Ping introduces two new irons, the G730 and i530, designed for distance but geared towards different player types. The G730 is more of a game-improvement offering while the i530 serves better players seeking to regain some lost distance.
Ping’s most extensive and versatile wedge line to date, the s159 line, features 25 loft/grind options. The grinds and shape were the result of direct feedback from the company’s tour staff.
The Ping PLD Milled line-up expands to include two classic Anser blade additions (notably Tony Finau’s Anser 2D) and three mallets, including the DS72 model that Viktor Hovland used on his way to winning the FedEx Cup last year.
Corpuz was six-under on the par 4s for the week – the only player under par on the par 4s – and ranked T-3 in greens in regulation. That helped lead to a championship-high 17 birdies.
When you rank first in strokes gained/approach, strokes gained/tee to green and first in greens in regulation, third in driving accuracy, have the fewest bogeys and are T-1 in birdies, it doesn’t take a maths major to understand you have a good chance to win.
Ping’s G430 family of fairway woods and hybrids share the weight-saving technology of carbon composite on the crown with the speed benefits of a face structure that wraps around the sole and crown for better overall flexing.
When Ping commemorated the 55th anniversary of the patent for its legendary Anser putter with limited-edition milled versions in aluminium bronze, stainless steel and copper at three different drops earlier this year, the average time it took for any of those runs to sell out was approximately 180 seconds. Now, the company is set to Read more…
Thompson won the old-school way with bag full of old and new Ping clubs, including a putter that he picked up at a municipal course when he was 16 nearly two decades ago.
Landry finished ninth in greens in regulation with his Ping iBlade irons. He also ranked first in putts per greens in regulation with his Ping Vault 2.0 ZB blade-style putter.
Australian Golf Digest
