PING’S NEW TECHNOLOGY ON PRO TOURS

JULY 21, 2015

ST. ANDREWS “SPECIAL” TO LOUIS

in another superb major performance, Louis Oosthuizen contended once again, this time at St. Andrews, site of his

2010 Open Championship victory, finishing T2 in a three-man, four-hole aggregate playoff. Including the U.S. Open in June, he has tied for second in the last two majors. But he was especially excited to return to St. Andrews. “I was really motivated,” Oosthuizen said. “I love this golf course. St. Andrews is a very special place.”

The 32-year-old South African’s PING technology included a G30 LS Tec driver, i25 fairway wood, Rapture driving iron, S55 irons, Tour Gorge and Glide wedges, and a Scottsdale ZB S putter.

LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN BIRDIED THE 72ND HOLE TO EARN

A SPOT IN THE PLAYOFF AT THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.

Count Lee Westwood among several early adoptees of PING’s newest technology,

which was formally introduced last week. He recently moved to the new i iron and Cadence TR Ketsch Mid putter, and he switched drivers, gaming the G30 LS Tec. See his What’s in the Bag on the next page.

The i iron is now in the bags of a number of LPGA PING pros, including Azahara Muñoz. Alejandro Cañizares

is one of four European Tour pros who play the i iron.

The Ketsch Mid, which has a more compact head than the original Ketsch, is one of two new easy-to-aim Cadence TR putters that PING unveiled. The other model is the Craz-e-r, which has new alignment features that distinguish it from its predecessor, the popular Craz-E, introduced in 2003.

PING also released the Glide ES (Eye Sole) wedge, inspired by the Eye2 sand wedge.

i IRON

CADENCE TR KETSCH MID

LEE WESTWOODWHAT’S IN THE BAG

Andy Sullivan had reason to be excited on Saturday as he celebrated one of only two birdies all day on the famous “Road Hole”, the par-4 17th, at St. Andrews during the Open Championship. Statistically it was the most difficult hole all week, surrendering only nine birdies. Billy Horschel accounted for two of them; he was the only player to birdie #17 in the final round. At -6, Sullivan and Horschel were PING’s highest finishers after Louis Oosthuizen’s T2.

SHOTWEEKOF THE

MAEDA TRIUMPHS WITH i IRON

DRIVER G30 LS Tec, 10.5º@ 10.1º, -0.6º setting, Aldila Phenom 60-X, tipped 1 , 45.25 , D4

FAIRWAY WOODG30, 14.5º@14º, -0.6º setting, UST Proforce V2 76-X, tipped 1 , 43.50 , D3

HYBRIDG25, 17º, Aldila Tour Green 85-X, 40.75 , D3

IRONSi, 4-UW, PING JZ-S, w/ Cushin insert, 1º upright, custom lofts, D1

WEDGESi20, SW@53º, Tour Gorge 60ºTS, +0.25 , PING JZ-S

PUTTERKetsch Mid, Straight Stroke, 34 , 18º lie, 3º loft, SuperStroke Flatso 1.0

PING Pro Yoko Maeda gave the new i iron its first victory with a win on the Japan LPGA

Tour at the Samantha Thavasa Girls Collection Ladies Tournament.

She also relied on three G30 fairway woods and a Cadence TR Piper T putter to earn a one-stroke victory at -8 (71-69-68).

The 30-year-old Maeda overcame a three-stroke deficit to begin the day and claim her second victory on the JLPGA.

DAVIES WINS AGAIN, SHOOTS 60

Utilizing a G30 driver and with a sizzling 60 in the opening round, Rhys Davies won for

the second time in two months on the European Challenge Tour at the Fred Olsen Challenge de España. Also in the bag were two G30 fairway woods and Glide wedges.

The 30-year-old Welshman birdied two

of his final three holes to prevail at -22 (60-67-67-68). He made 23 birdies and two eagles for the week, including a holeout for an eagle 2 on his first hole of the tournament. “It has to be the best round of my career,” Davies said of his 60, which featured an 8-under 28 on the front nine. “It’s really nice to be playing well again.”

THE SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPSunningdale GCBerkshire, EnglandJuly 23-26

Mark Calcavecchia Peter FowlerBob Gilder, Mark JamesMiguel Ángel JiménezJeff Maggert, Kevin Sutherland Kirk Triplett, Grant Waite

PGA TOUR

LPGA

CHAMPIONS

EUROPEAN

MEIJER LPGA CLASSICBlythefield CCGrand Rapids, Mich.July 23-26

Jacqui ConcolinoKendall Dye Maria HernandezPat Hurst Pernilla LindbergCaroline MassonLisa McCloskeyAzahara MuñozJane ParkPaula Reto Giulia SergasAngela StanfordMarissa SteenJackie StoeltingAyako Uehara

RBC CANADIAN OPENGlen Abbey GCOntario, CanadaJuly 23-26

Angel Cabrera Corey ConnersDerek Ernst Jason GoreLuke Guthrie Hunter MahanCarlos OrtizAlex PrughDaniel SummerhaysMichael ThompsonBubba WatsonMark Wilson

OMEGA EUROPEAN MASTERSCrans-sur-Sierre GCCrans Montana, SwitzerlandJuly 23-26

Alejandro CañizaresOliver Farr, Grégory Havret Tom Lewis, Matthew NixonJohn Parry, Julien QuesneLee Westwood