MARCH 7, 2016

PING PROS ARE OLYMPIC HOPEFULS

A ccording to the standings as of March 7th, nine PING pros

across the globe would qualify to compete for their national teams when golf returns at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 5-21. Qualifiers are subject to change based on world rankings.

Bubba Watson would

be one of four players representing the United States. Louis Oosthuizen would fly the colors of South Africa, David Lingmerth, Sweden; Brooke Henderson, Canada; Azahara Muñoz, Spain; Caroline Masson, Germany; Pernilla Lindberg, Sweden; Paula Reto, South Africa, and Giulia Sergas, Italy.

Bubba Watson attacked the Blue Monster with

a G driver featuring Dragonfly Technology.

BUBBA ON TARGETB ubba Watson, with his

G driver and fairway wood, is displaying the quality of

play that makes him the world #4. In his first tournament since winning two weeks ago, he contended all the way and earned a solo second at the prestigious WGC-Cadillac Championship, his third top 10 this season.

Watson flashed the power and accuracy of the G driver, in round two becoming the first player in the field to drive the 341-yard par-4 16th hole.

With his custom-milled Anser putter he drained a 61-foot putt for eagle in the final round. Bubba was #1 for the week both in strokes gained tee-to-green and greens in regulation. See related story and his What’s in the Bag on page 2.

David Lingmerth, Sweden

With her G driver (custom fit with a 48-inch shaft) and a G Stretch 3-wood, Brooke Henderson knocked on the door of her second LPGA victory three weeks ago, finishing second, and has been in the mix ever since. At the HSBC Women’s Champions on Sunday, the 18-year-old earned her third-straight top 10. She’ll join several more PING pros in teeing it up next at the JTBC Founders Cup in Phoenix, March 17-20.

PGA TOUR

VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIPInnisbrook Resort Palm Harbor, Fla. March 10-13

Hunter MahanLouis OosthuizenDaniel SummerhaysMark WilsonGreg Yates

EUROPEAN

TRUE THAILAND CLASSICBlack Mountain GCHua Hin, ThailandMarch 10-13

Alejandro CañizaresRhys DaviesGregory HavretMiguel Ángel JiménezJulien Quesne

LouisOosthuizen

Miguel Ángel Jiménez

BUBBA WATSONWHAT’S IN THE BAG

SHOTWEEKOF THE

DRIVER G, 9º@7.5º, -0.6º setting, Grafalloy Bi-Matrix-X, 44.50", tipped 0.50", D4

FAIRWAY WOODG, 14.5º @15.4º, Fujikura Tour Spec 8.2-X, 42", tipped 1.50", D3

IRONSS55, 2, 4-PW, +0.50", True Temper Dynamic Gold X100, D4

WEDGESGlide, +0.50", TT DG X100, 52ºSS@51.6º (D5), 56ºSS@55.3º (D6), 60ºTS@62.8º (D0)

PUTTERCustom-Milled Anser, 34.5", 21º lie, 2º loft, PP58 Midsize Black grip

In the hands of Louis Oosthuizen and Bubba Watson in consecutive

weeks, the S55 iron has been #1 in greens in regulation on the European and PGA tours, respectively.

At the ISPS Handa, Oosthuizen was lights out, hitting 93.1% for the week, an astounding 67 of 72 greens. Only three players in European Tour history have hit more greens in one event.

Bubba was locked in at last week’s WGC- Cadillac at the highly demanding Trump National Doral, hitting 58 of 72 greens, 80.56%.

The S55 iron, the most popular model among PING pros, has three victories in 2016 and was in the bag for 22 titles in 2015.

S55 IRONS #1 AGAIN