putter making, this time with the Toulon name at the front of it all. But they had no idea who Dad was playing with that day. “I said, ‘Well, that’s interesting. What would you do?’” Sean recalls. “They said, ‘We would do an all-milled putter company and go right up against the one…

It’s early evening in rural Haven, Wis. Team U.S.A. has clinched the Ryder Cup in record-setting fashion. They’ve doused Whistling Straits’ 18th fairway in champagne. And now, they traipse into the media center, a dozen players and their captain, in varying states of boozy dishevelment. Front and center sits 27-year-old Xander Schauffele, Ryder Cup rookie. He has a twinkle in his eye after winning three of four matches of the week and celebrating accordingly. He has a microphone in his left hand, a large cigar in his right and an ear-to-ear grin across his face, the kind you’ll never see him flash in a tournament round. At one point, he looks down at his shirt, brushes cigar ash off the white stripe on his chest and delivers a particularly honest…

Like countless American golf buffs before him, Gallant made a youthful pilgrimage to Scotland. The difference is his visit became permanent. That was 11 years ago, when the D.C.–area native arrived at Edinburgh University to pursue a graduate degree in marketing and found himself transfixed by the view from his apartment of the pitch-and-putt at Bruntsfield Links. Within weeks, he’d played The Old Course and, soon after, Carnoustie, Dunbar, Royal Dornoch—early tastes of a boundless feast. An avid traveler and outdoorsman, Gallant, 35, says that golf flows naturally into his other hobbies, which have lured him everywhere from Monterey and Melbourne to the most remote links of his adoptive home. “I say that school brought me to Scotland,” Gallant says. “But golf kept me here.” Tim Gallant’s top three: North…

Colt Knost gets a fair amount of attention as he walks up and down the fairways at Tour stops across the country—Tampa Bay, Fort Worth, Charlotte. As he ambles past the masses of sometimes well-lubricated patrons, there’s rarely a golf hole where a fan doesn’t recognize his sturdy build and call out to him.“Let’s go, Big Gravy!” PGA Tour stars are accustomed to this kind of recognition—it’s in the job description when you become one of the game’s elite players. Although he was, at one point, among the sport’s most promising young golfers, the love Knost is soaking up now comes from his deep, post-playing-career plunge into a media career. The 36-year-old has reinvented himself as a professional talker—an on-course reporter for CBS Sports’ golf coverage and the cohost, with…

“I don’t know how he got there. I don’t want to know, either. It was bad.”—STAN UTLEY LOOK FOR THE DOTS: Each tip throughout this section features a corresponding color code to help you understand which part of your game it will improve the most.…

YOUR ABILITY TO HIT solid putts on your intended line will earn you both more one-putts and fewer three-putts. A great way to make sure every putt is struck solidly is to find your “core connection.” This is the part of your core where the putter shaft points when you’re at address. Controlling this connection gives you optimal control over the weight of your arms and the putterhead during your stroke. Notice in the photo above how the shaft points toward my mid-core. That’s pretty standard, though some players will feel more control with the shaft pointed closer to their chest while others prefer it pointed toward their belt line. Head to the practice green and experiment with different “connections” to find your ideal position. Once you do, get the…

AS MY DAD, BUTCH, LIKES TO SAY, there are many ways to build consistency in this game. It doesn’t matter what your swing looks like. The key is to learn how to manage the clubface, make center contact and repeat it. Many players struggle with the dreaded slice. The ball starts left and then curves wildly to the right. Do that enough times and you are bound to start missing to the left as well, which then leaves you with a dreaded double miss. For most players, the slice happens when the path gets too out-to-in and the face is open at impact. Most players who do this try to change everything and chase draws. But if your path is already left, why not chase a power fade instead? The…

WHAT MAKES THIS GAME GREAT? For me, it starts with the majors, engineered to push players’ and fans’ passions past the breaking point. They, to borrow a line from the fictional writer Terence Mann in Field of Dreams, “have marked the time.” It’s true. I can tell you where I was when Fred Couples won the 1992 Masters; I have no clue what I was doing when he bagged the ’92 Nestle Invitational. Next in line on the greatness scale are the players who vie for majors. We love the game because we love its legends. Simply hearing the names Jones, Hogan, Palmer, Nicklaus, Woods, etc., inspires, and if it doesn’t you better have your pulse checked. Some will argue that one’s own path to improvement—the journey we take in…

