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Golf Clubs Tournament Results | Turning Stone Resort Championship - PGA Tour
Dustin Johnson’s win at the Atunyote Golf Club signified the third win by a rookie on the Tour this season. Johnson beat Australian Robert Allen by one shot to record his first PGA Tour victory - finishing on 9-under 279 to receive $1.08-million. Johnson played TaylorMade golf clubs including: TaylorMade Tour Burner driver with a Titleist 909F3 fairway wood and TaylorMade Rescue TP hybrid (21-degree). Johnson also played TaylorMade Tour Preferred Irons (3-9) in addition to a TaylorMade rac MB (48-degree), rac (54-degree) and a Titleist Vokey Spin Milled (60-degree) wedge. The rookie finished his first Tour win playing a Scotty Cameron Newport Putter.
Golf Clubs Tournament Results | Samsung World Championship - LPGA
Paula Creamer carded a final round 3-under par 69 on her final day to win the Samsung World Championship at Half Moon Bay Golf Links. Creamer finished one stroke ahead of South Korean Song-Hee Kim on the Sunday; Creamer used the following set of clubs to record her latest victory: TaylorMade r7 SuperQuad driver with TaylorMade Burner 3-wood and rescue Dual hybrid rescue woods (19 and 22-degrees). Creamer also played TaylorMade r7 irons (4-PW) in addition to Titleist Vokey Design wedges (54 and 58-degrees). The Samsung World Championship winner finished with a TaylorMade Rossa Suzuka CGB putter.
Golf Clubs Tournament Results | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - European Tour
Winning the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland on Sunday, Robert Karlsson has overtaken Padraig Harrington to lead the European Tour Order of Merit with two matches remaining before the end of season. The Dunhill Championship was played on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns courses; Karlsson finished 10-under 278 taking home £432,000 in prize-winnings. Karlsson used the following set of golf clubs to record his second successive win this season: Titleist 905R driver, Titleist 909F3 3-wood and 5-wood with Titleist ZM irons (4-PW) in addition to Vokey Design (49-degree) wedge and Vokey Design Spin Milled wedges (56 and 60-degrees). Karlsson finished with a Scotty Cameron GSS prototype putter.
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Barclays Championship – (PGA Tour)
The Barclays Championship was held at Ridgewood Country Club, Paramus - Vijay Singh won The Barclays for a record fourth time Sunday using the following golf clubs: Cleveland HiBore XL driver and Adams a3 Boxer hybrids (16- and 19-degrees) in addition to Cleveland CG1 irons (4-PW) and CG12 wedges. Singh’s line-up of golf clubs was completed with a Never Compromise Milled Series Long putter.
Safeway Classic presented by Pepsi – (LPGA Tour)
The Safeway Classic was held at Columbia Edgewater Country Club. Cristie Kerr won the Safeway Classic on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with Helen Alfredsson and Sophie Gustafson using the following golf clubs: Ping G10 driver, Callaway Big Bertha fairway woods (15, 18 and 21-degree). Kerr also used Callaway Steelhead X-16 irons (4-PW) and Cleveland 588 wedges (54- and 60-deg). Cristie opted for a Ping G5i Craz-E putter to finish on.
The KLM Open – (European Tour)
The KLM Open was staged at Kennemer Golf & Country Club, Zandvoort - Darren Clarke hauled himself into The Ryder Cup reckoning with a superb four stroke victory over Paul McGinley with a final round of 16 under par. Clarke selected the following golf clubs to win The KLM Open: TaylorMade Burner driver and TaylorMade Burner TP fairway wood. Darren opted for a set of TaylorMade rac TP irons (3-9). Darren finished using a Yes! Golf Callie putter.
Boeing Classic - Champions Tour
Kite shot a final round score of 66, coming back from a three shot deficit behind Scott Simpson to clinch his second Boeing Classic title. Tom Kite used a TaylorMade Burner driver with 3-wood and Titleist 975F 5-wood in addition to a Titleist 503H hybrid club (21-deg) and Callaway X-Forged irons (4-PW). Kite also selected Titleist Vokey (56 and 61 degrees) wedges and putted using a Rife Long 2 Bar Hybrid Mallet putter.
Pennsylvania Classic - Nationwide Tour
The Northeast Pennsylvania Classic has been won by Scott Piercy at Elmhurst Country Club, Russia. Piercy fired a six-under 64 Sunday to come from behind and win the Classic. Kang. Scott used the following golf clubs: TaylorMade r7 425 driver and TaylorMade Burner 3- and 5-wood; in addition to using a set of Titleist 690MB irons with Titleist Vokey Spin Milled gap, sand and lob wedges - completed with the addition of a Scotty Cameron by Titleist putter.
