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Callaway unveils new state-of-the-art Tour truck

Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 14 June 2012

Callaway have unveiled their new state-of-the-art Tour truck that will provide their army of players with everything they need to compete for the game’s biggest prizes. The new vehicle, which tips the scales at over 33,000kg, will be kitted out with 4,500 grips, 2,100 shafts, 1,800 golf balls, 350 wood heads, 600 white golf gloves and 1,000 golf towels. Callaway players and caddies...

Edberg signs up with Cobra-PUMA Golf

Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Wednesday 13 June 2012

Cobra-PUMA Golf has confirmed that Pelle Edberg has signed a deal to play Cobra golf clubs and wear the brand’s stylish apparel and shoes. Edberg made his debut in CPG colours at last week’s Nordea Masters in the Swede’s homeland. “I’m excited to be working with such a cool company,” he said. “They care about my performance as well as helping me...

Fake golf clubs seized in Chinese raid

Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 15 June 2012

Authorities have announced the seizure of more than 7,500 fake golf clubs after two co-ordinated raids in Shanghai. The seizure brings the total number of counterfeit products intercepted in the last 18 months to 110,000. The raids were co-ordinated by the Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group, which consists of a number of the leading manufacturers including Titleist, Callaway, TaylorMade, Ping and Cleveland. “Fighting...

Old and new Titleist gear powers Simpson to maiden Major victory at US Open

Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Monday 18 June 2012

Webb Simpson relied on a mixture of old and new Titleist equipment as he powered to his first Major Championship victory at the US Open in San Fransisco. Simpson’s 680MB irons were launched back in 2003, but they certainly worked well for the 26-year-old who carded a final round 68. The American saw off the challenge of Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell and compatriot Michael...

European Ryder Cup team set to benefit from new ProQuip Trophy Suit technology

Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Wednesday 20 June 2012

ProQuip have unveiled their new Trophy rain suit which features the same fabric technology that exists in the 2012 European Ryder Cup Team garment. The new suit will go on sale in September to coincide with the Ryder Cup clash at Medinah Country Club, and the lightweight apparel will be worn by captain Jose Maria Olazabal and his squad as they seek to retain...

Win a John Letters bag signed by England’s 1966 World Cup heroes

Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Wednesday 20 June 2012

After supporting a golf day for England’s 1966 World Cup heroes, golfing heavweights John Letters and Direct Golf are running a competition for shoppers to win a Tour bag signed by some of Sir Alf Ramsey’s stars. John Letters provided the prizes for the golf day held at Moortown GC in Leeds, with England’s leading goalscorer Bobby Charlton, Nobby Stiles, Martin Peters, Norman...

Callaway powers Willett to maiden Tour victory in Germany

Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Monday 25 June 2012

Callaway staffer Danny Willett won his first European Tour event at the weekend, after seeing off Marcus Fraser in a playoff at the BMW International Open. After finishing level on 11-under-par, the pair tackled the 18th hole a further four times before the Sheffield-born Willett finally sealed the win with a tap-in following a sensational flop shot. The Englishman, who had a three-stroke...

Titleist Tour stars set to see new 913 drivers at AT&T

Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Tuesday 26 June 2012

Titleist Tour stars will be the first people to trial new 913 Prototype drivers this week when the product arrives at the AT&T National at Congressional. Details are sketchy at present, but we can tell you that Tour reps will be working with the Titleist’s army of staff players on the new product this week, ensuring all of the specs are correct and...

Woods claims 74th win with bag full of Nike

Written by TG Features Writer on Monday 2 July 2012

Tiger Woods surpassed Jack Nicklaus’ PGA Tour victories mark with victory at the AT&T National at the weekend, using all Nike clubs and ball. Here’s what Woods had in the bag: Driver: Nike VR Tour 8.5-degree (Graphite Design DI 6X) Fairway Wood: Nike VR Pro Limited Edition 3-wood/15-degree and SQ II 5-wood/19-degree Irons: Nike VR Pro Blades (3-PW) Wedges: Nike VR Pro...

