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1 May 2017 R34.90 Other countries R30.61 OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER compleatgolfer.com

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9 MAY 2017 /// COMPLEATGOLFER.COM CONTENTS Instruction 50 PGA INSTRUCTION Grant Hepburn 56 FITNESS Garth Milne 58 PGA RULES Theo Manyama Focus 28 EAGLE HAS LANDED The best player to have never won a Major has finally come good 36 THE FIFTH MAJOR Players Championship challenges the big four 40 IRRESISTIBLE FORCE Jon Rahm is ready to face the world s elite 44 STRENGTH IN NUMBERS Dean Burmester is empowered by family values 61 OUT OF THE SHADOWS So Yeon Ryu s achievement is worth celebrating 92 ON THE STARTING BLOCKS Herman Loubser s pro career is on starting grid 98 THE NEW FRONTIER Now is the time to put the words Grow the Game into action at all skill levels 28 On the cover SERGIO GARCIA ANDREW REDINGTON/GETTY IMAGES/GALLO IMAGES Regulars 11 WELCOME LETTER 12 GALLERY Images of the month 17 OFFBEAT The lighter side 18 QUIZ Test your knowledge 20 #TWITTER Social media activity 22 INBOX Readers letters 24 PLAYING EDITOR Louis Oosthuizen, column and instruction 54 BUILDING BRIDGES Junior golf in South Africa receives a timely lift 65 COLUMN Gary Lemke 74 ENVIRONMENT Humewood GC battles an alien invasion 78 EQUIPMENT Lowdown on apparel 86 THE PERFECT DAY Els for Autism 88 WIN An Ebotse Links 20-round playing card 90 CELEBRITY Cricket s Allan Donald 103 CALENDAR Your guide to May s events 105 REPLAY When Tim Clark won the 2010 Players Championship 106 COLUMN Andy Capostagno Out and About 66 COURSE OF THE MONTH Humewood Golf Club 76 EXTREME HOLE Goldfields West Private GC compleatgolfer.com 9

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