During its seemingly relentless march toward a 20 percent share of the golf ball market, Bridgestone could have been forgiven for disregarding clubs altogether. And though it’s fair to say most of the Tokyo-headquartered company’s marketing dollars have been spent on establishing its popular and successful ball-fitting program (which first appeared in 2007), and introducing … Read more
Tour Edge, founded by former Florida Southern golfer David Glod in 1986, scored its first significant success with the Lift-Off Iron-Wood in May 1999. In the 17 years since the souped up, long iron-leaning, hybrid-type club appeared, the Batavia, I’ll.-based company has introduced six updated versions: the acclaimed Bazooka JMax which was followed in turn … Read more
One year ago, give or take a day or two, we told you about the iIron – Ping’s first ever iron to feature 431 Stainless Steel. A forgiving player’s club not short on technology, it featured tungsten in the heel and toe to increase inertia, and Ping’s custom tuning port. The visible elements associated … Read more
When my daughter and I arrived at Sahalee CC in Sammamish, Washington for the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, we scanned the tee sheet to find her favorite player—Ha Na Jang. Eight-year-old girls choose their favorite golfers in a variety of ways, some of which actually involve golf. In this case, however, … Read more
Seattle’s Beacon Hill district, seven miles south of the Space Needle and home to a diverse mix of what one local real estate company refers to as ‘Foreign-born Urbanites and Scrappy Homeowners’, is not really the sort of place you expect to find a highly-acclaimed golf club manufacturer. Unlike the giants of the industry … Read more
