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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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“... I DON’T NEED TO WATCH THE WORLD’S BEST PLAYERS MADE TO LOOK SECOND RATE.”

LONSDALE LINKS BELLARINE PENINSULA • VICTORIA • Lonsdale Links features template holes and square-cut greens as a deliberate throwback to an earlier, golden, age of course design. But it also possesses plenty of its own character and is destined to feature in the national rankings for years to come.

FACT FILE

“… ANXIETY LEVELS IN STROKE-PLAY CANNOT COMPARE WITH THOSE IN MATCH-PLAY”

PLAYING THE NULLARBOR … ON PUSH BIKE

IS THE MASTERS PIMENTO CHEESE SANDWICH DELICIOUS?

MASTERS TRADITIONS

MASTER STROKES

FREDDIE & FANS OVERWHELM PAZ APRIL 12, 1992

AUSSIE NEAR MISSES AT AUGUSTA

BOB IS BACK

HUGGAN’S NO OLD FART

“RORY’S RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS ON INTERESTING ISSUES ARE ALWAYS WORTH LISTENING TO.”

DJ ’S Threats • Dustin Johnson won an unprecedented Masters Tournament in record fashion last November. Now, the World No.1 will attempt to become just the fourth player to win back-to-back titles in the event’s 85-year history. Who stands in his way?

AUSSIE ASSAULT

How AUGUSTA could be better • Augusta National is the course on every golfer’s bucket list. But it’s evolution away from the original creation of Alister MacKenzie and Bob Jones has been to its detriment. Here’s how the home of the Masters could be an even better course.

BACK IN THE • The NSW Open Championship has a long and storied history. This month it returns to Sydney’s Concord Golf Club for the first time in 32 years and the Tom Doak-redesigned layout is set to play a starring role.

PREP IT TO ‘PURE’ IT! • The Aussie star reveals how his picture-perfect swing is based on solid fundamentals.

LISTEN FOR A • Speed and angles are the key to sand play

SEVERAL WAYS TO SKIN A CAT • When it comes to a par-5 you always have strategy options

FIVE-MINUTE LESSON • DANNY WILLETT

TRY IT AT HOME • Two keys for better putting

6 STEPS TO A PURE SWING • The PGA Tour star believes we will see monumental leaps forward in performance with the adoption of new technologies. Here, he explains how he uses the latest manufacturing tech and performance statistics tracking to enhance his game.

3 WAYS TO ‘THINK’ YOURSELF A BETTER SWING

HOW TO ‘ELEVATE’ YOUR GAME

LEARN FROM A LEGEND • SAM SNEAD S CLASSICAL POWER

FROM OUR ARCHIVE

KEEP YOUR INNER CHIMP UNDER CONTROL • To navigate those tournament nerves and play well on the big occasions, focus on your process goals instead of scores and outcomes

3 CONTROL WAYS TO YOUR CHIMP

FLUSH IT FROM FAIRWAY BUNKERS

NAIL YOUR FAIRWAY WOODS

LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN

STATS AT A GLANCE

WHAT’S IN LOUIS’ BAG

gear • REVIEWS & NEW RELEASES

ADIDAS ZG21 GOLF SHOES

ODYSSEY WHITE HOT OG PUTTER

FACTS AND FIGURES

2021 TITLEIST PRO V1 & PRO V1X BALLS

The BEST DRIVERS For 2021 • Everything you need to know about choosing your next weapon

CAPE WICKHAM LINKS

AUGUSTA AWAITS

DOAK TO RESTORE COMMONWEALTH

TOP DROPS & SHOTS

CLASSIC VINTAGE

LAGUNA QUAYS PROSERPINE, QLD

GOLF CENTRAL • From Broken Bay at the mouth of the Hawkesbury River, the New South Wales Central Coast stretches north to Newcastle and includes an idyllic mix of natural wonders, great places to stay and eat as well as wonderful golf courses.

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