APRIL 2016 GOLF DIGEST INDIA | APRIL 2016 THINK YOUNG | PLAY HARD | INAUGURAL COPY INAUGURAL COPY THE | RICKIE FOWLER: HOW TO HIT WEDGES TIGHT STICK IT MASTERS FROM ANY ISSUE 4 shots to save par by butch DISTANCE harmon new ranking | THE WORLD'S 100 GREATEST COURSES the world’s 100 greatest courses hero indian open 2016 india golf expo 2016 | april 20-21 HERO INDIAN OPEN 2016 anirban lahiri inside the ropes | INDIAN GOLF EXPO 2016 swing it like the big easy by david leadbetter | ANIRBAN LAHIRI ANIRBAN RICKIE ▶ rickie fowler and his three wise men see page 28 Exclusive Official Media Partner INDIA COVER_APRIL_FINAL.indd 1 29/03/16 2:15 pm how to play. what to play. where to play. Contents 04/16 46 58 40 Planet Golf Features Play Your Best India Digest 96 New Ranking: 28 Cover Story: 10 Tom Watson 40 Inside the ropes The World’s ▶ Old School My drill for grooving With Anirban Lahiri 100 Greatest Courses Three wise men, two a stroke you can repeat by bhaRath aRvind tattoos and millennial man 11 Driving Lessons 46 Hero Indian Open 2016 97 The Non-100 Rickie Fowler. Sergio Garcia’s keys to SSP Chawrasia delights A case for unrated by jaime diaz distance and accuracy short courses—the ones 100 European Tour 32 Stick it From Any Distance you play with new friends. 14 Jack Nicklaus Top 25 Under 25 & Try my new keys for by david owen Make the smart choice More... hitting great wedges. on a super-long par 3 by RicKie fowleR 108 Spotlight The Golf Life 15 Hank Haney U.S Groomed Golfers 50 ▶ Tiger’s Healthy Pause The do’s and don’ts Excel in India by jaime diaz of videoing your swing 22 The Core 112 Player Newsmakers Paddle boarding 52 Four Shots 16 How 4 Bar Games Update on Indian Golfers with Natalie Gulbis. You Need to Know Can Help You around the world by Ron KaspRisKe Play Better Golf How to be ready for 116 Club Round Up by eRiKa laRKin 24 Rules these tricky situations. Latest News from your Resolve any dispute by butch haRmon 18 Swing Sequence: favourite courses across amicably. Kevin Na India 58 ▶ Drop More Putts by Ron KaspRisKe He ditched his swing Here’s how the great 118 Upcoming Events glitch and had a great year 25 Style putters practice. India Golf Expo 2016 Your clothes are by daRRen may 20 David Leadbetter 120 Corporate Golf getting smarter. 4 steps to better tempo Golf Gang Wars by maRty hacKel The Masters Issue 62 How Jordan Broke through 39 What’s In My Bag IIM Masters & 26 Think Young, Play Hard by jaime diaz Graeme McDowell Indo-Nippon Golf Cup Smylie Kaufman is all 123 Mercedes Trophy smiles after his first win. 70 Masterful Storyteller by stephen hennessey jim nantz 122 Junior Golf with Guy yocom 27 Ask Golf Digest Update from the 78 If Augusta Ruled the World junior golf tours by dan jenKins 124 Tête-à-tête with Ernie Els 80 Zoom in for an intimate look at the Masters 130 18 Holes by dan winteRs with H.R. Srinivasan 88 The Shark’s Collapse 20 years later by sam weinman Cover photograph by Walter Iooss Jr. april 2016 | golfdigest india 3 003_CONTENT_FINAL.indd 3 29/03/16 2:56 pm Editor’s Letter Dear Readers, his inaugural issue of the new and improved Golf Digest comes after a seven month break in India. When we heard that the magazine was discontinued in India by its previous publishers, we shared the col- lective concern expressed by fellow golfers. A world class magazine Twith best in class original content and relevant, insightful local news and information acts as a catalyst for the growth of a sport. Golf, as we know, has a long way to go in our country. Together with your support, we intend to make Golf Digest India a part of that growth story. We at Golf Digest India are motivated to bring you the best golf instruction available anywhere in the world. Consider that this issue carries new insights by Jack Nicklaus, David Leadbetter, Hank Haney, Tom Watson, Butch Har- mon, Rickie Fowler and more! We will go out of our way to keep you informed on news you can use and updates on significant