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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.

“IF A PLAYER IS UPSET ABOUT NOT BEING CONCEDED A PUTT, THAT IS THE VERY REASON WHY YOU DON’T GIVE IT”

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MAROOCHY RIVER • The latest addition to the Sunshine Coast golfing landscape has quickly gained a reputation as a must-play for holidaying golfers and locals alike.

“WAS GREG NORMAN A ‘GREAT’ PLAYER? REALLY CAN’T MAKE UP MY MIND.”

OUR SUMMER OF GOLF IS BACK

‘MAN OF STEEL’ NABS FIFTH OPEN • AUGUST 29, 1931

AUSTRALIAN CAREER AMATEURS • The lure of professional golf couldn’t budge these career amateurs, which we reckon are the cream of a long-list of great amateurs this country has produced in the past 125 years.

AUSTRALIA’S 50 FAVOURITE COURSES

CLUB MEMBERSHIPS SURGE IN NSW

STROKE & DISTANCE: TOO HARSH?

AUSSIE CLOTHING ICON CELEBRATES 30TH BIRTHDAY

SUBSCRIBE TO golf Australia • FOR YOUR CHANGE TO WIN 1 OF 5 AT HOME TRAINING PACKS FROM SKLZ!

“BRYSON – LIKE ALL OF US – IS FLAWED, WHICH ONLY MAKES HIM MORE FASCINATING.”

Who is GARRICK HIGGO? • Nearing the end of his third year as a professional, this 22-year-old already has three European Tour victories and one on the PGA Tour, and is the latest in a long line of fantastic players coming out South Africa. This is Garrick Higgo, superstar in waiting

THE RISE & RISE OF GARRICK HIGGO

THE NEW INTERNATIONALS • In September 2022, a United States ‘Dream Team’ will aim to extend its two-decade dominance of the Presidents Cup. But all is not lost for the Internationals, with a wave of in-form debutantes jockeying for a first crack at the Americans.

WILL JASON DAY MAKE IT TO QUAIL HOLLOW?

THE ANTI-SLICE SWING

GAIN SHOTS NOW! • Are you a better or worse putter than other golfers of your handicap? How about driving, approach or short game? Thanks to Shot Scope’s new Strokes Gained metric, you can now find out. Here, Shot Scope’s Gavin Dear explains how it works, before Ian Clark shows you what you can learn from the PGA Tour’s Strokes Gained masters.

COMPARE YOUR GAME… AND IMPROVE IT

SG MASTER SERGIO GARCIA

SG MASTER KEVIN NA

SG MASTER KEVIN NA

SG MASTER LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN

SWINGING EFFICIENTLY

SIMPLY PERFECT

GARRICK HIGGO • With three wins in six weeks earlier this year, the South African left-hander stormed into the Top-100 of the world ranking. Here we look at the swing that propelled him onto golf’s global stage and what you can learn from his key moves.

HIGGO’S STATS AT AGLANCE

WHAT’S IN HIGGO’S BAG?

INCREASED LAUNCH & SPEED

START SEEING DOUBLE

A LIFE SAVING SHIRT

BEACHFOX SUNSCREEN

A NEW PLAYER IN THE SHOE GAME

CALLAWAY JAWS FULL TOE WEDGES

FACTS AND FIGURES

IMPROVEMENT BY NAME, IMPROVERS BY DESIGN

CALLAWAY APEX DCB

CALLAWAY BIG BERTHA B-21

CALLAWAY MAVRIK & MAVRIK MAX

COBRA RADSPEED

MIZUNO JPX921 HOT METAL

PING G425

PING G710

SRIXON ZX4

TAYLORMADE SIM2 MAX

TAYLORMADE SIM2 MAX OS

TITLEIST T300

WHY BLADES WON’T HELP YOUR GAME

TITLEIST T400

TITLEIST CNCPT CP-04

XXIO ELEVEN

XXIO PRIME

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SPORNIA SPG-7 PRACTICE GOLF NET

PUTTING MIRROR

SKLZ PRO RODS

AI GOLF THE GATEKEEPER

SKLZ GOLD FLEX & ORANGE WHIP

NEED FOR SPEED

PUTT18 PUTTING MAT

SKLZ SMASH BAG

DOWNUNDER BOARD

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