NEWS
A week's worth of tweets, May 21-27, 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 May 21-27, featuring Will Stricker, Anna Rawson, Graeme McDowell and more:
MAY 27
VokeyWedges
@VokeyWedges WITB for @CrownePlazaInv Champ @ZachJohnsonPGA : Vokey 248.06, 254.12, 60-V, 1* Flat, DG S400 shafts, Tour Velvet ribbed grips, stamped "Z".
@VokeyWedges Six in a row for Vokey wedges! Congrats to our friend @ZachJohnsonPGA for your win @CrownePlazaInv #InVokeWeTrust
@VokeyWedges What was the key to @ZachJohnsonPGA 's victory @CrownePlazaInv ? He got up and down 21 of 26 times with his Vokey wedges. #InVokeWeTrust
@VokeyWedges Here's the very cool @FoldsofHonor Vokey TVD we did for The Patriot Cup. //yfrog.com/oelkhcuj
Odyssey Golf
@odysseygolf Congratulations to the winner of the @BMWPGA2012, who used an Odyssey White Hot XG #7 putter to help take home a 4-shot victory in England!
Ping Tour Europe
@PINGTourEurope Good to see BBC's Ken Brown using a PING Redwood Piper. #KenOnTheCourse #putting
MAY 26
Adams Golf
@AdamsGolfInc XTD?? RT @pmchelli: I just got my @AdamsGolfInc staff 3 wood. They've got it right with this head. Wow, the ball explodes off of that face.
Jeehae Lee
@jeehaeda Putter cover! #tomsshoes //pic.twitter.com/Rx4fZ97k
Champion Gloves
@jdgloves Day 3 at Colonial nice pants! @loudmouthgolf //pic.twitter.com/ZNdcw6c0
@jdgloves World famous @LoudMouthGolf blue and white at the Colonial day 3 //pic.twitter.com/SwduYQTk
FootJoy Europe
@FootJoyEurope “@memphisunited: @LukeDonald always has sweet FJ Myjoys - does he design them?” Normally, but this week: a competition winner! #goodsport
Odyssey Golf
@odysseygolf .@European_Tour #FunFact of the day: 45% of the players in the field this week at the @BMWPGA2012 are using an Odyssey putter.
Peter Kostis
@peterjkostis Went to Shady Oaks yesterday & had a blast playing and taking some of Ben Hogans clubs out and hitting them. Boy has equipment changed!!
MAY 25
Graham DeLaet
@GrahamDeLaet Wow, didn't realize how many used gloves were hanging out in my bag. #FirstTee //pic.twitter.com/829HyPPl
Bridgestone Golf
@bridgestonegolf Great Shot! RT@BunkeredOnline: Completed @bridgestonegolf golf ball fitting at @TurnberryBuzz. Great fun in sunshine. //pic.twitter.com/5RIaaQUN
Will Strickler
@wstrick17 Does Sergio know that his hat and shirt are never quite the same color?.. #justsayin
MAY 24
Players Towel
@PlayersTowel Introducing the new Uncle Sam Spray Print Players Towel! PLAY WEL! //fb.me/tlyduMCl
Anna Rawson
@TheAnnaRawson What do you think of my pretty @EricJavits hat! And my fun aqua @getgfore gloves! I ⤠golf!!!!! //pic.twitter.com/cS8kxPZu
Callaway Golf
@CallawayGolf Oh it's real, Drew. And it's pretty fantastic. RT @Drew_Angel: Thanks for the 30 extra yards @CallawayGolf #unreal //lockerz.com/s/211549842
Edel Golf
@EDELgolf “@reneeskidmore: Thank you @EDELgolf for my pretty purple putter cover!!! //pic.twitter.com/1TJuayjz” I'm glad you like it.
Briana Vega
@BriVega Think I have found the perfect combo, my RBZ 3 wood with my @MatrixShafts RUL 60 shaft, loving it!!!
