NEWS
A week's worth of tweets, October 24-30, 2011
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 24-30, featuring Luke Donald, Natalie Gulbis, Keegan Bradley and more:
OCTOBER 30
Adam Hadwin
@ahadwingolf Want more distance?Pick yourself up one of these.#numbersdontlie #winnersplaycallaway @CallawayGolf //yfrog.com/nz31qgjj
Vokey Wedges
@VokeyWedges Double win for Vokey Wedges! Congrats @bovanpelt and @McIlroyRory for your victories in KL and Shanghai! #YearofDaVoke
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour Awesome two weeks Sergio! Great back-to-back wins for R11, MBs, Penta & adidas. And great finish for all TM staffers at Valderrama too.
@TaylorMadeTour Garcia WITB: R11 9.0 driver with Aldila RIP 90 X shaft, Burner SF 2.0 Fairways 15 & 18 degrees both with Aldila RIP 90 X, TP MB irons 3-PW..
@TaylorMadeTour Garcia WITB cont'd: XFT wedges 50 & 58 degrees, Ghost Maranello 8-01 putter, Penta TP ball #22, adidas apparel & adidas TOUR360 ATV shoes...
Simon Wilson
@pgatourshaftrep "@SrixonGolf: “@CGSrixonTour: Cleveland/Srixon just graduated 8 staffers to the PGATOUR. Including 7 of the Top 12! #TrueTemper
@pgatourshaftrep @TitleistEurope @McIlroyRory Must have been those new PX 7.0 shafts! Well done Rors!
@pgatourshaftrep Project X dominate again the week! Well played @McIlroyRory and @TheSergioGarcia on yours wins this week #rydercuppartners?
Natalie Gulbis
@natalie_gulbis In the Taylormade putting studio //twitpic.com/788vkt
@natalie_gulbis Checking the stats in the TM putting lab //twitpic.com/788vqo
OCTOBER 29
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour Happy Hallowe'en! Get in the spirit and go buy yourself a Ghost putter! Working very nicely for Sergio so far! pic.twitter.com/0itK7o7z
@TaylorMadeTour “@Texasfreedom: @TaylorMadeTour Got Mine!!! twitpic.com/77q8g7” Happy Halloween!!!
OCTOBER 28
FootJoy
@FootJoy Awesome! Thnx! RT @lnix4golf: @FootJoy Local junior golfer giving you props with his pumpkin carving. Happy Halloween. yfrog.com/h7ivczepj
SMS Inc.
@SMSInc_On_Tour Long/belly putter usage was 5.7% for the first 34 events of the 2011 European Tour season. The average for events 35-39 is 12.5%.
Cleveland Srixon Tour
@CGSrixonTour Jeff Overton shoots course record 62 with his #588Forged irons & wedges to share the lead at CIMB Asia Pacific Classic ow.ly/1fmgtf
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour With the cold weather fast approaching keep warm playing golf with a TaylorMade Tour beanie or R11 beanie...... fb.me/15WJdCecU
Steve Wheatcroft
@wheatiePGA If anyone is looking to make a movie about a demon-possessed golf club, I have a 4-iron that would be perfect for the starring role. #hateit
OCTOBER 27
Nike Golf
@nikegolf Next step in building @TigerWoods’ back up VR Pro Blades….Mike Taylor grinding on the raw forgings //twitpic.com/76l298
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour Andalucia Masters Brand Counts: TaylorMade/adidas #1 Driver, #1 Fairway, #1 Hybrid, #1 Iron, #2 Wedge, #2 Ball, #2 Footwear, #3 Putter #nice
SMS Inc.
@SMSInc_On_Tour 7.3% of players at the Andalucia Masters used a long putter and 6.3% used a belly putter.
Whitlam Golf
@WhitlamGolfUSA Putter I did for one if my friends //twitpic.com/76q97g //twitpic.com/76q97h //twitpic.com/76q98f
Lucy Williams
@lucywgolf Good visit to @TaylorMadeTour this afternoon :) going straight to the range to hit #burner + #r11 EXCITED!
