NEWS
A week's worth of tweets, October 1-7, 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 October 1-7, featuring Nick Faldo, Cristie Kerr, Mikko Ilonen and more:
OCTOBER 7
G/Fore
@getgfore Hugh GGGG props 2 Hugh Connerty 4 a 2nd place finish in G/FORE crimson & custom bag @ the Dunhill.#dunhilllinks #colour //pic.twitter.com/wkTMzUdQ
Adams Golf
@AdamsGolfInc A Win-Win for Adams Golf. Ryan Moore gets career win #2 in Vegas @jtshrinersopen & Bernhard Langer wins @SASChampionship. Congrats to both
Fujikura Composites
@FujikuraOnTour Congratulations to Ryan M and thanks for trusting Fujikura. Driver-Motore Speeder 7.2, three and five wood 8.2 and 20 degree HB Speeder 90
Vokey Wedges
@VokeyWedges Congrats to the winner of the @jtshrinersopen who used a Vokey 260.08 S grind in his victory. #inVokeWeTrust
@VokeyWedges very cool! RT “@TFJgolfgirl: NFL HOF Logo on the bag, @vokeywedges towel, #chrisdoleman #pfhof12 #nfl //instagr.am/p/QfkRhTitxC/”
Callaway Golf Europe
@CallawayGolfEU In @bgrace58's winning #callaway bag: #RAZR Hawk Proto Driver, #RAZRFit Fwy, X Forged Irons, #HEXBlack Tour ball & @odysseygolf putter
Odyssey Golf
@odysseygolf Congratulations @bgrace58 on rolling his Odyssey Black Series TD #1 to his 4th victory of the year at #DunhillLinks! //pic.twitter.com/tWbfxakY
Simon Wilson
@pgatourshaftrep Well done @bgrace58 another solid week, 4th win of the year! Congrats from the True Temper Tour Staff #winnersplaytruetemper #DGTI
Fujikura Composites
@FujikuraOnTour Branden Grace wins the Dunhill with Fujikura Blur 65 x flex in his Callaway. That's 4 wins this year on the EPGA. #crazygood
OCTOBER 6
SeeMore Putters
@SeeMorePutters Eye candy ALERT!! TOUR head photo. #SeeMoreSPi //fb.me/142LxFnqU
Callaway Golf
@CallawayGolf X Utility Prototype irons are available at retail in December. Who's got one on their Christmas list already? //pic.twitter.com/iJx12ApF
Kelly Tidy
@kellylouise92 SO...!!! Who wants this doing to their driver ?? Any picture possible !! #newcraze #bolton #golf Please RT !!! //pic.twitter.com/FzT7wFUx
Charlie Tour (TaylorMade)
@CharlieTour Spent an hour in the @TaylorMadeGolf Tour department last night re-gripping my bats. Teeing it today at Lomas Sante Fe //pic.twitter.com/230OHlp0
Dynamix Golf
@DynamixGolf (Larry) Nelson shoots 66 one off his age: IN THE BAG @ClevelandGolf CG-16 Irons, CG-15 Wedges, Launcher 290 Driver, Srixon XV Yellow Ball!
OCTOBER 5
FootJoy
@FootJoy Thanks! RT @jonathanrwall: Really like what @FootJoy's doing with off course apparel line. Check out this sweatshirt: //pic.twitter.com/3WSJPvbB
FootJoy Europe
@FootJoyEurope “@DMaciver87: @FootJoyEurope love these might have to get them!! #myjoys //pic.twitter.com/MMj6smo0” Well, what's stopping you?!
Scott Drummond
@scottdrummondg Just slotted some heavier weights into my new #Ghost Tour FO 72. Feels awesome.... @TaylorMadeTour //pic.twitter.com/grPOV4dQ
Edel Golf
@EDELgolf #kingofbounce .....no stamping.....no lofts.....nothing but wings & perfection!! #superclean //pic.twitter.com/S4l1y10K
Cobra Golf
@cobragolf .@Jonas_Blixt puts up -7, currently leading at -14 overall. Dominating w/ his #ZLEncore driver @PGATour @jtshrinersopen //pic.twitter.com/GTeBbukk
TaylorMade Golf Asia
@TaylorMadeAsia Available in the Singapore TaylorMade Concept Store at The Cathay NOW! #spiderS //yfrog.com/odj6bfuj
Titleist Africa
@TitleistAfrica Look what has landed in SA for the Titleist ambassadors //pic.twitter.com/JYUI0VDG
John Letters Golf
@JohnLettersGolf Custom USA Master Model Irons. One off design to be displayed in our St Andrews showroom. //pic.twitter.com/qGTXHINv
OCTOBER 4
Puma Golf
@PUMAGolf A lot of you have been waiting for this. Here's a sneak peak at the Pink Monoline 210 Cap, out in November in the US //pic.twitter.com/HikjXeCo
Cristie Kerr
@CKGolferChic I know I'm random...this is the first solar powered golf cart I've ever seen. This is at sebonack on LI. Uswo 2013 //pic.twitter.com/wjqYAZgZ
Charlie Tour (TaylorMade)
@CharlieTour Sean O'Hair, who also switched to Project 5 ball, is T3 in GIR after his first round with TaylorMade's top-secret prototype irons #TourNotes
Tiffany Tavee
@tiffanytavee Love going to PING to get everything checked out.All set to head over to Asia for some events.Thank you @PingTour #PlayYourBest !
