Being one of the “shorter” hitter on the PGA Tour, one would think Luke Donald might in favor of golf’s ruling bodies – the U.S. Golf Association and Royal & Ancient Golf Club – rolling back the distance today’s high-tech …
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Luke Donald likes golf balls just the way they are
Being one of the “shorter” hitter on the PGA Tour, one would think Luke Donald might in favor of golf’s ruling bodies – the U.S. Golf Association and Royal & Ancient Golf Club – rolling back the distance today’s high-tech …
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Luke Donald might bring new meaning to “driving the green” at Masters
It’s not unusual these days to see players use hybrids, or even a high-lofted fairway wood, around undulating greens. But a driver? World No. 1 Luke Donald has practiced with a nine-degree TaylorMade RocketBallz driver to prepare for the tricky …
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Mizuno Golf preaching “The Iron Truth” in new ad campaign
Mizuno Golf has long been known as a company that makes among the best irons in the industry. Mizuno, however, has always laid low – compared to its competition – in getting out the word about its MP and JPX …
Furyk’s tinkering leads to Callaway
Jim Furyk may have come up a bit short of his 17th PGA Tour victory on Sunday, but the 2010 FedEx champion certainly won’t blame his equipment for his inability to sink a long birdie putt on the first playoff …
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Donald rises to No. 1 in classic style
In a golf world seemingly dominated by long hitters, Luke Donald proudly points to himself as an exception. In fact, one could say Donald has reached the No. 1 ranking in the world the old fashioned way.
“I’m more of a …
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In the Rules of Golf, the answer’s no longer blowin’ in the wind
Should Webb Simpson lose the PGA Tour Player of the Year race by an eyelash, he may look back at the final round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and wish golf’s powers-that-be had not waited so long to …
Luke Donald cashes in on golf’s Moneyball
Moneyball may be all the rage at the box office, but golf’s No. 1 and heavy favorite as PGA Tour player of the year Luke Donald turned golf’s equivalent of the sabremetricians’ baseball theory on its head Sunday with his …
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High-stakes shoot-out at Disney for Donald and Simpson
After all the hand-wringing over Tiger Woods’ never-ending losing skid, purists’ gnashing of teeth about long putters, and the annual yawn-fest that is the FedEx Cup series of “playoffs,” the 2012 PGA Tour season comes down to this: an old-fashioned …
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Why Phil Doesn’t Dominate (and Other Secrets of the PGA Tour Putting Stats)
Guys who love sports join rotisserie baseball leagues and fantasy football leagues, and when golf season comes around they plunk down money on a PGA Tour pick-your-pro pool. What’s a little funky in this general pattern is the granular, detailed performance …
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Pettersen, Poulter, Toms: Sunday’s champs pass golf endurance tests
Suzann Pettersen and Ian Poulter were the last golfers standing at their respective LPGA and PGA Tour match play tilts Sunday. David Toms, while not participating in the grueling hole-to-hole competition of match play, passed his own endurance test by …
Mizuno Challenge puts JPX-800 irons to the test
Let’s face it, you’ll never hit a baseball like Colorado Rockies star Todd Helton or Milwaukee Brewers slugger Corey Hart, but you might be able to hit a golf ball like them and other Major League baseball players. That’s the …
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Martin Kaymer who? Westwood regains top ranking after Donald’s Heritage loss
Martin Kaymer, we hardly knew ye. After reaching the top of the Official World Golf Rankings in February, Kaymer is out and Lee Westwood — who Sunday celebrated his 38th birthday by winning the Indonesian Masters — is the world’s …
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Kaymer, Donald Showing the White Clubhead—A Good Look ?
As the PGA Tour season gets revved up, TaylorMade’s move to the “ghost” look of white-colored clubheads is increasingly on display. The amount of air time Martin Kaymer and Luke Donald will be getting in the final of the WGC-Accenture …
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