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A week's worth of tweets, July 16-22
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 July 16-22, featuring Aaron Baddeley, Angela Stanford, Steve Flesch and more:
JULY 22
Michael Jolly
@JollyMichael 3 of last 4 Majors have been won with an anchored putter...if you currently use one...better start warming up the shorty! #NotLegalForLong
Vokey Wedges
@VokeyWedges Another win for Vokey wedges! Congrats @stallingsgolf on your second PGA Tour victory! #takingitdeep
Titleist on Tour
@TitleistonTour Congrats to @Titleist Brand Ambassador @stallingsgolf on his second career victory. Well played. #teamtitleist #1ballingolf
FootJoy Europe
@FootJoyEurope Another FJ ICON shoe win at a Major in 2012! 3 out of 3 so far, what are the chances of an FJ slam? #fjthemarkofaplayer
FootJoy
@FootJoy Westwood wearing some nice custom MyJoys today with the red caiman gator print.
Odyssey Golf
@odysseygolf Congratulations to Ernie Els, who birdied the 18th to win @The_Open with his @odysseygolf White Hot XG #1 Belly Putter!
@odysseygolf Including the winner, seven of the top-10 at @The_Open used an Odyssey putter. #1PutterInGolf
Callaway Golf Europe
@CallawayTourSpy In Ernie's bag: #RAZRFit 9.5º Driver, X-Tour '08 15º Fwy, X Utility Proto's (18, 21 & 24º) & RAZR X Muscleback Irons & #HEXBlackTour Ball
@CallawayTourSpy Also in the Champion Golfer of 2012's bag, an @odysseygolf White Hot XG #1 Belly Putter #1PutterInGolf
Callaway Golf
@CallawayGolf Ernie used all three of our X Utility Prototype irons to battle Royal Lytham this week. In the winner's bag: //on.fb.me/Nqecyu #TheOpen
KBS Tour Shafts
@KBSShafts Congratulations to both players finishing 1st and 2nd! Both trusting KBS Tour X flex shafts! #TheOpen
JULY 21
FootJoy Europe
@FootJoyEurope Adam Scott takes a 3 shot lead to the 9th tee, wearing FJ Sport and StaSof #fjthemarkofaplayer
FootJoy
@FootJoy Adam looking strong. Chose StaSof glove and Euro version of FJ Sport today. Should be fun Sunday! #1ShoeandGloveinGolf
KBS Tour Shafts
@KBSShafts Great playing again by the leader @TheBritishOpen with a 4 shot lead playing with KBS Tour X! Good luck tomorrow! #kbstour #Scotty
Peter Millar
@petermillar We're in the heart of New York City this weekend previewing our Spring '13 line. #samplesgalore #menswear //instagr.am/p/NWfXYujnJG/
@petermillar Spring '13 preview. #luxe #menswear //pic.twitter.com/H1JQjjyy
Joel Sjoholm
@SwedishTORO "@MattCooperGolf: Also bumped into Dan's girlfriend @GemHeaps whose @HunterWellies win best footwear of the day. //pic.twitter.com/EGMVnuRH"nice
Martin Flores
@MTF_3 When the show a close up of Tiger putting. It's weird seeing a Nike putter in his hands
Chris Hanson
@Hansonprogolf Back to blades! @MizunoGolf_News MP69's are pure! Controlling flight in wind seems so much easier than cavity!!
Becky Brewerton
@beckybrewerton Dustin Johnson just got the driver out for the first time on 6! Sounded like a rocket launch!! Awesome! //pic.twitter.com/og2faFco
adidas Golf
@adidasGolf Awesome glad you like #REDFORE16 RT @nedworledge: Martin Laird's red @adidasGolf shoes for the third round of @The_Open look so good #iwant
Simon Wilson
@pgatourshaftrep Doesn't look like changing his driver shaft has helped Rory today! Still spraying it! Needs to try PX Black!
