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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.

“EVERY SHANK I’VE HAD … MAKES ME FONDLY REMEMBER THAT SHOT.”

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PELICAN WATERS GOLF CLUB • Greg Norman’s course design company has completed a multi-million-dollar renovation of this Sunshine Coast favourite as work begins on an adjoining over-50s residential development.

“… THERE ARE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT COME WITH WIDER POPULARITY.”

SIR MICHAEL BONALLACK OBE

TEEING OFF FOR A CANCER FREE FUTURE

FOLLOW THE SUN (1951)

‘I COULDN’T PLAY, I COULDN’T PRACTICE. EVERYTHING FELL APART’ • Jimmy Walker discusses his battle with Lyme disease, losing his tour card – and a possible career resurgence

CAM LOCKS IN CATHEDRAL

FLASHBACK • NOVEMBER 29, 2002

“… IT TAKES AN AWFUL LOT TO REALLY IMPRESS ME … BUT A FEW PLAYERS HAVE OVER THE YEARS.”

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EYES on the PRIZE • The 14th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship heads to Royal Melbourne Golf Club later this month and ten Australians have a great opportunity to play their way into the field for next year’s Masters and Open Championship.

AUSSIES AT ROYAL MELBOURNE

ON THE ROAD AGAIN • Marcus Fraser retired from the tour four years ago to embark on a career as a teaching pro. But his need to feel the competitive juices flow again has him back on the road for another shot at tournament golf.

AUSSIE Top Shots • According to the diary of free settler Alexander Brodie Spark, golf has been played in Australia for 184 years after he and some chums created NSW Golf Club (which has no link with the current one) in 1839. With a huge summer of golf coming up in Australia, here are 18 of the greatest shots ever played on home soil.

NAIL YOUR IRONS • Five ways you can learn from one of golf’s greatest ballstrikers

DEVELOP RORY’S… TRANSITION • By transition, we are talking about those crucial moments when backswing shifts into downswing. A poor shift here can ruin a shot: Rory’s move is not just super smooth – it also sets up his fantastically pure and consistent ballstriking. How does it do that? And how can you bring his movement into your own swing? Read on…

DEVELOP RORY’S… BALANCE • Arguably the most impressive thing about Rory’s swing is how he manages to look so solid and stable while swinging the golf club so fast. How is he able to achieve that? And what benefits would we experience if we were able to do the same thing? Let’s dig in.

DEVELOP RORY’S… CONNECTION • All great golf swings have a look of togetherness or coordination about them, and Rory’s is no exception. Let’s take a look at how he achieves this beautifully synchronised motion before learning how to train it into your own swing…

DEVELOP RORY’S… COMPRESSION • Rory’s iron shots are only ever struck with power and penetration… in stark contrast to the weak and wafty efforts endured by so many club players. How does he create such a strong strike? And what do you need to change to get your irons moving towards a similar flight?

DEVELOP RORY’S… TILT • As the golf club gets shorter, the plane or angle on which it needs to swing becomes steeper. This is something Rory demonstrates beautifully, the tilt of his action perfectly matching the club he is using. But what does this give him? And why do so many club players struggle to find this perfect pitch?

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QUIET LEGS, BETTER TOUCH

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SPIDERMAN DRILL FOR NO MORE SLICES

GET YOUR 50-METRE PITCH CLOSER

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