6 Editor’s Letter BY STUART MCLEAN Voices 8 The Undercover Pro WITH JOEL BEALL 10 Tiger Woods and The Curse of the Rabbi BY JERRY TARDE
48 Swing Analysis LIV Golf’s Sebastian Munoz. BY RON KASPRISKE
121 Wicked wedges BY TOM HOGE The Masters
52 ‘My Rhythm Fooled Everyone’ On the eve of his 25th Masters, Adam Scott reflects on nerves, swing envy and the big changes at Augusta. INTERVIEW BY MAX ADLER
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12 Last Stand of the Masters Gnomes BY SHANE RYAN
60 Buried treasure History of the 16th hole. BY DEREK DUNCAN 66 The Dog Box Breaking club rules. BY ALEX MYERS 72 Jack’s Fairy Tale BY JIM NANTZ 74 Fixing ball marks Try Augusta’s method. BY DREW POWELL
15 Putting after a concession RULES BY RON KASPRISKE 16 ‘The Best I Ever Did’: GD editor Jerry Tarde BY JAIME DIAZ 20 A matter of inches Teeing up ahead of marker. 22 The Core Overcome putting nerves. BY RON KASPRISKE 24 Adventurers Retracing Hagen’s steps. BY JAMIE KENNEDY
RISING STARS Since 2019, the Augusta National Women’s Amateur (April 1-4) has showcased the best young talent. Competing this year is South African Megan Streicher.
84 Missing treasures Most brazen thefts the game
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30 The Fringe BY ALEX MYERS How to Play 32 Forced carry BY NICK BOVA
76 How You Can Drive, Chip and Putt Like a Kid Channel your inner youth to master these shots. BY ANDERS MATTSON
34 Start club back BY MARK BLACKBURN
102 Bryson! Bryson! LIV Golf South Africa. BY STUART McLEAN
36 Four key drills BY BUTCH HARMON
108 Long White Cloud New Zealand’s North Island. BY STUART McLEAN 124 Sunshine Tour Review Casey Jarvis is new No 1. What to Play 94 Every top 10 player putts with a mallet. What explains the mass change in attitude (page 96)? Our equipment editors answer how to keep distance when you lose speed and how to avoid dupes shopping online (page 98). Everything in PGA Tour winner Karl Vilips’ bag (page 100).
38 Check your knees BY TRAVIS FULTON
40 Two-Minute Clinic Hit your irons higher. BY MICHAEL KOLAR
42 Tiger Archive Tips BY TIGER WOODS
44 Better by Saturday Three drives you need. BY TODD ANDERSON
46 Get the Flip out! BY DEBBIE DONIGER
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