NEWS
A week's worth of tweets, March 12-18, 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 12-18, featuring Luke Donald, Belen Mozo, D.J. Brigman and more:
MARCH 18
Titleist
@Titleist Congrats to Pro V1x loyalist @LukeDonald on his playoff victory at the Transitions Championship! //bit.ly/eSRMwX #teamtitleist
Odyssey Golf
@odysseygolf The winner of the Transitions Championship playoff used a White Hot XG #7H Putter. 3 of the 4 members of the playoff used a Odyssey Putter.
Cleveland Srixon
@CGSrixonTour Boss of the Moss & @srixongolf staffer, Loren Roberts wins Champions Tour @ToshibaClassic by 2 shots with #ZSTAR golf ball! #playabetterball
Simon Hurd
@druhbelts These are great looking belts for the Tavistock //pic.twitter.com/yMRkGgVW
Ping Tour Europe
@PINGTourEurope Congratulations to the Winner #OpenDeAndalucia2012 using S56 irons and Tour S Wedges #PlayYour Best #S56
Russell Knox
@rooknox Packing for my next trip. @SLIGOWEAR //pic.twitter.com/CDCptPzp
Bettinardi Golf
@BettinardiGolf Check out Jim Furyk sporting a Bettinardi belt buckle during yesterdays round at the Transitions Championship //pic.twitter.com/qiQ1B9hh
David Byrne
@David_Byrne87 Getting good use of my @OxfordGolfUSA bag. #gymbag #gettingbetter //lockerz.com/s/193684035
MARCH 17
Sligo Wear
@SLIGOWEAR @SLIGOWEAR citrus green for St. Patty's Day! #stpattysday //pic.twitter.com/kq60fvYr
Luke Donald
@LukeDonald RT @hunterboggs5985 @LukeDonald just ordered the Mizuno MP59s Am I gonna like them? #itslikewaitingforchristmas U won't be disappointed!
Adams Golf
@AdamsGolfInc great looking bag of clubs “@10and8golf: @AdamsGolfInc - I got the Idea! Fill your bag with adams equipment!! //pic.twitter.com/cvbIxnPV”
Todd Bailey
@ToddABailey 18 three putts so far this year in ten tournament rounds. I think I'm going to go bang my new driver on the range!
Briana Vega
@BriVega OMG I LOVE LOVE my Matrix Ozik XCon 4 shaft in my R11 driver!! Thank you @MatrixShafts !!!
Players Towel
@PlayersTowel RT @beccasamuelsson Got my new @PlayersTowel in the mail today. My clubs will be shinier than ever!!! Thank you! :) //pic.twitter.com/ioW6icnl
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour “@JLSOfficial: Personalised @TaylorMadeTour balls!!so sick!love that!jaybes x //pic.twitter.com/iVHZZd2m” Glad you like them, enjoy.
MARCH 16
adidas Golf
@adidasGolf "Cute" - we'll take it! RT @GhostWriter03: Who knew golf shoes could be so cute! You can wear these on & off the green. //bit.ly/zyAsCD
Nick Flanagan
@4flanagan Thanks @JLindeberg_ for the new shipment. Yewwww. //instagr.am/p/IQBgiDLBP-/
D.J. Brigman
@djbrigman Love it when a golfer starts picking up my pro V's when he is chipping range balls and acts like he didn't have a clue. #Cmon #Really
SMS Inc.
