Table of Contents
May/June 2008 Issue
The Golf For Women Challenge
Is this the year you drop 10 strokes off your score? We think it is. Our game-improvement plan won't require endless hours on the range or in the gym. All you need are a scorecard, a computer and the wish to play better.
Princess at Play
Morgan Pressel is a force on the LPGA Tour, but there's more to this young woman than golf. Here are 20 things you probably don't know about her.
by Kate Meyers
Something Wild
The Riviera Maya is becoming Mexico's hottest—and sexiest—golf destination.
by Joe Bargmann
Online bonus: Riviera Maya slideshow
The 2008 Golf For Women Beauty Awards
In our second-annual salute, we ask the experts to pick the products that best protect and enhance a golfer's skin.
by Samantha Hallock
Online Sweepstakes: Win a beauty basket of our award-winning products
Horse Sense
Think Clydesdales and golf have nothing in common? Think again.
by Karen Karbo
To the Nines
You'll need a four-star wardrobe for a top-drawer destination like the Boca Raton Resort & Club.
Photographed by Uli Weber
First Cut
- REAL GOLFER: Kim Smith, model, actress, Texan. NEWS: Celebrity designers come to golf; a must-read instruction book; Carol Semple Thompson on the Curtis Cup; a matchup to rival Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus; an eco-friendly golf ball. TRAVEL: Head to Minnesota for some U.S. Women's Open action.
STUFF WE LOVE
- Obsession
- These sleek shades will shield your eyes from UV rays and help you look cool on the course.
- Style News
- Mix-and-match floral prints and sleek white cart bags.
Online bonus: More floral prints and white accessories
- Tech
- The ultimate home theater for golfers is most definitely high-def.
GFW Body
- Beauty
- Treat your skin and hair to mineral-rich products with ingredients that come directly from the sea.
- Nutrition
- Golf-specific energy bars, supplements and drinks aim to quiet your hunger pangs and lower your scores.
GFW Life
- Get There
- Seven well-traveled insiders reveal their favorite remote golf resorts. Discover them for yourself.
- First Person
- For the first time, LPGA Tour legend Sandra Haynie recounts her difficult childhood with an overbearing father.
- Dan Jenkins
- In this exclusive excerpt from Jenkins' new novel, The Franchise Babe, a jaded sportswriter turns his attention to the LPGA Tour.
Play Better
- Let's Talk Golf
- Senior editor Stina Sternberg weighs in on why beginners deserve great clubs; the need for more restrooms on golf courses; and Odyssey's reinvention of the chipper.
- Rules & Etiquette
- USGA rules expert Genger Fahleson answers all your questions.
Equipment
- 2008 Spring Preview
- Drivers, flow sets, irons, hybrids, and putters:
We highlight 85 new easy-hitting clubs that can change your game for the better. An educated golfer is a more successful shopper.
DEPARTMENTS
- EDITOR'S LETTER
ON THE WEB/CONTRIBUTORS
IN THE BAG
SHOPPING DIRECTORY
