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The article presents an interview with Phil Hellmuth, golfer and winner of several World Series of Poker championships. Topics covered include his interest in playing golf since he was a teenager, his views on the differences and similarities between golf and poker, and the competitiveness of professional athletes during friendly games of golf. He also comments on playing golf for money.

This article provides golf technique instruction. Golfers attempting to break scores of 100, 90, and 80 shots per round are provided advice for achieving their golfing goals. The article also profiles golfers who achieved their top golf score with help from the "Golf Digest Beat Your Best Score Challenge."

Several photographs depicting golf techniques including swinging are presented. One photograph features a golfer swinging at 80 percent. Another photograph features a golfer trying waggling in a tense tee shot. Another photograph features a golfer trying see target, hit target strategy. One another photograph features a golfer trying a shot keeping in mind the importance of first five seconds.

The article presents suggestions for improving golf skills. It is suggested that golfers should lean toward the target to ensure ball-first contact for chipping. Angling the shaft too much and turning down the leading edge can make the swing steep. One can practice to hit iron shots on an upslope for learning to make a steep, slicing swing.

Presents tips for golfers in improving their game. Importance of speed and flexibility in making the big shots; Factors to consider in deciding what type of shot to make; Need for golfers to create shots from the smart side.

Presents opinions from several golf players about proper shafting of golf balls to make it fly farther. Role of shaft on the clubhead performance; Types of shafts used by golfers; Design capabilities of graphite material shaft in lifting golf balls to air.

This article presents advice by the author regarding playing golf. The author says that if one's putting gets out of whack, one must remember one overriding principle. One cannot get into too much trouble if one starts with the puttershaft in the vertical position. When one's putter tilts back or leans too far forward, one is changing its loft and losing distance control. One way to get one's short game tournament ready is to create pressure in one's practice sessions. For example, one should force oneself to leave 10 chips within three feet of the hole before one moves on.

This section presents information about various cities in the U.S. that are the best and the worst cities for playing golf.

Discusses several golf swing mistakes and how to avoid them. Description of a chunking chip shot and how to correct it; Disadvantages of wristy putting and how to fix it; Characteristics of hooking shots and how to rectify them; Tips to avoid losing power by trying to swing longer.

Presents an interview with golfer Peter Jacobsen regarding his versatility. Achievements of Jacobsen in golf; Feelings of the golfer towards being an actor and an entertainer; Views on how to make an impression memorable in golf.

Relates an author's experience as a professional golfer participating in major championship events. Total number of years in the sport; Number of games played in the majors; Memories in his early years as a professional; Passion for the game; Contributions to the sport; Achievements and awards received.

Presents the basics for scoring beyond the 100 mark in golf. Development of a feel for the clubhead; Use of a physical guide to understand the swing path; Technique for training the right arm in the backswing.

Looks into the life of golfer and gambler Eddie Heinen at the Big Stakes Match Play competition in Las Vegas, Nevada. Amount of money needed to reserve a place in the event; Average age for entrants to the game; Views of people regarding the game. INSET: Spending money to make money.

Focuses on the survey for the greatest golf courses in the U.S. Prohibition to the panelists from accepting perks; Role of money for the creation of courses; Means of several businessmen to design golf courses.

The article presents expert's view on the four principles for solid ball striking in golf. The goal of serious golfers is to develop a repeatable swing that allows them to strike the ball with authority and control. It means owning a swing motion that's built on the fundamentals, yet is uniquely yours, and having confidence in that swing when one is on the course. The article highlights the pre-requisites to owning a consistent, repeating swing and shows a series of simple drills and exercises that will help one jump start the ownership process.

This article focuses on Seve Ballesteros, golf player. Twenty-Five years ago, he was on his way to victory in the 1980 Masters with a double-digit lead on the final nine, a display of force unmatched until Tiger Woods' domination almost two decades later. Powerful, skillful, graceful, daring, charismatic and fierce, Ballesteros cut a regal figure that to Ben Crenshaw evoked the golfer. He last won 10 years ago, last made the cut in a major in 1996, last played in an official event in 2003. Ballesteros finds himself lost in swing theory, and any comeback is increasingly unlikely because of the fragile condition of his chronically bad back.

This article focuses on Ryan Moore, golf player. There is a logical explanation for Moore's delusions of Masters-ful grandeur. The thin air Moore was breathing last year when he completed an unprecedented sweep of the NCAA, U.S. Amateur Public Links, Western Amateur, U.S. Amateur and World Amateur titles, no one had ever won more than three in one calendar year, let alone all five, obviously jarred the horizontal hold on his better judgment. In learning his way around the course, he concluded the 300-yard drives he generates with his homemade swing and the imagination around the greens that separates him from his peers might be just what Bobby Jones ordered.

