Greg Norman and Fred Couples revealed their 2011 Presidents Cup picks via a press conference call on Tuesday evening.
International captain Norman pleased the home fans by selecting Robert Allenby and Aaron Baddeley, while US captain Couples opted for Tiger Woods and the new FedEx Cup champion Bill Haas.
The two-time major champion Norman believes the decision to go with home blood will give the Internationals the edge when the biennial clash tees off at Royal Melbourne on November 17.
“Robert and Aaron are so excited and they can’t wait to get down there,” said Norman, who will be looking to regain the Presidents Cup for his side for the first time since 1998 at the same venue, Royal Melbourne.
“The environment is going to be so enthusiastic, especially with five Australians on the side. We also have a very strong southern hemisphere feel to the team with the likes of South African trio Ernie Els, Charl Schwartzel and Retief Goosen. The balance of my team looks very simplified in terms of pairings.
“But the Australians want to put the record straight for the International side and win a second Presidents Cup in their back yard, that’s for sure.”
Allenby, who is a member of Royal Melbourne Golf Club, echoed Norman’s sentiments.
“Playing at Royal Melbourne will be one of the biggest highlights of my career,” said Allenby, who will be competing in his sixth Presidents Cup.
“Melbourne is my favourite course in the world and I love it there. We have an extremely strong side and some of the guys are in really good form right now. The crowd will be key for us and I’m going to give the week 12 billion per cent.”
Meanwhile, Couples, who had already confirmed Woods’ appearance several weeks ago, admitted his final wildcard pick evolved around Haas and US PGA champion Keegan Bradley - with the former getting the nod.
“Bill simply got the pick because he won the Tour Championship,” confirmed the 1992 Masters champion Couples.
“Had he lost the playoff to Hunter Mahan, then Keegan Bradley would have likely got the spot.”
Not that Haas needed any more good news following his $11.4 million pay day at East Lake on Sunday, yet he gratefully received the call with open arms.
“I am honoured to be on the US team,” said three-time PGA Tour champion Haas, who is son of America’s vice captain, Jay.
“It’s a very special moment as it’s something I worked for at the beginning of the year. Fred has been someone I’ve looked up to and has been a good friend of my dad’s for a long time. I can’t wait to get down to Melbourne and compete in my first Presidents Cup match.”
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Sep 27, 2011
Sep 9, 2011
Unique TaylorMade Tour Preferred CB Irons
Okay, so this one isn't totally forged. Instead, the multi-material Tour Preferred cavity back iron combines a cast body with a forged face in order to take advantage of the forgiveness of a deep cavity back cast club, while retaining the superb feel of a forged iron.
The TaylorMade Tour Preferred CB Irons is the only model that can be purchased with graphite shafts, though the standard is the new, lightweight 110-gram True Temper Dynamic Gold XP steel shaft. Not only is this new shaft considerably lighter than the standard Dynamic Gold, it also promotes a higher ball flight. As mentioned, there is a graphite shaft option which comes custom for this set from Fujikura. Two flex profiles will be available, a 90-gram stiff flex and an 80-gram regular flex.
The TP CB irons have a thin topline, but the widest sole of the three new forged irons, as well as the most offset and slightly stronger lofts. Still, at their friendliest, the clubs would be classified as game-improvement irons. The face also features TaylorMade's Inverted Cone Technology, which varies the thickness of the face itself so shots that are slightly mis-hit create nearly the same ball speed as shots hit in the sweet spot.
As the largest of the three new irons, the TP CB also produces the highest MOI values, which is expected, as it's the most forgiving of the three. A main contributor to the forgiving nature of the TP CB (cheap golf clubs) is the incorporation of TaylorMade's Inverted Cone Technology (ICT) - the only one of the new TP irons that does so. If you're not familiar with ICT, quite simply it promotes faster ball speeds across an expanded area on the club face.
This construction allowed TaylorMade to incorporate an undercut in the back of the club, which in turn let designers move more weight lower and deeper to increase forgiveness.
