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Fairer Play

Heads Up!

J.Lindeberg

Lydia Ko • At 14, the New Zealander was a golf phenom. At 17, she was ranked No. 1 in the world. Now, at the ripe old age of 25, she’s one of the LPGA’s wisest superstars.

ON THE NUMBER: Jin Young Ko Edition • The current Rolex Women’s World No. 1 continues to rewrite the record book

Ask The Rules Guy

One Move We All Need • Getting your hands, hips and torso in the right spot as you start down is what separates great swings from, well, everything else

The Shipping News • Getting custom clubs from a fitter like True Spec Golf is a study in global logistics

Nancy Lopez • The 48-time tour winner built her own swing from the ground up, resulting in sweet tempo and plenty of heat

Some say Judy Rankin did everything a golfer could do.

THE ANSER? YES! • It’s been 55 years and 500-plus professional wins since the PING Anser was patented—and changed putters forever

Get On a Roll • Other than a few futuristic mallets, one could argue that today’s putterhead shapes remain similar to those offered a decade ago. Once you open the hood on these machines, however, you’ll find innovation and tech that make rolling pure putts almost a no-brainer. These are the new tools to go low.

Winning Wedges • Today’s top-scoring tools make it easier than ever to dominate from short range

MAXWELL’S HOUSE • This month, the PGA CHAMPIONSHIP will be held at the spectacular SOUTHERN HILLS CC, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The host of 16 pro and amateur championships in its 85-year history, the course is the masterwork of Golden Age architect Perry Maxwell, a small-town banker with a vast reserve of design talent—and far less recognition than he earned.

Nelly Korda • At 23, she already knows there’ll be highs and lows. But America’s premier female golfer—just one of the many women in this issue of GOLF who are changing, diversifying and electrifying the game—still intends to end up the winner.

Double Whammy

Workin’ It • THESE EIGHT WOMEN PROVE THAT WHEN IT COMES TO HIGH-PROFILE GOLF GIGS, A WOMAN’S PLACE IS… EVERYWHERE

Amanda Renner • CBS SPORTS BROADCASTER

Michelle Penney • EXPERT ENGINEER, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, METALWOODS, TAYLORMADE GOLF

Angela Moser • GOLF COURSE ARCHITECT & SHAPER

Megan LaMothe • FOUNDER & CEO, FORAY GOLF

Rose Fielder • DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING OPERATIONS, PING

Suzy Whaley • HONORARY PRESIDENT, PGA OF AMERICA

Tisha Alyn • SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER

Michelle Wie West • U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN CHAMPION, INVESTOR

On the Upswing

A Game for the Ages • EIGHT CURRENT AND FUTURE LEGENDS SHARE HOW GOLF HAS ENRICHED THEIR LIVES. (PSST! THERE’S ENLIGHTENMENT HERE FOR YOU TOO.)

“FACT: If you simply change the length of your backstroke, it’ll roll the ball your intended distance.”

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