JULY 20
James Patrick Golf
@jpwedges JP Wedges.. a little scraped action for you... SURGICAL. //www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151264778071102&set=a.10151205869016102.545859.273684526101&type=1&theater #GOLF #jpgrindhouse
Whitlam Golf
@WhitlamGolfUSA This might be the new disco putter? //twitpic.com/a9uo2f
Michael Jolly
@JollyMichael Going to go out on a limb and say the winner of @The_Open Championship has never used graphite shafted irons...#Snedeker #halfwaythere
Vokey Wedges
@VokeyWedges Looking good Jeremy! RT @yfnoworries New @Titleist @VokeyWedges weekend can't get here soon enough. //pic.twitter.com/hjUUdtS5
Titleist Europe
@TitleistEurope We're donating a signed bag to @HelpforHeroes . Great to meet everyone today at The Open. A very humbling experience //pic.twitter.com/JJH55GbM
Ping Tour Europe
@PINGTourEurope We're donating this Tour Bag, signed by all our staff players @The_Open to @HelpforHeroes - A fantastic cause: //ow.ly/i/MG98
Nike Golf Europe
@NikeGolfEU We are privileged to have had @HelpforHeroes with us @The_Open today. All our athletes signed a tour bag 4 auction //pic.twitter.com/RHZvNcwD
@NikeGolfEU Here is our athlete signed 20XI staff bag for @HelpforHeroes auction. Hope they had a fantastic day @The_Open! //pic.twitter.com/mIibwrNe
David Byrne
@David_Byrne87 more great clothes by @OxfordGolfUSA - the colors get better and better. @davidtomsgolf must agree? #thankyou //pic.twitter.com/PUFyhLkJ
Alex Noren
@Alex_Noren Marking golf balls;) //pic.twitter.com/Z7D3CrQG
Ashworth Golf
@AshworthGolf Thanks for sharing! RT @cityoftroy: @AshworthGolf Thank you for my new favorite golf shirt, the new EZ-TEC2! //pic.twitter.com/Hrwu1Zd6
@AshworthGolf Thx for the support! RT @AllenEwoniuk: look what I received from @AshworthGolf. A new EZ-TECH2 Golf Shirt. Thanks guys. //pic.twitter.com/7cMdNGd3
adidas Golf
@adidasGolf Looking good! #3StripesGolf RT @arobbo9081: @adidasGolf yes #winning //pic.twitter.com/VKBuCwgs
Titleist Europe
@TitleistEurope Getting ready for @TitleistEurope ball fitting day at Royal Porthcawl - @FootJoyEurope also carrying out shoe fittings //pic.twitter.com/tom4pnL9
@TitleistEurope @TitleistEurope - The #1 ball at The 141st Open Championship //pic.twitter.com/d0DUHuqV
Charlie Tour (TaylorMade)
@CharlieTour Greg Owen & @BobEstesPGA both told me at Colonial they'd play an archaic 2-iron @The_Open. Then they tried RBZ Rescues. #Gaming #RBZFactor
JULY 19
Titleist
@Titleist The count is in and Titleist is the #1 ball at @The_Open. //www.titleist.com/teamtitleist/b/tourblog/archive/2012/07/19/the-1-ball-at-the-2012-open-championship.aspx #TeamTitleist
Odyssey Golf
@odysseygolf Thanks to all our guys for making Odyssey the #1 Putter at @The_Open once again, accounting for 34% of the field!
