• You have no items in your shopping basket.
Close
RSS

Blog posts tagged with 'review'

Turkish Airlines Open - Review & WITB

The Turkish Airlines Open was a mere formality with one round left to play as Denmark’s Thorbjørn Olesen opened up a seven-shot lead thanks to some sublime golf over the first three days.

However it was a slow start to Sunday for the 26-year-old: level-par through 11 holes saw his lead reduced to just the solitary shot as England’s David Horsey found himself six-under after 12 and hot on Olesen’s heels. It’s at times such as these when you find out what a person is made of; and three birdies in the following four holes all but secured the Turkish Airlines Open for the talented Dane – even allowing him to drop a shot on the closing straight.

Having made just three of his last 12 cuts, this triumph was a welcome relief for Thorbjørn Olesen and means it is his third consecutive season with victory on the European Tour.

What equipment did Olesen use?

Driver: TaylorMade M1, Mitsubishi Kuro Kage XT 70 TX

Fairway Woods: TaylorMade M2, Tour AD 8X Black

Irons: TaylorMade PSi Tour, Project X 6.5 shafts

Wedges: TaylorMade TP EF, Project X 6.5 shafts

British Masters & Safeway Open - Review & WITB

Callaway Staff player Alex Noren has been in fantastic form of late and this week secured his third European Tour victory since the start of summer at the British Masters.

The Swede started the rain-delayed final day with a three-shot lead and made the perfect start with birdies at his opening two holes. At this stage things looked like a mere formality until a little wobble around the turn – bogeys at the 8th and 11th holes – saw Noren’s lead reduced to a solitary stroke. With just four holes to go, Noren showed his class with two birdies over the closing stretch to win by two from Bernd Wiesberger in second place.

The win propels Noren inside the top 20 of the world golf rankings for the first time in his career; not bad for someone who ended the 2014 season down at 653rd!


What equipment did Noren use?


Across the other side of the pond all eyes were fixed on the Safeway Open. Tiger Woods’ imminent return to the game was pencilled in for last week’s PGA Tour event, but a late withdrawal by the former world number one left many wondering if he will ever return to his formidable best.

Whilst reflecting, think back to last year’s Safeway Open when wire-to-wire leader Brendan Steele fell apart down the closing stretch. It’s not often that you get the chance to make up for what went before, but the American birdied his final three holes en-route to a seven-under-par 65 in California. This left Steele one clear of overnight leader Patton Kizzire and gave him his second PGA Tour victory of his career.

 

What equipment did Steele use?

Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Review

The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship is an event like no other. It’s a week where a little bit of fun is injected into the European Tour as each pro is partnered with a celebrity in a team event, which runs alongside the pros individual.

In the latter, it was a man who made a late charge for a wildcard spot in the European’s Ryder Cup team that stole the show. Englishman Tyrrell Hatton equalled the course record at St Andrews on Saturday (62) before closing with a 66 to finish four ahead of the chasing pack. Hatton’s 23-under-par matched the tournament record whilst propelling the 24-year-old into the world’s top 50 for the first time following his maiden victory on the European Tour.

In the team event, it was two men at the centre of much of the Ryder Cup controversy who came out on top. Danny Willett and ‘Smartie’ (Jonathan Smart – Willett’s full-time caddy) finished the four-day event on 38-under-par following their final-day 60, snatching the title by one shot from their closest competitors.

What makes the Titleist Pro V1 golf ball the pick of the bunch?

What makes the Titleist Pro V1 golf ball the pick of the bunch?

Simply put, the Titleist Pro V1 golf ball is a golfing icon. Other balls have come and gone, trying to accomplish the lofty heights of Titleist’s premium offering, but have consistently come up short.

In this blog post, Foremost Golf looks at the reasons behind the dominance of the Titleist Pro V1 golf ball whilst trying to answer one simple question:

 

What makes the Titleist Pro V1 golf ball so special?

 

The golf ball is the only piece of equipment that is used for every shot on the golf course, so it’s vitally important that you can trust what you’re using. And trust is something that is synonymous with the Titleist Pro V1 golf ball.

Anyone who plays golf will know that the Pro V1 has dominated the ball market over the last decade. There’s no arguing it. The fact that the Titleist Pro V1 golf ball has been at the top for such a long time, without any drastic changes, speaks volumes for what Titleist has been able to achieve.