U.S. Amateur – USGA
Danny Lee has entered golf’s record books and looks certain to becoming the next Tiger Woods after producing a historic victory at the Pineshurst Resort and Country Club whilst using the following golf clubs: TaylorMade Tour Burner driver and TaylorMade Tour Burner fairway wood (14.5-deg). Lee selected to use prototype irons from Callaway (2-PW) with Titleist Vokey (52- and 58-deg) wedges and an Odyssey prototype putter.
The Gettysburg Championship - Duramed Futures Tour
Samantha Richdale has earned her first professional win by two strokes with a finish of 1-over-par 73 whilst using a Cleveland Launcher driver and Titleist 3- and 5-woods. Richdale also selected to use a set of Miura MC-102 irons (3-PW) and TaylorMade (52- and 56-deg wedges). Samantha finished perfectly using a Titleist Scotty Cameron Newport 2 golf putter.
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Golf Clubs Tournament Results | WGC Bridgestone Invitational
The WGC Bridgestone Invitational was held at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Vijay Singh won with a score of 10-under 280. Singh used the following golf clubs: Cleveland HiBore XL driver, Launcher Steel fairway wood and an Adams a3 Boxer 19-degree hybrid wood in addition to Cleveland CG1 irons (4-PW) and CG12 golf wedges. Finally, Singh was using a Never Compromise GM2 Exchange #7 belly putter to win the invitational.
Golf Tournament Results | Legends Reno-Tahoe Open
The Legends Reno-Tahoe Open was held at the Montreux Golf and Country Club in Reno, Nevada. Parker McLachlin shot an excellent game to win on 18-under 270, using the following golf clubs: Titleist 909D2 driver, 909F2 fairway wood and Titleist 585.H utility metal clubs in addition to Titleist AP2 irons (4-PW) and Vokey Design wedges. McLachlin finished each round using an Odyssey White Hot 2-Ball putter.
Golf Clubs Tournament Results | U.S. Senior Open
The U.S. Senior Open was staged at Broadmoor, East Course in Colorado Springs, U.S. Eduardo Romero secured the title on 6-under 274 using the following golf clubs to secure his U.S. Seniors Title: 1) Callaway FT-5 driver 2) Sonartec TD 17-degree hybrid and Callaway X 18-degree hybrid (2H). Callaway X-20 irons (3-PW) and Cleveland CG14 wedges in addition to a Odyssey White Hot XG#1 putter completed his line-up of golf equipment.
Golf Tournament Results | Cox Classic
Ryan Hietala secured another win at this year’s Cox Classic - staged at Champions Run, Omaha, Neb. - scoring 19-under 265 using the following golf clubs: Cleveland HiBore XL driver with HiBore XLS fairway wood and Cleveland LDI 2 hybrid. Hietala was also using Cleveland G Red irons (3-PW) and Cleveland G14 wedges with a Rife 2 Bar Hybrid Blade putter completing his set of golf clubs used at the Cox Classics.
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How to Choose the Right Putter
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Go to any pro shop or golf store and take a look at the range putters for sale. There is a bewildering array of club shapes, lengths and styles. There are more types and variations in putters than any other club in the bag.
If you were to quickly look at what is on display you may come across any or all of the following (and possibly a few more)
Here is a (non-exhaustive) list of what you may find:
Long putters
Short putters
Heavy putters
Light putters
2-ball putters
3-ball putters
Cylinder head putters
Mallet head putters
D-shape putters
Blade putters
Face balanced putters
…and the list goes on!
With all this choice, how do you know if you have a putter that will work for you? Well, first and foremost, don’t get overwhelmed by all the choice. Here are my recommendations on getting a putter:
1. Invest in a decent putter!
You can spend many 100’s of dollars on a driver which you may only use 10 times a round. Remember that you hit almost 50% of your shots with the putter, so get something you are going to be comfortable with. As with most things you get what you pay for, so if you buy something really cheap the chances are it just won’t help you in the long run.
2. Choose a relatively ’standard’ putter
Shoulder high putters, ‘belly’ putters etc. are not standard and do not promote learning proper technique. Standard putters have a length in the range 33 to 35 inches (84-90cm), and research actually shows that statistically the shorter putters perform better.
3. Test the putter
You must actually try the putters out to see how they feel. This is just as important with putters as it is with all clubs. Choose 3 or 4 putters that you think are going to be the ones you like and test them against each other. Preferably take the putters onto a real green (or synthetic green) as opposed to putting on the shop floor carpet. Hitting real balls in to real holes on a real green will give you a real feel.
4. Get the putter custom fitted
Chances are that any putter you buy may still not be quite right for you. After all we are not all the same height, weight and shape, so it would be a bit much to assume that an off the shelf putting would be right for all of us. Have the professional check the length and lie-angle for you and adjust it if necessary. This should be part of the service when buying a putter at any decent golf store or pro shop.
If you bear these tips in mind when buying your next putter you will be confident you have the right putter for you. Confidence builds success.