Aaron Baddeley
@AaronBadds Never realized how big @RickieFowlerPGA head was!!!! #maybeitsallthehair //lockerz.com/s/226431350
Rickie Fowler
@RickieFowlerPGA I love it!! RT @webbsimpson1: Hey @RickieFowlerPGA what do you think? //pic.twitter.com/cORzXPsZ
Whitlam Golf
@WhitlamGolfUSA I need help here... Which do you like better. Red or burgundy? #golf //twitpic.com/a9hmma //twitpic.com/a9hmlz
@WhitlamGolfUSA Another custom putter for the kpga //twitpic.com/a9f3zj //twitpic.com/a9f3zg //twitpic.com/a9f3z7
@WhitlamGolfUSA //twitpic.com/a9f4em //twitpic.com/a9f4dy //twitpic.com/a9f4eb
Sports Marketing Services
@SMSInc_On_Tour Half of the field have now started at @The_Open. So far on average there are 0.72 utility clubs per player @European_Tour @PGATOUR
@SMSInc_On_Tour Half of the field have now started at @The_Open. So far on average there are 1.15 fairway woods per player @European_Tour @PGATOUR
@SMSInc_On_Tour Half of the field have now started at @The_Open. So far 38.5% of players are carrying a 2 iron. @European_Tour @PGATOUR
@SMSInc_On_Tour Half of the field have now started at @The_Open. So far 29.5% of players do not have a 3 iron in their bag @European_Tour @PGATOUR
@SMSInc_On_Tour Half of the field have now started at @The_Open. So far 14.1% of players are using a long or belly putter. @European_Tour @PGATOUR
@SMSInc_On_Tour Half of the field have now started at @The_Open. The average 2nd utility club loft is 21.3 degrees @European_Tour @PGATOUR
@SMSInc_On_Tour Half of the field have now started at @The_Open. The average 1st utility club loft is 18.2 degrees @European_Tour @PGATOUR
@SMSInc_On_Tour Half of the field have now started at @The_Open. The average 2nd fairway wood loft is 18.0 degrees @European_Tour @PGATOUR
@SMSInc_On_Tour Half of the field have now started at @The_Open. The average 1st fairway wood loft is 14.2 degrees @European_Tour @PGATOUR
@SMSInc_On_Tour Half of the field have now started at @The_Open. The average driver loft is 9.1 degrees @European_Tour @PGATOUR
@SMSInc_On_Tour Final @The_Open club usage stats - 14.7% of players used a long or belly putter @European_Tour @PGATOUR #theopen
@SMSInc_On_Tour Final @The_Open club usage stats - 37.2% of players did not have a 3 iron in their bag @European_Tour @PGATOUR #theopen
FootJoy Europe
@FootJoyEurope FJ Ambassador Gregor Havret fashioning his white and red Open inspired XPS-1 shoes. #fjnumber1shoeingolf //twitpic.com/a9d7oz
@FootJoyEurope Another @footjoyeurope player looking stylish in his Open inspired FJ ICON MyJoys. Good luck this week Zach. //twitpic.com/a9d9e3
@FootJoyEurope FJ Ambassador Lee Westwood looking solid in his FJ Open inspired ICON MyJoys. fj#1shoeingolf //twitpic.com/a9c8jt
Callaway Golf
@CallawayGolf 1991: The Big Bertha Driver was launched, named for the WWI German cannon. #ThrowbackThursday //pic.twitter.com/5XHj72b1
@CallawayGolf Already a busy morning for our Roger Cleveland at Royal Lytham stamping some wedges. #HammerTime #TheOpen //instagram.com/p/NQnETJl7LT/
@CallawayGolf As Phil prepares to tee off @The_Open, check out some of the unique items in his bag - //bit.ly/NYD2Un
Nike Golf Europe
@NikeGolfEU Balls ready & waiting for some Swoosh action on the practice ground @The_Open. Next up on the tee @TigerWoods 9.42. //pic.twitter.com/XWZ1jeMg
JULY 18
Steve Flesch
@Steve_Flesch Playing the All New @Srixon Z * Star XV this week @true south classic. It is longer and spins more inside 100 yards. Great new ball.