Never ones to rest on their laurels, Titleist undertook unparalleled research and comprehensive testing with both professionals and amateurs before releasing the 2015 version of the ball. When asked how the Pro V1 could be improved, the pros were adamant in their response:

 

“Don’t change anything, just add some more control around the green”

 

We don’t want to delve too much into the technical side of things, but the way Titleist has achieved this is quite remarkable. Now urethane covers aren’t new, but Titleist’s version certainly is. They’ve built their patented Elastomer cover in-house so that they’re in control of the characteristics it provides, rather than adding a pre-made urethane cover that isn’t necessarily designed for a golf ball. All this means that they have created an extremely soft ball offering premium feel off the clubface.

 

So what can you expect from the Titleist Pro V1 golf ball?

 

  • Extra distance
  • Softer feel
  • Enhanced durability
  • Greenside control
  • Optimum trajectory

Most golfers would take one or two of these characteristics in a ball if it was going to improve their performance. So when you get all five in the Titleist Pro V1 golf ball, you can see why it’s the number one ball across worldwide tours.

But this ball isn’t just for professionals. The exceptional tee-to-green performance makes the Titleist Pro V1 golf ball a firm favourite for golfers of all skill levels.

 

How can added distance and increased greenside control not be beneficial?

 

Our rating?

Quite simply: 5 out of 5. Unbeatable.

This Year in Golf - 2016

It’s been a memorable year for golf. 2016 has seen first time winners in each of the four majors, USA dispatched Europe with consummate ease in the 41st Ryder Cup, and it heralded the sport’s first inclusion in an Olympic Games for over a century. We’ve had a household brand quit the industry, other brands seemingly dominate across tours, and bums were on the edge of seats as arguably the best golfer to ever pick up a club made his eagerly-awaited comeback.

But before we recap all of this, 2016 also saw the passing of two World Golf Hall of Famers in Christy O’Connor Snr and Arnold Palmer. O’Connor played in 10 consecutive Ryder Cup matches, finished T2 in the 1965 Open Championship, and won the PGA Seniors Championship on six occasions. Palmer, nicknamed ‘The King’, was part of the Big Three (alongside Nicklaus and Player) who took golf’s popularity to a whole new level. He won seven major titles, racked up 62 PGA Tour titles, and participated in seven Ryder Cups. Two golfing greats whose impact on the game of golf should never be forgotten.

Another man in this bracket is Tiger Woods. He’s done it all. World number one year after year, 14 major victories and over 100 professional wins worldwide. Heck, he even had the sport’s video game named after him. But it hasn’t all been plain-sailing for the American as persistent back problems put Tiger out of action for 15 months before his return at December’s Hero World Challenge.

His comeback was met with rife intrigue as no one quite knew how he was going to fare. During his time in the wilderness, Nike Golf, Tiger’s equipment company, made the brave decision to pull out of the hardware market, choosing to focus solely on apparel and footwear. With several of the world’s best players on their books, it was going to be fascinating to see which brand these guys navigated towards. Nobody expected what was to follow…

Not only did Tiger put TaylorMade’s metals in his bag for his return, but Rory, Olesen and Molinari also opted for the M family too. Nearly all of Nike’s contracted players made the decision - a decision void of any money or obligation - to put at least one TaylorMade club in their bag. There can be no bigger testament to a product’s quality than when the world’s best choose to play that product. This is exactly what happened this year.

At that same moment in time, TaylorMade already had the world’s two best players - according to the rankings - on their books in Jason Day and Dustin Johnson. Jason has been World Number One for the majority of 2016, whilst Dustin finally overcame his major duck by winning the U.S. Open. But, as mentioned above, Johnson was not the only first-time major winner of 2016. Danny Willett’s Masters triumph, Henrik Stenson’s unforgettable Open Championship win and Jimmy Walker’s USPGA victory were all maiden major titles, too.

However, the one title that possible eclipsed all of the above was Justin Rose’s Gold Medal in the Rio Olympics. Golf’s inclusion in the Games was met with widespread negativity as many household names forwent the opportunity to win a medal for their country. Yet the one person who seemed genuinely pleased at the chance to compete for the Gold Medal was Britain’s Justin Rose, how fitting that he went on to produce some brilliant golf en-route to adding a Gold Medal to his trophy cabinet. Thoroughly deserved.

As much as it pains us to say it, another deserving victory came in the 41st Ryder Cup at Hazeltine this autumn as the Americans waltzed to a convincing 17-11 win over their European counterparts. With all but one of Team USA inside the top 30 in the world, it was always going to be an uphill battle for the Europeans, and so it proved. After losing the first morning’s foursomes 4-0, Europe’s hopes were quickly dashed as Team USA secured their first Ryder Cup victory in eight years.

And there you have it. Our trip down memory lane ends there as our review of 2016 comes to a close. Let’s hope 2017 offers us more of the same.