AUGUST 03, 2015
LINGMERTH CONTENDS AGAIN
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eminiscent of his first PGA Tour win at the prestigious Memorial in June, David Lingmerth relied on a strong all-around performance highlighted by stellar putting to secure another high finish, a 3rd place at the Quicken Loans National outside Washington, D.C. Lingmerth was T2 in birdies for the week with 22, posting -14 (68-65-68-69). He was accurate with his G30 driver, hitting 12 of 14 fairways in round two. The Swede also employed i25 irons, Glide wedges, and a Cadence TR Ketsch putter, which he used to lead the field in putts per GIR at 1.604. It was his third top-6 finish in the past five events. Lingmerth has earned more than $2.3 million this season.
DAVID LINGMERTH LED THE QUICKEN LOANS FIELD IN PUTTS PER GIR WITH HIS CADENCE TR KETSCH PUTTER.
PING PROS AMONG ELITE WGC FIELD
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f the six PING pros who will be competing for the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational title this week, it’s likely that Bubba Watson has the fondest memories of recent World Golf Championship events. Last November he
holed out from the bunker on the 72 nd hole at the WGC-HSBC Champions in China to get into a playoff, which he won. At the Bridgestone last year, Bubba unleashed what would be the longest drive of the entire season, a mammoth
424-yard effort on the 16 th hole in the third round. And in March he finished solo third at the WGC-Cadillac Championship. The constant at all those events was Bubba’s G30 driver,
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WORLD #3 BUBBA WATSON
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PING PROS AMONG ELITE WGC FIELD and it’s the unanimous driver choice among this week’s PING pros. Billy Horschel, Hunter Mahan and David Lingmerth will rely on the G30 standard model, while Lee Westwood and Louis Oosthuizen employ the G30 LS Tec model. For Oosthuizen, in addition to a T2 at both the U.S. Open and the Open Championship, he has a T5 and a sixth at WGC events this season.
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The PGA Tour recently launched its #MyMahan contest to promote The Barclays tournament this month, where Hunter Mahan is defending champion. Participants are invited to cut out Hunter’s picture, place it in fun settings, and post to social media by Aug. 28 th. To support the cause, PING employees have photographed Hunter’s likeness in the PING Gold Putter Vault, with our Mr. PING statue, and (above) at Firestone CC, site of this week’s WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. To join in the fun, click here.
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BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP Montreaux G&CC Reno, Nev. Aug. 6-9
Daniel Chopra Austin Cook Jason Gore Luke Guthrie Brandon Hagy Bill Lunde Alex Prugh Michael Thompson Mark Wilson
McBRIDE STANDS OUT ING Pro Maria McBride not only weathered the blustery, cold conditions at the Ricoh Women’s British Open during Friday’s second round, she shined. Relying on a mix of talent and a toughness forged in her native Sweden, McBride posted a 66, the lowest number in the field by three shots. It helped the LPGA veteran recover from a tough opening round and finish 12th at -2 (79-66-69-72).
CHAMPIONS
WEB.COM LEE WESTWOOD
WGC-BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL Firestone CC Akron, Ohio Aug. 6-9
Billy Horschel David Lingmerth Hunter Mahan Louis Oosthuizen Bubba Watson Lee Westwood
DIGITAL ALLY OPEN
Nicklaus GC at LionsGate Overland Park, Kansas Aug. 6-9 Corey Conners Joel Dahmen Greg Eason Matt Fast Scott Harrington Stephen Jaeger Andrew Landry, Edward Loar Trey Mullinax, Rob Oppenheim Seamus Power, Ted Purdy Brian Richey, Brad Schneider Brady Schnell
MIGUEL ÁNGEL JIMÉNEZ
SHAW CHARITY CLASSIC
Canyon Meadows G&CC Calgary, Canada Aug. 7-9 Mark Calcavecchia Bob Gilder Miguel Ángel Jiménez Jeff Maggert Kevin Sutherland Kirk Triplett Grant Waite