achievements, happenings and developments across the country. Wherever you may be in India, you will now get to know about performances by emerging Indian champions no matter where in the world these performances occur, about new golf course developments, course upgrades, upcoming events and tournaments of importance. You will get to know the people who are shaping the future of the game in our part of the world. But more importantly, we want you to tell us what you love and what you don’t. What you want to read about. Any suggestions on what we can do to make your golf experience and your golf magazine better. We will be con- stantly updating and innovating to give you the best product. 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We work on various aspects like chipping, Practice rounds before the tournament starts putting or some swing techniques for about Golf Rankings, best finish and then practice after each round. This year 3- 4 hours. I usually just take a 30 min lunch S adjusting to jet lag has been something I break and get back to work on the short game by an Indian in a Major (T5- PGA have done a lot. Just ensuring that the body or play 9 holes. I’m not a machine, so I take Championship 2015), first Indian to clock is reset and that all systems are ‘go’ in breaks in between to check my phone or chat play in the President’s Cup, India’s time for Thursday. Playing on three different with someone.. one just can’t focus on the tours in 2015 was a serious concern so it took game for that long. I hit the gym by 5pm for first ever Olympic contender in golf, a lot more effort. I generally eat dinner by an hour of cardio or strength training and it’s member of the Eurasia Cup team 7:30pm and get to my room by 9pm at the lat- early dinner and bed after that. & a loving husband- that’s quite est. I like to dedicate an hour to myself to call home or watch something on Youtube. On Describe your meditation routine or a a resume to have at 28! We got a days that we have an early round you could few basic yoga aasanas that you highly chance to catch up with the current wake up as early at 4:15am, so it’s important recommend? to get sleep. I am a light sleeper so for me 6-7 There are three aasanas that I definitely flag bearer of Indian golf Anirban hours is more than a good night’s sleep. recommend. Parsvottanasana (side stretch), Lahiri at his home course - Eagleton Sarvangasana (shoulder stand) or ideally Sir- Off Season- I divide my time between sasana (head stand) but that is really hard to Golf Resort, Bengaluru. Hope you work and family. We took a lovely vacation do and Halasana (the plough) which stretch- enjoy getting to know Baan as much at Ananda in the Himalayas which felt like es out your entire back. detox especially after a gruelling 2015. I gen- I practice Vipassana for meditation and as we did. Here’s wishing him the erally wake up by 6 am and hit the gym for recommend professional training in it if you very best for a fabulous 2016 season some stretches and yoga to get the muscles choose to follow it. I have a lot of friends and on the PGA Tour. ready for the day. I then putt and chip for golfers who have benefitted from yoga and about 45 minutes before breakfast. After that it’s great overall. 40 golfdigest india | april 2016 Photographs by Golf Digest India INDIAN ISSUE_FINAL.indd 40 30/03/16 11:27 am India Digest Inside the Ropes By Bharath Arvind even global career wins, Describe a day in the life of Baan? I hit the range with my coach Vijay Divecha. Top 40 in the Official World During Season- Early start like all pros. We work on various aspects like chipping, Practice rounds before the tournament starts putting or some swing techniques for about Golf Rankings, best finish and then practice after each round. This year 3- 4 hours. I usually just take a 30 min lunch S adjusting to jet lag has been something I break and get back to work on the short game by an Indian in a Major (T5- PGA have done a lot.