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Rate Card 2013 Tee to Green
was established in 1997 and has over the
last 15 years established itself as the largest
golf publication in Southern Africa. It provides
unrivalled access to the lucrative golf market.
The consistent international success of South
African golfers over the last 50 years and
the rise of a new batch of young superstars
has brought about phenomenal growth and
investment in the sport. Golf is hugely popular
in SA and the preferred sport of the upper
income bracket.
Editorial Content
The publication has a strong affinity
with the everyday golfer. The editorial
mix includes player profiles,instruction
and equipment, where to play, the
rules, golf specific travel destinations,
local and international golf news, a
selection of columns ranging from
the mental side of golf to fitness and
nutrition. As patrons of the game the
development of South African golf is a
topic close to our hearts.
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30 EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
TAYLORMADE GOLF INTRODUCES
SPEEDBLADE IRONS
VISUALLY, the SpeedBlade iron is striking, combining a two-tone,
satin nickel chrome plating with dark smoke satin ion plating (IP).
Internally, the key performance feature that separates SpeedBlade
from the pack is the Speed Pocket, a handle-bar shaped slot in the
sole of the 3-7 irons. This has been widened and lengthened, giving
golfers more face area toward the toe and heel that promotes a high
launch angle, strong ball flight and a steep, quick stopping descent
angle. The Speed Pocket also features a cut through slot internally,
which allows for more flex and rebound on the bottom part of the
face.
Critical to the overall performance of the SpeedBlade is progressive
shaping throughout the set. The slender topline and sole in the short
irons promote better workability, feel and control. The long irons
feature a bigger topline to inspire confidence at address.
RRP: R8 999 (steel) and R9 999 (graphite)
What’s hot on tour
APEX IRONS TO MAKE COMEBACK
striking
it rich
DRIVE FOR DISTANCE
Money, Money, Money.
And if it’s all about money
then the Professional Golf Tours
of the World are indeed
in good shape.
But is it sustainable? Is Professional
Golf recession proof?
The list below shows the drivers used by the longest hitters on the
PGA Tour.
1. Luke List, United States. Average Drive Distance: 280,08m. Driver:
Callaway Razr Fit Xtreme (8.5 degree) with a Fujikura RBX P95X shaft.
2. Nicolas Colsaerts, Belgium. Average Drive Distance: 279,5m. Driver:
Callaway Razr Hawk (8.5 degree) with a Fujikura Motore SPD 8.1X shaft.
3. Gary Woodland, United States. Average Drive Distance: 278,3m.
Driver: Callaway Razr Hawk prototype (8.5 degree) with an Oban
prototype shaft.
4. Bubba Watson, United States. Average Drive Distance: 278,1m. Driver:
Ping G25 (8.5 degree) with a Grafalloy Bi-Matrix X shaft.
5. Dustin Johnson (above), United States. Average Drive Distance: 277,9m.
Driver: TaylorMade SLDR (10.5 degree) with a Fujikura Fuel 2.0 X shaft.
Interestingly none of the players have made the USA Presidents Cup
squad. Maybe there is something to the saying, ‘You drive for show, but putt
for dough’.
Then again, the list below highlights the top five players and the driver used
to head the year’s single drive list.
1. Phil Mickelson / 411,4m (WGC-Cadillac Championship) /
Callaway RAZR Fit Xtreme.
2. Kyle Stanley / 391,3m(Hyundai Tournament of Champions) /
Nike VR_S Covert.
3. Ian Poulter / 389,5m (Hyundai Tournament of Champions) /
Cobra ZL Encore.
4. Graham DeLaet / 384m (Shell Houston Open) / Titleist 913D3.
5. Charlie Beljan / 382,2m (Hyundai Tournament of Champions) /
Cleveland Classic.
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INSTRUCTION
PULL
OUT
AND
KEEP
By Dennis Bruyns, Illustrations Dave Edwards
CHIN T
UP
here is a distance element
to all golf shots, but
whereas with the driver
we might be willing at
times to sacrifice direction for
distance the opposite is true with
iron play. Even though direction is
primary with irons, distance or
rather distance control is of equal
importance in my opinion.
