Features 24 Bomb it like a kid again Add metres and take years off your drives. BY PADRAIG HARRINGTON 32 Until Valhalla The five holes that will decide the PGA Championship. BY DEREK DUNCAN 40 You need this club Many of the best players in the word carry a 7-wood, so why don’t you? BY MICHAEL JOHNSON 86 The Swing Maker One move – straightening your trail arm at the right time – can upgrade your entire game. By MICHAEL BREED 94 Sunshine Tour review Ryan van Velzen is new No 1. Top 100 Courses
6 Editor’s Letter Memories of Limpopo courses. BY STUART MCLEAN Mind 10 Zimbali Lakes & Ernie Els KZN North Course project becomes signature course. BY STUART MCLEAN
12 Undercover Caddie When we get too involved,
things get messy. WITH JOEL BEALL
14 Lesson with ChatGPT How does the AI chatbot stack up against the game’s all-time
teaching greats? BY JERRY TARDE
16 Golf Turn-ons and Turn-offs
When looking for love on the course, attraction isn’t the only thing that matters. WITH COLEMAN BENTLEY Body 18 Recapture your swing Use these strategies to get back to your best tempo. BY LYNN MARRIOTT & PIA NILSSON 20 Get your speed right Use this drill for three-foot putts. 100 Shank it on command How to hit hosel rockets so good, you'll never do it again. BY SAHITH THEEGALA 104 What’s in my bag PGA Tour’s Nick Dunlap. WITH MICHAEL JOHNSON
50 Return of the Golf Digest rankings
Six years on, criteria changes have impacted its evolution. BY STUART MCLEAN 64 Country Club sits out Too early for renovated course to be included. 68 Five new entries Jackal Creek, Magalies Park debut in Top 100.
70 How Courses are Ranked All six criteria are explained.
72 Plattners celebrate 30 years of Fancourt ownership.
4 GOLF DIGEST SOUTH AFRICA
MAY 2024
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