Golf Digest South Africa - June 2024

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The Five Moments When You Need to Play Through . . . and the five when you can afford to hang back By Coleman Bentley

Play through . . .

Hang back . . .  WHEN THE IN-LAWS ARE STAYING WITH YOU WHILE THEIR KITCHEN IS BEING RENOVATED

 WHEN YOU FINISH THE NOVEL YOU’RE READING BETWEEN SHOTS

 WHEN YOUR HOT COFFEE ON THE FIRST TEE BECOMES AN ICED COFFEE BY THE SECOND GREEN

 WHEN YOUR SCORECARD LOOKS LIKE A SECOND- GRADE GEOMETRY TEST

 WHEN THE GROUP IN FRONT GOES INTO THE TREES LOOKING FOR A BALL AND COMES OUT WITH 10

 WHEN YOU CHECK THE SCORE OF THE GAME, AND YOUR TEAM IS DOWN 20 POINTS AT HALFTIME

 WHEN YOU COUNT THE 15TH WAGGLE OVER A ROUTINE WEDGE SHOT

 WHEN BREEKER DECIDES IT’S A SECOND-SIX-PACK KIND OF DAY

 WHEN YOU PROMISED YOUR WIFE YOU WOULDN’T MISS THE BIRTH OF YOUR CHILD – AGAIN

 WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING, THE WIND IS NOT BLOWING, AND YOU HAVE NOWHERE TO BE

ILLUSTRATIONS BY KYLE HILTON

24 GOLF DIGEST SOUTH AFRICA

JUNE 2024

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