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  • Phil Mickelson In The Bag: Phoenix Open Winning Clubs

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 4 February 2013

    Phil Mickelson, after shooting an opening round 11-under-par 60, just missed out on the PGA Tour’s 72-hole record, on his way to winning the Waste Management Phoenix Open. The American’s 28-under total of 256 was two strokes worse than the 254 set by Tommy Armour III in the 2003 Texas Open. The wire-to-wire win moves Mickelson to third in FedExCup standings and from world number 22 up to number 10. “It’s...

  • Win a lesson with Nike’s Francesco Molinari – and a stunning VR_S Covert driver

    Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Friday 1 February 2013

    Nike’s launch of the VR_S Covert driver was one of the big events in the golf industry in 2012, and now we’ve teamed up with the iconic sports brand to offer three lucky golfers the opportunity to get their hands on one, and get a short lesson from Ryder Cup hero Francesco Molinari. Ahead of the official launch of the driver on...

  • Stephen Gallacher In The Bag: Dubai Desert Classic Winning Clubs

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 4 February 2013

    Stephen Gallacher sealed his first European Tour win in 201 starts with a three shot victory at the Dubai Desert Classic. The Scot, who last won in 2004 at the Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland, made an eagle at the 16th during his one-under-par final round of 71 to move clear of his closest challenger, South African Richard Sterne. Chile’s Felipe Aguilar and...

  • Video: Wilson Staff FG Tour Irons First Hit – 2013 PGA Merchandise Show

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 4 February 2013

    In this video TG’s Features Writer Kit Alexander tests the new Wilson Staff FG Tour irons on the range at the 2013 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. Kit – who plays off eight – has been using Wilson Staff’s Ci11s for the past year and feels he may now be ready to move up to a better player set of irons. See...

  • Video interview: Totem Tees – 2013 PGA Merchandise Show

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 4 February 2013

    In this video TG’s Features Writer Kit Alexander interviews the inventor of the Totem Tees, Lon Klein, about the world’s best biodegradable golf tees. The tees, which are essentially specially designed cardboard tubes, are put into the ground using a tool and biodegrade if lost during your round. At around £5 for a pack of 36, they also offer good value for money for eco...

  • Video interview: New Lamkin Grip Range – 2013 PGA Merchandise Show

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 4 February 2013

    In this video TG’s Feature Writer Kit Alexander interviews Carl Petterson from Lamkin about their new grip range for 2013, including the Crossline Ace and Perma-Wrap. Kit also asks the grip expert about how to clean your grips and how often you should change them. To find out more, watch the video below:...

  • Video interview: Adams Speedline Super LS Hybrid – 2013 PGA Merchandise Show

    Monday 4 February 2013

    In this video TG’s Features Writer Kit Alexander talks to Alex Berger of Adams Golf about their better players Speedline Super LS hybrid. It features their slot technology and looks stunning. The Velocity Slot Technology is combined with the multi-material construction to create the ultimate hybrid with a hotter face for greater ball speed and distance, while the slot on the crown increases...

  • Phillip Archer Extends Deal With John Letters

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 5 February 2013

    John Letters have announced that Phillip Archer has re-signed for the 2013 season. The Englishman, who has a career best finish of second at the Omega European Masters in 2007 for €222,220, pledged his future to Letters shortly before heading out to India for the Gujarat Kensville Challenge where he recorded a top-three finish at his first event of the 2013 Season. Entering his fifth...

  • Video: Adams Speedline Super S Range First Hit – 2013 PGA Merchandise Show

    Tuesday 5 February 2013

    In this video TG’s Features Writer Kit Alexander tests the new Adams Golf Speedline Super S woods on the range at the 2013 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. Kit particularly liked the white crown and black face contrast on the woods, while he found the Velocity Slot Technology really helped him maintain a penertrating ball flight in windy conditions. Watch the video...

  • Nike Golf Re-signs David Duval

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 5 February 2013

    Nike Golf have welcomed back their first athlete to win a major wearing the Swoosh, David Duval. The American will make his 2013 Nike debut at this week’s AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.  Duval will be teeing up the Nike VR_S Covert driver, the VR Pro Limited Edition fairway wood, VR Pro Blade irons, VR Pro wedges and a Nike Method Prototype putter. The 2001 Open Champion will...

