NEWS
A week's worth of tweets, March 5-11, 2012
Many prominent golf companies, players and PGA instructors regularly take to Twitter to talk about their equipment and other aspects of their game. Here is a round-up of some of the most interesting golf-related Twitter entries from the week of March 5-11, featuring Paula Creamer, Edoardo Molinari, Kris Tamulis and more:
MARCH 11
Adams Golf
@AdamsGolfInc Paul Haley II wins @chileclassic with Speedline Fast 12LS, Idea Super XTD Hyb, Pro a12 & MB2 Irons .. plus a Yes! Callie putter. Congrats
TaylorMade Golf
@TaylorMadeGolf Congrats @JustinRose99 who wins WGC-Cadillac Champ. Equip: R11 driver, RBZ 3-wood, Rescue 11, MB Irons, ATV wedges, Ghost Tour, Penta TP5
@TaylorMadeGolf Awesome to see @JustinRose99 win in "RBZ 17" hat. Also had 3-wood 15.0 in the bag #RBZFactor
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour Way to go Justin! Awesome putting with the new Ghost Tour Corza...and your new Penta TP5 ball. pic.twitter.com/KmwHaC1R
@TaylorMadeTour Rose WITB: R11 Driver 8.0, RBZ Fairway 15.0, Rescue 11 19.0, TP MB irons, ATV Wedges 52 & 56, Ghost Tour Corza Putter, Penta TP5 #99...contd
@TaylorMadeTour ...cont'd...Rose WITB: ...adidas Apparel, the new adiCross shoes & his cap is highlighting the extra 17 yards from RBZ! #RBZFactor
Cleveland Srixon
@CGSrixonTour George McNeill is your winner @PuertoRicoOpen ! @SrixonGolf Z-Star finishes 1-2! #playabetterball
Simon Wilson
@pgatourshaftrep Congrats to George McNeil winning in Puerto Rico! Full bag of DGTI and PX!
@pgatourshaftrep What a win for @JustinRose99 Project X 7.0 Black 62 gram in the driver, Project X Black 7.0 70 gram in the 3 wood! #PXBlack
Cobra Golf
@cobragolf Check out @ rickiefowlerpga in front of of the Doral pro shop at the WGC Cadillac Championship twitpic.com/8v1oon
Paula Creamer
@ThePCreamer These are for sure going to make the trip!!! pic.twitter.com/1fTdowfK
@ThePCreamer I guarantee you @bubbawatson doesn't have these bad boys!!!!!! #allsquare pic.twitter.com/slnEj3vI
Rafael Cabrera-Bello
@RCabreraBello Best Pic of the day!! @plarrazabal golf bag with Real Madrid's t-shirt in the Background!! Hahahhaha!! pic.twitter.com/T80DvwJz
Sligo Wear
@SLIGOWEAR Wisteria Vibe from our SP12 Collection. #samegamenewvibe pic.twitter.com/U1wgRCmG
@SLIGOWEAR White/Reef Richmond from our SP12 collection. Available soon! pic.twitter.com/HcG7cby6
Vicky Hurst
@TheVickyHurst Check out my new @UnderArmour eyewear I'm going to be rockin my next stretch of tourneys!! semi fail attempt at self pi pic.twitter.com/qKg3YoXW
MARCH 10
Wilson Golf
@WilsonGolf Getting early morning peeps w/ tee times! Come get your DUO golf balls while you can #seriously yfrog.com/kizfcapj
@WilsonGolf This is how well the USA Wilson Staff DUO golf ball is doing today @edwinwattsgolf #seriously #duo yfrog.com/nu7d6tzj
Matt Hoffman
@Matt_Hoff62 Found an alternative to punching my putter and hurting my knuckles on the course today. Punched my yardage book instead!