Ping Golf
@PingTour Earlier today PING Pro @WestwoodLee stopped by our PING Tour Truck to place an order with @PingTour rep Matt Rollins //pic.twitter.com/CCGMxnJV
@PingTour Yesterday at the @PGATrueSouth PING Pro @BigEinBigD received a new PING Tour Staff Bag and was smiling from ear to ear //pic.twitter.com/JyyvlcK4
Edward Loar
@BigEinBigD After a tuneup @PingTour this old beauty is back in the bag..#itsallballbearingsthesedays //pic.twitter.com/m6ble8kn
Bettinardi Golf
@BettinardiGolf Bettinardi's Limited Edition The Open 2012 DASS Mallet! //fb.me/1SKAF22jt
Angela Stanford
@Angela_Stanford My guys at Shady hooked me up!! How cool r these?!?:) //pic.twitter.com/LQAoChnM
FootJoy
@FootJoy FootJoy ambassador, Jason Dufner, looking good in his FJ apparel, and matching ICON MyJoys #theopen2012 //twitpic.com/a91242
adidas Golf
@adidasGolf [FIRST LOOK] Sergio Garcia's 2012 @The_Open commemorative @adidasGolf staff bag #TheOpen #3StripesGolf //pic.twitter.com/o5fk8meN
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour Very cool bag for Sergio this week at the @The_Open #practiceday3 //pic.twitter.com/Sp02JGEX
Nicole Hage
@NicoleHage Trying out some new kicks black and silver flowers! thank you @TFJgolfgirl ! #sogirly //pic.twitter.com/70etZq3A
Pernilla Lindberg
@pernillagolf Nice little corner they have put together at my home course here in Sweden. //pic.twitter.com/cWTWjISB
Fujikura Composites
@FujikuraOnTour Here one from today, he's testing the Tour Spec in his driver, will post trackman numbers soon //pic.twitter.com/kDLLhIPt
@FujikuraOnTour Watching him hit balls on the range always amazes me!!! Here he is with the Motore F1 sending them deep down range. //pic.twitter.com/EBnTfSvf
Bo Hoag
@BoHoag Picked up this new yardage book cover. Ostrich..not bad //pic.twitter.com/L9NWINGN
Sophie Walker
@SophWalks Re grip time. But will I be as fast as @DaveHorsey //pic.twitter.com/voVbO6It
Nike Golf
@nikegolf Full time golfer. Part time model. @Kevin_Chappell poses for the camera today at a Spring'13 photoshoot. //twitpic.com/a94l2q
Nike Golf Europe
@NikeGolfEU A full bag of weapons awaits the arrival of Stephen Ames on @The_Open practice ground. The rain hood can come off now! //pic.twitter.com/oRDxOcuF
Titleist Europe
@TitleistEurope Club technician, Karl Arthur, gets to grips with Adam Scott's, Kombi Long putter //pic.twitter.com/YNqPUWFq
@TitleistEurope And here's Adam Scott's commemorative Open Championship @ScottyCameron headcover //pic.twitter.com/5VEvPrGt
JULY 17
Odyssey Golf
@odysseygolf Lefty rolling some putts during his practice round @The_Open with his White Hot XG Prototype Blade. //yfrog.com/g0ktcygbj
Ping Golf
@PingTour Back in the states, PING Pro Bill Lunde works on his stealthy i20 hybrid while on the range at the @pgatruesouth. //pic.twitter.com/QsiDbLr0
@PingTour PING Pro Ángel Cabrera won't have to worry about not having fresh and tacky grips this week at @The_Open. #S56 //pic.twitter.com/TcbIh3j4
Titleist Europe
@TitleistEurope Bob Vokey doing his thing in the tour workshop. Always happy in his work!! //pic.twitter.com/g3J3CYCg
Mizuno Golf Europe
@MizunoGolf_News Wood testing at the Atlanta R&D centre. //yfrog.com/odb53vvqj
Rebecca Lee-Bentham
@RLeeBentham these extremely bright Volvic range balls match my @Loudmouthgolf outfit! //fb.me/26pabncVZ
Mallory Blackwelder