Simon Hurd
@druhbelts The Scotland buckle has arrived selling from tomorrow. //pic.twitter.com/LI5i6a6n
Zane Scotland
@ZaneScotland New weapons from @CallawayGolf ... Thanks boys ..:-) //pic.twitter.com/72tY4DE6
Callaway Golf Europe
@CallawayTourSpy With a selection of great putters like this, is it any wonder that @odysseygolf made up 45.3% of the field @BMWPGA2012 //pic.twitter.com/3FMmuF9y
Titleist Europe
@TitleistEurope @TitleistEurope staffer @BWiesberger 's supercool @ScottyCameron Super Rat putter - sweet! //pic.twitter.com/IpKIUqfB
@TitleistEurope @TitleistEurope tour tech Phil "Lucky" Dimmock puts on a grind to an @VokeyWedges wedge! #sparkswillfly //pic.twitter.com/T5cEB0CY
SMS Inc.
@SMSInc_On_Tour Out of the first 75 players to tee off @BMWPGA2012 38.7% did not have a 3 iron, 6.7% didn't have a 3 or 4 iron and 14.7% had a belly putter.
@SMSInc_On_Tour Out of the first 75 players to tee off @BMWPGA2012 there were the following clubs in play: 91 fairway woods, 78 utility clubs and 5 2 irons.
MAY 23
TaylorMade Golf
@TaylorMadeGolf Looks like an X-Ray of a sleeve of Penta TP5! #MyPenta RT @brooksrnapier: @TaylorMadeGolf must be a penta thing. //pic.twitter.com/6289h6OM
Nicole Hage
@NicoleHage Thank you @TFJgolfgirl for contributing to my shoe disease- they are all so pretty! //pic.twitter.com/1Y8ydgdG
@NicoleHage They are all nicely organized now and yes those are more shoes hanging on the wall @TFJgolfgirl //pic.twitter.com/PequEiGI
Cindy LaCrosse
@CindyLaCrosse Is this real life? Is there a shoe rehab I can send @NicoleHage to? //pic.twitter.com/SPvpCXp6
Nike Golf
@nikegolf The Tour Van is bending Lucas Glover's VR_S Forged long iron 1-degree more upright @CrownePlazaInv //twitpic.com/9oew3z
@nikegolf A 316yd power fade w/his VR Pro #counts for @petterswede on the challenging par 4, 5th hole @CrownePlazaInv //pic.twitter.com/L2bCXA9n
@nikegolf Grinding on the range. @stewartcink working on his swing path //pic.twitter.com/I9l011Jd
@nikegolf Never a bad time to groom... @Kevin_Chappell attempting to shave his beard w/his VR Pro's leading edge //twitpic.com/9ofu3j
@nikegolf Chappy at address, sinkin putts with his Method @CrownePlazaInv Pro-AM. @Kevin_Chappell //twitpic.com/9ohmhy
@nikegolf Rockin Lunars and draining putts. @pga_JohnDaly working his Nike Method putter //pic.twitter.com/dO5wXNdm
@nikegolf Nike Ben exerting all 162lbs of his strength into bending Lucas Glover's VR_S 5-wood 4-degrees flatter. //twitpic.com/9oj0mg
Hugo Boss
@HugoBossGolf Check us out at the BMW PGA Championships at Wentworth this week. //pic.twitter.com/oMYGWrhL
@HugoBossGolf Pop by and say hello //pic.twitter.com/PVHJMLjW
Champion Gloves
@jdgloves Congrats to Medicus on their new 'Kick X" accugrip golf glove made by @jdgloves //golfshopcentral.com //pic.twitter.com/ovKNK7id
Odyssey Golf
@odysseygolf The PT Customs trucks makes its way into the Chicagoland area today at Crystal Tree CC in Orland Park #odysseygolf //pic.twitter.com/K7FFjffT
MAY 22
Odyssey Golf
@odysseygolf Here's a look at the new headcovers for the Tour Prototype putters we're testing out this week at the @CrownePlazaInv: //pic.twitter.com/Tqq3Zfxd
Emiliano Grillo
@GrilloEmiliano Everybody should try the new Callaway hybrid , just came out and it's going straight to the bag !!! Check it out //pic.twitter.com/BMXNK23p
Swiftwick
@swiftwick RT @kriscad: Knocking out special @swiftwick shirts! //instagr.am/p/K8Y3zYDLgV/
@swiftwick Here is the new purple color for our VIBE line! #colorsmoveus //ow.ly/i/DZ6l
