Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 16 August 2010
TaylorMade staff player Martin Kaymer endured a nerve-jangling playoff against America’s Bubba Watson to become only the second German to win a Major Championship. The man from Dusseldorf was coolness personified on the final day as he kept his head while the rest of the field were moving backwards early on. But following a back-nine charge from Watson to post a...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 16 August 2010
Many golfers will have long dreamed of being in Tiger Woods’ shoes – and now they can with Monday’s deal of the day from online golf. The retailer is offering TG.co.uk readers an extra £20 off their usual price of the Nike Air Zoom TW shoes – the same shoes the world No1 wears. You can pick them up for £99.99, which...
Written by David Connor on Sunday 15 August 2010
There’s no doubting that Ping’s G15 hybrid is a strange-looking beast – but it has been designed like this for a reason and that is to make the game easier to play. Some golfers may have been put off initially by the aesthetics of the club but it could be that they are missing a trick because former US Masters winner...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Saturday 14 August 2010
Ping Collection have launched a new winter trouser that doubles up as a waterproof layer when the weather turns nasty. The new all-in-one waterproof Torsion trouser can be used as normal, every day trousers for the golf course but they are also water and wind proof meaning golfers needn’t carry the extra weight of separate waterproof trousers round with them. Constructed from...
Written by David Connor on Saturday 14 August 2010
Callaway know that their Diablo Edge hybrid might not be to everyone’s liking – so they’ve brought out a Tour version with less offset and more weight towards the face for a penetrating flight. The Diablo Edge Tour hybrid is a good looking club and despite the name is not just aimed at Tour-level players. There is still a good amount...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 13 August 2010
The news from the Tour truck at Whistling Straits this week for the US PGA Championship is that a number of Callaway staff players have made some changes to their equipment in preparation for the last Major of the year. Chief among them is world No2 Phil Mickelson who has had a full inch taken off the length of shaft in...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 13 August 2010
TaylorMade have cemented their position as the No1 driver in the game by being the most-used driver brand at every Major Championship in 2010. Their drivers, including the R9 SuperDeep, R9 SuperTri and the Burner Superfast, are once again the most-played at this year’s US PGA Championship at Whistling Straits with 50 in the hands of the world’s best players. Titleist has once...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 13 August 2010
An innovative new concept in putter design has been launched by UK company Bumpjump putters. The new putters feature a raised face which sits about half a centimetre off the ground at address and impact. This means that no debris, such as dirt, sand and water, can come between the striking face and the ball while the putters cannot be stubbed, even when coming in at...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 13 August 2010
The last deal of the day from online golf this week is one for the ladies who want to look good on the golf course. online golf is offering a TaylorMade Ladies Curve Cap for just £4.99 – a great saving on the RRP of £14.99 and an extra saving of £4.79 on what online golf usually sells them for. The cap...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 11 August 2010
Ogio bags are considered some of the best stand bags around and today online golf is offering TG.co.uk visitors an extra £10 off the Vaporlite Stand Bag. The bag carries an RRP of £89.99 but you can pick it up for £49.99, that’s £10 less than online golf’s already-discounted price. It is available in striking garnet/fire colour scheme and is lightweight at...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Tuesday 10 August 2010
Tuesday’s deal of the day from online golf is a great offer on Nike’s SQ Machspeed hybrid club. For today only online golf are offering this for £89.99 – a great saving on the RRP of £120. But if that’s not enough, you can arm yourself with an additional hybrid in the bag with two for £175, an extra saving of...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 9 August 2010
Online golf’s first deal of the day for TG.co.uk visitors this week is a cracker – an extra £50 off Titleist AP2 irons. Titleist is among the finest manufacturers in the game and AP2 irons are as good as any on the market. They are aimed at mid-handicappers who are looking for a combination of workability and forgivness. In fact, they’re so...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Sunday 8 August 2010
There’s no doubt 2009 was a breakthrough year for Nike staff player Simon Dyson. The Englishman won two European Tour titles, the KLM Open and the prestigious Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns to add to his two previous Tour wins. Now he is looking to step up to the next level and challenge in the Majors although...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Saturday 7 August 2010
These are the type of irons that Tiger, Phil and Ernie et al use to great effect but can have us mere mortal golfers shivering at the very prospect. Pure bladed irons with little or no forgiveness, you have to be a fine ball striker to use a set of these clubs. But many amateurs are determined to use the same clubs...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 6 August 2010
The last deal of the day from online golf this week comes in the form of a free shoe bag with every purchase of adidas golf shoes. online golf have some great prices on adidas shoes including adidas Tour360 3.0 shoes for just £68.50 – a saving of 43 per cent on RRP or the brand new adidas adiPure for just...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 5 August 2010
If you’re a player who doesn’t fancy using big “chunky monkey” game-improver irons but you don’t have the ball striking capability to use a set of blades then there’s a new category of irons for you – better-player options. These are a fairly new phenomenon in that they give you the shallow head profile and workability of a blade but with...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 5 August 2010
The latest instalment of leading internet retailer online golf’s deal of the day is designed to keep you looking suave on the course with FootJoy polo shirts. Normally retailing at £39.99, online golf is knocking 25 per cent off that for today only to sell for £29.99. Included in the deal are FootJoy’s Interlock Sport Polo, which is designed to keep you...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 4 August 2010
A new training aid called T2hole has been launched designed to help every aspect of your game from driving to putting. We don’t often feature training aids here but we liked the look of this one and the fact that it is endorsed by Colin Montgomerie’s former coach Denis Pugh is another plus point. It is designed to produce consistency in all shots...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 4 August 2010
Leading internet retailer online golf are bringing you a deal of the day – every day – for visitors to todaysgolfer.co.uk. Today it’s the turn of Wilson’s Draw RX package set designed for the beginner golfer. This usually retails at £249.99 but for today only online golfer are offering it for £199.99. For that you get everything you need to start your...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Tuesday 3 August 2010
TaylorMade have announced that Colombian Camilo Villegas will join them as a staff player in 2011. The deal will see the world number 25 end his association with Cobra Golf and switch to TaylorMade equipment. Rumours had been rife about Villegas considering a switch of club manufacturers and these were increased when he was spotted using a TaylorMade Burner Superfast fairway wood...