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THE LEGEND OF T.P. MILLS PUTTERS

It's official. Cobra Golf and Puma have finalised their merger and launched their new logo and name - Cobra Puma Golf. In a special media event held in Tokyo, Japan, last December, journalists from Japan and selected Asian countries (including Golf Digest Singapore) were invited to the Cobra Puma Golf Brand Center in the capital city to not only view the company's latest offerings, but to understand the strategy of golf's latest merged marque. Bob Philion, President of Cobra Puma Golf, flew in from California, U.S.A. to let us in one why these are exciting times for the company.

THE LEGEND OF T.P. MILLS PUTTERS

T.P. Mills putters are arguably one of the last bastions of hand-made clubs designed and constructed in the U.S.A. This exclusivity is part of the premium value placed on these beautifully crafted putters. David Mills, son of founder T.P. Mills, was in Singapore late last year to launch his partnership with Transview Golf, who will be carrying his clubs at their Singapore outlets. David, who learned the skills of putter-making from his father, talks about the philosophies surrounding T.P. Mills clubs, their characteristics, and some of the aspects that make them unique.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: CAMILLO VILLEGAS

During last year's Barclays Singapore Open, TaylorMade held an exclusive event with Camillo Villegas at 1-Altitude. Our roving correspondent Gillian Kang was there to talk to the photogenic PGA Tour star about his fitness routine, cycling, Singapore, and posing in the nude for ESPN magazine.

TIGER WOODS' GOLF CLINIC AT LAGUNA NATIONAL'S WORLD CLASSIC

Tiger Woods finally makes it to Singapore. Selected guests of Marina Bay Sands got a special invitation to attend an exclusive golf clinic conducted at the World Classic Course at Laguna National Golf and Country Club by the former world number one golfer. Woods held the guests in awe with his ball-hitting prowess, and sense of humour. Here's an edited version of his clinic.

WATCH THE BEST SWINGS FROM THE BARCLAYS SINGAPORE OPEN 2011

It can be remarkable how much you can learn from watching some of the best golfers in the world swing a golf club. We've compiled a special video of some of the classiest swings from the Barclays Singapore Open 2011 so you can recapture the action from some of the best players in the world. If you didn't get a chance to see how players like Justin Rose, Jhonattan Vegas and Retief Goosen tee it up, here's a close-up view of their tour-winning swings. PS: Even if you can't replicate their championship motion, just feeling their tempo can put you in good stead to play your best.

GOLF IN FINLAND

Finland is famous for reindeers, saunas and as the home to Santa Claus. But as our editor Ju K. Tan found out in a recent trip to Helsinki, it is also a destination filled with great golf courses. If you haven't had the chance to go, check out this exclusive video on some of the highlights from his trip. Finnair has recently launched a direct flight from Singapore to Helsinki so there's no reason not to start packing your bags.

SETTING UP THE SERAPONG COURSE FOR THE BARCLAYS SINGAPORE OPEN 2011

The weather may have played havoc with the players and the golf course, but with over a hundred course maintenance professionals on call, Andrew Johnston had the situation under control. The Barclays Singapore Open 2011 was plagued with typical November monsoon disposition, and given the deluge of rain over most afternoons during championship week, the maintenance team that Johnston commands had its hands full. But the tournament, albeit shortened, completed successfully, and the course stood up to test. Johnston talks to Golf Digest Singapore Editor Ju K. Tan about how he set up the course, the challenges that they faced, and how he managed to incorporate the help from over 50 superintendents around the world to help out.

SERAPONG COURSE HOLE BY HOLE FOR BARCLAYS SINGAPORE OPEN 2011

Sentosa Golf Club Chief Agronomist Andrew Johnston gives us an insider's look at the tournament course.

THONGCHAI JAIDEE ON GOLF

In a recent media event at Amata Spring Golf Club in Thailand organised by ECCO, journalists from Asia got up close and personal with Thailand's most successful golf professional - Thongchai Jaidee. The Thai star was in a relaxed, communicative mood, and offered many insights on his current game, golf academy in Lopburi, his fitness regime, and his near decade-long ambassadorial role with ECCO golf shoes.

MIND OVER MATTER

Golf Digest SIngapore spoke with Dr Andrea Furst on sports psychology and how it can affect an athelete's performance. Here are a few tips from her on how to attain a positive state of mind on the golf course.

FOOTJOY ENTERS THE APPAREL MARKET

FootJoy Vice President Apparel Steve Gale talks about the reasons behind FootJoy's entry into the apparel market, and what consumers can expect.

