GDSA March-April 2025

6 Editor’s Letter BY STUART MCLEAN Mind 8 Undercover Caddie WITH JOEL BEALL 10 Can anything rattle Scottie Scheffler? BY MAX ADLER

96 Sepp Straka’s swing BY DAVE ALLEN What to Play 80 After 125 rounds, say Titleist, a wedge will spin the ball about 25 percent less and produce twice as much roll-out. Ball speed (page 82) might be fundamental to producing distance, but it’s not everything. Should you use a tee on a par 3 (page 84) and should all wedges in your bag be the same model? Are Mallets (page 86) better than blades? The Masters

12 The Shot That Made Tiger Tiger BY JERRY TARDE

14 Journeys AKSHAY BHATIA, WITH KEELY LEVINS

16 Go ahead and Cry Wolf BY CHRISTOPHER POWERS

46 ‘Thank You For Coming, Mr. Elder’ BY CHRIS JONES

18 Undercover Pro WITH JOEL BEALL

20 The Speed Era Is Misunderstood BY DREW POWELL 22 How to cope with slow play BY LYNN MARRIOTT AND PIA NILSSON How to Play 26 Rock the baby! BY TONY FINAU

54 The Big Three BY JERRY TARDE

56 Three Shots You Need BY EDOARDO MOLINARI

58 Rules Incidents BY E MICHAEL JOHNSON

62 The Club That Almost Never Was BY DREW POWELL

64 Augusta’s 44 bunkers BY DEREK DUNCAN

28 Try the ‘Fitz Grip’ BY LUKE KERR-DINEEN

70 Ask the Greenkeeper

30 The Red Zone BY DAVID ARMITAGE

72 Six unforgettable Masters BY BUTCH HARMON Features 88 Naidoo’s SA Open BY STUART MCLEAN 98 Derek James ‘I have performed as Elvis & Dolly Parton’ WITH MURRAY LEYDEN 106 Where to Play The Karoo moves to Florida; Drakensberg golf

32 Check Your Grip BY DAVID LEADBETTER

34 The Core 5 power boost exercises BY RON KASPRISKE

40 Pick it clean from sand BY ALANA SWAIN

42 Payne Stewart’s tips BY LUKE KERR-DINEEN

92 Crank up your backswing BY IAIN HIGHFIELD

112 Cracking the Code BY MATT FITZPATRICK

94 Hit Lower Irons BY DAVIS THOMPSON

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