@SMSInc_On_Tour Clubs per player at this week's @European_Tour event: Fairway woods 1.28 , utilities 0.92, 2 irons 0.05, wedges 3.19. #opendeandalucia
@SMSInc_On_Tour 38.9% of players at the #opendeandalucia didn't carry a 3 iron. @European_Tour
Rachel Jennings
@racheyjgolf My new @poodlegolf clothing is amazing... Pink dress for Sunday for me :-) //pic.twitter.com/w1ibICYA
Sophie Walker
@SophWalks Very excited about this years Galvin Green range. Just a splash of colour //yfrog.com/oenwmmbj
Becky Brewerton
@beckybrewerton Just got some of my new @poodlegolf clothing! Sneak peak for you all! //pic.twitter.com/vezz8Vsp
Ping Tour Europe
@PINGTourEurope Yet another staff player has switched to the #NOME putter. Click here to see who - //ow.ly/i/vPph
Titleist Africa
@TitleistAfrica See what is inside Shaun Norris's bag //yfrog.com/oe9ztkij
MARCH 15
Tiger Woods
@TigerWoods All 14! RT @reesy2210 @EASPORTS_Tiger #TW13launch Favourite golf club? 7 iron, SW?
Whitlam Golf
@WhitlamGolfUSA We just sold out on out year of the dragon putter. Sold 100 putters in 15 days at $750 //twitpic.com/8wr5w6 //twitpic.com/8wr5wy
Belen Mozo
@BelenMozo My new bag made the difference. Thanks @TaylorMadeGolf you guys are the best!/ mi nueva bolsa, mirad que chulada! //fb.me/1FlbXMVYp
Callaway Golf Europe
@CallawayTourSpy Who does this @odysseygolf putter cover belong to, which holds all the aces (and a White ice #2) //pic.twitter.com/Imh1W8FB
@CallawayTourSpy The answer to today's question was Danny Willett, the owner of the Four Aces Odyssey Putter cover
@CallawayTourSpy Pimp my wedge! Danny Willett @willett1987's new Callaway Forged Wedge, stamped and painted //pic.twitter.com/XfjQaRjB
Mallory Blackwelder
@MalBlackwelder Just got my first round of new @pukkaheadwear hats for this season! What do you think of the design?! //pic.twitter.com/9qVAcxhV
Paula Creamer
@ThePCreamer I have to thank @abarbieri12 for my awesome ball marker today! I love it!!! #birdies //pic.twitter.com/Lxib4daq
Sue Kim
@suekim_91 Set for the year! Thank you @TFJgolfgirl #Titleist/Footjoy //pic.twitter.com/PxLoaPgz
FootJoy Europe
@FootJoyEurope “@TommoLGolf: My new shoes for 2012 season! #Footjoy //pic.twitter.com/jQw09btc” Comfy and stable! When are you christening them? #markofaplayer
Titleist Europe
@TitleistEurope Great @TitleistEurope Fitting Day @ West Essex GC today - sun was out, as were shafts, heads, @VokeyWedges,TrackMan.... //pic.twitter.com/IMtTDGIJ
@TitleistEurope ...and we fitted @TitleistEurope golf balls to start! Plenty of choice! #bestballforyourgame //pic.twitter.com/WahLWNQF
@TitleistEurope “@ShaneODonoghue: My new toy â³ #golf #titleist //moby.to/a3ygwk” nice choice
Kyle Thompson
@KyleThompsonPGA Thanks @TravisMathew for the new clothes! Great stuff!! //pic.twitter.com/v4ZcCaLI
Charlie Tour (TaylorMade)
@CharlieTour We're testing shafts inside "The Cage" @MatrixShafts - learned more about shaft properties in one hour than 24 years. //pic.twitter.com/mT9yJJ62
@CharlieTour Learnings @MatrixShafts - driver shaft is too long (46"), fairway shafts getting replaced with Matrix RUL 80 X in RBZ 3 and 5 #shaftgeeks
LoudMouth Golf
@LoudMouthGolf @Angrybirds has taken over the Loudmouth Warehouse! #WeLoveAngryBirds //pic.twitter.com/T4sIneam
Dynamix Golf
@DynamixGolf New @ClevelandGolf Forged 588 wedge available to try in demo!! The most successful wedge ever made!! #588
Paul Cutler
@cuts20 Brought home a few new toys yesterday! Really enjoyed it! Thanks to @Dazzler33 for looking after me #DriverLove //pic.twitter.com/b1u8ttE0
Deven Trueblood, PGA
@jdTruebloodPGA Pumped up about the Elevee pant order I had come in today! Hands down, the best! //lockerz.com/s/192733955
SMS Inc.
