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...