@MalBlackwelder Here is a sneak peek of the @abigalelynnllc photo shoot... //pic.twitter.com/mKrEwozU
Matt Hoffman
@Matt_Hoff62 My dad right now has 18 clubs in his bag. Its quite confusing as he has a 4 iron and a 4 hybrid. #lifeofaheadcase
Fujikura Composites
@FujikuraOnTour Here at The Open Championship, looks like someone is trying to get a low launch, low spin combo... //pic.twitter.com/LP3thfAS
@FujikuraOnTour Another past winner testing the #MotoreSpeederTourSpec //pic.twitter.com/ca6teq15
Joel Sjoholm
@SwedishTORO Finally got my fantastic new plus4's. Cant wait to put them on in Austria next week ;-) boom baby #bigFUNfuture //pic.twitter.com/PhCPf7OO
Kyle Thompson
@KyleThompsonPGA Christmas come early. Thanks @travismathew!!! //pic.twitter.com/NgUrMzfR
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour Good afternoon from the Tour Truck. Lot's going on, even Darren cleaning!! #practiceday2 //pic.twitter.com/0kv837Ns
@TaylorMadeTour Want a closer look inside our Staffers bag for @The_Open? Here's a live look from the range at Royal Lytham //instagr.am/p/NLnwhySOxk/
@TaylorMadeTour Cool look inside MK's bag from the EU Tour truck RT @TaylorMadeTour: Inside Martin Kaymer's bag this week @The_Open //pic.twitter.com/9q0OYCd0
@TaylorMadeTour Some grinding on his ATV wedge before 07.15 for @TheSergioGarcia #practiceday2 //pic.twitter.com/s96P0rZy
Charlie Tour (TaylorMade)
@CharlieTour @TaylorMadeTour build sheets are detailed and legible ("proper") - here's a driver request for Todd Hamilton @The_Open //pic.twitter.com/6FP5tMoS
@CharlieTour Feeling a bit like Rihanna watching Justin Leonard in rain. Hitting 16 deg Rescue he had specially built for @The_Open //pic.twitter.com/OiT5BVwy
@CharlieTour My @adidasGolf puremotion kicks have a hint of Open blue that a few patrons have noticed jaunting Lytham //instagr.am/p/NLo517BCy9/
Peter Jacobsen
@JakeTrout At U of Oregon Legends event using new Gerber Ultimate Golf divot repair tool. Industrial strength, military issue! //pic.twitter.com/DdJyfoXD
Callaway Golf Europe
@CallawayTourSpy We've got some special one-off grips waiting for @bgrace58 to collect after his practice round //pic.twitter.com/Tht8dIVt
@CallawayTourSpy RT @CallawayTourSpy: Lots of visitors, but especially nice & always an honour to welcome Mr @garyplayer on to the truck //pic.twitter.com/xAYlsZFE
Cleveland Srixon
@CGSrixonTour Nice Pic! MT“@TourProInsider: @Keegan_Bradley tees off the 6th with his @CGSrixonTour Classic driver #TheOpen //pic.twitter.com/xG1yjpDN”
adidas Golf
@adidasGolf adidas Golf Staffer Sergio Garcia was out early for a practice round Tuesday @The_Open. Here's a shot of his staff bag //pic.twitter.com/djwAoFqg
@adidasGolf adidas Staffers like Sergio already have broken out the ClimaProof outerwear at Royal Lytham & St. Anne's @The_Open //pic.twitter.com/h2vgbE7v
@adidasGolf Martin Laird suited up in adidas golf outerwear as he works through chipping practice Tuesday afternoon @The_Open //pic.twitter.com/d5kAuMjh
@adidasGolf Live look at adidas Golf Staffer @jdriscollpga on range @The_Open. Appears he's brought his SAMBA golf across the pond //pic.twitter.com/fRNVraBc
Simon Wilson
@pgatourshaftrep The @The_Open Champion testing our new PX Black 7.0 Eighty gram Fairway Shaft! //pic.twitter.com/5GpLkSvY
@pgatourshaftrep The Champion golfers Open bag! //pic.twitter.com/H2910RVy