This article focuses on the stories of Jim Nantz. Nantz's sports savvy goes way beyond golf. He's also CBS Sports' lead play-by-play voice for pro football and college basketball. As a child, Nantz would fall asleep in bed listening to sports on radio. One of his favorites was the late sports-talk host Pete Franklin. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002 as the youngest recipient of the Curt Gowdy Media Award. He had played nine holes for legendary Houston coach Dave Williams during the summer before his freshman year and was encouraged to be part of the team.

The article presents information on improving one's golf skills. Regular rounds, working out and focusing on her short game have reduced golfer Diane Pennington's handicap by more than 10 strokes in a year and a half. She's been taking advice bit by bit from her husband, Mark, a single-digit player. To lengthen her tee shots, she says she needs to concentrate on making better contact, making sure she get her left shoulder behind the ball. She's also working on chipping and a lingering tendency to "peek" on her short shots.

The article presents a 12-week practice plan for rapid-fire improvement in golf. When players succeed, and reach their goals, they are motivated to do more. Conversely, people who set their goals too high tend to get frustrated. The best part of the 12-week program is that it can be done in manageable time frames. But one must make a commitment to following the regimen of drills. The best stretches are golf-specific, like the torso stretch. The key is to stay in one's golf posture as he turns and holds the stretch back and through.

The article presents expert's view on playing golf without fear. What golfers of all abilities must come to see is that maximizing their potential in golf--the truest of all golf goals-- begins and ends with one requirement: One must learn to deal with fear, to embrace its challenge to his skills and to overpower it so he can think clearly and play his best. Anything less invites the insidious decay of doubt and inconsistency. Fear is the most critical impediment to playing golf to one's greatest potential, and it is the one thing that great champions manage to overcome.

The article presents information on certain newly developed golf equipments that would enhance one's performance. The Nike Pro Combo OS club having cavity-back design provides forgiveness in the long irons and workability in short irons. The 360-degree undercut channel of Callaway Steelhead X-18 is deeper than in the X-16 model, and more weight has been placed low in the heel and toe. In Srixon Z-UR, the extra-thin urethane cover allows the polybutadiene core to be the largest in the company's history.

The article presents golfing trips from golfing coach Dean Reinmuth. He says that practicing shots one needs around the green is vital to achieving the scoring goals, whether it's to break 100 or break par. Not every golfer has the opportunity to create a 2,500-square-foot putting green surrounded by four bunkers, a water hazard and a dozen tee boxes, the longest playing from 110 yards. But if one's goal is to improve, he must make time to hone his short game at his own home or home course. The two big variables on the green are the speed and firmness of the turf.

Provides information on how to improve golfers' swing. Need to make contact with the clubhead approaching the ball on a level slightly upward; Importance of creating width on the backswing; Concentration on the logistics as golfers prepare for each shot.

Profiles Chinese golfer Mu Hu. Career and personal background; Achievements and awards; Reputation in the golfing world.

Shares the ideas of American golfer Jack Nicklaus regarding the basics of golf game. Strategies of Nicklaus; Use of interlock in the game; Proper position of the hand and the body.

Profiles golfer Calvin Peete, one of the best golf player after winning the Players Championship in the Professional Golfers' Association in the U.S. Career background; Influences of Peete as a professional golfer; Styles of Peete in playing golf; His achievements and awards.

Provides tips on how to play golf. Improvement of putting stroke by using a triangular mailing tube as a guide; Mechanics of golf swing plane; Ways on how to find the proper low point to the swing through impact.

The article reports on certain world famous personalities that are associated with golf. It happens only two or three times a year, but when the two richest men in the United States get together, golf is always on the agenda. Corporate person Bill Gates and Warren Buffet are also associated with golf. They play golf to relax themselves and taking a break from their busy schedule. Buffet caddied as a kid, double-bagging 54 holes one day. Actor Luke Wilson and tennis star Pete Sampras play golf together.

The article reports on its author's experience regarding various trips to different golf tournaments. He says that he has been married for more than 25 years, and his wife and he has traveled together to some pretty spectacular places, whose names one would recognize in an instant. The trips that stick in his mind, though, are the ones he has taken with various golf buddies, such as their annual three-day trip to four not-all-that-terrible courses near Atlantic City, New Jersey. He says the golf trips with his friends are much better than the wife kind of trips. INSET: PLACES TO PLAY.

The article reports on issues related to golf industry. As the pressure to perform has ratcheted up across the whole economy and especially for publicly traded companies, golf equipment manufacturers have taken big risks to develop a hit driver. The rewards are tremendous, but the cost of failure can be huge. From the middle of May through the end of August, golfers have bought more than 38,000 TaylorMade r7 quad drivers and its sister r7 quad TP at a minimum price of $480. The r7 is an ingenious blend of technology and marketing that has captivated the market's attention.