@swiftwick Here is the new green color in our VIBE line! #colorsmoveus //ow.ly/i/DZ7c
Vokey Wedges
@VokeyWedges Thanks Craig! RT "@CA_GoldenBoy: I absolutely love these wedges. You make the best wedge by far. //bit.ly/LAYksr"
@VokeyWedges That's the best kind of box to get! #WedgeWorks RT "@Philin2: new baby just delivered .. Thank you! //bit.ly/Kx47YK"
@VokeyWedges Very strong Daniel! RT "@Daniel_Cudmore: Some new arrivals today. Went with the oil can finish for this set. //bit.ly/KdFpjx"
59 Belts
@59beltsGUY Fly, Fight, Win! //pic.twitter.com/AjATGUWJ
Nike Golf
@nikegolf New Method 003 for @K_Kisner hot from the oven. Bring on a faster forward roll. //twitpic.com/9o1ot3
@nikegolf Juggling RZN vs Rubber...hotter, lighter, faster. @JhonattanVegas showin us how it's done. #jointherevolution //twitpic.com/9o2mle
@nikegolf Grinding on the range at The Oven, @stewartcink test driving some new products. //twitpic.com/9o3jeu
@nikegolf Lucas Glover going through the "My Game" section of the NG360 App from his US Open winning rounds. //twitpic.com/9o5ak7
@nikegolf Lucas Glover's instructor Mike Taylor analyzing his golf swing in the "My Swing" portion of the NG360 App. //twitpic.com/9o5cr8
@nikegolf Lucas Glover executing drills from NG360 "My Body" with his trainer Randy Myers //instagr.am/p/K8ngP1li5B/
Matt Haines
@MattHaines_Golf Found this in range balls today @nikegolf //lockerz.com/s/211044744
Simon Wilson
@pgatourshaftrep Rocking theses baby's @ Wentworth tomorrow! Thanks Guy & Ryan @TitleistEurope X //pic.twitter.com/uVsIt9ea
True Linkswear
@TRUElinkswear “@CorChristiansen: Me sporting Trues at Royal Dornoch. My feet felt great even after 36. Awesome shoes! //pic.twitter.com/QJt7SW6W” Epic walk!!!
Matrix Shafts
@MatrixShafts For those who have asked here is a picture of the slick new OZIK X3 White Tie series that were debuted on tour... //fb.me/1qdBSocXi
Cleveland Srixon
@CGSrixonTour MT "@TourProInsider: Juggling with his #ZSTAR yellow balls, @shanelowrygolf gets to work @BMWPGA2012 //pic.twitter.com/XWFzvOnT"
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour Losts of Ghost Manta putters on the green for players to try.... #mantalove //pic.twitter.com/yEpLQEbH
@TaylorMadeTour Live look @PGATOUR - @WilliamMcGirt caddy taking diligent notes during new TPMC iron testing @CrownePlazaInv //instagr.am/p/K74nLKyO-z/
Kevin Burns Putters
@kevinburnsgolf The KB Fitting System - We measure your lie angle + length then make a KB putter to your specs. This is how we roll. //pic.twitter.com/b9n4d0Rk
Beth Allen
@BethAllenGolf I won new flip flops :-) //lockerz.com/s/210999032
Callaway Golf Europe
@CallawayTourSpy Alvaro also stopped by the truck to pick up his @odysseygolf Winner's buckle //pic.twitter.com/XEayQGSg
@CallawayTourSpy We also presented @bgrace58 with 2 of his @odysseygolf Winner's buckles. Yes, yes, we know! We owe him one more :-) //pic.twitter.com/E9bol4Sd
@CallawayTourSpy Thomas Bjorn's trusty wedges - showing a lot of 'character' //pic.twitter.com/mBnnjhqm
Oliver Wilson
@Oliver_Wilson Finally a challenge were I can put to use all those hours spent in the back of Coxmoor pro shop. The @CallawayGolf regrip challenge!
@Oliver_Wilson Leaderboard for the @CallawayGolf regrip challenge. @Willett1987 leading but I do have low score of 34 seconds! //pic.twitter.com/kyyqynfJ
Ping Tour Europe
@PINGTourEurope Have a guess who these gold putters belong to. Just arrived on the Tour van! //ow.ly/i/DUiK
@PINGTourEurope You guessed it! //ow.ly/i/DUlb @WestwoodLee at @BMWPGA2012 with a bunch of his gold putters on the truck!
