Golf US - July - August 2023

In this issue

Viktor Hovland
With three Tour wins under his belt and three top 10s in the last three majors, the hard-hitting Norwegian is primed for a bigtime breakthrough. If you ask Viktor, it’ll be about time.

GMI: Tom Watson
America’s greatest links champion (count ’em: five Claret Jugs) opens up at the closing of his Hall of Fame career.

Tommy Fleetwood

He lives in Dubai and plays golf in the States, but the gadabout Brit has a bit of a home-field edge at Hoylake— and his sights on something major

4 mins

Jack's Bay, Bahamas

Nicklaus Heritage’s inaugural design is every bit the Caribbean stunner

2 mins

Out Like a Lamb

Liverpool’s Maggie May’s serves up a decades-old family stew recipe of a longtime local favorite: scouse

2 mins

Sudden Death and Taxes

A Tour win is a beautiful and valuable thing—but the big number on the oversize check is only the starting point

6 mins

Keeping It Clean

Here are five ways to salvage the begrimed balls otherwise destined for your shag bag

1 min

THE KING OF CLUBS

PING might be the only company in golf with an official historian, but inside Rob Griffin’s library, there’s a whole lot more than history in the making

4 mins

VIKTOR GOES HIS OWN WAY

It’s not just his talent that’s one of a kind. The 25-year old power player from Norway thinks differently than your average Tour pro. Maybe that’s why he lives in Oklahoma, is game for far-flung adventures and is geeked by the mystery of it all

7 mins

THE OPEN HOUSE

The only thing more steeped in tradition than the majestic Royal Liverpool clubhouse might be the course itself, the host of this year’s Open Championship, where the holes have names—and secrets to unlock

5 mins

Day Trippers

GOLF.com’s Drop Zone podcasters SEAN ZAK and DYLAN DETHIER spent a blustery 24 hours in Merseyside last summer to download everything there is to know about this year's Open Championship host. Royal Liverpool. If the course (more commonly known as Hoylake, the name of its surrounding town) isn't seared into your memory or doesn't evoke quite the same deep sense of place or Open history as Muirtield, Carnoustie, St. Andrews, Turnberry or Troon, no worries. It will now

6 mins

THE STING

Neither Hoylake nor the field had a chance against Tiger in 2006, thanks to the most lethal iron shot ever imagined

2 mins

The GOLF Magazine Interview Tom Watson ‘I’ve got a rich life, but, in the end, I’m a golfer.’

RETIRED FROM COMPETITION BUT AS CONNECTED TO THE GAME AS EVER, THE FIVE-TIME OPEN CHAMPION REFLECTS ON LIV, LOSS AND HOW HE LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE LINKS

10+ mins

The MOST IMPROVED Golfers in AMERICA

More than 3 million players carry a USGA handicap. The five on these pages lowered it, percentage-wise, more than all the rest in the last year. They’re proof there’s always a chance to shoot your dream score

7 mins

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Golf US Magazine Description:

Golf Magazine is the number one source for golf instruction, equipment and travel, including: exclusive instruction from our Top 100 Teachers in America, introspective interviews with the game’s rising stars and old masters, and short-game tips from guru David Pelz. Plus, you’ll get the latest in gear, including ClubTest equipment reviews, and private lessons, tips personalized for your game.