@SMSInc_On_Tour Percentage of players changing clubs since their last @European_Tour event - Ball 13.9%, Driver 22.2%, Putter 38.2%.
@SMSInc_On_Tour 18.8% of players used a long or belly putter in today's @European_Tour event. #opendeandalucia
Annmarie Dodd
@AnnmarieDodd A sign of Spring: my golf shoe obsession renewed. Starts with silver Adicross classic by @adidasGolf #khakicrusader //pic.twitter.com/sLeH9egj
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour Let's hope @JLSOfficial like the Penta TP5 golf balls we have got them. #penta #whynumber6 //twitpic.com/8wmb6p
MARCH 14
Kendall Dye
@Kendall_Dye Oops. I fight to the end to save my golf balls! //lockerz.com/s/192454952
Mallory Blackwelder
@MalBlackwelder Heading out to Wildfire this morning to work w/ @TaylorMadeGolf on my new clubs! Excited to get the new #rocketballz fwy woods in the bag!
Odyssey Golf
@odysseygolf Stuart Appleby tries out a Metal-X #7 Belly Putter on the practice green at the Transitions Championship: //on.fb.me/AyoprI
Players Towel
@PlayersTowel RT @JackieBGolf I check my mail every day hoping my @PlayersTowel arrived.#excited OH YOU MEAN THESE?!?!? PLAY WEL //pic.twitter.com/7StGekpo
Whitlam Golf
@WhitlamGolfUSA New hat //twitpic.com/8wdukq
Vokey Wedges
@VokeyWedges Our friend @TFJgolfgirl hooked up some of our LPGA loyalists with Vokey T-shirts at this week's Founders Cup: //ow.ly/i/vC8o
Henry-Griffitts
@HenryGriffitts Here is our new Ball/Shoe Bag. This bag will work for either a shoe bag or for a shag bag, very cool and folds up... //fb.me/1d9TddPMz
Dynamix Golf
@DynamixGolf Did you know?? Shaft weighting in your irons can vary from 60g-135g get the right wght & get the most out of your game!
Callaway Golf
@CallawayGolf Go ahead, hit me! #Callaway HEX Black Tour golf balls on the range at the Transitions Championship. //pic.twitter.com/kKqzQtPk
Callaway Golf Europe
@CallawayTourSpy Nic Fasth's bag, with his beautiful looking new @odysseygolf #MetalX putter #TrueRoll //pic.twitter.com/PMb308vt
Roberto Castro
@cicioCASTRO Fresh new kicks from @FootJoy. #style //pic.twitter.com/QAVHbthc
Matt Hoffman
@Matt_Hoff62 Just looked outside by the pool and my dad is cleaning his clubs with the bbq scraper! #priceless
Peter Millar
@petermillar New Spring arrivals now at //PeterMillar.com ! Here's one of Chris Knott's favs: Striped Satin Washed polo. #SoSoft //pic.twitter.com/r89FaDb4
Jin Park
@jinpark79 Couple iliac golf bags. What do you guys think? Check out //iliacgolf.com. What do you think @iliacgolf? //lockerz.com/s/192561309
Bob Estes
@BobEstesPGA Just added @TaylorMadeGolf Rocketballz Tour 14.5(3w) & 18(5w) to the lineup this week. My equipment just keeps getting better!
