Golf Digest South Africa - June 2017

In this issue

HOW TO HIT THE HIGH BALL - Be a greens-in-regulation machince. By Jason Day

PREVIEWING ERIN HILLS - One of our own explains his part in Erin Hills' strange path to attracting a US Open. By Ron Whitten

Go Down and Get It

Hit your irons better than ever

2 mins

Taking Down Fairway Bunkers

Pick It Clean Every Time 

2 mins

At the Movies

‘Tommy’s Honour’ captures the game’s roots in St Andrews

3 mins

Undercover Tour Pro

What the locker room is saying about the rules changes

3 mins

A Crazy Week

J C Ritchie scored a surprise maiden victory at the Zimbabwe Open – first event of the 2017/18 Sunshine Tour season.

3 mins

Centurion Comes of Age

Gauteng estate course has feature water holes.

1 min

How to Hit the High Ball

Make Greens in Reg a Habit  

5 mins

You Can't Outdo God

One of Our Own Explains His Part in Erin Hills’ Strange Path to Attracting the Us Open  

10+ mins

Can This 22-Year-0ld Win The Us Open?

Jon Rahm Has a Big Game and Old World Talent  

10+ mins

Fix Your Slice in One Step

ONE OF THE CRITICAL moments in any golf swing is the transition from backswing to downswing. A lot of instruction in this phase of the swing is geared towards what the lower body is doing, which is important but doesn’t always fix a slice. To straighten out a slice, focus on getting your left arm moving in the proper direction as you start down. By doing this, your club will strike the ball with the path and face angle that produces solid contact and eliminates the slice. Here are a couple of things you can work on to improve your transition, with LPGA Tour rookie Therese Koelbaek demonstrating.— WITH RON KASPRISKE

1 min

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Golf Digest South Africa Magazine Description:

Golf Digest South Africa, launched in October 1995, is an exclusive license partner of Golf Digest USA, the world's biggest selling golf publication. The magazine plays a key role in the South African golf industry and has built its reputation on uncompromising quality, superb design and strict editorial integrity. The axis of the Golf Digest brand is the pay-off line: "How to play, what to play and where to play." The magazine is committed to informing and entertaining its readers.