Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 20 March 2013
Nikon has announced the signing of Ian Poulter as an ambassador for its COOLSHOT and COOLSHOT AS Laser Rangefinders. The Ryder Cup star and world number 10 has signed a deal that will see him and his caddie Terry Mundy use Nikon Laser Rangefinders when making their weekly tournament preparations on and off the course until 2015, while Mundy will also have the...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 19 March 2013
ECCO has announced that it has signed Chinese golf star Wu Ashun, who will compete in the brand’s Tour Hybrid model throughout the 2013 season. Ashun – who recently became only the second Chinese player to qualify for the Open Championship – will also showcase the ECCO logo on his shirt collar and participate in the brand’s marketing initiatives. The 28-year-old competed on the...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 19 March 2013
Bridgestone Golf has doubled its schedule of Ball Fitting Challenges during the first half of the season across the UK & Ireland and is set to deliver a record number of fittings throughout 2013. The fittings, which incorporate an unrivalled computer software programme to identify the precise ball suitable for each individual player, range from Inverness in the north to Cornwall’s St.
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 18 March 2013
Thomas Aiken claimed his second European Tour title thanks to 46 bogey-free holes in the Avantha Masters in India. The South African held a three-shot lead going into the final day and was never caught, even though playing partner Liang Wenchong carded a hole-in-one on his way to finishing five shots back in third. India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar, looking to claim a popular home victory at the Jaypee...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 18 March 2013
Kevin Streelman won the Tampa Bay Championship to claim his first PGA Tour win at the 153rd attempt. The American held off the likes of defending champion Luke Donald, who’s final round of 69 lifted him to tied-4th. Boo Weekley got the closest to denying Streelman his victory, shooting a final round 63 to finish two back on eight-under-par. Of his win, Streelman said: “It...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 15 March 2013
FootJoy has launched an exciting new footwear promotion designed to put a spring in your step on the fairways this season. To celebrate its most feature packed golf shoe range to date, the market-leading brand is offering golfers a £25 discount on any pair of its lifestyle-infused spikless golf shoe styles when purchased alongside one of its popular spiked models. From March...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 14 March 2013
Golf Pride has introduced a striking new range of Niion grips that blends striking fluorescent colours with innovative new textures and unique patterns to deliver unmatched feel and moisture channelling performance. The new Niion range features five uniquely vibrant colour combinations (Blue/Neon Yellow, Bright Orange/White, Lime Green/White, White/Neon Green and Bright Yellow/Blue) all constructed of a firm, tacky rubber compound suitable for both...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 12 March 2013
PUMA Golf is fusing the worlds of golf, fashion and technology together in their newly released iPhone and iPad application – PUMA STYLECADDIE – that acts as a virtual dressing room. The app contains all of the key clothing, footwear and accessories that PUMA Golf offers, allowing golfers to mix and match anything they want to create their own one-of-a-kind look. “PUMA STYLECADDIE is a huge...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 12 March 2013
ClubstoHire.com, the award-winning golf club rental company, has launched a brand new website following a record year in 2012 when it helped 30,000 golfers across Europe to reduce travel costs and enjoy their golf. “The new site provides golfers looking to travel economically with a faster, more comprehensive service than the original version and has a much larger capacity to cope...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 11 March 2013
PING has launched the latest edition of its hugely popular Moon-Lite Carry Bag and for the first time it features an ingenious double strap system designed to make the lightweight 2.5 lb bag even easier to carry than it was before. The 2013 Moon-Lite still features the distinctive standing primary strap found on previous editions but for the first time it...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 11 March 2013
Cobra-Puma have unveiled the new Masters themed headcover that Rickie Fowler will use at Augusta National next month. The monoline cap design features the famous green and gold associated with the first major of the year, while also paying homage to the American’s stlye. The world number 32 made his debut in at Augusta National in 2011 finishing T38 and went even better on his...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 11 March 2013
Darren Clarke has officially opened a new TaylorMade Fitting Centre in Antrim in Northern Ireland, following the earlier launch of his golf school at the same venue. The center is based within the Golf Union of Ireland’s purpose built swing studio and is the only TaylorMade Fitting Center in Northern Ireland. Open to golfers of all abilities, it provides state of the art technology including the Flightscope launch monitor...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 11 March 2013
Tiger Woods held on to his 54-hole lead in the WGC-Cadillac event to claim his 76th PGA Tour win in only 283 career starts. The American held-off compatriot Steve Stricker, despite making bogeys on two of the last three holes, to win by two at 19-under-par. Graeme McDowell – playing alongside Woods – saw his challenge fall apart on the back nine and the Northern Irishman...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 7 March 2013
Callaway Golf has unveiled the beginning of a new era in custom fitting and personalisation with the launch of its enhanced online udesign configurator, allowing golfers to create one of 64 possible colour combinations of its RAZR Fit Xtreme driver. The easy-to-use online service also allows customers to select a stock or after-market shaft, its flex, length, grip model and wraps of...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 6 March 2013
Defending Masters champion Bubba Watson and his new clothing suppliers, Oakley, have released images of the outfits that the American will wear each day for the 2013 tournament. The collection includes a wealth of technology and style and will see the left-hander wear a striped red and grey/white polo on Thursday and a white a blue design polo on Friday. If he makes the weekend Watson will...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 5 March 2013
A new revolutionary golf score tracking device will soon be on its way to the UK market as GAME GOLF has launched the early stages of its campaign to attract golfers. The device has already been utilised by the brand’s tour backers, with Graeme McDowell at the 2012 Masters and US Open and Lee Westwood at the Tour Championship, the French Open and the AT&T Pro-Am. The...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 5 March 2013
After an award winning 2012 the ‘Crocs Golf with Hank Haney’ collection is coming to the UK. The shoes combine clog style golf shoes with the best available technology and the company’s expertise in comfortable footwear to produce a range of golf shoes that are stylish, comfortable and perform to the highest level. Winners of the best new product award at the 2012...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 4 March 2013
Cobra Golf is celebrating the first major of the year with the launch of the AMP CELL Limited Edition green driver. The hugely popular driver featuring an AMP CELL head with MyFly, SmartPad, E9 Face Technology and Advanced Material Placement, has been paired with a Diamana Blue Board shaft and is being released in a special Masters themed green and yellow colour scheme. Starting on March...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 4 March 2013
Dawie van der Walt claimed the biggest victory of his career to win the Tshwane Open and make it a sixth South African victory of the 2013 European Tour season. Van der Walt finished two shots ahead of fellow South African Darren Fichardt and three of another South African Louis De Jager. Van der Walts closing five-under-par helped him to burst clear of what had been a four-way...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 4 March 2013
Michael Thompson claimed his first PGA Tour title at the Honda Classic, after the British challenge of Lee Westwood, David Lynn, Justin Rose and Graeme McDowell fell away during the final round. Americans Thompson and Luke Guthrie shared the final round lead, but a closing one-under-par in tough conditions was enough to secure victory in Florida for PING staffer Thompson. Westwood had started the day...