Today’s Golfer Magazine Issue 305

 

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IN THIS ISSUE

  

First Tee

Meet the new full-size fantasy golf course at Mission Hills Haikou Resort in China. The par-72 layout, designed by company Schmidt-Curley, will include holes that feature a volcano, Aztec ruins and a giant soup bowl.

 

  

Martin Kaymer On Medinah

The German former world number one tells TG how “I honestly fell like my whole career might have been on the line,” as he stood over that nervy final putt in Chicago.

 

300 Million Balls A Year

We get the inside track on the most successful ball in golf, the Titleist Pro V1. Our behind-the-scenes feature includes pictures from the original Titleist factory in the 1930s, to the modern day version that produces roughly 750,000 balls per day.

 

 

The Club Around The Corner

In this feature TG Features Writer Kit Alexander examines the wonderful world of artisan golf. Members of these sections can get up to two thirds off their membership in return for limited playing privileges and carrying out little jobs around the club that hosts them.

World Exclusive – Rory McIlroy On His New Clubs

We bring you the interview that everybody wanted. Spread over nine pages, the world number one tells TG why he made the switch to Nike, how he picked out each individual club and ball and what he is looking forward to in 2013.

American Idols

TG spoke to up-and-coming Americans Rickie Fowler, Hunter Mahan, Keegan Bradley and Dustin Johnson about the potentially career defining seasons that they are about to begin.

New Gear

TG’s Jonathan Greathead gets to grips with the stunning new PING G25 range, the revolutionary PING adjustable length putters, the vibrant new FootJoy M:Project shoes and much more.

 

Ian Poulter Swing Sequence

The Englishman’s straight hitting helped him carry Team Europe to an unlikely Ryder Cup victory in Medinah, now TG Elite Teaching Professional Steven Orr talks you through his action.

Matteo Manassero Instruction

The European Tour’s youngest ever three-time winner talks you through how to hit pinpoint short-irons and long, crushed drives.

TG Travel Awards – The Results

More than 7,000 of you voted in our annual Travel Awards and now we can announce the winners, including Spain and Portugal’s best courses and the best course and resorts in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.