If you’ve been waiting for Titleist to drop some new forged irons, your wait is over.
Last week, Titleist finally officially announced the long-awaited 905R driver. At the same time, the company let the cat out of the bag on some new irons as well.
While Titleist still hasn’t officially announced the new irons, information on the 660, 695MB, 695CB and 775.CB forged irons is available on the company’s website. Let’s take a quick look at these new irons, which join the 735.CM irons in this year’s irons lineup from Titleist.
Everyone knows about the PGA Tour, the LPGA Tour, and even the European and Champions Tours. But what about the Asian Tour, the Hooters Tour, or the A. G. Spanos Tour? No?
Greetings to all! I hope you had a great weekend of fun and excitement. I feel like I’ve been reborn, personally. I was able to get out and play nine holes for the first time since November. So, you’ll have to excuse my unbridled (and renewed) enthusiasm for golf.
This week’s Hittin’ The Links is dedicated to the pro golf tours. Many avid golf enthusiasts are aware of the major tours such as the PGA Tour, European Tour, Champions Tour etc, etc. However, I’ve decided to peruse the information superhighway and see what else is out there for an aspiring golf professional. If my tone seems somewhat overtly boisterous, I beg your pardon, but I’ve recently purchased a 12 pack of Samuel Adams White Ale. It’s superb to say the least.
Donald now owns his first four-round PGA victory and Sorenstam defends her title.
Luke Donald won his first PGA Tour event after only three rounds, thanks to two days of rain showers. Now he’s doubled both his career PGA victories and added to the number of rounds it took to win each of them. The Blonde Briton shot a final-round 69 (-3) with a clutch birdie on the 72nd after he stuck his approach to four feet and increased his lead to two. Donald believes this is just one step toward his goal, “I think it’s definitely a step in the right direction. Anytime you can win, especially out here on the PGA Tour, it’s a huge boost of confidence. Hopefully this will just keep the momentum going.”
Donald’s 72-67-68-69 was good enough to hold off Australian Geoff Ogilvy by a two-stroke margin. Ogilvy, who carded 15 birdies, three eagles, and one double-eagle, played three rounds of excellent golf, but brought home four bogies in the final round to finish outright in second place.
Tiger Woods, Camilo Villegas, and Natalie Gulbis in a swimsuit. What more could you want?
Tiger goes seemingly unchallenged in winning at Doral again, the Ohio Golf Association challenges players with a “tournament ball,” and we challenge listeners to share their spring golf rituals with us. Also, Vijay Singh takes a week off (gasp!), Camilo Villegas may be better than Sergio Garcia, and he’s part of the Cobra brand resurgence, Rory Sabbatini is player of the month while Natalie Gulbis puts in a bit for Playmate of the Month (not really), and Pebble Beach wins a lawsuit over a “replica” course. This and a whole lot more in this week’s Golf Talk Podcast.
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My simple explanation on why Camilo Villegas will enjoy enormous success in the PGA Tour.
Recently there’s been a ton of buzz surrounding PGA Tour Rookie Camilo Villegas and I believe all of it is deserved. With two T2’s in his first six tour events, Camilo has shown that he’s got the game to compete with the big boys. I started watching Camilo play golf about two years ago, when he put himself in contention week in and week out, never to seal the deal. In the following few paragraphs I’m going to outline why I so firmly believe that Villegas will make a big mark on tour.
Stellar College Career
Camilo attended The University of Florida and was the only freshman to be named as an All-American in the 2001 season, he would go on to win the honor the rest of his college career. That same freshman year he set a course record with a 64 at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club in Richmond, Virginia. The University of Florida consistently produces excellent PGA tour golfers, such as Dudley Hart and, more notably, Chris DiMarco.
The King of Kapalua has overcome grand obstacles on the golf course, but he’s walked an even tougher road in life and emerged a champion.
The early season standout the last few years, Stuart Appleby has become a fixture on the PGA Tour finishing fairly high on the money list with regularity. It doesn’t hurt that he’s won the Mercedes Championship the last three years.
Both Appleby’s game and his life have been forged in a fire that no one would choose for themselves. He’s emerged from his loss as a family man again and as a regular PGA Tour champion.
You expect big guys to hit it a long way, but sometimes there are some little guys that show a bit of pop. This week we find out who is the longest hitter pound-for-pound on the PGA Tour this year.
There are long drivers and there are short drivers of the ball. We had a recent forum discussion about this topic. Fellow staff member Jeff Gladchun was helpful in doing a bit of research and we both thought it might be interesting to share the results.
So who is the longest player pound for pound? What other interesting information did I see when doing this research? Read on to find out…
A new column debuts, and you can be the star. Or, well, the subject at least…
Welcome to the most helpful column here at The Sand Trap: Swing Check. This column will look at video of someone’s swing, critique it (largely by comparing it to the swings of professionals), and share the results for all the world to see. It’s free analysis that you can use to improve your game, and the best part is this: you get to submit the videos!
To submit your video, please read on and fill out the required information.
A another first time winner would be grest at the final Honda Classic at Mirasol but it would be even better to get some Love.
This week there will be plenty of players to give Tiger Woods a run for the money, especially since Tiger won’t be there. I know, I know, that’s mean to say but it seems the case lately that if Tiger isn’t there to win an event then someone is there to lose and win it for him. However, this week isn’t about him, it’s about the several first time winners at Mirasol the past few years including the defending champion Padraig Harrington. Last year, Padraig blazed the field and tied the course record and his career best with a 63 and should get the credit for the win but still needed Vijay to miss a three-footer to secure the win on the second playoff hole.
Padraig isn’t the only news this week, let’s take a look at what else is in store for us this week.
