On the cover of this month’s Compleat Golfer is PGA Tour legend, Phil Mickelson, who continues to do things right after 25 years on tour.
With the Majors out of the way, this month has a real ‘legends’ feel to it with lefty Mickelson taking centre stage. In our in our classic read section, we revisit the story of the late Seve Ballesteros who made the decision 10 years ago to put his clubs away for the final time while we also caught up with Tony Johnstone, who at 61 still has his youthful zest for life.
We also bring in a new section – the Big Issue – where he tackle some of the tough topics in the game of golf. First up … slow play and what it could mean for the future of the game.
Jacques Kallis is a cricket icon in South Africa but as many of you will aleady know he’s also an extremely talented golfer. We played nine holes with JK at Steenberg – which he played in one udner par – to find out more about his love of golf, his cricket career and much more.
Our playing editor Louis Oosthuizen’s monthly column is all about THAT lip-synching video with the regular Grant Hepbrun instruction, opinion pieces, health and fitness and Theo Manyama’s rules features keeping their place. Actor Neels van Jaarsveld is our celebrity this month as Bosch Hoek Golf and Country Estate – a KZN gem that caught our eye – is featured as the Course of the Month.
All this and more, in your October issue of Compleat Golfer, now on sale for just R34.90!