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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.

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A Bridge Too Far • A large, early lead by the Americans proved insurmountable in a nail-biter at this year's Bridges Cup

Quality By Design

Cabot on the Move • Wanna get away? Look no further than what The Cabot Collection has been cooking up around the globe.

Up Close with Dylan Dethier Colt Knost • The cohost of ‘Subpar’ and course reporter for CBS Sports would be the first person to tell you he's living the dream—and the last person to believe it

ON THE NUMBERS • There's data behind every swing. We crunch it so you don't have to.

Rounds Fall in Love • This end-of-season rum-based martini is the perfect finish to any round and any meal

There are good excuses and bad ones. Choose carefully.

Gimme Triple Threat • NEW GENERATION HYDRATION

A friend's drive comes to rest on a paved cart path. He plays the ball as it lies… and hits it OB. Does he have to hit again from the cart path or can he take relief from it?

Rise of the Machines • At the USGA Research & Test Center at Pinehurst, they're keeping the game honest—with futuristic tech

Give This a Whirl

YOUR BURNING SHORT-GAME QUESTIONS—ANSWERED • “Dear Chef, I'm short on nearly every shot within 100 yards. How can I improve my distance control?”

Name any Top 100 course in the U.S. and it's likely Kostis and McCord have played it. As you might imagine, they have some thoughts.

A BEACON OF LIGHT • XXIO and its line of lightweight woods and irons have emerged from the shadows to become a dominant player in the gear market, especially the segment catering to players with less than Tour-level swing speeds. Here are 10 reasons why.

WEATHER WEAR

TOOLS OF CREATIVITY

VERY MUCH VOLVIK

What's in My Bag START THEM EARLY • PING takes a deep dive into the thriving junior market with their youth-focused Prodi G line

This Just In HIGH-TECH TITLEIST

Brand Awareness A GREAT HANG

TOP 100 COURSES IN THE U.S. • ONE OF THE BEAUTIES OF GOLF ARCHITECTURE IS THAT WE EMBRACE THE OLD AND NEW WITH EQUAL EXCITEMENT. CYPRESS AND PEBBLE ALWAYS THRILL, BUT NEWBIES LIKE LADERA AND THE LIDO BLOW US AWAY TOO. AND, IN THE CASE OF RESTORATIONS LIKE MEDINAH #3, EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN. SO ARE OUR T100 LISTS FOR 2024-25. DIG IN.

TOP 100 YOU CAN PLAY IN THE U.S. • LONG TO TEE IT UP AT SEMINOLE OR L.A.C.C.? YOU'LL NEED TO KNOW SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS SOMEBODY. BUT FOR A GREEN FEE AT AMERICA'S FINEST PUBLIC, MUNICIPAL AND RESORT COURSES, EVERYBODY (OR AT LEAST THE STARTER) KNOWS YOUR NAME. SO DREAM—AND SWING—AWAY.

Judged (And JURY) • What do some of our greatest course designers, the guys whose work is scrutinized every year by our panelists, think about Top 100 lists? Let's talk.

IN THE HEIGHTS • DAVID MCLAY KIDD, best known for the namesake course at Bandon Dunes, has, in the 25 years since that auspicious debut, turned his up-from-nothing past—and a downward spiral or two—into a highflying design career. So high, in fact, that getting to where he's going requires a rarity for an architect: his own wings.

HIT BETTER IRONS NO MOVE OVER THE TOP!

PLAY SMART: TRY NICK FALDO'S PERFECT BACKSWING DRILL

BACK TO BASICS Wedge It Close From Anywhere

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