Design For Living I HAVE BEEN BLESSED to have played golf all over the globe, both competitively and for recreation. So it’s fun to go through GOLF’s list of the Top 100 Courses in the World (p. 68) and see how many I have played. My second career, as a course designer, is actually now longer than the 44 years I spent competing in professional golf. The work has been deeply fulfilling, and, to this day, design still inspires and energizes me. The greatest pleasure of the work is seeing golfers enjoying themselves on something I helped create. That might surprise some of you. When I first started working as a designer, in the late 1960s and into the early 1970s, I’d occasionally hear people say, “Jack designs golf courses…

IF YOU’VE EVER CRAVED an experience where you can truly get away from it all, there’s perhaps no more desirable a destination than Ardfin. This 12,000-acre estate is situated stunningly on Scotland’s remote Isle of Jura—accessible only by boat from neighboring Islay or mainland Scotland. Jura House, the centerpiece of the estate, dates back to the 18th century. Accommodations include 10 rooms exquisitely furnished and fully staffed to cater to a guest’s every whim. Visitors can also enjoy 13 additional sumptuously appointed guest rooms in the estate’s Ardfin Farm Quadrangles, as well as two additional apartments and private dining rooms to better accommodate small groups. The reason guests travel for thousands of miles to this ultra-remote location? For a course—and an experience—unlike any other. Ten years ago, planning commenced to…

There’s no better companion for finger-lickin’ barbecue than an ice-cold brewski. Lucky for you, Pinehurst Brewing Company has a rotating selection of house-made suds that are perfect palate partners. Doesn’t matter if you order wings, brisket or ribs: Pair them with a pint of head brewer Hunter Michael Downing’s favorite selections for a post-round meal you’ll tell your friends about. 1. 1895 German Lager (5.1% ABV) Light-bodied with prickly carbonation, the 1895 is described by Downing as a true golf-course beer: “Crafted Bud Light on steroids.” Brewed with a German yeast, it is a perfect post-round selection. 2. Pivot New England IPA (6.5% ABV) This citrusy, hazy beer has notes of tropical fruit and is the brewery’s most popular pint. “It’s the peoples’ beer,” Downing says. “Pivot has a more…

PATRICK CANTLAY’S WIN at the 2021 BMW was historic, and not just because it earned him the nickname “Patty Ice.” It also put him in the record book for putting. Cantlay gained 14.6 strokes on the field with his flatstick (and 15.8 strokes overall) for the week, the most of any player in any event in the ShotLink era. Bryson DeChambeau gained 15.8 strokes on the field as well (with a gain of 9.4 strokes from his putting), and so the two men went on to a playoff. On the sixth extra hole of their memorable head-to-head, Cantlay sank a birdie putt from 17 feet and then watched DeChambeau miss a bid to tie. Putt for dough! On the face of it, Cantlay’s performance—a hint of the flatstick prowess that,…

The former top-ranked women’s squash player in the country, Johnson didn’t take up golf until the summer before her senior year of college. She parred the first hole she ever played. That fast start was no fluke. Nowadays, the 35-year-old Portland, Ore., resident earns her keep as an account director for an apparel manufacturer while making hay on the amateur circuit, her résumé highlighted by state and regional titles and an appearance in the semifinals of the 2018 U.S. Women’s Mid-Am. A seasoned marathoner, Johnson also once held the women’s world speed golf record: a 72 in 57 minutes. Even moving quickly, she appreciates design. “I’m looking for fun, aesthetically pleasing courses that offer a balanced examination,” Johnson says. “When those all come together, it’s such a rich experience.” Gretchen…