It is not so much how far you
hit a particular iron but more how
consistently you hit the iron
that distance.
In order to get good consistent
distance from your irons, you need
to make a relatively full shoulder
turn while remaining in your
original, address posture. The
deeper the turn, the easier it is to
swing the club down from the
inside and release the clubhead. To
encourage a bigger shoulder turn,
raise your chin at address so that
there’s at least a fist’s width
between it and your breastbone.
Picture a second ball just outside
the original ball and point your nose
at it, a move that will lift your chin. As
long as your chin is up and your back
is relatively straight, you should be
able to rotate your shoulders more
freely and, in turn, hit the ball more
solidly and consistently.
Zach Johnson
Webb Simpson
Jordan Spieth
Adam Scott
Graham DeLaet
Marc Leishman
Brendon de Jonge
Callaway (3 players)
Phil Mickelson
Ernie Els
Branden Grace
PING (3 players)
Hunter Mahan
Louis Oosthuizen
Angel Cabrera
Bridgestone (2 players)
Brandt Snedeker
Matt Kuchar
DRIVER: TaylorMade R1 (9 degree)
with a Grafalloy Blue X shaft.
FAIRWAY WOODS: Callaway Diablo
Octane Tour (13 degree) and X Hot
Pro (17 degree) with Grafalloy Blue
X shafts.
IRONS: Callaway Legacy Black
Irons (3-PW) with Nippon Pro
Modus3 120X shafts.
WEDGES: Cleveland 588 RTX (52
and 58 degree) with Nippon Pro
Modus3 120X shafts.
PUTTER: Piretti Cottonwood II
Prototype.
BALL: Titleist Pro V1x.
SHOES: FootJoy FJ Icon.
GLOVE: FootJoy Pure Touch Limited.
PRO V1
IN THE BAGS AT THE PRESIDENTS CUP
With the teams now finalised we can
look in the bags of the squads and
break down which equipment
companies will be represented at the
Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village.
Titleist (10 players)
Jason Dufner
Steve Stricker
Bill Haas
WHAT’S IN HENDRIK
STENSON’S BAG
THE VENERABLE APEX NAME, linked to the glory days of the Ben Hogan
Company, apparently is about to resurface as a Callaway reincarnation.
Callaway has not released any information about a new iron called the
Apex, but the club was first seen on the practice range at the PGA Tour’s
Deutsche Bank Championship. The name was covered with tape as
Callaway tour pros experimented with the iron. And on 4 September, the
iron was shown to the Callaway sales staff at the company’s national sales
meeting in San Diego. Inside info suggests that the name was Apex.
According to Golfweek the Apex is a forged multi-material iron that will fit
into a category often called ‘forged distance irons.’ The most recent
Callaway model in that category was the Diablo Forged iron. The Apex is
expected to complement Callaway’s existing forged products such as the X
Forged iron and the Razr X Muscleback forged iron.
Although Callaway sold the Ben Hogan brand to apparel giant Perry Ellis
in 2012, it kept certain trademarks associated with the Ben Hogan
Company. Among these trademarks were Apex and Edge.
Callaway is expected to unveil the iron this month.
Cleveland/Srixon (2 players)
Keegan Bradley
Hideki Matsuyama
Nike (2 players)
Tiger Woods
Charl Schwartzel
TaylorMade (2 players)
Jason Day
Richard Sterne
TITLEIST’S NEWEST PRO V1 golf
balls are ready to hit retailers’
shelves this month, promising more
distance, softer feel and more
durability in a tour-proven ball that
already has won seven professional
golf tournaments around the world
in 2013.
Five players have won with the
new Pro V1x: Luke Donald (Dunlop
Phoenix), Angel Cabrera (Visa Open
de Argentina), Louis Oosthuizen
(Volvo Golf Champions), David
McKenzie (Victorian PGA
Championship) and Brian Gay
(Humana Challenge).
Two have triumphed with the new
Pro V1: Adam Scott (Australian
Masters) and Hiroyuki Fujita
(Nippon Series JT Cup).
