MAGAZINE CONTENTS
ABOUT GOLF MAGAZINE – MALAYSIA EDITION
OCTOBER 2008
cover story
p. 28
Padraig Harrington
The 2008 British Open and PGA champ makes playing hybrids a breeze
Your game
Our Top 100 Teachers offer tons of tips for lower scores.
OFF THE TEE
p. 48 Hit a power fade to cut corners
p. 50 Find the right stance width
FROM THE FAIRWAY
p. 49 How to handle soggy lies
GETTING UP AND DOWN
p. 51 Pitch from deep rough with ease
MAKING THE PUTT
p. 47 Make every four-footer
p. 53 The easy way to lag putts close
p. 54 How to putt up a tier
RECOVERING FROM TROUBLE
p. 52 Stripe a ball below your feet
The Shop
p. 70 Callaway Fusion FT-iQ driver
This new big stick is billed as the company’s longest and straightest driver. Ever.
p. 72 This Just In: Hybrids
A new batch of long-iron replacements promises high, straight shots.
p. 74 TaylorMade r7 Limited Driver
This new long bomber has an attractive, more
triangular head with maximum ball-flight adjustability.
p. 76 Here’s What I Play:
Jeff Quinney
This Oregonian likes his trusty hybrid, playing the proper shafts, and ’60s coins.
p. 77
King Cobra
Three new
specific club designs.
The Starter
(Begins on p.11)
Kenny Perry
on his unfinished business at the site of this year’s Ryder Cup; NFL QBs on whether golf is more difficult than football; and the 20th anniversary of golf’s classic arcade game, Golden Tee.
New Trendy Section
p. 82
Women’s Golf
Wie Going
Back to School
p. 94
Health
Andana Spa
A Tranquil Retreat
p. 102
Your Drive
Honda Accord 3.5
Sheer Power
Also in
This Issue
p. 6 Editor’s Note
p. 16 Rules Guy
p. 120 Sidespin
by David Feherty
Features
Be A Happier Golfer
p. 26 Harrington on Hybrids
The hottest player in the game shows you how to take advantage of the most versatile clubs in your bag.
p. 33 Philips Astro Masters
The Philips Astro Masters has grown in stature over the years and today is one of Malaysia’s premier tournaments.
p. 55 Come on, get happy!
You may think that shooting lower scores will make you happy. But if you learn to be happy, our expert says, you’ll shoot lower scores. A gloomy golfer tries to turn that frown—and his round—upside down
p. 62 The Golf Magazine Interview: Trevor Immelman
After a health scare brought on an epiphany, the reigning
Masters champ developed a new and uncommon perspective on life—to go with arguably the sweetest swing on Tour.
Trips
p. 92 Historical Setting
Manila’s Intramuros Golf Club has links
dating back to the 1500s.
bonus section
Private Lessons
The most personalized
golf instruction anywhere
p. 107
High Handicapper
Ditch your
deceleration
on the green
p. 108
Power Hitter
When to play
smart
p. 110
Low Handicapper
How to come back from a slump
p. 112
Straight Hitter
Using the punch shot effectively
p. 114
Senior Player
How to find your
perfect posture
Good to See
Vijay Still Going Strong
The FedEx Cup playoffs, for all that has been written and said about them, are an excellent spectacle. They certainly have added needle, more than any of the other tournaments on the US PGA Tour – barring the major championships.
Introduced last year as a means to provide riveting action in the tail-end of the season, the four-event schedule has come in for some criticism. Of course, some of that has been valid, but in the most part, the playoffs have proved a huge hit and almost certainly continue to do so, even if the programme tweaked a little.
Indeed, if it is tampered with to make it better, then by all means the Tour should go ahead and do so.
There is no doubting that the quality of play has been the best there is (minus the world number one Tiger Woods). And this point came across as strongly as it possibly could with Fiji’s Vijay Singh helping himself to the first two tournaments of the playoffs – The Barclays Tournament and Deutsche Bank Championship.
In this region, where Vijay is now an honourary member of the Asian Tour and where he started out as a pro, he remains a hugely popular player. So, it is no surprise that his successes on the PGA Tour, which now number more than thirty, will always be welcomed as being part of the terrain here.
That he is coming to play in Malaysia at the end of October will have come as sweet music to the ears of many a golfer in this country.
Among Vijay’s many international victories is his triumph in the Malaysian Open in 2001. He is held in high esteem across the land and fondly regarded as being one of the people.
Thus, when he does tee off at the Asian Tour-sanctioned Iskandar Johor Open at the Royal Johor Country Club, not only will he be the top-ranked player in the tournament, but he will also have his fair share of support.
To him and the rest of field, we welcome them to Malaysia and wish them all the best.
In the meanwhile, take care and enjoy your golf.
Shaun Orange
The Editor
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