FEBRUARY 1, 2016
SONG PLAYS G IN VICTORY
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laying a new G driver and 3-wood, PING Pro Young-Han Song prevailed over the world #1 to capture the SMBC Singapore Open by a stroke at -12, his first pro win and the first for the new G series. The victory wasn’t without suspense for the 24-year-old South Korean, who plays on the Japan Golf Tour. When the sirens blew, suspending play for the day in the final round, Song faced a 12-foot par putt on the 16th hole. After what he called a sleepless night, he came out the next morning and holed the putt, and went on to par 17 and 18 to maintain his lead and win.
Young-Han Song gave the G driver and 3-wood their first wins.
WHAT’S IN HIS BAG G Driver, 9º G 3-Wood, 14.5º i irons (3-4), S55 (5-PW) Glide wedges 52ºSS, 58ºSS Custom 303SS B60 with True-Roll face technology
PROS TAKE QUICKLY TO G TECHNOLOGY
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ouis Oosthuizen was among the latest in a fast-growing group of PING pros converting to new G series products. Oosthuizen relied on a G driver, 3-wood, 5-wood and a G Crossover in earning a T7 in Qatar on the European Tour. On the PGA Tour, Hunter Mahan played a G driver, 3-wood
and Crossover at the Farmers Insurance Open, following several PING pros who debuted new G innovation the prior week. The Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic saw Azahara Muñoz with the full complement: G driver, irons, hybrid, and two
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PROS TAKE QUICKLY TO G TECHNOLOGY G fairway woods. Brooke Henderson switched to the G driver and 3-wood, and Angela Stanford employed a G driver, two fairway woods and two G Crossovers. They were among eight PING LPGA pros now relying on multiple G products. Of the 10 PING pros with G technology on the Web.com Tour, Austin Cook played a G LS Tec driver and G 3-wood to earn a T5 at the Panama Claro Championship. Alex Prugh also had a G LS Tec driver, G 3-wood and 5-wood in finishing T7.
OF THE
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With his black-and-pink G driver, Bubba Watson demonstrated PING’s fastest, most forgiving model last week during Demo Day at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla. Bubba talked to the crowd about his preparations for a tournament, his practice routine and his mindset in the majors as he worked through his bag before unleashing some towering drives. The two-time Masters winner tees it up this week in PING’s backyard at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, where he has finished T2, 1 shot back, each of the past two years.
EUROPEAN
LPGA Brooke Henderson
PGA TOUR
CHAMPIONS ALLIANZ CHAMPIONSHIP
The Old Course at Broken Sound Boca Raton, Fla. Feb. 5-7 Mark Calcavecchia Bob Gilder Jeff Maggert Kevin Sutherland Kirk Triplett
COATES GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
David Lingmerth WASTE MANAGEMENT PHOENIX OPEN
Lee Westwood OMEGA DUBAI DESERT CLASSIC
TPC Scottsdale Scottsdale, Ariz. Feb. 4-7
Emirates GC Dubai, UAE Feb. 4-7
Angel Cabrera David Lingmerth Jack Maguire Hunter Mahan Daniel Summerhays Bubba Watson Mark Wilson
Alejandro Cañizares Grégory Havret Miguel Ángel Jiménez Louis Oosthuizen Julien Quesne Brandon Stone Andy Sullivan Lee Westwood
WEB.COM CLUB COLOMBIA CHAMPIONSHIP
Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club Ocala, Fla. Feb. 3-6
Bogota CC, Bogota, Colombia Feb. 4-7
In Gee Chun Jacqui Concolino Brooke Henderson Pernilla Lindberg Caroline Masson Maria McBride Azahara Muñoz Grace Na Annie Park Jane Park Ashlan Ramsey Paula Reto Giulia Sergas Angela Stanford Ayako Uehara
Kent Bulle Austin Cook Joel Dahmen Greg Eason Matt Fast Scott Harrington Mackenzie Hughes Stephan Jaeger Doug Letson Jason Millard Trey Mullinax Chris Naegel Justin Peters Seamus Power Alex Prugh, Brady Schnell