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour Busy day on the truck, lots of ATV wedges being made. They will be in the shops soon. #ATVwedge //pic.twitter.com/FW57z78i
Titleist Africa
@TitleistAfrica The bag launch for the full line players //pic.twitter.com/y5dSs0X4
@TitleistAfrica Full line player new bag //pic.twitter.com/CjFoVtna
Dacota Dryden
@DacotaDryden Got a new project x 6.0 in my @cobragolf ZL encore! #money #straight
MAY 21
Titleist
@Titleist Jason Dufner's second PGA Tour victory in 22 days leads 4-win week for Titleist golf ball players: //www.titleist.com/teamtitleist/b/tourblog/archive/2012/05/21/jason-dufner-earns-second-victory-in-22-days-leads-4-win-week-for-titleist-players.aspx #teamtitleist
Paula Creamer
@ThePCreamer Girly girl for sure. Pink everywhere! Love my TaylorMade head covers. //pic.twitter.com/NQIwFUgd
Nike Golf
@nikegolf Which Method is your Method? The Oven is crankin out custom Methods for our Tour athletes //instagr.am/p/K5vPNOFi-F/
@nikegolf New wedges for @CarlyBooth92 fresh out of The Oven. She's been hot this season...here's to another W. //twitpic.com/9nqul5
@nikegolf Lucas Glover doing some ball testing today at The Oven. Rubber was. RZN is. //twitpic.com/9ns7de
Ping Tour Europe
@PINGTourEurope Staff player Gregory Havret ripping his #i20 fairway on the range at Wentworth //ow.ly/i/DMTn
@PINGTourEurope Want to see how the pros stack up on TRACKMAN? Look at these exclusive numbers from Greg Havret on range @BMWPGA2012 //ow.ly/i/DNhC
@PINGTourEurope Greg's numbers were with his #G20 10.5 Aldila 65 Rip'd NV 45.5" D4 Driver
@PINGTourEurope Tom Lewis letting fly with his #G20 driver on the range @BMWPGA2012 - At #Wentworth nice and early this week. //ow.ly/i/DLET
Brittany Johnston
@bjohnston_golf Mike and I in our @pukkaheadwear hats after the tournament at Longbow! #winner //pic.twitter.com/gzmWlzNn
Vokey Wedges
@VokeyWedges Looking good Bo!! RT @BoHoag: @VokeyWedges The best. #InVokeWeTrust //pic.twitter.com/Qb5Rbud2
Simon Wilson
@pgatourshaftrep Lying in wait...for Alvaro to give them a wack! //pic.twitter.com/2W1EesqR
@pgatourshaftrep The new Blue is White! //pic.twitter.com/TRmjSOvE
Charlie Tour (TaylorMade)
@CharlieTour This is what a PGA Tour pro's locker looks like on Monday @CrownePlazaInv #WheresTheKitchenSink //pic.twitter.com/DzEfeSLn
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour New bag for @JustinRose99 this week. #ashworth //pic.twitter.com/iTHTXGch
Ashworth Golf
@AshworthGolf Living large: @JustinRose99's image on a double decker bus (celebrating his debut in Ashworth at @BMWPGA2012 this week) //yfrog.com/ob92qrmj
Justin Rose
@JustinRose99 Some of the new looks for me! @AshworthGolf //yfrog.com/oe9pbmwj
Graeme McDowell
@Graeme_McDowell RT @_R5_ @Graeme_McDowell GMac, D=250-275 fairly accurate & 8 iron=150 & accurate. Think the Z-Star would be a good fit? >>yes, Zstar XV
Swiftwick
@swiftwick RT @kriscad: R&D tonight with @MarkACleveland ...working on something new for @swiftwick //pic.twitter.com/nQ7kmmU8
Edoardo Molinari
@DodoMolinari My way to thank also @juventusfc an all of its current players for winning the Serie A this year for the 30th time... //twitter.com/DodoMolinari/status/204638082736205824/photo/1
Natalie Gulbis
@natalie_gulbis Al with his new Taylor Made Driver on the set //twitpic.com/9nm9pb
FootJoy Europe
@FootJoyEurope Take a look at these, fresh out of the box and on the feet of FJ's young Italian star!! //twitpic.com/9nlvfs
SMS Inc.
@SMSInc_On_Tour Congratulations to the @European_Tour 's latest winner, @Coelsss See his winning bag here. #volvoworldmatchplay //pic.twitter.com/wfDvAz9F