John Letters Golf
@JohnLettersGolf “@MikeySheehyJnr:@JohnLettersGolf. just found a jl @garyplayer sand wedge at home, just wondering when it was made? pic.twitter.com/4CyjnvOd”
Sara Hurwitch
@smhgolf Loving the new @gfore golf gloves! #ColorForEveryOutfit instagr.am/p/IAkzBzH8Je/
Karen Stupples
@Kstupples All packed and ready for a very early morning tomorrow pic.twitter.com/fSOoOp3H
Puma Golf
@PUMAGolf Orange Out brewing @CadillacChamp tomorrow. B sure to wear your orange gear to support @RickieFowlerPGA and @doralgolf pic.twitter.com/hvwywRRo
Simon Wilson
@pgatourshaftrep Easy birdie for @TigerWoods on the 10 #PXi off the #PXi from the fairway, he kills his 2 iron with our new lighter weight Project X shaft!
MARCH 9
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour WGC Cadillac @ Doral: TaylorMade #1 Driver, Fairway and Hybrid brand and RBZ was the #1 Fairway model.#RBZFactor
@TaylorMadeTour Sergio certainly loves his football...especially Real Madrid...judging by his new adidas Tour Bag! pic.twitter.com/opWM40rb
Karen Stupples
@Kstupples Got to hit this one in the screws!!! pic.twitter.com/Z2KSRPsr
Scratch Golf
@scratch_golf Here are some wedges at are in play on the @hooterstour. Enjoy them @kylelhammond and good have fun!! pic.twitter.com/ivtaYhyB
Cleveland Srixon
@CGSrixonTour Love it!! RT“@Brian_Maurer: Yep, makin' the tournament debut this week! Srixon Z-Star XV Tour Yellow! #newmojo pic.twitter.com/qsKwaWPX”
SMS Inc.
@SMSInc_On_Tour 2012 @European_Tour season so far: Number of different models used: Balls - 25, Drivers - 57, FW's - 79, 3-9 Irons - 79, Putters - 195!
Simon Wilson
@pgatourshaftrep 82% of the field @ this weeks #WGCCadilac are playing True Temper shafts! #winnersplaytt #PXi
Vokey Wedges
@VokeyWedges Who said Tour Van staff have Fridays off. Our man Aaron Dill is dialing a wedge for next week. #AD yfrog.com/h08gsdeoj
Sligo Wear
@SLIGOWEAR @SLIGOWEAR Tour belts from our SP12 Collection. Will be available very soon! pic.twitter.com/YfRwT7m3
TaylorMade Golf
@TaylorMadeGolf SNEAK PEEK: @TaylorMadeGolf players to wear RBZ #17 jerseys and hats Sunday at #WGCCadillac in Doral. pic.twitter.com/Zi7RZyts #RBZFactor
@TaylorMadeGolf SNEAK PEEK: @DJohnsonPGA showing off the "17" shirt he'll wear Sunday at #WGCCadillac bit.ly/yhw3aO (via @TaylorMadeTour) #RBZFactor
adidas Golf
@adidasGolf Looking sharp! RT @HazzadEmbroider: @adidasGolf clothing and golf towels supplied to #golfsociety trip to Portugal. pic.twitter.com/i3b8g3j9
MARCH 8
adidas Golf
@adidasGolf First look - @TheSergioGarcia debuting a new @adidasGolf bag today @CadillacChamp pic.twitter.com/t6ThCgfh (via @CharlieTour)
Dacota Dryden
@DacotaDryden My new @PUMAGolf shoes! #IdCell pic.twitter.com/6RSdmXT6
Kris Tamulis
@kktamulis Thanks Rocketballz! I can keep up with the boys now!!! Woohoooo!!!! pic.twitter.com/P35Ed1XV
TaylorMade Golf
@TaylorMadeGolf The "17" on players' hats stands for the +17 yards better players get playing #RocketBallz 3wood over last year's model - BAM! #RBZ17
Vokey Wedges