Luxury Meets Function GOOD FOR TECHIES WITH STYLE $2,550 The golf industry is flooded with smart watches that provide yardages or health data—but none of them are nearly this fashion forward. The TAG Heuer Connected Golf Edition watch, worn by Tommy Fleetwood, brings a high-end look into the GPS space with a sapphire glass touch-screen face, an 18-hole bezel and an adjustable rubber strap. It’s also loaded with features such as GPS, 3D course maps, shot tracking, phone pairing and fitness programs. It will get noticed. tagheuer.com Earbuds that sound just about right $279 The upgraded Bose QuietComforts will be music to your ears—just ask Bose enthusiast Bryson DeChambeau. The “Aware mode” filters out loud distractions while still providing clear, crisp sound for hours on end. bose.com Low-profile design, high-fidelity…

YOU WANT A WARM-WEATHER winter escape with your family, but you want to play golf too. (We don’t expect this to be much of a strain on your imagination.) Good news! With proper planning and the right attitude, you can have it all. Costa Palmas, a trendy new Cabo resort on the East Cape of the Baja Peninsula, is at the center of a new vacation golf movement pushing fun, accessible golf. So how do you max out enjoyment and minimize headaches? We have a few ideas. Get your steps in Plenty of resort-style courses are built for carts, which is well and good—they have cupholders, after all. But, if you’re on a beach vacation, there’s a good chance your morning round will be that day’s best exercise. Try walking,…

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A good golf shoe should do three things: 1) provide ample traction and stability, 2) feel comfy and 3) look cool. The new Puma Golf IGNITE Fasten8 (puma-golf.com) nails this trio in spades, earning it a well-deserved spot on our annual end-of-year Best of Everything list (see more, p. 90). The IGNITE collection has been a winner for Puma for a while, and the Fasten8 feature is a game changer when it comes to personalized fit for every foot size and shape. It utilizes a PWRStrap Fit System, which cleverly integrates a series of nylon straps into the lacing setup. This is a fancy way of saying that this spikeless shoe will “Spider-Man” your feet for a comfortable and secure fit you’re going to love. You’ll be walking on sunshine…

64 Percentage of putts made by Inbee Park from 10 to 15 feet in 2020–21. That’s a higher percentage than her male counterparts averaged (56.86%) from five to 10 feet! (SOURCE: LPGA) RYDER ROMP! These are the five largest margins of victory of all time at the Ryder Cup. 15 points: 1967 (U.S.) 14 points: 1963 (U.S.) 10 points: 1947 (U.S.), 1975 (U.S.), 2021 (U.S.) 9 points: 1981 (U.S.), 2004 (Europe), 2006 (Europe), 7 points: 1927 (U.S.), 1965 (U.S.), 2018 (Europe) TIGER WOODS’ Strokes Gained Total for the week at the 2000 U.S. Open. In 2021, only 65 PGA Tour players eclipsed that mark for the entire season. (SOURCE: LPGA/JUSTIN RAY) 127 Number of tournament rounds played by South Korea’s Sungjae Im in 2020–21, the most of any golfer on…

Beloved readers, Ever the Renaissance man, Rules Guy—when not sipping a single-malt Scotch by a roaring fire and perusing The Rules of Golf—enjoys reading about course architecture, particularly the work of Alister MacKenzie, one of Rules Guy’s true heroes. In honor of GOLF’s latest Top 100 Courses in the World list (verily, we consider the good Dr. MacKenzie’s front side at Michigan’s Crystal Downs the finest nine holes anywhere), behold RG’s thoughts on the eminent Scot’s famous “13 Principles of Golf Course Design,” which appear in both his 1920 classic Golf Architecture and his posthumously published The Spirit of St. Andrews. What is a principle, after all, if not a personal rule? Sincerely, Rules Guy RULE 1. The course, where possible, should be arranged in two loops of nine holes. The…

The year 2021 was a good one for Patrick Cantlay. That’s selling it short considering his three Tour wins, FedEx Cup payout and 3-0-1 showing in his rookie Ryder Cup. The former UCLA standout has earned a break. Could rounds at his favorite spots across the globe be in the making? Why not—eight of his top 10 made GOLF’s latest Top 100 Courses in the World list (p. 68). Good taste, Patrick!…