@tiffanytavee Refreshing the golf wardrobe ;) Thank you @AntiguaWear !!! //pic.twitter.com/ZHtlhora
Callaway Golf
@CallawayGolf #ThrowbackThursday 1996: Big Bertha Tour Series Wedge is Callaway's first collaboration with @RogerCleveland. //pic.twitter.com/aGFbstZ4
Nick Faldo
@NickFaldo006 Milling the first Faldo logo shield belt buckle! #Claret&Green //yfrog.com/nzgaboaj
Ping Golf
@PingTour .@PINGTour Fun Fact: 3 out of the 4 lowest rounds today at the @JTShrinersOpen were recorded with players using PING irons. #PinSeeking
Kim Welch
@MissKimWelch Christmas in October in Florida!! Look what Santa brought me @kaanapaliresort! Thanks @EDELgolf, the new wedges ROCK! //pic.twitter.com/RWpEm2nJ
KBS Golf Shafts
@KBSShafts A new record for KBS Golf Shafts last week! 37 players at the //Web.com Tour's Chiquita Classic!
Elena Robles
@lanigolf3 @BriVega and I rocking our @pukkainc custom hats at the @suncoastseries event at Reunion, we tied for 5th :-) //pic.twitter.com/L6oXOloX
SeeMore Putters
@SeeMorePutters Sweden Golf Show presently going on! Great Display. //pinterest.com/pin/14777504998645944/
Brian Gay
@BrianGayPGA New outfit from @SLIGOWEAR Fall 12! #atomicorange //lockerz.com/s/250238339
John Letters Golf
@JohnLettersGolf Special edition USA Master Model heads painted and stamped ready for custom assembly. //pic.twitter.com/EFws6aF9
Dale Marmion
@DaleMarmion My new golf kicks @adidasgolf @TaylorMadeTour //twitpic.com/b0zv3d
OCTOBER 3
TaylorMade Golf
@TaylorMadeGolf ATV! Awesome bag. Love the pic! RT @oswaldootero @TaylorMadeGolf what is in my bag. Got new ATV wedges and loving them //instagr.am/p/QV_scaK4DL/
Vokey Wedges
@VokeyWedges Behind the scenes...#DaVoke and Eddie hand polishing a brass master. #craftsmanship //pic.twitter.com/K3tLA9CP
@VokeyWedges Voke measuring part volumes of the brass masters. This one came out right. //pic.twitter.com/GHY4cjsV
Briana Vega
@BriVega How awesome is this for marking my Titleist?? David drew it on there! So cute! //pic.twitter.com/vgczV9FC
KBS Golf Shafts
@KBSShafts A new record for KBS Golf Shafts last week! 37 players in full sets at the //Web.com Tour's Chiquita Classic!!
Shasta Averyhardt
@IamSAveryhardt You like that?! I know I do... //instagr.am/p/QVPv3juwnc/
Callaway Golf
@CallawayGolf Apples are red, violets are blue. Which Callaway Pro do these belong to? //instagr.am/p/QVbTe9l7DG/
Titleist
@Titleist A peek inside @stallingsgolf's locker in Vegas. We see some white boxes ready for testing. #TeamTitleist //instagr.am/p/QVYbk5vmQS/
SeeMore Putters
@SeeMorePutters Go Greg Great job RT @jwgolfstop: "@SeeMorePutters our first sale! Greg will have a #SeeMoreSPi FGP in his bag now! //pic.twitter.com/W63tnhRJ"
Ping Golf
@PingTour In preparation for the week ahead at the @jtshrinersopen, PING Pro @heathslocum spent time working on his Anser hybrid //pic.twitter.com/nIZuSNPD
Ping Tour Europe
@PINGTourEurope Working on the range with Havret... we are trying a new shaft in his #G20driver //ow.ly/i/ZocO //ow.ly/i/ZofP
@PINGTourEurope RT @petermyers: We now have demo clubs of the new @PINGTourEurope TOUR WEDGES #gorge #itsallabouttheshortgame... //fb.me/KGJidPO6
Michael Johnson
@PirettiGolf German Stainless Potenza II. Nice stamping too! //pic.twitter.com/rq48hZFa
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour Andrew Strauss working hard with his #spidervision putter, but really missing @MichaelVaughan #dancingbeforegolf //pic.twitter.com/vr0xdT0C
@TaylorMadeTour Spidey on the TaylorMade Tour truck looking after the Ghost Spider S putters! #spidervision //pic.twitter.com/Ndwg8YqP
@TaylorMadeTour Peter Hanson shows them how it's done with the new Ghost Spider S putter #spidervision //pic.twitter.com/RZmcFsWV
@TaylorMadeTour Peter Hanson tells us all about the Ghost Spider S putter on set today #behindthescenes //pic.twitter.com/DsVrP5Bc
John Letters Golf
@JohnLettersGolf Special Ryder Cup edition Dynamic Gold Tour Issue shafts. Watch out for some exciting JL news regarding these. //pic.twitter.com/dVECCn1r
Nike Golf Europe