@VokeyWedges Our newest polo is the @FootJoy Black SM4 Mini-stripe. Featuring the Titleist Tour patch. ow.ly/i/uXH8 ow.ly/9xc53
KBS Tour Shafts
@KBSShafts Two big time KBS pros are leading at the TPC Blue Monster! They are gaming the TOUR in X, and C-Taper in S+
Callaway Golf Europe
@CallawayTourSpy Check out Phil's irons at Doral WGC. A mix of X-Forged & #RAZR X Musclebacks irons & JAWS Wedges bit.ly/xex9nO
Puma Golf
@PUMAGolf Some @PUMAGolf monoline hat love in the Blue Monster pro shop. @CadillacChamp pic.twitter.com/KwmJYffh
@PUMAGolf An @RickieFowlerPGA look a like in blue monster shop @CadillacChamp. Love the orange out! pic.twitter.com/880wUv63
@PUMAGolf #lookbetterfeelbetterplaybetter with the Monoline 210 Cap. Available now in @PUMA stores and at bit.ly/yRopPI pic.twitter.com/jmrSnwdV
Matrix Shafts
@MatrixShafts Tour prototype being tested yesterday at WGC. fb.me/UJd8tgBH
Henry-Griffitts
@HenryGriffitts Here is our new Tour Bag, this bag works great for showing off your clubs and for cart travel. It has 5 dividers... fb.me/MhLzCRzb
MARCH 7
Edoardo Molinari
@DodoMolinari Thanks to @TaylorMadeTour for sending the new ATV wedges. I can't wait to try them tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/OUCRjlVX
@DodoMolinari This is my new RBZ 3-wood specially built for Augusta. Thanks to @TaylorMadeTour, I feel like a boy on Christmas day! lockerz.com/s/190396115
@DodoMolinari Another look of the RBZ 3-wood...Trackman (not TV ads) says it goes 18 yds longer than my old one! #bringonthepar5s lockerz.com/s/190396183
Cleveland Srixon
@CGSrixonTour RT “@CampbellWorks: @Keegan_Bradley Got a new visor for this year pic.twitter.com/sZBjqbku”
TaylorMade Golf
@TaylorMadeGolf A look in @DarrenClarke60's bag this week at @CadillacChamp in Doral: on.fb.me/xF1241 #WGCCadillac
Christina Kim
@TheChristinaKim Mmmmmm!!! Guess who just arrived! Set number two!!! Wanting to go to a nighttime range now!! pic.twitter.com/ooKug3OY
TaylorMade Golf
@TaylorMadeGolf RT @DHolmqvist: Just got the sexiest putter ever, even has pink grips #putterlove Thanks @TaylorMadeGolf pic.twitter.com/QUyS795n
Whitlam Golf
@WhitlamGolfUSA Our g2-mill in black with a new matrix proto shaft. So sick. twitpic.com/8taugt twitpic.com/8taugk
Nike Golf
@nikegolf One of the smoothest swings on Tour...@ca_schwartzel aimed & ready at the range at @CadillacChamp twitpic.com/8t8dp3
@nikegolf On the range, @paul_casey checks out the graphs of different dimple shapes of golf balls he tested on the green twitpic.com/8t9e9p
Henry-Griffitts
@HenryGriffitts Here is another bag this year from H-G, its our new Sunday Bag. This is a throwback classic great for walkers or... fb.me/1A32IY2ds
Callaway Golf Europe
@CallawayTourSpy Monty has just paid us a visit at EU HQ to pick up some fwy woods to test & an @odysseygolf putter that was regripped pic.twitter.com/0hHqLZ7e
@CallawayTourSpy Here's a quick snap of Monty's bag, hiding discretely behind an office plant! pic.twitter.com/dqSCXexO
Simon Wilson
@pgatourshaftrep @CallawayTourSpy I hope Monty's woods have Project X shafts in them!