COURSE ARCHITECTS TED AND GEOFF PARSLOW AT JURONG COUNTRY CLUB

In our July 2011 issue, we have a review on Jurong Country Club's beautiful new front 9. In this exclusive interview, course architects Ted and Geoff Parslow talk about how they got involved in the project and the changes done to the holes.

INSIDE ROYAL ST GEORGE'S GOLF CLUB

Royal St George's Golf Club Secretary Christopher Gabbey tells of the club's history and what players can expect at the 2011 Open Championship.

STRENGTHEN YOUR CORE WITH TRX RESISTANCE TRAINING BANDS

In our June 2011 issue, we interviewed California Fitness' Master Trainer Vanan for a story on core strengthening. In this video, he introduces two exercises on the TRX Training Bands that will benefit golfers immensely.

STRENGTHEN YOUR CORE WITH KETTLEBELL TRAINING

Our writer, Ong Cheow Eng spoke with Kettlebell HIT’s David Devito to learn more about this new form of strength training. The video was shot at The Playground, an old-school styled gym that is located at Horse City (near Turf City). Hit them up at their website: kettlebellhit.com

Golf Digest Singapore Hot List Demo Day 2011

Golf Digest Singapore gathered all the brands and equipment featured in the Hot List for our readers to test them out. Everybody walked home with a bag full of goodies and most definitely, some mental notes on what new clubs to buy.

2011 PGA MERCHANDISE SHOW: AN INSIDE LOOK

Golf Digest Singapore was at this year’s show in Orlando, Florida, and brings you this exclusive montage of 2011’s new offerings.

SHOW STOPPER

Taylormade Global Vice President Product Marketing, Mike Ferris, takes us through the key features of the TaylorMade R11 Driver at the 2011 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Florida.

Golf Digest Singapore @ The Sentosa Golf Academy

Golf Digest Singapore visited the Sentosa Golf Club where Skye Neal, Head Professional of Sentosa Golf Academy, gave us a tour of his state-of-the-art teaching facilities.

GOLF CONDITIONING THROUGH THE REDCORD SYSTEM

Mette Dahl from Options Studio shows us how to get fit for golf using the Redcord system.

GOLF CONDITIONING THROUGH PILATES

Focus Pilates' Daniel Dittmar shows us how to get stronger and fitter for golf through Pilates.

CELEBRITY PC: EUNICE OLSEN – FIRST GAME

Eunice brings it all together for her first game at Keppel Country Club. Asian Golf Institute instructor Greg Anketell guides her along and show her some basic etiquette on the golf course.

CELEBRITY PC: EUNICE OLSEN – PUTTING

As they say, drive for show, putt for dough. In this lesson, Eunice learns a thing or two about the finer points of putting.

CELEBRITY PC: EUNICE OLSEN – BUNKERS

It's inevitable that some of your shots will land into a sand bunker. However, it's not a problem if you can get your ball out in one shot. Eunice learns some bunker techniques from Golf Institute instructor Greg Anketell.

CELEBRITY PC: EUNICE OLSEN – CHIPPING AND PITCHING

Getting it really close from around the greens can bring down your scores significantly. In this lesson, Asian Golf Institute instructor Greg Anketell teaches Eunice the finer points of chipping and putting.

CELEBRITY PC: EUNICE OLSEN – THE GOLF SWING

Eunice has been hitting buckets of balls at the driving range. But as we all know, it's how you fare at the golf course that really matters. In this lesson, Asian Golf Institute instructor Greg Anketell introduces Eunice to Keppel Club's fairways and greens.

NIKE GOLF 2011 PRODUCT LINE-UP

Peter Turnbull, Nike Golf General Manager SEA-Pacific introduces Nike’s latest shoes, drivers, putter, and irons.

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF DRI-FIT

Nike commemorates two decades of its industry-defining Dri-Fit apparel with a fashion show in Pattaya last November to launch its latest lines.

TITLEIST 910 DRIVER - OPTIMUM ADJUSTABILITY

Titleist Brand Manager Rick Brown talks about why the new Titleist 910 Driver just might be the most adjustable and optimisable driver in the market today.

CELEBRITY PC: EUNICE OLSEN – HITTING THE BALL

In our Celebrity PC project, Singapore artiste Eunice Olsen continues her road to getting a provisional certificate with her coach Greg Anketell of Asian Golf Institute. In this lesson, she begins making contact with the golf ball.

