Golf Digest South Africa - July/August 2024

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6 Editor’s Letter Close calls for SA at Royal Troon. BY STUART MCLEAN Mind 10 Journeys Tom Kim. WITH KEELY LEVINS

27 Cut down your 3-putts Learn to be great from 3 and 30 feet to excel on the greens. BY CHERYL ANDERSON 31 Amp up your warm-up Don’t just start with a wedge. BY ERIC COLE 33 Stop it cold from the sand Leave it next to the hole with height and spin. BY LINDY LABAUVE 100 Swing Sequence Min Woo Lee’s key move. by luke kerr-dineen 102 What’s in My Bag Peter Malnati. WITH MICHAEL JOHNSON Features 38 Wanna Have Some Fun? Try my new method to hit smoking-high draws. BY BRYSON DECHAMBEAU 48 A Tale of Two Troons The five holes that will decide the Open Championship. BY DEREK DUNCAN 60 For Their Country The remarkable stories of five golfers who beat the odds to become Olympians. BY MATTHEW RUDY 72 How Scottie Scheffler Got So Good I watched an 8-year-old grow up to be World No 1. BY RANDY SMITH 80 World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses Our latest biennial ranking. BY DEREK DUNCAN 90 Do This, Not That Eight ways to get smarter in how you practice and play. BY MARK BLACKBURN

12 It’s not the ‘British Open’ Defending the proper name

of golf’s oldest major. BY IAN PATTINSON

14 Golf in the wild Bob Grimsdell layout re- opens in Phalaborwa. BY STUART MCLEAN 18 Undercover Caddie Pro golf’s civil war has made us rich, but at a cost. WITH JOEL BEALL

20 Are you a Jordan or a Rory? How golfers interpret the rules can say a lot about character and

sportsmanship. BY JERRY TARDE

22 Unlock your mind How to overcome common mental pitfalls. BY DREW POWELL 24 The Loop The 2024 Club Golf Olympics BY COLEMAN BENTLEY

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