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Clubhouse • In 2010, at age 27, the South African picked apart St. Andrews to become Champion Golfer of the Year. What was working for him that week? His tee ball. And the magic of the place.

I've heard that if your ball is in a bunker, you can go into another bunker to take practice swings that touch the sand. But I interpret Rule 12.2b as meaning that all bunkers are equally relevant. True?

The Bear Necessities of Putting • You create more “smash factor” with your putter than any other club. Your best bet to control it? As with most moves, copy Jack Nicklaus.

Trace a Long Path • The length your hands travel during your downswing is a huge influence on distance. PING's ENSO system reveals who owns the current world record.

Come From Away • Overseas club membership has its privileges: Transcendent beauty, unexpected friendships, incredible golf and bragging rights. Best of all, it's affordable.

Brown Nosers • In honor of Open season, a primer on building a right and honorable whisky bar

Easy Reading • What goes into the making of a GolfLogix green book? Here's a chapter-by-chapter breakdown of the high-tech (but low-stress) logistics.

Jon Rahm • The former World No. 1 remains a threat every time he tees it up. Credit his ability to be “Jon” and nobody else.

ONE OF A KIND • For the past several years, only the best players in the world were given the opportunity to use PING's PLD (Putting Lab Design) custom program to solve their most vexing putter needs. It's one of the perks of possessing a Tour card. Now, anyone can get in on the PLD action.

SLEEK & SWEET

HIGH (BALL) MARKS

LOFTY GOALS • Are you better off playing a 9- or 10.5-degree driver? We let our CIub Test robot provide the answer.

FLYING COLORS

Gamer • When Scottie Scheffler triumphed at the Masters in April and became the world's top-ranked player, it capped an extraordinary two-month tear in which the good-guy Texan won four times. Now, he's puzzling out how to cope with all the attention and success. His strategy? Family, trusted allies, the giggles—and Wordle.

WELCOME HOME • Even before the first tee shot is struck at this year's Open Championship, we're preparing for something special: the 150th playing of golf's most enduring and emotional major. The Open always seems like a fairy tale—blooming gorse, moats, heather and castles. This year even more so, with a return to the Old Course at St. Andrews, the place where golf began and, centuries later, a continued source of inspiration and awe. Its bunkers—Road, Spectacles, Coffins, Hell—have names straight out of a Grimm tale. Its past champions—Tiger, Big John, Jack, Seve, The Slammer—are almost mythical too. Welcome back, memories. Welcome home.

Who's Got a Shot? • As the world's best golfers gear up for the Open and its 30th...