Ping Golf
@PingTour This afternoon at the @lpgafounders, PING Pro @AzaharaGOLF spent some time practicing with her new i20 irons #PinSeeker //pic.twitter.com/KZgERtgh
Ping Tour Europe
@PINGTourEurope We're re-gripping Alejandro Canizares' #i20 irons ready for the Pro-Am in #Andalucia - he needs extra tape under hand. //ow.ly/i/vBcf
@PINGTourEurope Staffer player @andysull59 testing 2 #i20 hybrids on the range #Andalucia. 20 degree with TFC707H X shaft at std length //ow.ly/i/vAGP
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour A few new putters for TMaG staff player Julien Guerrier. //twitpic.com/8w6skt
David Byrne
@David_Byrne87 Yes, it's true. I love you @Golfdotz . My ball looks amazingly awesome #golfdotz4life //lockerz.com/s/192433578 //lockerz.com/s/192433598
Titleist Africa
@TitleistAfrica A new fresh look for the SA National squads soon to hit the fairways!! #Titleistno.1 //yfrog.com/h68zbwtj
MARCH 13
Hank Haney, PGA
@HankDHaney Have the shop do it RT @Online_Golf: Would you say most golfers can change grips themselves or should they get a shop to do it?
@HankDHaney Nice RT @andimetrum: @puregrips Fresh set on the irons for spring. Took less than 15 minutes! pic.twitter.com/LV0V78rb
Odyssey Golf
@odysseygolf The @odysseygolf Tour Team is working on Metal-X Putters at the Transitions Championship: //on.fb.me/ygRtbV
Jay Don Blake
@jblake7266 WOW!!!! I found my swing and my clubs in the hotel laundry room trying to freshen up Oh feels refreshed smooth & silky pic.twitter.com/y6sBZ20r
Ping Golf
@PingTour During his practice round this morning, PING Pro Angel Cabrera spent time testing out a newly built G20 fairway wood. //pic.twitter.com/8VTytYjm
Ping Tour Europe
@PINGTourEurope Serious preparation for #OpendeAndalucia underway. Checking Canizares' #i20 irons on our digital gauge onsite. Click ow.ly/i/vspG
@PINGTourEurope Here's staff player Gregory Havret also testing #i20 Hybrid - great feedback from the players so far! #OpendeAndalucia ow.ly/i/vsPN
@PINGTourEurope Our two Matthews (Baldwin & Nixon) are being looked after on the #PING tour truck in #Andalucia - golfers' heaven eh? ow.ly/i/vuuu
@PINGTourEurope Working with Jimenez on range testing our #G20 7-wood and the pictured #i20 Hybrid. Which will go in the bag? ow.ly/i/vsPa
Mallory Blackwelder
@MalBlackwelder Can't wait to get new towels from @PlayersTowel! Look how cute they are! White w/ purple and my signature "MB" logo! pic.twitter.com/hF6ue2KR
Kyle Thompson
@KyleThompsonPGA My tee vs Gavin Coles tee. pic.twitter.com/VEBbUjJ1
Brittany Lincicome
@Brittany1golf Thank you to foot joy/titleist for my new shoes :-) pic.twitter.com/ch6GxtH9
Callaway Golf
@CallawayGolf It's an @odysseygolf Metal-X putter morning on the practice green at The Transitions Championship. pic.twitter.com/rx8ek2Mq
Vokey Wedges
@VokeyWedges Looks like somebody is getting into the holiday spirit. #LuckyVokey //yfrog.com/oeinfldj
@VokeyWedges New grips available through WedgeWorks! Vokey VDR. #MoreChoices yfrog.com/od5vtqpj
@VokeyWedges New blue and black VDRs have custom white @Titleist caps. Pretty cool. yfrog.com/kfzlynqj
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour Busy day on the truck for all the Reps and Techs. #Andalucia twitpic.com/8vs6bm
@TaylorMadeTour Love adidas originals? Love adidas Samba's?....Well you'll love our new adidas Golf Samba's......In-store now. pic.twitter.com/lyFZhtnh
MARCH 12
Sofie Andersson
@sofieandersson Tiff, you are the coolest. With this new grip, you just took it to another level. #4everfan RT@tiffjoh:And this is why lockerz.com/s/192018940
Axis 1 Golf
@Axis1_Golf Congrats to Pierre Soero on Monday Qualifying for the @PGATOUR Transitions Champ this week! Pierre uses the @Axis1_Golf Eagle Putter. #golf
Players Towel
@PlayersTowel RT @LPGATourRep custom headcover @DaphnesCovers made for @TheIreneCho u can't miss the @PlayersTowel either pic.twitter.com/hYl2hbwH THANKS!
