SOLVE YOUR
SHORT GAME
PGA Teacher of the Year
James Sieckmann reinvents
your chipping and pitching.


THE SMART PLAY
Some genius moves were
made in 2018. Here are
the brains of the operation.


INDULGENCES
There’s no more luxurious
home for your sticks than a
bespoke MacKenzie bag.

All About Rahm
In an exclusive interview, the current green jacket holder talks Augusta, the state of the game and a life-changing payday.

Measuring Up
Sure, a big driver can be an asset. But shorter hitters have had surprisingly good results at Augusta National.

A Different Path
Amateur Emilia Migliaccio could’ve turned pro. She had other plans...

Great Scott
In an exclusive interview with GOLF’s Sean Zak, Masters champ Adam Scott explains why he’s decided to go gear agnostic in his quest to return to the form that saw him win 14 times on Tour. And he’s willing to tote whatever tools it takes to get him there.

John Daly, Meet Arnold Palmer
Long John has paired up with spirit innovator Good Boy Vodka to create a lively twist on a country club favorite..

Back on Track
Tiger Woods doesn’t do halfway. His most recent return to the spotlight means full intention on the golf course, in the boardroom, at rehab and, most importantly, to being a present and appreciative dad.

By Your Side
Pro caddies are an industrious bunch. The complexities of the job mean life on the circuit is no walk in the park..

Top of the World
Our raters trekked far and wide and deliberated long and hard to deliver you the latest iteration of GOLF’s Top 100 Courses in the World list. It’s the definitive global ranking sure to spark debate and inspiration in equal measure. Now it’s time for you to get packing!

Better Putting Guaranteed.
Top 100 Teachers Joe Hallett and Joe Plecker have landed upon a data-driven technique that will have your ball visiting the bottom of the cup more often..

Roman Holiday
Team U.S.A. squares off against Team Europe this autumn at Marco Simone G&CC in the 44th playing of the Ryder Cup. What are the chances the Americans can defend their title and win for the first time on European soil in 30 years? Brooks Koepka certainly should help.

GMI: Brandel Chamblee
Rarely without an opinion, golf’s most visible TV analyst can be polarizing. One thing he’ll never be is underprepared.

Viktor Hovland
With three Tour wins under his belt and three top 10s in the last three majors, the hard-hitting Norwegian is primed for a bigtime breakthrough. If you ask Viktor, it’ll be about time.

GMI: Tom Watson
America’s greatest links champion (count ’em: five Claret Jugs) opens up at the closing of his Hall of Fame career.

U.S. Open Preview
Jon Rahm is more than ready for his Hollywood close-up. So, too, are dozens of challengers. Roll the cameras.

The Hawk in Hollywood
The Ben Hogan origin story begins quietly in small-town Texas but then takes an exciting and surprising plot twist through Los Angeles on the way to world domination.

Justin Has a Plan
You’d think Justin Thomas—multi-major winner, multimillionaire—has it all. According to JT, however, the past is simply prologue.

Ball Buyer’s Guide
A complete listing of 60-plus models from 11 manufacturers in 150 styles. With this ball-buying season, it’s personal.

Masters Preview
Celebrate golf’s most anticipated week with 42 pages of all things Augusta National.

Secrets of the green jacket only winners know about..

CLUB TEST 2023
The Best Drivers, Fairway Woods, Hybrids, Irons, Wedges & Putters You Can Buy!

This is YOUR Year!
Clear goals give you purpose. From fitness to travel to performance, your game will improve if you have something to strive for. Just ask Tour star and notorious goal setter Max Homa.

RTJ Jr., Unfiltered
When is he anything but? Spend a day with the modern era’s most philosophical golf course designer.

Top 100 Courses in the U.S.
Our deliberate and definitive—and always intriguing—ranking of the country’s finest tracks.

Instruction Archive
Improve your game today with these timeless lessons culled from GOLF’s 60-plus years of swing advice.

The Best of Everything
An eclectic collection of golf items you need right now..

To LIV and Learn
Greg Norman’s upstart tour has beat all odds. The question remains: Where does professional golf go from here? Dylan Dethier and Sean Zak make sense of it for you.

Family Tradition
Mike and Chris Keiser took the talent and ambition inherited from their famous father and forged their own path..

Scottie Scheffler
The humble Texan came out of nowhere to win—and win big. Expect more from the World No. 1.

Hallowed Ground
An Open at the Old Course—nowhere is golf’s mystique so palpable.

Top 100 Courses
Our first-ever rank of design excellence in the British Isles proves one thing: Variety is the spice of life.

The Line on Brooks
Journey inside the enigmatic world of the two-time U.S. Open winner with the people who know him best.

Chicopee, Mass.
Precision technology thrives in this workingclass New England town that Callaway’s ball plant calls home.