The TaylorMade Tour Preferred CB Irons is the only model that can be purchased with graphite shafts, though the standard is the new, lightweight 110-gram True Temper Dynamic Gold XP steel shaft. Not only is this new shaft considerably lighter than the standard Dynamic Gold, it also promotes a higher ball flight. As mentioned, there is a graphite shaft option which comes custom for this set from Fujikura. Two flex profiles will be available, a 90-gram stiff flex and an 80-gram regular flex.
The TP CB irons have a thin topline, but the widest sole of the three new forged irons, as well as the most offset and slightly stronger lofts. Still, at their friendliest, the clubs would be classified as game-improvement irons. The face also features TaylorMade's Inverted Cone Technology, which varies the thickness of the face itself so shots that are slightly mis-hit create nearly the same ball speed as shots hit in the sweet spot.
As the largest of the three new irons, the TP CB also produces the highest MOI values, which is expected, as it's the most forgiving of the three. A main contributor to the forgiving nature of the TP CB (cheap golf clubs) is the incorporation of TaylorMade's Inverted Cone Technology (ICT) - the only one of the new TP irons that does so. If you're not familiar with ICT, quite simply it promotes faster ball speeds across an expanded area on the club face.
This construction allowed TaylorMade to incorporate an undercut in the back of the club, which in turn let designers move more weight lower and deeper to increase forgiveness.
Sep 7, 2011
Golf Channel launches Nationwide Tour Hawaiian promotion
ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 3) -- As the competition heats up for the second half of the season on the Nationwide Tour, Golf Channel announced a consumer promotion designed to introduce players in "The 25" to fans and provide a chance at a dream trip to Hawaii.
It's all about "The 25" for players competing on the Nationwide Tour. Finish in the top 25 on the money list at the end of the season and you earn playing privileges on the PGA TOUR in 2012. TaylorMade Burner SuperFast 2.0 Driver
The Nationwide Tour Hawaiian Getaway online promotion will launch Thursday, Aug. 4 at 10 a.m. ET. Each Thursday during the promotion, one Nationwide Tour professional currently within "The 25" will be featured on GolfChannel.com with his photo, statistics and fun facts. During its exclusive telecasts of Nationwide Tour events, Golf Channel will interview the "Spotlight Player" featured that week. Viewers will have the opportunity to go online and answer a trivia question about the player, which will be revealed during the interview. At other times during the promotion period, fans can go online to read about that week's featured player and answer the trivia question.
The Nationwide Tour Hawaiian Getaway grand-prize winner will receive a VIP trip for two to Honolulu to attend The Sony Open in Hawaii, including complimentary airfare, hotel and two skybox hospitality passes to the tournament and $500 spending cash. They also will have the opportunity to meet Nationwide Tour players and receive a prize package courtesy of Callaway RAZR Hawk Driver and the Nationwide Tour.
Viewers can better their odds of winning the grand prize with each correct entry they submit. Fans are allowed to enter once per day, and the grand-prize winner will be randomly selected from correct submissions.
The 13-week golf giveaway kicks off Thursday with the Cox Classic presented by Lexus of Omaha and will end Thursday, Nov. 3, after the conclusion of the Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island on Oct. 30. Three weekly winners also will be selected each week to win prize packages courtesy of Golf Channel and the Nationwide Tour.
Source from: pgatour.com
It's all about "The 25" for players competing on the Nationwide Tour. Finish in the top 25 on the money list at the end of the season and you earn playing privileges on the PGA TOUR in 2012. TaylorMade Burner SuperFast 2.0 Driver
The Nationwide Tour Hawaiian Getaway online promotion will launch Thursday, Aug. 4 at 10 a.m. ET. Each Thursday during the promotion, one Nationwide Tour professional currently within "The 25" will be featured on GolfChannel.com with his photo, statistics and fun facts. During its exclusive telecasts of Nationwide Tour events, Golf Channel will interview the "Spotlight Player" featured that week. Viewers will have the opportunity to go online and answer a trivia question about the player, which will be revealed during the interview. At other times during the promotion period, fans can go online to read about that week's featured player and answer the trivia question.
