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Each month, Golf Australia showcases great Australian courses and golfing holidays, profiles players and conducts road tests of the latest equipment. Leading PGA professional share instruction tips to improve your game and keep your handicap tumbling.

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“THE NEW RULES ARE DESIGNED TO CAST A SPOTLIGHT ON THE GAME’S HABITUALLY SLOW PLAYERS.”

GROWLING FROG GOLF CLUB YAN YEAN • VICTORIA • New management and passionate staff with a firmly held view of sustainable golf practices has led to dramatic improvements at the course known by regulars simply as ‘The Frog’.

FACT FILE

“WEISKOPF’S SWING WAS A THING OF BEAUTY, AN AESTHETICALLY PLEASING BLEND OF RHYTHM AND TIMING...”

SCOTT’S COVID LESSONS • Having had his good form cut short by the pandemic in 2020, Adam Scott, who was struck down by the virus late in the year, has learned not to plan too far ahead or lose his patience as he year on Tour.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

ELS SHOOTS 60 AT ROYAL MELBOURNE FEBRUARY 5, 2004

TIGER’S DEN

MEDINAH TO GET AUSSIE MAKEOVER

ON THE WATERFRONT

YOUR SAY

A COLLECTION ONLY GOD COULD HIT

LOVING RETRO GOLF

“AN ALLIANCE BETWEEN WENTWORTH AND PONTE VEDRA BEACH MAKES BOTH TOURS STRONGER ...”

FACES OF 2021

BUILDING BRYSON’S BAG • No-one in the history of the game has approached his equipment set-up quite like Bryson DeChambeau. This is how and why he does it differently.

BRYSON’S PHILOSOPHIES

WHAT MAKES BRYSON TICK

UNLEASH HELL • Kyle Berkshire can hit a golf ball further than any other person on the planet ... which is why the likes of Bryson DeChambeau and Phil Mickelson seek him out for advice on dropping bombs.

HOW DOES LONG DRIVING WORK?

THE TWO SWING HACKS WHICH WILL HELP YOU

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A LONG DRIVER?

KYLE’S KEY NUMBERS

THE MAN WHO MADE AMERICA CHARLES BLAIR MACDONALD • By using the finest holes of Great Britain as templates for America’s earliest layouts, Charles Blair Macdonald became the founding father of the country’s golf course architecture. Duncan Lennard discovers how and why he did it – and how his legacy lives on.

The Templates • Mike Hurdzan talks us through Macdonald’s most-used hole designs.

The Lost Lido Shuffle • It is nearly 80 years since the last shots were played across the famed and acclaimed Lido Club in New York’s Long Island. But its spirit will rise again later this year with the opening of a Gil Hansedesigned layout on the other side of the world.

CAMERON SMITH • Cameron Smith’s second-placing at the Masters in November may have surprised a few golf followers, but his pure and reliable swing is behind a steady ascent of the world ranking. Over the following pages his long-time coach, Grant Field, reveals the key aspects of the Queenslander’s action and what you can learn from the swing that many now believe will see him capture a major title, sooner rather than later.

CAM’S RISE • Tracking Smith’s steady seven-year climb up the world ranking.

INSIDE SMITHY’S BAG • Here, we take a detailed look at the equipment Cam Smith used in his runner-up finish at The Masters.

AIM SMALL, MISS SMALL

KEEPING THE FLEX

YOUR COACHES

SMALL CHANGES BIG IMPROVEMENTS • Forget making wide-scale changes in your game. Focus on small details and you’ll reap big rewards.

QUICK-WIN DRIVING STRATEGIES

CHOKE DOWN FOR CONTROL • Every golfer can improve their scores by simply working on their short game.

RAHM’S CONSISTENCY SECRET • Jon Rahm is one of the most consistent ball-strikers in the game and this has been the foundation of his rise to No.2 in the world ranking.

CALLAWAY BIG BERTHA B21 IRONS • Cost: $219.99 per iron...