@NikeGolfEU Euro Tour tech @cozypete making loft adjustments to @CA_Schwartzel VR Pro Ltd 5 wood #Dunhilllinks //pic.twitter.com/y3G42KkA
TaylorMade Golf Asia
@TaylorMadeAsia Check out the new Ghost Spider S currently used by - Jason Day, Rory Sabbatini, Pat Perez & Peter Hanson to name a few //pic.twitter.com/ZH8YGWCZ
OCTOBER 2
Harry Arnett (Callaway)
@Callaway_HarryA Just stood behind a Tour player pick up dramatic gains in performance w/our new driver vs his gamer. Not our staff player..yet #fiveyearwar
Callaway Golf
@CallawayGolf Fresh new grooves for @TwoGlovesGolf. #Beauties //instagr.am/p/QSuBTNF7K9/
@CallawayGolf RAZR X MB's built to specs for new player testing today. (Sorry, we can't show you his initials...yet.) //instagr.am/p/QSjD0yF7EO/
@CallawayGolf Look who's back! Freddie Jacobson on the Tour Trailer making a couple club adjustments before the @jtshrinersopen. //instagr.am/p/QShq2QF7Dc/
Jane Park
@TheJanePark How cool is this?! Came home and found a nice surprise from Ping. Thanks guys! @pingtour //pic.twitter.com/Dgcu2xsQ
Straight Down
@StraightDown love seeing our winter/spring 2013 samples. getting ready for their closeup #polos #pullovers #holidays //pic.twitter.com/CpLZBTXg
Kim Welch
@MissKimWelch How excited am I to get these in a few days?!? #Amazing #Lucky “@EDELgolf: @MissKimWelch now go "Get Some"! //pic.twitter.com/9GEDfjm1”
TaylorMade Golf
@TaylorMadeGolf TaylorMade Staffer @harmanbrian spent time this afternoon at the JT Shriners Open testing the new Ghost Spider S belly //instagr.am/p/QS3JfSSOy2/
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour Look who we found on the 18th at St Andrews with his Ghost Spider S! #spidervision //pic.twitter.com/F1XMtxND
@TaylorMadeTour This is so cool... #peterhanson #teameurope //pic.twitter.com/mkSuti6p
@TaylorMadeTour Jamie Redknapp at the 17th with his Spider S ghost putter. #standrews #spidervision //pic.twitter.com/Y1luduey
@TaylorMadeTour Look at the bag Peter Hanson will use this week at the #dunhilllinks #spidervision //pic.twitter.com/a6GQOCet
Charlie Tour (TaylorMade)
@CharlieTour First Look: Sean O'Hair testing some new @TaylorMadeGolf prototype irons with special camouflage badging in Las Vegas //pic.twitter.com/kSHpSy3j
@CharlieTour Another close look at Sean O'Hair on the range in Vegas with the secret badging on new @TaylorMadeGolf prototype irons //pic.twitter.com/0Sg4oDfg
Brittany Lincicome
@Brittany1golf “@Meredith_Duncan: Channeling my inner long ballerness today //pic.twitter.com/ddkDeOAH” Awesome :-)
Meredith Duncan
@Meredith_Duncan Love my new foot joys. //pic.twitter.com/fnPmI3Il
Odyssey Golf
@odysseygolf Freddie Jacobson dropping putts @jtshrinersopen after Odyssey Rep Johnny Thompson made a few tweaks to his PT iX #4 HT. //pic.twitter.com/zJU6aRWH
Kirby Dreher
@kirbydreher Thank you @ClubGloveUSA !! #neededthissobad #ready2travel //pic.twitter.com/5ZXWoLq4
Michael Johnson
@PirettiGolf 350 gram German Stainless in the making. //pic.twitter.com/bTl5v6ZO
Kyle Thompson
@KyleThompsonPGA Just hit the new @Titleist AP2 irons. You Titleist lovers are in for treat! Solid!! //pic.twitter.com/ihjfqpzz
Mizuno Golf
@Golf_Mizuno Charles Howell III's new JPX-825 Tour Caps ready to ship out. He's loving his JPX-825 Pro irons //bit.ly/Wf8DE6 //pic.twitter.com/uRwDdt3x
Chris Hanson
@Hansonprogolf Had a little whirl with new @MizunoGolf_News wedges today!!! #lovely
Fujikura Composites
@FujikuraOnTour Jason B with Blur Trackman. Ball speed up to 168. #shriners //pic.twitter.com/Ja6Tvgyy
G/Fore
@getgfore The Euro glove is now available on //g-fore.com. Pick up your winning Ryder Cup glove today! //fb.me/1k3FujOyT
Loudmouth Golf
@LoudMouthGolf Loudmouth introduces windshirts! Available in 20+ colors/patterns and 4 styles. //bit.ly/lmgwindshirt //pic.twitter.com/XOAmXFwB
Mikko Ilonen
@MikkoIlonen All new irons in da bag this week, sweet! @CallawayGolfEU @clevelandgolf //pic.twitter.com/4oNzkzzr
@MikkoIlonen The @clevelandgolf wedges in my bag are 47, 51, 55 and 59 degrees. Sometimes 1 sits out. Sometimes I play all 4 of them.