The Nationwide Tour Hawaiian Getaway grand-prize winner will receive a VIP trip for two to Honolulu to attend The Sony Open in Hawaii, including complimentary airfare, hotel and two skybox hospitality passes to the tournament and $500 spending cash. They also will have the opportunity to meet Nationwide Tour players and receive a prize package courtesy of Callaway RAZR Hawk Driver and the Nationwide Tour.
Viewers can better their odds of winning the grand prize with each correct entry they submit. Fans are allowed to enter once per day, and the grand-prize winner will be randomly selected from correct submissions.
The 13-week golf giveaway kicks off Thursday with the Cox Classic presented by Lexus of Omaha and will end Thursday, Nov. 3, after the conclusion of the Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island on Oct. 30. Three weekly winners also will be selected each week to win prize packages courtesy of Golf Channel and the Nationwide Tour.
Source from: pgatour.com
Sep 5, 2011
Experience on Playing Taylormade R11 Fairway Wood
I bought the R11 Fairway Wood last week. The white club head did not bother me at all. Just gets dirty real easy . It launches higher than I thought it would , so time to tinker. I had it set on standard, time to lower it to see if it really helps. I can feel the shaft load, I can feel the head through out my swing.
The latest TaylorMade R11 Fairway Wood is simply black and white which turns out to be very beautiful and great looking. Beside very excellent performance and technology, it is adjustable for golfers to tune for their own swings.
It has a new deeper face and deeper center of gravity, which produces a more penetrating flight. The white non-glare crown and black clubface (which provides easy alignment) will improve your game and that sleek white finish will make you the center of attention on the course and in the clubhouse.
The TaylorMade R11 Fairway Wood (cheap golf clubs) uses a 'Flight Control Technology' (FCT) hosel, letting each golfer adjust the loft of their club, up or down. This changes the launch angle that the ball leaves the face of the club. TaylorMade's 'Adjustable Sole Plate' (ASP) technology sits on the base of the club and can be used to adjust the face angle into a neutral, open or closed setting, for even greater distance.
An advanced sole design reduces the amount of sole area that comes into contact with the turf by 35% compared to the TaylorMade R11 Fairway Wood. This reduces turf resistance for increased speed and helps to minimise clubhead twisting. Each TaylorMade R11 Fairway Wood comes fitted with a Fujikura Blur graphite shaft, which uses a large weave design to offer more stability at impact.
Overall, the face is hot. It is longer and hotter than my Cally razr, and is just a solid club. Much longer than the Callaway Razr I bought a couple weeks ago. I will say that this is an outstanding fairway wood. I am very happy with it.
The latest TaylorMade R11 Fairway Wood is simply black and white which turns out to be very beautiful and great looking. Beside very excellent performance and technology, it is adjustable for golfers to tune for their own swings.
It has a new deeper face and deeper center of gravity, which produces a more penetrating flight. The white non-glare crown and black clubface (which provides easy alignment) will improve your game and that sleek white finish will make you the center of attention on the course and in the clubhouse.
The TaylorMade R11 Fairway Wood (cheap golf clubs) uses a 'Flight Control Technology' (FCT) hosel, letting each golfer adjust the loft of their club, up or down. This changes the launch angle that the ball leaves the face of the club. TaylorMade's 'Adjustable Sole Plate' (ASP) technology sits on the base of the club and can be used to adjust the face angle into a neutral, open or closed setting, for even greater distance.
An advanced sole design reduces the amount of sole area that comes into contact with the turf by 35% compared to the TaylorMade R11 Fairway Wood. This reduces turf resistance for increased speed and helps to minimise clubhead twisting. Each TaylorMade R11 Fairway Wood comes fitted with a Fujikura Blur graphite shaft, which uses a large weave design to offer more stability at impact.
