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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 PGL HASN’T GONE AWAY AND HAS ACTUALLY INTENSIFIED ITS PURSUIT OF PLAYERS.”

MORNINGTON GOLF CLUB MORNINGTON PENINSULA • VICTORIA • One of the oldest golf clubs on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula is basking in its rising popularity as a result of recent changes to its golf course.

FACT FILE

“THE PGA TOUR IS AN EGREGIOUS EXAMPLE OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN CONTROL IS DRIVEN SOLELY BY MONEY.”

CRAZY FOR HIDEKI

BIRDIES OR BOGIES … WHAT ENTERTAINS YOU?

BRUTAL MAJORS

DOING IT FOR JARROD

KARRIE GOES BACK-TO-BACK JUNE 3, 2001

WOMEN CHASING HISTORY

KEEPING FUN IN THE GAME

HEADING TO TASSIE

MORE MATCHES PLEASE

“NOT MANY WORK HARDER ON THEIR GAMES THAN HIDEKI ... AND HE DOES IT MOSTLY BY HIMSELF”

Desperately SEEKING A MAJOR • A golfer’s career, fairly or not, is defined by success at major championships. After years of repeat winners, the men’s majors have recently become a breeding ground of one-time victors. Here are the 10 best players looking to continue the trend and join the major champions club at this month’s US Open at Torrey Pines.

OTHER AUSSIE STARTERS • Sitting at 36th on the world ranking, Adam Scott was all but guaranteed to earn a place as one of the players inside the top-60 at May 24 or June 7, while Matt Jones (54) and Jason Day (59) had their work cut out for them.

TALE OF TWO TORREYS • Torrey Pines’ South Course is a familiar one for much of the field that will take part in the US Open this month and for many viewers accustomed to seeing it in February each when the PGA Tour makes its annual visit.

OLYMPIC & KO(S) • The return to form of Lydia Ko has her on the radar for more major success. But it could be another Ko, Jin Young, who stands in her way during the US Women’s Open at San Francisco’s The Olympic Club.

OLYMPIC COMES FULL CIRCLE

AUSSIES HEADING TO OLYMPIC*

The CHRYSALIS MOMENT • They’ve been considered the untapped sector of golf, but they’re coming. It’s time to apply a different lens to the emergence of women and girls in golf.

WHERE are the WOMEN? • Throughout its history, golf course architecture has been a male-dominated profession. Even now, though, there are barely a handful of women in the industry. Why?

GOLF DESIGN’S PIONEERING WOMEN

WEBB’S EYE FOR DESIGN

INSIDE the ATHENA • Getting a new, women’s tournament up-and-running in less than two months, while in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, sounds like mission impossible. But it happened. Here’s how the WPGA and its partners pulled it off.

PGA LAUNCHES WOMEN’S NETWORK

REVA • Women are the fastest growing group in golf, and Callaway is committed to using extensive data and feedback to develop exceptional products, experiences, and platforms to promote its passion for the women’s game.

FACTS AND FIGURES

CALLAWAY BIG BERTHA REVA

A CALLAWAY BIG BERTHA REVA DRIVER WORTH $829.

9 WAYS TO HIT IT CLOSER • Take your ball-striking to the next level with the World No.27

TWO-STEP SAND PLAY • Use my two tips to splash it close more often

GET READY FOR BETTER IRON PLAY

FIVE-MINUTE LESSON

STRATEGY • HOW TO BEAT A TOUGH AND STRATEGIC PAR-4

LEARN FROM A LEGEND

FROM OUR ARCHIVE

TAKE CONTROL WITH MANTRAS • Take a leaf out of the Tour pro psychology book and use positive reinforcement to boost your confidence

MAKE YOUR MANTRAS WORK

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