Nike Golf Europe
@NikeGolfEU Building a couple of #VR_S 5 woods on Euro Tour truck for @CA_Schwartzel to test out at #Dunhilllinks //pic.twitter.com/MB4D51v7
@NikeGolfEU A bag full of VR_S weapons for Nike ambassador @BeefyBotham to use this week #Dunhilllinks //pic.twitter.com/VWM9RPy6
Titleist Europe
@TitleistEurope Peter O'Malley works with Phil to test some 913F fairways on the range at St Andrews //pic.twitter.com/txJX3QQc
OCTOBER 1
Titleist
@Titleist Spotted on Tour: New Pro V1 & Pro V1x prototypes hit the scene in Vegas. #TeamTitleist //instagr.am/p/QQLq7TPmd4/
Titleist Europe
@TitleistEurope Titleist 913 fairway wood and hybrid launch @dunhilllinks box of goodies hey //pic.twitter.com/v3RpA3Ur
Titleist Europe
@TitleistEurope ambassador James Kingston is the first to be fitted for 913F on @European_Tour in St Andrews //pic.twitter.com/Aafj8VXW
@TitleistEurope Austrian ski legend Franz Klammer getting some clubs regripped on the @TitleistEurope tour truck in St Andrews //pic.twitter.com/8G5mwOxJ
@TitleistEurope Check out George Coetzee's new @ScottyCameron Fastback! #sweet //pic.twitter.com/7u2rmeJG
Pukka
@pukkainc Pukka Ryder Cup cap. Great looking cap! //pic.twitter.com/DmOAzsT9
@pukkainc A couple adorable girls in Pukka Ryder Cup caps. :) #BeOriginal //pic.twitter.com/ckJUnPHC
FootJoy Europe
@FootJoyEurope Plenty of FJ's on offer this week for the players up at the Dunhill Links including @Tanogoya & @joostluiten //pic.twitter.com/ElEJFAYf
@FootJoyEurope “@DaniellaFreeman: @FootJoyEurope dream shoes xxx //pic.twitter.com/v6AV5Vzu” Very tasty!
Charlie Tour (TaylorMade)
@CharlieTour TaylorMade's Ghost Spider S putter is out. FYI: The shape everyone is playing on Tour (Day, Hanson) is the short slant. //pic.twitter.com/C9nHY49S
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour Glad we love spiders!! #spidervision //pic.twitter.com/g0BVbxqC
@TaylorMadeTour Infestation of spiders on the putting green at St Andrews #spidervision //pic.twitter.com/8enQqsMR
@TaylorMadeTour #SPIDERVISION Look out the Ghost Spider S putters have crawled their way to St Andrews this week! //pic.twitter.com/IN9krxGD
@TaylorMadeTour Ghost Spider S putter taking over @NBsStAndrews //pic.twitter.com/85at32XQ
@TaylorMadeTour Curious about the Ghost Spider S? Be sure and check out photos of the new putter, from every angle //on.fb.me/O0wp5D #SpiderVision
Hunter Mahan
@HunterMahan “@lijrm97: My new @PingTour flat bill hat, just like @huntermahan! //instagr.am/p/QQbiqDm2Nv/” sweet!!!
Kartel & G-Mac
@Kartel_Clothing $70 Bittern is one of our Autumn winter styles in the colour violet. //pinterest.com/pin/424182858622509373/
Mizuno Golf Europe
@MizunoGolf_News New 'Luke Donald' codename iron helps @LukeDonald to a perfect 3 Ryder Cup wins in 3 appearances. Full story... //goo.gl/fpFdY