THE WORLD'S BIGGEST GOLF SHOP

The PGA Tour Superstore is arguably the world's largest, and most comprehensive golf shop. We take you through this one located in Texas, U.S.A.

A TOUR OF ADAMS GOLF

In a recent visit to Plano, Texas, Golf Digest Singapore Editor Ju K. Tan caught up with Adams Golf Manager of PR and Marketing, Lisa Weistart, to find out what happens behind the scenes at Adams Golf's headquarters. Lisa provides a glib and informative tour through the comprehensive Adams Golf facility and shares some insights to what goes into the world's number one hybrid golf company.

BUSINESS TIMES CORPORATE GOLF LEAGUE – A GRAND KICK OFF

The first round of the six-round golf series was launched at the pristine Tanah Merah Country Club Garden Course on August 4, 2010. Twenty-six corporate teams representing a good spectrum of Singapore's industrial landscape signed up for this inaugural event.

TAKE AN EXCLUSIVE TOUR THROUGH NIKE GOLF'S "THE OVEN"

You've heard about it from the golf grapevine, and you've probably seen it in the ads. Now, here's your chance to "visit" Nike Golf's famous facility nicknamed "The Oven". And there really is no person more qualified to play tour guide than Mr. Tom Stites, Director, Product Creation at Nike Golf, and the man behind the brand's best products.

Enter the heart of Nike Golf's club franchise and you'll see what it takes in putting together some of the most high tech, and successful clubs in the market, and more importantly, the inspiration behind it all.

Go ahead, indulge yourself...just do it.

CELEBRITY PC: EUNICE OLSEN – The Road To Playing Golf

Eunice Olsen, Singapore actress, singer and musician, has embarked on a journey to learn golf. We follow her journey to obtain a PC within 10 lessons with AGI golf coach Greg Angketell. Here's lesson one.

21st SLGA AMATEUR OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

Catch the action at this year's top women's amateur event held in May at the Singapore Island Country Club.

SPEED IS KEY FOR ADAMS GOLF'S NEW CLUBS

Ramping up the speed of the club is the key to longer drives. At least that is the premise behind Adams Golf's new drivers. Marc Puglielli, Director of International Sales for Adams Golf, talks about the key features of the company's new FAST 10 Driver, the new IDEA Black Super Hybrid, and why they are the number one hybrid on the PGA Tour.

TAYLORMADE LOOKS AHEAD

Jason Bierholm, the Hong Kong-based Vice-President and Managing Director, Region Asia, for TaylorMade talks about his company’s prospects going into 2010.

LIFE AS A PRO

Singapore pro Quincy Quek talks about his first year on the Asian Tour with his coach Chris Marriott.

SHORT GAME CLINIC WITH NATALIE GULBIS

LPGA star Natalie Gulbis gives us a personal account of how she practices her short game at an exclusive Rolex clinic held during the HSBC Women’s Champions.

COBRA S2 DRIVER AND TITLEIST NXT BALLS

Rick Brown of Acushnet Singapore talks about the new Cobra S2 drivers, and the new and improved NXT golf balls.

Learn From The Stars At WGC-HSBC Champions '09

The excitement might be over, but what we can pick up from the stars at the 2009 WGC-HSBC Champions have been recorded for posterity right here. Look and learn.

Lam Chih Bing at WGC-HSBC Champions

Singapore's Lam Chih Bing talks about his experience playing at his second WGC event in 2009, the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan Golf Club.

Fab Four Graces WGC-HSBC Champions Press Conference

Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Yang Yong-eun and Sergio Garcia chipped balls over photographers, hit long drives into the river by the Bund, and posed over a Chinese chess board as a precursor to the press conference held at the Shanghai International Port Terminal Cruise Centre on November 3, 2009. Watch the video here.

An Interview with Olivier Bottinelli, CEO of Audemars Piguet (Singapore) Private Limited

Olivier Bottinelli, Chief Executive Officer of Audemars Piguet (Singapore) Private Limited talked exclusively to Golf Digest Singapore about his involvement with Audemars Piguet, its brand ambassadors, the general business outlook and his favourite Audemars Piguet watches.

Taking Care Of Grass

Dr Micah Woods, Research Director of Asian Turfgrass, lets us in one some of the nuances of golf course turf maintenance, and highlights some solutions to common problems that clubs face.

Balance Your Way to Further Drives

If you are falling off at the end of your swing, most probably you'll end up with inconsistent contact and bad ball flights. Jean Daniels explains the importance of attaining a good balance in your golf swing, and how it can lead to further and straighter drives.

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