Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 9 September 2011
With Nike’s product performing so well in the hands of their Tour players at the moment, it is no surprise to see the Nike VR Pro wedge installed as a favourite of our test team. In our recent wedge test the Nike VR Pro was awarded four stars and only narrowly missed out on an award. The wedge is used by a...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Tuesday 6 September 2011
Titleist player Webb Simpson struck another blow for up-and-coming American players with his second PGA Tour victory at the Deutsche Bank Championship, marking the 119th worldwide Tour victory for a Titleist ball in 2011. The 26-year-old won his second title in his last three starts by beating fellow Titleist ball player Chez Reavie in a playoff. The win took him top of the FedEx...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Monday 2 April 2012
PING staff player Hunter Mahan recorded another victory using the new Nome putter with a win at the Houston Open. PING’s new mallet putter shot to fame at the back end of February when American Mahan won the WGC Match Play event using it. The putter was too hot for Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy that day, and Mahan was impressive again with...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 19 April 2012
We’ve teamed up with Nike Golf to offer 20 lucky readers the chance to swap their knackered old golf shoes for a new pair when they take up the Lunar Challenge. We want you to send us a photo of your decrepit shoes, covered in mud, blood and despair – we will then choose the best (or worst) 20 to receive a...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 30 August 2012
Bioflow, one of the worlds leading suppliers of magnotherapy wrist products, is celebrating after staff player Paul Lawrie won the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, Scotland and landed their fourth victory of the 2012 season. Since joining the company at the Scottish Open in 2011, Lawrie has moved from 147th in the world rankings to his current 30th spot. The Scot’s vicotry...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 28 August 2012
Nick Watney has staked a late claim for a place on the United States Ryder Cup team as he took advantage of a bad day for Sergio Garcia to win The Barclays. The 31-year-old shot a closing round 69 to win by three, with fellow American Brandt Snedeker in second place at Bethpage. Garcia was seeking back-to-back triumphs after...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 8 August 2012
Odyssey changed the putter market forever when they launched their 2-ball in 2001 and 11 years on, their Flip Face putters offer a similarly exciting story of innovation. The newly-developed technology allows golfers to change the face insert on their putter quickly and without hassle, depending on their preference. It also gives golfers optimal control when playing on slower or faster...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 20 August 2012
Sergio Garcia has all but assured himself of a place in the 2012 European Ryder Cup Team at Medinah with a stunning victory at the Wyndham Championship. The Spaniard fought off any final day nerves as the championship rolled into a Monday finish with Garcia leading by one from South African Tim Clark. And the TaylorMade staff man even birdied three of his...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 24 February 2012
Callaway have released the new Razr X HL irons and hybrids aimed at giving the super-game improver as much forgiveness as possible. The HL stands for high launch and this is achieved with an undercut cavity system which pulls weight low in the clubhead. The lower centre of gravity also makes the sweet spot more accessible at lower impact locations on...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Saturday 25 February 2012
If you are a golf-equipment fan then by now you’ll know that Rickie Fowler has signed to play Cobra equipment in 2012 – and one of the clubs in his bag is the AMP driver. Cobra has a great reputation for producing great game-improvement drivers with high levels of forgiveness – hence why at TG we’ve never been slow to recommend...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Saturday 25 February 2012
The new Cobra AMP range features two sets of irons and a hybrid to complement the driver and fairway wood – and they all come in a striking orange ensemble. But there is more to the range than a flashy colour scheme, as Tom Preece, vice president of R&D at Cobra, explains in the video below. He talks through the AMP and...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 27 February 2012
Hunter Mahan banished any post-Ryder Cup Matchplay demons he may have had with a stunning victory at the Accenture WGC Matchplay in Arizona. The American, who lost the final point in Europe’s Ryder Cup win at Celtic Manor in 2010, was in scintillating form all week at Dove Mountain, making the most birdies of any player in the field enroute to victory...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 24 February 2012
Motocaddy have unveiled their new S3 Lite push trolley – and it features a digital display. The trolley is the first push trolley from a major manufacturer to feature a digital display and offers a distance-measing function, round timer, clock and a function to tell how far you’ve walked during the course of a round. Based on the frame design of the...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 3 February 2012
Motocaddy have unveiled two new electric trolleys for 2012 in the form of the S1 Pro and the S3 Pro. Both models are updates on the hugely successful S1 and S3 Digital trolleys and include striking new design details as well as some additional features. The S1 Pro model takes on the mantle of the S1 trolley by featuring a a new...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 13 February 2012
It was billed as Tiger vs Phil but ultimately Mickelson emerged peerless from the Pebble Beach AT&T Pro-Am as he won with a scintillating final-round 64 for his 40th overall PGA Tour victory. Mickelson was in stunning form off the tee with his Callaway Razr Fit driver but it was on the greens, with his Odyssey PT82 putter that he really...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 13 February 2012
Spaniard Rafael Cabrera-Bello held off a strong field that included three of the world’s top four players to win his second European Tour title at the Dubai Desert Classic. Cabrera-Bello was always in contention after an opening 63 and a 68 on the final day was enough to seal the win by one shot from Lee Westwood who failed to get...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 13 February 2012
Scotsman Richie Ramsay has become the latest new recruit to the army of Tour players wearing Under Armour apparel. Ramsey, who shot to prominence by winning the US Amateur Championship in 2006 and climbing to the No1 amateur in the world, kicked off the new relationship by wearing the new UA coldblack technology in the heat of Abu Dhabi, where he won...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 3 February 2012
In the week that the TaylorMade R11S driver makes its official debut on the European Tour, it has gone straight to being the number one driver driver in play at the Qatar Masters. The R11S has been well received by TaylorMade’s army of Tour pros with 24 in the bags of the players competing in Doha. In addition the RBZ Tour fairway was...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Sunday 22 January 2012
When it comes to golf balls Callaway say the key is about spin separation – low spin off the tee and high spin round the greens and the new Hex Black Tour, according to the company, offers the biggest difference of any ball they’ve ever produced. The ball is Callaway’s first five-piece golf ball construction and has been designed to offer...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Saturday 21 January 2012
Callaway’s new Hex Chrome golf ball has been billed by the company as a Tour-level ball for moderate swing speeds. Golfers with moderate swing speeds have often had to make a compromise somewhere in their game with the ball they play. A softer feeling ball might cost them distance off the tee while a harder ball could limit spin and feel...