Practice: Here’s how three stars prepare for a round

Published: 03 September 2015

Tiger Woods

Arrives 60 minutes before his tee time

	5 minutes	Starts with putting: Rolls two 30-footers and six four-footers with just his right hand.
	10 minutes	Short game: Hits 50-yard pitches, then full wedges to target greens.
	35 minutes	Long game: Hits 5-woods, teed 3-woods, then drivers. Goes back to seven 8-irons, then three full wedges.
	10 minutes	Putting before the start of his round.

Rory McIlroy

Arrives 50 minutes before his tee time

	20 minutes	World No.1 heads to the short game area first, hitting 31 short pitches and 10 bunker shots to loosen up.
	20 minutes	On the range starts with 12 54° wedges, then 13 9-irons, 12 7-irons, nine 8-irons and six drivers.
	10 minutes	Heads to the putting green, where he takes 17 short and long-range putts, before going to the first tee.

Phil Mickelson

Arrives 50 minutes before his tee time

	20 minutes	Starts with seven 60° wedges to loosen up, before hitting nine 8-irons, three hybrids and four drivers.
	20 minutes	At the short game area he hits 22 60° wedges (nine low, seven medium, six flops), before hitting 22 putts.
	10 minutes	Back to the range just before he tees off to hit four 5-woods and four drivers, before going to the first tee.

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