@pgatourshaftrep Just for you none believers! New prototype PX 39.5 grams @ 46 uncut! //pic.twitter.com/6x2hBYrg
Nike Golf Europe
@NikeGolfEU An inviting selection of #Method putters waiting on the practice putting green for @NikeGolfEU athletes to test //pic.twitter.com/JStXIjbP
JULY 16
Ping Golf
@PingTour With his i20 fairway wood in hand, PING Pro Gregory Havret warms up on the practice tee at Royal Lytham & St Annes //pic.twitter.com/kAgcz3BX
@PingTour With his Tour-S wedges in hand, PING Pro @Harris_English practiced escaping from a green-side pot bunker on hole #1 //pic.twitter.com/QPS8oMMh
Cleveland Srixon
@CGSrixonTour As we start @The_Open Championship week, think about these numbers: To date, Cleveland Wedges have won 324 PGATour events & 25 Majors! #WOW
Nike Golf Europe
@NikeGolfEU Checking out his latest @The_Open duds @simondyson77 popped into the @NikeGolfEU tour truck before practice //pic.twitter.com/Gu023CSP
@NikeGolfEU @NikeGolfEU tour tech rep @PlumbMatt gets to work tweaking Ross Fisher's VR Pro wedge @The_Open //pic.twitter.com/CcBVFvJI
@NikeGolfEU Speed Trials are GO at #StAnnesOldLinks in Lytham. Come test your current woods against our #VR_S & gain some yardage //pic.twitter.com/pkVuqmt8
Nike Golf
@nikegolf Fresh bats to battle #RoyalLytham. Ross Fisher gets new grips for @The_Open //twitpic.com/a8ckje
@nikegolf Practice makes perfect. Ross Fisher testing out a new VR_S Forged 2-iron for @The_Open //twitpic.com/a8e8iv
Richard S Johnson
@Rich_S_Johnson Here on the PGA Tour we get a menu of golf balls on the range //pic.twitter.com/spO26gMH
KBS Tour Shafts
@KBSShafts Glad to hear! “@jasongeraci: Installing a set of @KBSShafts CTapers for a customer. Beautiful finish, great feel. //pic.twitter.com/V3qqToaH”
Thomas Levet
@thomaslevetgolf 50 of 56 fairways hit in scottish open .....is that 91.3%?...no it is D 913 the reason !!@TitleistEurope //pic.twitter.com/pqmMt6wu
Rife Putters
@RIFEPUTTERS After a win at the US Senior Open, Rife has now been used by winners on the PGA, LPGA, //Web.com and Champions Tour in 2012!
Vokey Wedges
@VokeyWedges At last week's @JDClassic, Vokey had 136 wedges in play. Closest competitor: 65. #InVokeWeTrust
@VokeyWedges Did you know? Since Bob Vokey started making wedges for @Titleist, he's sold more than 5 million wedges around the world. #HappyBirthdayVoke
FootJoy Europe
@FootJoyEurope "@mrdanwalker: Ladies & gentlemen, I give you... the Blackpool FC golf shoe! //pic.twitter.com/gizz9T7I" awesome!! Let's see the pink ones too
adidas Golf
@adidasGolf Awesome collection! #3StripesGolf RT @bdboogie: @adidasGolf thx to @BaildonProShop I've completed the Samba grand slam //pic.twitter.com/o1QCGgBS
Ashworth Golf
@AshworthGolf Looking sharp! RT @wcuebas: @AshworthGolf Wore my EZ-TEC2 Golf Shirt today! I love it ! //pbckt.com/p8.uLmZEe
Odyssey Golf
@odysseygolf RT @CallawayTourSpy: @odysseygolf were out on the green early (before the rain really set in) //pic.twitter.com/iTbJJcPd
TaylorMade Golf
@TaylorMadeGolf Nice look at early action from @The_Open RT @TaylorMadeTour Busy on the truck. Darren and Lewis working hard as usual. //pic.twitter.com/bEf1n2aL
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour TMaG staff player Raphael Jacquelin talking 2irons with Tech Darren Hill. #taylormadeforlife //pic.twitter.com/N7bhT6bj