PING Tour News 24 Agosto 2015

AUGUST 24, 2015

GORE JOINS PING’S PLAYOFF ROSTER

JASON GORE LED THE FIELD IN STROKES GAINED PUTTING WITH A 1966 SCOTTSDALE ANSER. SEE STORY NEXT PAGE.

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n Sunday, Jason Gore became the 10th PING pro to qualify for the FedExCup Playoffs that begin this week at The Barclays. The 41-year-old’s second-place finish at the Wyndham Championship moved him within the top 125 points earners, highlighted by an eight-under 62 on Saturday, which gave him the 54-hole lead. Gore’s -16 total (66-67-62-69) was built on the strength of superb putting with a classic PING model.

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STANFORD, MUÑOZ EARN SOLHEIM CUP SPOTS

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ngela Stanford has qualified on points for her sixth U.S. Solheim Cup team, while Azahara Muñoz made it onto Team Europe for the third time, this year based on her Rolex World Ranking (23rd). Stanford has compiled 82 top 10’s and five LPGA victories in her career. Muñoz has 33 top 10’s and one LPGA title.

The 14th Solheim Cup will be played Sept. 18-20 in

St. Leon-Rot, Germany.

European Team Captain and PING Pro Carin Koch will announce her four captain’s picks on Tuesday, Aug. 25th. The Europeans have won two straight Solheim Cups, and the U.S. leads the matches overall, 8-5.

PING pro Maria McBride is an assistant captain for Team Europe. Pat Hurst and Wendy Ward are assistant captains for Team U.S.A.

AZAHARA MUÑOZ

ANGELA STANFORD

PGA TOUR THE BARCLAYS Plainfield CC, Edison, N.J. Aug. 27-30 Jason Gore, Billy Horschel David Lingmerth Hunter Mahan, Carlos Ortiz Daniel Summerhays Bubba Watson Lee Westwood, Mark Wilson

LPGA

SHOT

YOKOHAMA TIRE LPGA CLASSIC RTJ Golf Trail, Prattville, Ala. Aug. 27-30 Jacqui Concolino, Kendall Dye Brooke Henderson Maria Hernandez Pernilla Lindberg Caroline Masson Lisa McCloskey Azahara Muñoz, Paula Reto Giulia Sergas, Angela Stanford Marissa Steen Jackie Stoelting Ayako Uehara

OF THE

WEEK

Fresh off her first LPGA victory the previous week and the thrill of being awarded her LPGA Tour card, Brooke Henderson was the face of women’s golf in her home country at the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open in Vancouver.

The 17-year-old was the focus of media attention all week and fans lined the fairways to watch their native daughter.

She turned in one of the best scores of the day on Sunday, a 4-under 67, to earn a T23 on rounds of 70-75-72-67.

CHAMPIONS DICK’S SPORTING GOODS OPEN En-Joie GC, Endicott, N.Y. Aug. 28-30

WORLD #4 BUBBA WATSON

Mark Calcavecchia Bob Gilder, Jeff Maggert Kevin Sutherland, Grant Waite

EUROPEAN D+D REAL CZECH MASTERS Albatross Golf Resort Prague, Czech Republic Aug. 27-30 Cyril Bouniol, Oliver Farr Tom Lewis, Matthew Nixon John Parry, Callum Shinkwin

WEB.COM WINCO FOODS PORTLAND OPEN Pumpkin Ridge GC North Plains, Ore. Aug. 27-30 Joel Dahmen, Greg Eason Matt Fast, Brandon Hagy Scott Harrington Stephan Jaeger Andrew Landry, Edward Loar Rob Oppenheim Martin Piller, Ted Purdy Brian Richey, Brad Schneider Brady Schnell

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PING PLAYOFF ROSTER GROWS Hunter Mahan is the defending champion this week at the first of four playoff events culminating at the Tour Championship, where a season-long FedExCup champion is crowned. Last year Billy Horschel took home that honor, along with $13.4 million in prize and bonus money. Between Mahan and Horschel, who won two playoff events, PING pros

accounted for three of four FedEx titles last season.

In the field along with Mahan and Horschel are Bubba Watson, a two-time winner this season and the fourth-ranked player in the world; David Lingmerth, a first-time winner in 2015 with four recent top 10’s; Lee Westwood, and Carlos Ortiz, playing in his rookie season. See the full roster at left.

CLASSIC PUTTER IS THE ANSER

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ason Gore was #1 in strokes gained putting at the Wyndham Championship relying on a Scottsdale Anser putter that most likely was made in PING founder Karsten Solheim’s home garage in Arizona in 1966.

“It’s got soul and character,” Gore said of the putter. “And I love the feel.” Gore acquired the putter some 18 months ago, and has been using it since the Canadian Open.