Southern Hills CC
Why has Perry Maxwell, designer of this month’s PGA Championship layout, never received proper acclaim?

Wise Beyond Her Years
Nelly Korda is 23 and loving life. Find out how she developed such a grounded approach to fame and the game.

TONY FINAU
The game’s coolest power player has all the tools to be a major force at Augusta—and a whole lot more. 

Take It from a Pro
Abraham Ancer shares his four simple secrets to get you rolling the ball more consistently and seeing your putts disappear in the hole more often.

Scoring Shots
You may never reach Lefty level, but our research and fitting partners at GOLFTEC show that becoming a better wedge player is as easy as 1-2-3.

Coming Up Short
It might sound counterintuitive, but data guru Scott Fawcett says your putting statistics will improve if you stop trying to make all your putts. Trust us: It works on Tour!

Playing Partners
An unlikely business partnership evolved into a real friendship between Tour up-and-comer Abraham Ancer and movie star Mark Wahlberg.

Five Easy Pieces
Follow Top 100 Teacher Joe Plecker’s step by-step primer to develop a grip so solid you’ll wonder how you ever held a club before.

Young American
With Olympic gold, a Ryder Cup win and two top-five major finishes (that’s nine in five years), Xander Schauffele had quite a year.

Top 100 Courses in the World 
Be awed—and equally inspired—by GOLF’s most thorough (and expertly rated) rundown of the best tracks on planet earth.

Patrick Mahomes
The 2019 Super Bowl champ and former NFL MVP is a gridiron giant, but he also might be the biggest golf nut you’ll find. That’s good for all fans.

Bring On the Cup!
After a year’s delay, the transatlantic tradition is on again as Wisconsin’s Whistling Straits hosts golf’s greatest team competition.

Viktor Hovland
The pride of Norway is poised to take the golf world by storm. Where better to supercharge international star power than... in Stillwater, Oklahoma?

In Defense
Shane Lowry still holds the Claret Jug. A surprise winner in 2019, the affable Irishman and fan favorite is not giving it back without a fight.

Cink In
With wins this season at the Safeway and RBC Heritage, Stewart Cink has reemerged as a top-flight player. He’s always been a first-class gentleman.

Open Season
Try on for size Puma’s new line of U.S. Open–themed golf shoes. It’s all the Ignite Pwradapt Caged tech with a decidedly American flair.

Best Bunker Blast
Good sand play requires you to open your stance and your clubface if you want to save more pars.

Hit the Road
It’s easy to bag at least two or three Top 100 Courses in a single weekend. Here’s how you get it done via a road trip or resort stay.

Having a Ball
Take a spin through the industry’s most innovative new ball offerings broken into categories to suit every type of player and every size budget.

Dustin Johnson
The 2020 Masters champ has the talent to maintain his No. 1 ranking for seasons to come, but don’t ask him to talk about it. Turns out that the game’s most dominant player just may be its humblest.

20 Questions
Tom Watson has been going to Augusta for more than 50 years and knows a thing or two about what makes the place so special.

Power Plays
These 10 top-selling, aftermarket shafts have the juice to take any iron or wood in your bag to the next level.

Kathy Whitworth Knows a Few Things
Golf’s winningest player has also covered some significant ground in helping to grow the game she loves..

A Year Unlike Any Other
Golf survived (nay, thrived!) during a challenging 2020. Here’s why this year will be very different and even more successful for our resilient game.

One of a Kind
His star is white hot and rising. For Matthew Wolff, the trick is to harness a personality as unique and powerful as his golf swing.

Masters Preview
A trip down Magnolia Lane is a thrill in any season, right? Expect to fall for this year’s faster, firmer, oddly autumnal Masters—and our 34 pages of coverage.

Top 100 Courses in America 
Elections have consequences, as our big biannual vote on the best 18-hole dreamscapes in the U.S proves. This year, more than a dozen stunners make their Top 100 debut. That’s change we can believe in.

Welcome to Winged Foot
Architect Gil Hanse hosts a hole-by-hole tour through his modern update of the Tillinghast classic.

Major Player
Beyond Winged Foot, A.W. Tillinghast produced amazing work all across the Northeast. Here are some of his best.

Timeless Lessons
Fine-tune every aspect of your game with quick-hitting instruction from the game’s best teachers, Tour pros and big bomber Cam Champ.

Texas Legend
After 80-plus years in the game, there’s not much twotime major winner Jackie Burke hasn’t seen, and you can bet he has something to say about it.

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Golf US Magazine - December 2018

Golf US Magazine - December 2018

In this issue

Eye To Eye No Pat Answers

My Humble Opinion

Be Your Stroke's Worst Critic

Major League

Ask The Rules Guy

Brooks On Brooks

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