In this issue: Dec. 7-14, 2012
Inside the Dec. 7-14, 2012 issue of Golfweek:
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THE FORECADDIE
• Backhoes, bans mark a wild week
• A World Challenge challenge for Tiger
• The not-so-friendly skies
• A long hitter's longest winter
• Remembering Jim Flick
• Tough ending to a tough season
• At Q-School, nothing is a lock
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TOY BOX
• Callaway driver goes Xtreme, By James Achenbach
• Stricker wields new flatstick
• Next-generation ProV1s in play
• McDowell's mixed bag
• Fowler plays new Cobra clubs
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IN THE NEWS
• COLUMN: History lesson: Sure, the Old Course has undergone changes over the years. But any time the big machines start digging at St. Andrews, golf holds its breath, By Bradley S. Klein
• LPGA aims for 30 events in '13, By Beth Ann Baldry
• Q&A: Mary Lou Mulflur, Washington head women's coach
• 'Good for the game': USGA, R&A propose to give anchoring the old heave-ho, beginning in 2016, By James Achenbach
• Anchoring pros refuse to bellyache, By Jim McCabe
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COMPETITION
• Final exam: Q-School awards its last batch of PGA Tour cards, ending an era, By Sean Martin
• COLUMN: From Nowhere to the PGA Tour, By James Achenbach
• Q-School graduates
• Marathon men play 17 rounds
• Hadley gains status off Barber's DQ
• 'It's real': In her professional debut, Thai teen Moriya Jutanugarn shares the medal at LPGA Q-School, By Julie Williams
• Jeray prevails after a few Zs, By Beth Ann Baldry
• Five to watch
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NUMBERS ISSUE
• 8 > 7: Kyle Stanley, who blew a 7-shot lead at Torrey Pines, rallied one week later to erase an 8-shot deficit at TPC Scottsdale. The difference? Well, everything. By Jeff Rude
• The numbers game: Official World Golf Ranking rewards winning, while the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index values consistency, By Sean Martin
• Ups and downs: Who climbed and who dropped in 2012? Here are several players who made significant moves in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index, By Alistair Tait, Jeff Rude, Julie Williams and Adam Schupak
• Strokes of genius: Mark Broadie's flatstick formula has transformed the way putting is measured on the PGA Tour – and he's not done yet, By Adam Schupak
• Strokes gained putting, simplified, By Adam Schupak
• Golf's hot streak: Sure, mild weather helped boost rounds played in 2012. But other factors – lower green fees and pent-up demand among them – give the game a good bounce, By Gene Yasuda
• Tiger vs. Rory: 1st 53 PGA Tour starts
• Go figure: 2012
• 5 Tour stats that matter, By Alex Miceli
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COMPETITION
• Penner's strategic finish secures All-America title, By Sean Martin
• Worldbeater: Graeme McDowell rolls into an extended off-season, By Jim McCabe
• COLUMN: American dream: Stacy Lewis' play a bright spot for globetrotting LPGA, By Beth Ann Baldry
• COLUMN: In a league of his own, By Alistair Tait
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THE YEAR IN REVIEW
• COLUMN: The miracles, the madness and the mouth: The best of 2012 – and all the rest, By Jeff Rude
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COLLEGE
• Golfweek's midseason men's and women's grades, By Ron Balicki and Julie Williams
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GROW THE GAME
• The power of learning: GolfTec's philosophy: The better you play, the more you'll play, By Gene Yasuda
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FOR YOUR GAME
• Simple mission: Scott Stallings aims to add shots to repertoire, By Sean Martin
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THE GOLF LIFE
• Garden party: Wynn GC embodies The Strip's grandiosity, if not its cacophony, By Bradley S. Klein
• Golfweek's Best: Casino Courses 2012
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VOICES
• Inside the Ropes: The right call ... but decades late, By Alistair Tait
• Wired: Tower tussle over anchor ban, By Martin Kaufmann
• Letters to the Editor
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SCOREBOARD
• “Golf’s Biggest Stat Sheet’’
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PERSPECTIVE
• 'Amazing year for golf', By Jim McCabe
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