Charlie Tour (TaylorMade)
@CharlieTour Lots of @TaylorMadeGolf bags #WGCCadillac ready to go RT @PGATOUR: Bags lined early this morning at the @CadillacChamp ow.ly/i/uOCr
Titleist Africa
@TitleistAfrica McGuigan currently getting fitted.....have a look what's in his bag. yfrog.com/esazgvvj
@TitleistAfrica Our club technician, Justin, working with @BokvanBlerkReal on his clubs yfrog.com/obsvpzoj
@TitleistAfrica Some great putter covers from Scotty Cameron hitting the Tour soon:) yfrog.com/h2xguikuj
Cleveland Srixon
@CGSrixonTour PHOTO: Great look at G-MAC with his #Classic Driver (via @tourproinsider) pic.twitter.com/onN0xL2f
MARCH 6
Charlie Tour (TaylorMade)
@CharlieTour Talked with @DarrenClarke60 tonight - removing his 19* Rescue and putting in a TPMB 3-iron to battle the gentle gale force @CadillacChamp
@CharlieTour RE: his #RBZFACTOR, @DarrenClarke60 says he's gained "as much as 35 yards" with RBZ fairway versus his old gamer. #ThatsRocketBallz
@CharlieTour Notes @CadillacChamp - M. Laird (4-PW) testing Tour Preferred MC forged irons, @DarrenClarke60 trying Ghost Spider belly (43.5") #TM2012
Ping Golf
@PingTour PING Pro Alejandro Cañizares was at our headquarters yesterday testing out the new i20 series. Have you tried i20 yet? pic.twitter.com/WzLxrlIv
@PingTour After a great start to the 2012 season, PING Pro Mark Wilson looks to capitalize this week at The @CadillacChamp. #i20 pic.twitter.com/EtEzrits
Meredith Duncan
@Meredith_Duncan I enjoy the sound of golf balls rolling around in my car. Especially why I slam on my breaks and the roll everywhere!
Cleveland Srixon
@CGSrixonTour Great pic. RT“@TourProInsider: A 'Classic' follow through by @davidtomsgolf in more ways than one. @CGSrixonTour pic.twitter.com/uQGpJmaQ”
FootJoy
@FootJoy Stylin! RT @CH3golf: Butchie rockin' the @Titleist flatbill! twitpic.com/8sy2i2
Henry-Griffitts
@HenryGriffitts This is our new Deluxe Stand bag. It has 11 pockets weighs 7 lbs, and has an 8 way club divider top design. It... fb.me/Rf5eDRv6
Tjaart van der Walt
@Tj_vdWalt The Explanar ! My favourite strength and training aid on the planet ! pic.twitter.com/4GAEkL2U
Nike Golf
@nikegolf 238yd VR Pro Combo 5-iron for @F_Molinari on a windy day at the par 3 4th @CadillacChamp...good wind #counts twitpic.com/8swlsi
@nikegolf Gettin in some putting drills @CadillacChamp - @F_Molinari working with his Method...Practice drills #counts twitpic.com/8sy8lc
@nikegolf TW crushed his VR_S Forged long iron RT @RandallMellGC: Woods hit one 2-iron 286 yds off the tee at Honda.He was killing that thing.
@nikegolf First tournament back @Paul_Casey is walking @DavidDusek thru his bag. What's new? A VR_S driver has made it in twitpic.com/8su41e
Vokey Wedges
@VokeyWedges What does the lob wedge of the world's No. 1 golfer look like? A raw Vokey SM4 60.04 L grind: ow.ly/i/uKR3 #Rors
Kelly Williams, PGA
@KWPGA Bet i could find it! RT @GreenbrierGCC: The perfect ball for a round in the melting snow. The new @Titleist NXT Tour ow.ly/i/uIrb
Joe Leenheer, PGA
@JLeenheerPGA #golfun tip: this is a great time of year to check your grips. New grips will make your old set feel new. New every year is ideal.