Nike Golf
@nikegolf Look who we found working away in the Tour Van... @paul_casey checking his Method putter's loft & lie! twitpic.com/8vivgz
Vokey Wedges
@VokeyWedges Unpacking all of the boxes from the 2012 PGA Show! #XMasTime #WedgeWorks yfrog.com/ke1ajkqj
@VokeyWedges Look what just returned from the PGA Show...missed you guys! #Indigo yfrog.com/hwbsgmpj
Ping Tour Europe
@PINGTourEurope Tweaking Canizares' #i20 Driver. Now down to 9.75 degrees w, ProjectX 6.5 shaft for #OpendeAndalucia @European_Tour ow.ly/i/vnqf
@PINGTourEurope This morning PING Staffer @AzaharaGOLF was at @PingTour Headquarters testing out a new set of i20 irons. #PinSeeker pic.twitter.com/dFjaWqtz
Odyssey Golf
@odysseygolf Odyssey Tour Reps work on a new Metal-X Putter for Staff Pro J.J. Killeen. yfrog.com/h6r34hfaj
Callaway Golf
@CallawayGolf You want options? @odysseygolf has putter options galore outside the @callawaygolf tour trailer. pic.twitter.com/yOma0dQw
@CallawayGolf Get an up close look at our new RAZR X Black, RAZR XF and RAZR X HL Irons: on.fb.me/yfOv7Y
Scratch Golf
@scratch_golf round 2 :) ..Here are some wedges that are in play on the @hooterstour. @kylelhammond enjoy the clubs and have fun! pic.twitter.com/YsHC9gtF
Hunter Mahan
@HunterMahan Our broom standing and wearing my golf clothes @PGATOUR @UnderArmour #weird pic.twitter.com/WuihCbQA
Callaway Golf
@CallawayGolf RAZR X Black fairway woods getting made in the #Callawaygolf trailer here at Innisbrook Resort. pic.twitter.com/C5BDX5lT
KBS Tour Shafts
@KBSShafts KBS WINS the WGC Cadillac! This pro was gaming the C-TAPER S+ 3-LW. See the whole story here! kbsshafts.com/blog/?p=444 #KBSFeel
Srixon
@SrixonGolf Srixon finished 1-2 at the Puerto Rico Open, led by George McNeill and Ryo Ishikawa! Find out what they were... fb.me/1kisZps2s
Pukka Headwear
@pukkaheadwear A couple of Pukka Caps on TV at last week's Honda Classic! #BeOriginal pic.twitter.com/W2AeppmO
James Nitties
@Nitties23 Love coming home to my pad in Dallas to boxes!!!! #Oakley pic.twitter.com/fUzwDXJm
FootJoy Europe
@FootJoyEurope “@Burkey28: New shoes!! Christmas all over again. Thanks @FootJoyEurope #happyfeet pic.twitter.com/Yqwh1FHT” Beauties!
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour TaylorMade's all new Ghost Tour Corza will be available at all authorised retailers at the end of March. #usedbyJR pic.twitter.com/6VMOjVTn
@TaylorMadeTour The new Ghost Tour Corza helped Justin be T1st for Birdies, 5th Putts per Green & T6th Putts per Round. #newputter? pic.twitter.com/5JbnBZcO
@TaylorMadeTour New adicross shoes for the summer or that cheeky trip away with your mates? adicros now avail in mens / wmns & youths. pic.twitter.com/j3ZF7GfU