Let’s look at the evolution of
these balls. The first Pro V1
appeared at retail in early 2001. In
every odd year since – 2003, ‘05,
‘07, ‘09, ‘11 and now ‘13 – new
versions of the Pro V1 and Pro V1x
have been unveiled.
The 2013 Pro V1 promises softer
feel than previous versions.
According to Titleist, the new ball is
the softest Pro V1 ever produced. If
the Pro V1 is softer, the Pro V1x is
longer. There are many more
refinements to these balls, but
golfers in general will be talking
about the softness of the Pro V1 and
the length of the Pro V1x. Titleist
says each model goes farther than
its predecessor. One reason is that
both produce less spin and fly lower,
For me the Highveld and these and
other courses are my golfing home,
of which I am proud.
Wanderers becoming the
permanent home for this event.
The deal was struck and the first
PGA was played at the Wanderers
in January 1972. It was won by
Harold Henning and a year later by
the great American player Tom
Weiskopf. Thus began an
association with the PGA that
endured for 23 years. Lexington
took over the sponsorship in 1977,
until they relinquished it in 1995.
During this period, the Wanderers
was privileged to play host to many
of the world’s best golfers,
including Lee Trevino, Tom
Weiskopf, Tom Lehman, Corey
Pavin, Hale Irwin, David Feherty
and, of course, our well known
South African players.
which enhances rollout and
provides longer total distance.
And what else is new? The
compression of the Pro V1 is down
about six points, from the mid-90s
to the high-80s. The Pro V1x
remains close to 100. The
aerodynamics and dimple patterns
are the same as the 2011 versions.
The paint, however, has changed on
both balls. Titleist says the new
paint is much more durable,
noting that it is extremely
difficult to chip, and the ball will
not begin to turn yellow or
brown after UV exposure. This
increased durability is a
noteworthy achievement,
because many consumers play
one ball for more than 18 holes.
The prospect of 36 or 54 holes
with one ball is enticing.
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Parkland
Splendour
& Inland Links
It really does not get any better than this
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BEING A BORN AND BRED
‘highvelder’ might make me
somewhat biased, but I do believe
that overall the best golf (weather
conditions, course conditions and
course quality) is right here on the
doorstep of the Johannesburg and
Ekurhuleni areas.
It is where I learned to play and
many of my best golfing memories
involve courses like Windsor Park
(now Bushwillow), Bryanston CC,
Wanderers Golf Club and
Houghton. I have played many
tournaments at these courses and
have had the honour of winning the
odd one. Later I worked for the PGA
of South Africa as Executive Director
for 10 years. We had our modest
offices at the Wanderers Golf Club
and it was here that we played our
own ‘Major’, the Lexington PGA
Championship.
wanderers Golf CluB
PGA Championships the world over
are truly the ‘professional’s
tournaments’. They are generally
organised and run entirely by the
professional association and the
contestants are all professional golfers.
For over 20 years from the
early-70s, for a period of 20 odd
years, Wanderers was synonymous
with the PGA Championship. In
1971 the redoubtable Louis Luyt
approached the club with an
attractive proposition to provide an
underground fairway water
irrigation system. This project was
to be linked to his Luyt Lager
becoming the sponsor of the future
PGA tournaments, with The
BELOW: Bryanston Country Club.
BOttOm right: Bushwillow at randpark
golf Club.
And what a host it was. The course in many ways reflects the way the City
of Johannesburg has built a reputation as being the biggest manmade forest
in the world, with the greatest variety of trees to be found anywhere. Here
you will find the American Ash, the White Stinkwood, various types of
Oaks, Wild Chestnut trees, Beech trees, the Silver Birch (national tree of
Finland), Bobbejaan Druifboom, the magnificent London Plane, Elms and
many others. All this within walking distance of the central business district
of Sandton.
More information: www.wanderersgolfclub.com
Bryanston Country CluB
The Club was founded in 1948, and over the next 65 years has experienced
two major fires, hence the club emblem – a Phoenix rising from the ashes.
And what ashes they are!