Peter Millar
@petermillar It's what you've been waiting for all Winter: Peter Millar Spring 2012. We highly suggest checking it out. on.fb.me/z4eaty
TaylorMade Golf
@TaylorMadeGolf [PHOTO] TM Staffer Retief Goosen showing off his #RBZFACTOR today @CadillacChamp @PGATOUR. The 17 hats lookin' sharp! pic.twitter.com/gonqxQzG
@TaylorMadeGolf [PHOTOS] 17 is all the rage on the driving range @CadillacChamp #RBZFACTOR bit.ly/y3KuED bit.ly/xH6ItI bit.ly/wXIpro
Fujikura Composites
@FujikuraOnTour It's your lucky day Rombax 7x07 x flex. U get 2 be built in the great Danes driver. pic.twitter.com/kmCMQPnD
Black Widow Golf
@BWonTour Thank you Matrix...widow maker black/black on range at Doral for PGA players to demo. pic.twitter.com/TbLPLdY1
Callaway Golf Europe
@CallawayTourSpy Nic Fasth has brought in some 'Callaway' cake for the Tour Dept, lovingly baked by Mrs Fasth #EpicCake pic.twitter.com/ZdH3w32m
MARCH 5
Titleist Africa
@TitleistAfrica Titleist Brand Ambassador Colin Nel's new MyJoys... yfrog.com/mmq2tmbj
@TitleistAfrica A few weeks break on the Sunshine Tour, really gets the creative juices flowing for some players:) yfrog.com/ocotsnhj
59 Belts
@59beltsGUY This baby is going to the Masters for 2011 Pub-links Champ! #Earnit fb.me/1BlnqP91b
Silent Caddy
@SilentCaddy A unique, light-weight golf club carrier twitpic.com/8shy10
SeeMore Putters
@SeeMorePutters Tour Bag - Sunny Doral at World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship fb.me/1r1Y1aeZb
Carly Booth
@CarlyBooth92 Could not be more excited to wear this Colour Collection 2012. Dream!! Just keeps getting better everyday @nikegolf :) pic.twitter.com/sV9bm0Cx
Nike Golf
@nikegolf VR_S #SpeedTrials hit Toronto hard...14,952 total yrds gained, 33.6 yrds per golfer. Coming to a city near you: bit.ly/SpeedTrials
Tjaart van der Walt
@Tj_vdWalt It was great to see so many short/traditional length putters in contention at the Honda Classic
Francesco Molinari
@F_Molinari ok I think we have a winner for the competition.. actually a few winners.. all of you guys who suggested I mark my golf ball with......
@F_Molinari the initials of my wife Valentina and son Tommaso! so I'll post a picture later today of how my golf balls will be marked from now on: VT
Charlie Tour (TaylorMade)
@CharlieTour First Look: The first two RBZ Tour Rescues @PGATOUR are being built for J. Day today (CC @GolfWRX @hackersparadise) pic.twitter.com/hxFMMRer
@CharlieTour The "17" RBZ hats are as badass as they look. My #RBZFACTOR is 21 yards. Awesome week coming @CadillacChamp @PGATOUR pic.twitter.com/tuN2ocFs
@CharlieTour Monday @CadillacChamp - new #RBZ fairway wood for @Y_E_Yang (14.5, Aldila NV75X), new RBZ Tour for M. Laird (10.5, Kai Li 70 X) #RBZFACTOR
TaylorMade Golf
@TaylorMadeGolf (1/3) [PHOTO] The @CadillacChamp marks our @PGATOUR launch for RBZ. Players are wearing special edition "17" hats... pic.twitter.com/HID5XYv2
@TaylorMadeGolf (2/3) to help showcase that RBZ fairways are 17 yards longer. The hats also have a special edition #RBZFACTOR hashtag pic.twitter.com/mdl0NkSm
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour We will need a few of these over the next few weeks!! #driverlove #hot twitpic.com/8si5gc
Hank Haney, PGA
@HankDHaney Doesn't leave much room for other clubs RT @Tourrplayer:If i have 5 wedges in my bag is that bad?
@HankDHaney Glove size is good indicator RT @ZGillham:Want to order @puregrips but don't know correct size for my small hands. What is best way to know?