The article reports on organizing corporate golf leagues. Corporate golf leagues can be a great way to foster friendships and teamwork among employees. Curt Culver, journal Golf Digest's top-ranked golfing CEO with a 2.4 Handicap Index, spent time in league play mingling with--and undoubtedly impressing--his superiors with his acumen on the course. Culver has carried on the tradition of the corporate golf league at MGIC, where employees relish the occasional match up with the Big Boss. Although the demands of his job have limited him to substitute duty in the MGIC league, Culver's participation and support gives the league an added appeal.

The article reports on the importance of interpersonal relations among golfers while playing golf. A big part of golf is having a good time with friends. But having a good golf buddy provides another important benefit. Practicing by oneself is nice (and peaceful), but some help from a friend helps to get better and faster. The best thing 100-shooting golf buddies can do for each other is reinforcing good preswing fundamentals. Buddies in golf increases the variety of training aids one can use and also one can get two kinds of feedback.

The article reports on how to hit the 90-yard bunker shot in golf. The same collection of shots seems to show up in golfers' nightmares. The 200-yard forced carry over water. A triple-breaking 40-foot snake you just have to two-putt. 90-yarder shot is really a much easier shot than a 30- or 40-yarder, where one has to figure out how much power to use, and whether to hit the ball or the sand. The 90-yarder from firm sand is actually a lot closer to a pitch shot from the fairway than it is to a greenside bunker shot.

The article presents certain tips on hitting pure golf shots. When it comes to hitting pure golf shots, nothing is more important than the moment of truth--impact. It's the key to a repeating swing. Achieving optimum clubball contact is not just an all-important destination one arrives at; it's an evolving journey. There is too much emphasis today on over-rotation of the body, which causes the average player to finish in a chicken-wing position with the left arm and a restricted rotation of the club.

The article presents information on David Gaudin, one of the greatest handicapped golf player. David Gaudin was born without legs, but that hasn't stopped him from playing the game he loves--golf. He uses regulation clubs and hits full shots from his stool with a conventional grip. He pitches, chips and putts from the ground, but usually with his left hand on the shaft and his right at the top of the grip. His best drives are low-trajectory fades that go 200 yards to where he's looking. He makes an uncommon number of putts inside 10 feet. His handicap, as low as 12, is now about 20.

Discusses the essentials to playing caveman golf. Teeing up the ball on the side of the tee box that gives the most fairway to work with for the ball flight; Playing for the green in two; Pitching back to the fairway; Playing a ball with a high spin rate.

Offers tips and drills to help golfers take the game from the practice tee to the first tee. Setting the grip the right way to square up the clubface; Technique to improve the swing path; Use of both eyes for aim and alignment.

Provides tips on how to hold golf clubs in order to hit the ball consistently and with power. Technique for the right-hand grip; Formation of a crease with the index finger by the thumb; Absence of a gap between the right thumb and index finger so that the handle will not slide at the top of the backswing.

Discusses the technology of the launch monitor which reveal the ideal combination of launch angle and backspin for every ball speed in golf. Importance of knowing the three kinds of monitors work to improve launch conditions and to be a lot closer to getting the magical 24 1/2 yard increase in average driving distance; High speed cameras Doppler radar or laser; Doppler radar-based monitor; High-speed camera-based monitor.

Provides guidelines on how to pick the right golf school in Great Britain. Decision on what to accomplish should be the first step in choosing a school; Focus of the goal in the school; Personal discretion on the choice of course one most like to play; Gold offers which suit for the family members; Other benefits offered by the school.

Provides proper definitions of key terms necessary when playing golf. Insights from Dave Maga, vice-president of operations and instruction for the Golf Digest Schools on the importance of communicating with golf instructor using the same language. Knowledge on the angle of the club at impact and the path of the clubhead relative to the target line.

Focuses on the slice, a common fault in playing golf. Reasons why slice remains to be a problem; Different types of slice; How to fix that pull slice.

Focuses on the final four holes of the Ryder Cup competition in Oakland Hills. Total land area of the golf course; Rank of the golf course in America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses; Yardage of the 16 hole.

Provides tips on how to make the clutch from Justin Leonard. Best putt ever had in 1999 Ryder Cup competition; Pre-putt routine; Grip as a starting for putting.

Provides tips to make a swing in playing golf. Rotation of the right side during the backswing; Combination of the pulling force with a proper weight shift into the right leg; Importance of controlling the ball.

Presents an interview with television analyst Roger Matbie regarding various aspects of golf. INSET: THE MALTBIE FILE.

Presents tips to create interest of children in golf.

Focuses on the increased distances in golf on the PGA Tour.

Presents ten second tips for playing golf.