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Our video feature Tips Plus continues this month with videos designed to help you better understand the golf instruction presented in each issue. Senior Editors Stina Sternberg and Peter Morrice break down each of these tips and demonstrate the key elements of these lessons ...

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The Smart Play

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Published May 11, 2009 at 11:00 p.m.

The driver may be the glamour club on the PGA Tour, but competitors were keeping it under wraps at the Players ...

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The Digest: Books

Published May 10, 2009 at 11:00 p.m.

A rundown of some of the latest in literature ...

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Six Shots for Success - Part One

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Published May 10, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.

While watching golf on a Sunday afternoon, I marvel at the miraculous shots the Pros pull off. I have learned that they get into trouble just like we do. What makes them so good is their ability to ge ...

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How to Get a Better Hotel Rate

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Published May 8, 2009 at 2:54 p.m.

Like airfares, hotel prices can vary dramatically between sources—and from one day to the next. Aggregator websites such as kayak.com are a good place to start, but it pays to search third-party sites such as Expedia and hotels.com as well—they often run one-time deals you won’t find elsewhere. And don’t overlook the old-fashioned way, the telephone: a reservationist or travel agent may know of a non-Internet deal that you simply can’t refuse. T+L Test Case The … ...

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Top 10 U.S. Cities for Hotel Deals

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Published May 8, 2009 at 2:36 p.m.

With the economy still in flux, hotels are continuing to reduce their rates—in some cities by as much as 30 percent. Hotwire.com publishes a monthly report on the markets with the biggest hotel discounts. At press time, the top 10 U.S. cities for deals were: 1. Las Vegas 2. Phoenix 3. New York 4. Montreal 5. Orlando 6. Miami/Fort Lauderdale 7. Oahu 8. Vancouver 9. Toronto 10. San Francisco ...

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World's Top Fast-Food Restaurants

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Published May 8, 2009 at 2:35 p.m.

See our slideshow of the World’s Top Fast-Food Restaurants. Who liked potato chips in their sandwiches as a kid? Superstar chef Bobby Flay, that’s who. At Flay’s latest venture, Bobby’s Burger Palace , the award-winning chef is recapturing his youth and crumbling potato chips onto all-Angus beef patties for a crunchy surprise. (An April tweet of his even advised: “Have a L.A. burger, and ask to have it CRUNCHIFIED!”) “Now that I’ve gotten to … ...

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My Favorite Place: Francis Ford Coppola

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Published May 8, 2009 at 1:49 p.m.

I spent a year and a half in Buenos Aires making my new film Tetro, a family drama. Most of our cast and crew was Argentine, and I had the chance to collaborate with talented artists. There’s a big intellectual tradition in Argentina, of course: the poetry and novels of Borges and Cortázar. At any given time there may be 400 theater events going on, many in private homes and cafés. I found that people in the city really like to have a good time. You’ll see two-year-olds … ...

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