THE SECOND ITERATION of Callaway’s Epic Super Hybrid still has the lower handicap range in mind, but with higher lofts now available (24 and 27 degrees) the club becomes an option for even more golfers. The engine behind the club is an Artificial Intelligence–designed titanium Flash Face insert that enhances ball speeds. Callaway’s internal Jailbreak A.I. Velocity Blades connect the Triaxal carbon crown to the titanium body (specifically the sole) and are spread wider apart to allow the cupface to flex more effectively, particularly on the hinge areas at the face-crown and face-sole radiuses. A slight incline also allows for some horizontal and torsional stiffness for improved energy transfer. Utilizing a titanium body and lightweight carbon fiber crown netted an abundance of discretionary weight that was fashioned into 90 grams…

Anyone can play army golf. Left, right, left! Not everyone can play golf for Army. That’s what Phipps did as a standout on the West Point golf team. After graduation in 2005 and a tour of duty in Afghanistan, Phipps, who was born and raised in Ohio, set up camp in Raleigh, N.C., where he lives today. At 39, the father of three and cofounder of Arrow Barbering, a barbershop concept with nine locations around the Carolinas, spends his free time in the Pinehurst area, humping his bag around his home courses, Mid Pines and Pine Needles. Golf is not his job, but it’s an adventure. Of many globe-trotting trips, Phipps’ favorite was in 2017—a 700-mile West Coast bike ride from Portland to Pebble with his sticks strapped to his…

In late 2009, Goldstein left his job as a corporate lawyer in New Zealand and, with a friend, set off on a more rewarding type of trial: crisscrossing the globe to play a different golf course every day for 365 days in a row. The trip, which took the pair around the U.S., Scotland, Ireland and beyond, was not a list-checking exercise but a journey of friendship and discovery—the sort of spiritual excursion familiar to anyone who’s fallen for the game. Goldstein, 36, has since stitched his passion into a career in sports marketing, counting golf events and properties among his clients. His wanderlust endures, now directed toward his goal of playing all of New Zealand’s 390 courses. At press time, he’d knocked off 204. Michael Goldstein’s top three: Cypress…

It was amusing, when John A. Solheim, the chairman and CEO of PING, made a casual Godfather reference in a recent interview. Solheim is not a student of the movie trilogy. He’s 75, an engineer by training, serious and quiet and not exactly immersed in pop culture, despite his new interest in skateboarding. (This year, at both the Solheim Cup and the Junior Solheim Cup, he gave each player and captain a skateboard he designed.) Solheim, presumably, has never settled a business problem by way of a poisoned cannoli, as Connie Corleone does in Godfather III. Still, when Solheim said he was in a “Godfather-type position,” it was a knowing nod. Like the fictional Michael Corleone, Solheim runs a company founded by his European-born father. (Karsten Solheim was born in…

Will Zalatoris looked at home on the PGA Tour before he had technically even arrived. A pandemic-era loophole meant he played the 2021 season as a nonmember, despite finishing second at the Masters and bagging more than $3.4 million. The key was his ball striking. His tip to help yours? “Whenever I’m working on something—a position or move—I rarely ever do it full speed at first,” he says. “Slow-motion work is something my dad drilled into me growing up. It helps me with my body awareness and matching stuff up.”…

Trying to hit draws and fades? Use your feet to make the club—and the ball—travel the direction you want. 1. To play a draw, push from the inside of your right foot toward the ball and the toe of your left foot. This diagonal pressuring slows your body twist and generates an inside-out (draw) swing path. 2. For a fade, do the opposite. The pressure in your right foot should move toward your left heel, which will create more hip turn. This quicker opening of your hips will pull the club more to your left. Instant fade! Don Sargent Jr. is the director of instruction at Scioto CC in Columbus, Ohio.…

SP: When you’re traveling to all these different places [to call games] is there enough time for you to bring your sticks and go play? JB: When I’m with [John] Smoltz and we’re someplace for more than one day. Like when the World Series was in L.A. He can set up a golf tour better than anybody walkin’ the planet. SP: Smoltz can play a little. JB: Oh, yeah. But back when I was doing the Cardinals on a day-today basis, and I’m in Cincinnati for three days and Houston for three days and Atlanta for three days and San Francisco, that’s when you kinda learn how to play. And that’s when I was playing my most golf. SP: But not as much anymore? JB: Now I’m at the stage…