Arron Oberholser thinks long putters provide advantage
November 3, 2012 - 12:05am
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"Guys I've talked to that have gone from conventional to anchoring say [it's] an advantage, especially [on] short putts," said PGA Tour player Arron Oberholser on Twitter.

The reports out of the WGC-HSBC Champions that Keegan Bradley and Ernie Els might consider legal action if golf's governing bodies ban long putters prompted fellow PGA Tour player Arron Oberholser to chime in on Twitter.

In China, Bradley said that he would have the backing of many of his peers in fighting a ban.

"I think we all would be together on this," said Bradley. "We're all in the same boat."

Apparently, though, Oberholser hasn't boarded that ship just yet.

"The guys threatening to sue if anchoring is banned are not helping their case. Seems to me they're admitting [it's] an advantage for them," he tweeted on Friday. "Guys I've talked to that have gone from conventional to anchoring say [it's] an advantage, especially short putts. 'Improves the motion'."

Oberholser, like the rest of us, is curious as to exactly how a ruling from the U.S. Golf Association and the R&A would be phrased.

"I think they will mention the word 'Torso'," Oberholser tweeted. "Another option would be to limit the length of a putter."

Limiting putter length is a notion that Tiger Woods endorsed earlier this year. There's been no real indication whether or not that would be part of any decision.

Oberholser also tossed out a nugget that I hadn't heard, and haven't confirmed.

"One of real reasons for the talk of banning anchoring; I heard more than 50% of the players at the USGA Junior Amateur had one in play," he tweeted.

After his comments had floated about the Twitterverse for a bit, Oberholser got a response from a fellow tweeter, who said to him "Then fix the ball."

That, replied Oberholser, "will be fixed after the putter, or so a little birdie told me."

Oberholser then added that he would love to have a standard ball.

"Same for everyone. Let us 'figure it out, '" he tweeted. "Pretty much had one in the wound ball [which was widely used by top players before the advent of the current solid-construction balls]. The cream rose to top."
PGA Professional combines new drivers with classic drives
November 1, 2012 - 11:31pm
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River Place CC Classic Car contest and Golf Demo Day
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Club companies from Cobra to Wilson to Titleist participated in the River Place Country Club demo day, where they were paired with cool cars from several different decades.

Like many PGA Professionals across the country every year, Chris de Keratry recently hosted a demo day at River Place Country Club in Austin, Texas.

Unlike the others, however, he didn’t just provide some contemporary clubs for his attendees to check out. He also provided a collection of classic cars.

“I wanted to do something for the neighborhood and have a little fun,” de Keratry, the PGA head professional at River Place CC, told the Four Points News newspaper.

De Keratry’s original idea was to get four or five cool cars to pique the interest of the golfers, and he approached a friend about lining them up. But everything’s bigger in Texas and de Keratry wound up with an eclectic ensemble of 30 awesome autos along with the latest gear from seven club companies, as well as a variety of activities for kids and an afternoon-long cookout.

Among the cars on display were a 1937 Dodge, a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible, a 1958 BMW Isetta and a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette. The cars were judged – perhaps thankfully, the golfers were not – and the winning vehicle was a rare 1989 Lamborghini Countach.

The day went so well that de Keratry is already planning another one for next spring. And just to mix things up, he’s thinking about pairing the clubs with something else that goes far and fast -- Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

To see more images from River Place CC’s demo day, click here.

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Nike giving glimpses of new driver
November 1, 2012 - 2:04pm
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Nike Golf's new driver features a low-profile face and a rich, red paint job.

Last week, we saw lots of sneak peeks of new utility irons from Titleist, a new version of X Forged irons from Callaway and the new RocketBladez irons from TaylorMade. This week, Nike Golf is is dropping some hints at what’s to come in the form of spy shots of a new driver.

We don't know much more than we can discern from the photos -- it's hard to read in the photo, but it says "High Speed" on the back of the head in the photo on the right. But we love the shape of the face and that deep red paint job.

Nike Golf has a pretty cool 30-second promo video entitled "Threat Indentified" on its home page and on its Facebook page, but it doesn't offer any details. They promise to reveal all on Nov. 5, and we can't wait to see what they've got.

Also, of course, Nike unveiled its new line of Method Core Weighted putters earlier this week. To read all about them, click here.

 
Happy Halloween from your favorite golfers
November 1, 2012 - 12:54am
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David Toms and family
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Who's that fine southern gentleman? Why, we do declare, it's 2001 PGA Championship winner David Toms and his fabulously attired family.

Some of the game’s top players are grinding away at the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament in China this week, but an awful lot more spent Wednesday night enjoying Halloween with their friends and families. Many of them posted photos of their trick or treat fun on Twitter, and we’ve put together a photo gallery of some of the best.

You can see it here.

Hope you had a happy and healthy Halloween, too!

 

 

 

 
Charles Barkley finally finds his golf niche
October 31, 2012 - 2:31pm
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Charles Barkley's erratic golf skills have finally found a place in the business world according to a new ad.

Charles Barkley has been the subject of so much derision and mocking when it comes to golf. But like any warrior, he can turn his weakness into a strength - as the latest ad from CDW shows.  And they did a great job of it.

Check out the ad here.
Golf courses damaged by Superstorm Sandy
October 30, 2012 - 3:13pm
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Nate Waldron, director of operations for the 2013 PGA Championship, posed with this fallen tree at Oak Hill in one of the more dramatic images of golf course damage from Sandy.

Among the many targets of Superstorm Sandy’s wrath are the golf courses up and down the East Coast, especially those in the Northeast.

--The Metropolitan Golf Association has been collecting images and reports of damage on courses in the greater New York city area, and you see their coverage here.

--Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., has posted a gallery of images from the aftermath of the storm at that famed facility, which will host the 2013 PGA Championship next August. You can see it here.

--Also, the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America has notes and photos in its Twitter feed today. You can see it here.
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