Overall, the face is hot. It is longer and hotter than my Cally razr, and is just a solid club. Much longer than the Callaway Razr I bought a couple weeks ago. I will say that this is an outstanding fairway wood. I am very happy with it.
Sep 1, 2011
Nick Dougherty shoots 8-under 63
CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland -- Nick Dougherty shot an 8-under 63 Thursday to lead Rory McIlroy by two shots after the first round of the European Masters.
The Englishman had eight birdies in a bogey-free round, while McIlroy had five birdies in his first eight holes. It's McIlroy's first tournament since injuring his right wrist three weeks ago.
"It's totally fine," McIlroy said. "I'm able to hit all the shots I want to and not lose any distance."
Martin Kaymer, Lee Sung and Gary Boyd also were two shots behind the leader. Kaymer had seven birdies and just one bogey.
McIlroy showed no ill effects from the injury he sustained after hitting a tree root during the PGA Championship. He spent two weeks spent recuperating in the United States with his girlfriend, top-ranked tennis player Caroline Wozniacki.
"It's a great way to start the week," said McIlroy, the U.S. Open winner who can rise to No. 3 in the rankings with a victory. "I'm sixth and I want to get higher."
McIlroy's steady round took off with birdie putts of 3 feet and 20 feet at No. 2 and No. 3. His only blemish was a 5 at the fourth hole after hooking his tee shot into trees. But he recovered with a 12-footer on the next hole, then made a 14-foot, downhill putt for birdie at the sixth.
Second-ranked Lee Westwood and British Open winner Darren Clarke were in a group of six players at 4 under. Westwood's adventurous round included two eagles and a double bogey. He missed short par-saving putts at each of the final two holes.
Kaymer made a sensational 40-foot putt for birdie at the short eighth hole, then finished with a birdie at No. 9.
Dougherty has missed the cut at 21 straight events and has no earnings on the European Tour money list.
"It's the first time I've manned up and had a go at it," he said. "I deserved every one of those eight under pars."
The strong field reflects the popularity of the scenic course in the Swiss Alps. It's also the first tournament that counts toward qualifying for the European team to face the United States at the 2012 Ryder Cup.
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The Englishman had eight birdies in a bogey-free round, while McIlroy had five birdies in his first eight holes. It's McIlroy's first tournament since injuring his right wrist three weeks ago.
"It's totally fine," McIlroy said. "I'm able to hit all the shots I want to and not lose any distance."
Martin Kaymer, Lee Sung and Gary Boyd also were two shots behind the leader. Kaymer had seven birdies and just one bogey.
McIlroy showed no ill effects from the injury he sustained after hitting a tree root during the PGA Championship. He spent two weeks spent recuperating in the United States with his girlfriend, top-ranked tennis player Caroline Wozniacki.
"It's a great way to start the week," said McIlroy, the U.S. Open winner who can rise to No. 3 in the rankings with a victory. "I'm sixth and I want to get higher."
McIlroy's steady round took off with birdie putts of 3 feet and 20 feet at No. 2 and No. 3. His only blemish was a 5 at the fourth hole after hooking his tee shot into trees. But he recovered with a 12-footer on the next hole, then made a 14-foot, downhill putt for birdie at the sixth.
Second-ranked Lee Westwood and British Open winner Darren Clarke were in a group of six players at 4 under. Westwood's adventurous round included two eagles and a double bogey. He missed short par-saving putts at each of the final two holes.
Kaymer made a sensational 40-foot putt for birdie at the short eighth hole, then finished with a birdie at No. 9.
Dougherty has missed the cut at 21 straight events and has no earnings on the European Tour money list.
"It's the first time I've manned up and had a go at it," he said. "I deserved every one of those eight under pars."
The strong field reflects the popularity of the scenic course in the Swiss Alps. It's also the first tournament that counts toward qualifying for the European team to face the United States at the 2012 Ryder Cup.
News from: espn.go.com
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