  • Video interview: Adams Speedline Super S Combo-Irons – 2013 PGA Merchandise Show

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 6 February 2013

    In this video TG’s Kit Alexander talks to Adams Golf Senior Product Engineer Justin Gerrard about their new Speedline Super S hybrid and irons combo sets for 2013. The set will feature the Super S rescue with its Cut-Thru sole slot to increase ball speeds for greater distance. The refined crown slot is thinner, deeper and longer that provides a new level of performance...

  • Adams Speedline Super S and Super LS Drivers – 2013 PGA Merchandise Show

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 6 February 2013

    In this video TG’s Kit Alexander talks to Adams Golf about their new drivers for 2013, the long and forgiving Speedline Super S and the Tour ready Speedline Super LS. The Adams Golf Speedline Super S driver features a revolutionary new design in adjustability that means it is changeable from 9.5 degrees to 11.5 degrees of loft. It is also Adam’s...

  • SkyCaddie Unveils 2013 Sport Series Rangefinders

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 6 February 2013

    SkyCaddie has unveiled its ‘Sport Series’ of rangefinders for the 2013 season. The Sport Series includes the new SkyCaddie Aire, Voice, Gimme and Watch, meaning the brand now covers the GPS market from entry-level up to the ultimate golf GPS rangefinder, the wireless SkyCaddie SGXw. The Sport Series will all be ready-to-play out of the box, being pre-loaded with SkyCaddie’s ‘Par’ Membership – at no extra charge...

  • Titleist Launch New Scotty Cameron Select GoLo Putters

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 7 February 2013

    Craftsmanship, performance and validation by the game’s best players provide the foundation for Master Craftsman Scotty Cameron’s newest creations, the Select GoLo 5 and GoLo S5 putters. The new mallet-style Select GoLo 5 and GoLo S5 are the newest additions to the Scotty Cameron by Titleist Select line of putters and have a compact, elegantly rounded profile with a racy soleplate and...

  • John Letters Continue 2013 Growth By Joining BIGA

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 7 February 2013

    John Letters have continued their recent rise by joining the British Golf Industry Association. BGIA is the lead trade body representing UK manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors of golf products and services and operates under the umbrella of the Federation of Sport and Play Associations (FSPA); the national trade body responsible for representing 18 associations within the UK’s sport and play...

  • ClubstoHire Expands Offerings With Mizuno Deal

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 8 February 2013

    ClubstoHire.com has expanded the range of clubs on offer to travelling golfers across Europe this season with the addition of brand new sets of Mizuno JPX-825 clubs from two of its busiest shops in Faro and Malaga airports. The new deal with Mizuno involves more than 400 sets of clubs for rental and brings the total number of playing options to five...

  • Oakley Unveil New Shoes For 2013

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 8 February 2013

    Oakley have launched two new shoes for 2013 with the technically advanced Carbon Pro and the lightweight Cipher 2. The Carbon Pro is designed to withstand the rigors that elite level players place on their equipment. It features a Dynamic Motion Control System that creates a stable environment for you to minimise your loss of power and transfer all of your energy...

  • Brandt Snedeker In The Bag: AT&T National Winning Clubs

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 11 February 2013

    Brandt Snedeker has continued his meteroic start to 2013 by winning the AT&T National Pro-Am to move to world number four. The American won by two from Chris Kirk, to take his current hot streak to six finishes in the top-three, including back-to-back weeks as runner-up and now a win in his last nine tournaments. Snedeker said: ” It’s just hard to put into words,...

  • Golf Pride Launch New Colourful MultiCompound Grips

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 11 February 2013

    Golf Pride have unveiled their new Whiteout grip, an extension of the company’s popular New Decade MultiCompound family of grips. The new grip celebrate golf’s annual rite of spring and comes in a vibrant green, yellow and white colour combination. The Whiteout grip is constructed with high performance rubber that is designed to provide comfort and responsiveness to the lower hand and brushed cotton...

  • Softspikes Reveal New High-Performance Cleats For 2013

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 11 February 2013

    Softspikes, the world’s leading cleat brand, have revealed two innovative cleat designs for 2013. As featured in FootJoy’s new M:PROJECT model, the Stealth cleat is available in Black/Silver and has been specifically engineered to allow golfers to benefit from superior traction, stability and overall performance. The number-one cleat brand on Tour has also announced the release of the cleat debuted in FootJoy’s XPS-1...

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