Golf Digest South Africa - Sept/Oct 2025

Features 50 Under Ultimate Pressure US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley on the brink of career definition. INTERVIEW BY JOEL BEALL

6 Editor’s Letter BY STUART MCLEAN Voices 8 The Ryder Cup Seve

Won by Losing BY JERRY TARDE

58 Bethpage Black No 4

12 Journeys: Jacques Kruyswijk WITH STUART MCLEAN

60 Five Elements of a Great Match-Play Course BY DEREK DUNCAN 64 Seven Most Iconic Ryder Cup Moments BY DREW POWELL Style 66 My favourite dress codes BY MAX ADLER 68 The Best Dressed on PGA Tour Our judges crown one winner from seven finalists. 76 Dress Smart The Dunhill Links might be the hardest tournament to pack for. BY MICHAEL CROLEY Where to Play 84 Trump’s new links Old and New in Scotland. 94 Royal Johannesburg Temporary home for Alfred Dunhill Championship. 96 Kingswood’s new home Clubhouse opens at George estate. What to Play 106 What’s the most important performance metric when buying new irons? No, it’s not distance. Why this number can transform your approach play (page 108). Zero-torque putters are creating a lot of buzz. What are they, and should you switch? (page 110). Playing the right wedges for your game is critical to scoring. Here’s what you need to know to select the proper loft, bounce and grind for you (page 112). Every item in Rickie Fowler’s golf bag (Page 114).

14 The Undercover Pro WITH JOEL BEALL

16 Wall Street’s Lesson BY PAUL SULLIVAN

19 Rub of the Green RULES BY RON KASPRISKE

20 Time for Nine BY CHRISTOPHER POWERS

22 ‘The Best I Ever Did’: Cayce Kerr & Ernie Els by JAIME DIAZ

26 Undercover Caddie WITH JOEL BEALL

28 PGA Awards How to Play 30 Match-play strategy BY JACK NICKLAUS 32 Three Keys to Stop the Pop-Ups BY BUTCH HARMON

34 Wake-Up Call BY LUKE KERR-DINEEN

36 Coming Over the Top? BY MARK BLACKBURN

38 Lag putting BY ANGEL YIN

40 Two-Minute Clinic BY KATIE DAHL

44 Cure Your Slice at the Start BY TODD ANDERSON

46 Turn Your Driver Loose BY STEVE BUZZA

48 Swing Analysis Nicolai Hojgaard

98 Pound for Pound Power How Min Woo Lee squeezes every ounce out of his drives.

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