MD Superstrong ST2 woods: video interview

Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 5 July 2012

At Today’s Golfer we are continually impressed by MD Golf’s ability to produce clubs of quality at the price they do – and they’ve looked to do more of the same with the new Superstrong ST2 range. The range incorporates a new line of ST2 woods including driver, fairway wood and hybrid and at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando TG’s...

Ecco unveil new women’s 2012 Golf Street Collection

Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 2 July 2012

Ecco have released their new range of women’s Golf Street shoes for 2012 featuring a host of new designs and colours. Based on Ecco’s idea that golf shoes don’t have to look like golf shoes, the Golf Street range incorporates a hybrid sport-casual shoe designed for either the course or the city. The uppers feature high-fashion leathers and finishes alongside subtle patterning, bright...

Ping Collection launch new women’s clothing range

Written by TG staff writer on Monday 2 July 2012

Ping Collection will be hoping for a break in the rain-soaked UK summertime after launching a new range of women’s trousers, shorts and skorts. The trouser range includes the slim-fitting Divine model influenced by a more European cut while a 3/4 length Seraphina is also available for women who don’t want to go down the skort route. Alongside these models are the Gabriel...

Miura unveil limited edition K.J Choi irons

Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 13 July 2012

Luxury Japanese golf brand Miura have released a stunning limited edition set of K.J Choi irons to commemorate his victory in the Players Championship last year. Only 300 sets of the irons have been made, with each one individually numbered from 1-300. The irons are an exact replica of the CB-501 irons he used to win the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass...

Golf Locker launch new Qwikfold Quad trolley

Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 13 July 2012

Golf Locker have unveiled their latest push cart design in the form of the Qwikfold Quad. It is designed to build on the success of the previous Qwikfold trolley, which was popular thanks to the fast one-button unfolding mechanism. The new version has the added stability of a fourth wheel as well as other features including deluxe scorecard holder with built-in hidden...

Ryder Cup 2012 official clothing released

Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 13 July 2012

Ryder Cup Europe have released its official merchandise clothing collections ahead of the 2012 event at Medinah in September. The range features two collections – the official collection and the exclusive collection. The official collection contains a wide choice of apparel, gifts and merchandise, from licensees Abacus, adidas, Baxter Golf Art, Druh Belts, Footjoy, and Titleist, along with Glenmuir, Level 4 and...

Bushnell’s new Tour Z6 laser rangefinder launched

Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 13 July 2012

The long-awaited new addition to the Bushnell range of laser rangefinders has arrived – the Tour Z6. It is designed to be their smallest, most technologically-advance laser rangefinder to date in order to offer amateurs the same luxury of added yardages that the pros enjoy. The Tour Z6 features what Bushnell call Vivid Display Technology for clearer views while the new red...

Nike update putter range with Method Midnight models

Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Saturday 14 July 2012

You’d struggle to find a more successful putter range in terms of victory ratios than the Nike Method models with two Major wins and a host of PGA and European Tour victories in its short career to date. Now Nike have updated the range with three new models in a stunning Method Midnight finish. The original range consisted of five putters –...

MD Golf Superstrong ST2 irons: video review

Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 19 July 2012

MD Golf have a reputation for producing irons that outperform their price point and this year they have brought the new Superstrong ST2 range to market. To see if they would continue previous form and perform better than their £199.99 price point TG’s equipment team Jonathan Greathead and David Connor took a closer look. To hear what they thought take a look...

Nike VR_S Forged irons: video review

Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 19 July 2012

Often the acid test of a golf club is the reaction it extracts from Tour pros – and the Nike VR_S Forged irons have won praise from none other than Tiger Woods. Despite being designed for mid-low handicap golfers looking for a touch of forgiveness, the 14-time Major winner has included a Nike VR_S Forged 3-iron in his bag on numerous occasions this...

R&A investigating long putter issue

Written by TG staff writer on Monday 23 July 2012

The controversial topic of belly and broomhandle putters rumbles on and in fact has gained momentum with the top two players (Ernie Els and Adam Scott) in yesterday’s Open using them. In fact three of the last four major champions have triumphed with long handle putters which many golfing traditionalists feel should be outlawed. Using the longer putters is becoming a...