As one of South Africa’s finest golf clubs, the course is graced with
undulating grounds and a wide variety of birdlife. Here, the immaculate
grooming of the course almost diverts ones attention from the challenges of
the 18-hole course. Held in high regard by the best golfers, it maintains a soft
spot in the hearts of up-and-coming enthusiasts. The Course was designed by
Charles H Alison in 1949 and was constructed by Koos de Beer over the next
two years before opening in 1951.The Bryanston Country Club course plays
to a par-72 and is 6,768 metres long. It is a typical parkland course with tree
lined fairways and numerous water hazards.
The Club’s experience and styling capture the essence of Bryanston’s
relaxed, yet elegant family lifestyle with club facilities that include a full
service clubhouse complete with restaurants, function and event venues,
which welcome members and guests into a world of personal attention.
More information: www.bryanstoncc.co.za
Bushwillow at randpark Golf CluB
The original Windsor Park course was commissioned during wartime, in the
late 1940s. Twelve holes were in play by 1946. A complete redesign of the
course was undertaken in 1952 – the architect being none other than Robert
Grimsdell, responsible for the design and construction of more courses in
South Africa than any other.
In celebration of the course’s 70th anniversary, it received a well-deserved
birthday present in the form of a facelift in April 2012. The result is a
stunning new 18-hole, par-72 layout. Even though it was safe to say that the
leafy, old ‘Windsor’ course was a favoured haven of green away from the
hustle and bustle of the city, the club felt there was room for improvement
and a splendid transformation has taken place.
The nines have been switched, re-routed and three completely new holes
created. Several others were altered for the better with new greens and
bunkers. A number of artificial ponds were also removed and the course given
a general ‘spruce up’ by Golf Data’s senior course designer, Sean Quinn.
Now known as the Bushwillow Course it remains an exceptional, superbly
manicured golf course, and with the many trees lining the fairways, it surely is
one of Gauteng’s prettiest layouts too.
With two of the best manicured courses in South Africa, Randpark’s
uniquely different, Firethorn and Bushwillow courses, offer golfers of varying
ability an unforgettable experience.
The courses are complemented by a modern clubhouse with facilities to
rival the best and a five-star hotel and spa (the Fairway).
More information: www.randpark.co.za – and the hotel www.thefairway.co.za
USE YOUR
DIVOT-REPAIR
TOOL TO TEST
THE FIRMNESS
OF THE GREEN
READING
THE GREEN
The nearer you get to the hole
the more important distance
control becomes.
I
f you are faced with a 10
metre putt it’s no good to hit
it eight meters. Never up and
never in they say. By the
same token it’s no good to hit it
twelve metres because once the
ball has passed the hole it is not
going in either.
Bobby Locke is recognised as
one of the greatest putters the
game has ever seen. And his
greatest skill was reading the
speed of the greens correctly and
therefore getting the ball to come
to rest at the hole.
Putting from 10 metres or more
is a stern test for any golfer, and
as you would for any exam, you have
to do your homework to be
successful. The more you study the
texture and slope of the green, the
easier it is to gauge the break and
speed of the putt, and the better
your chances of two-putting or even
holing out. Put the following greenreading tips to work and you should
start seeing a lot fewer three-putts.
FIX AND LEARN
It’s proper etiquette to fix your
ballmark, but it’s also a good way to
test the firmness of the green. If
your approach shot leaves a giant
crater behind to repair, then the
green is very soft and you can
expect a slower roll than usual,
along with less break, since you’ll hit
the putt harder. Conversely, if your
repair tool or tee hardly makes a
dent in the ground, then the green
is very firm and you can expect a
slicker putt than normal and more
break, since you’ll have to hit the
putt more softly.
IMAGINING A SECOND
BALL AND POINTING
YOUR NOSE AT IT
WILL FORCE YOU TO
LIFT YOUR CHIN
The direction the grass grows is
also very important in
determining the movement of the
putt. As a general rule, if the
grass has a shiny glow to it, it’s
lying down grain and you can
expect a faster putt; if it’s darker
in colour, it’s lying toward you
(into the grain) and you can
expect a slower putt.
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