Kendall Dye
@Kendall_Dye Belly putter? Shall I?
Odyssey Golf
@odysseygolf The PGA Tour Player of the Month for October uses an @odysseygolf White Hot XG #7H Putter on Tour.
FootJoy
@FootJoy Always a sad day when you move the clubs from the trunk to the house. Any golf in the next 5 months is a bonus!
OCTOBER 26
Nike Golf
@nikegolf Nike athletes 20XI staff bags packed with hot new gear ready to tee it up @ EPGA Andalucia Masters //yfrog.com/oc7b5vj
@nikegolf Ever wondered what the inside of your Nike driver looks like? This machine at The Oven shows u an inside view twitpic.com/7660fs
Chris Thornton, PGA
@christhegolfpro Best hour of driver practice I've ever had. Very pleased with R11 TP. :) #Taylormade
Cleveland Srixon Tour
@CGSrixonTour .@NationwideTour staffer @TravisHampshire employing new strategy w/ his 3wd this week. #findcenter yfrog.com/h7gpjxrj
Hal Jacobs, PGA
@HalJacobsPGA Just looked at mizuno line for next year, nice looking stuff. Anyone hit wedges with the spinner shafts?
Vokey Wedges
@VokeyWedges Working on a little laser etching today...In Voke We Trust! #VokeyNation yfrog.com/gzfzivbj
Titleist on Tour
@TitleistonTour It's like the last day of school for @NationwideTour reps. Packing the @Titleist clubs, heading back to CA. pic.twitter.com/qkI3wc8V
Becky Morgan
@BJMgolf Looks like I'm going to have to wear my golf shoes today! That's gonna kill my outfit ;) //yfrog.com/g03kmgrj
Whitlam Golf
@WhitlamGolfUSA Painted in 2-tone for one of our players twitpic.com/7669nj twitpic.com/7669nr
@WhitlamGolfUSA Who like colored ferrules? twitpic.com/768pfo twitpic.com/768pfi
Luke Donald
@LukeDonald RT @iJamesMacDonald @LukeDonald what wedge degrees do you use ? MP T11 54 and 60, MP62 48 deg wedge
Jones Golf Bags
@JonesGolfBags A little bit of co-branding with @Carnahangolf Can't wait for these! lockerz.com/s/150537051
OCTOBER 25
Simon Wilson
@pgatourshaftrep As soon as I get rid of my belly, I'm getting a Belly Putter!
Ping Golf
@PingTour This morning we spent some time working through PING Pro Miguel Jimenez's bag and re-gripping his entire set. #G20 #S56 //pic.twitter.com/t4QsfRgW
Graham DeLaet
@GrahamDeLaet Weather now turning in Boise. Sporting the #Riders toque at the course. Noone knows who they are, but they all love it! //twitpic.com/75qhoq
Nike Golf
@nikegolf Nike's @jimbogolf1 discusses his new VR Pro Ltd driver "Its given me an extra 18yds,I love it" //yfrog.com/odp2lqj
@nikegolf New VR Pro Limited Edition 9.5 X driver being built today at The Oven for @MarshallFaulk //twitpic.com/75o90d
@nikegolf Stamping Carl Pettersson's VR Pro Combos...he's trying out AeroTech shafts in 7-PW //twitpic.com/75pkap //twitpic.com/75pke8
@nikegolf RT @GOLFcom_Dusek: Here's a custom putter Method prototype for John Cook, a Buckeye fan. Ohio State shaft & grip //twitter.com/GOLFcom_Dusek/status/128869026297413633/photo/1
Chris Wilson
@TheRealCWilson Out working with my new @ClevelandGolf 588 wedges, hands down best wedge I've ever had.
Odyssey Golf
@odysseygolf The PGA of America Player of the Year went 483 holes in competition without a 3-putt while using an @odysseygolf White Hot XG #7H Putter.
@odysseygolf @odysseygolf leads all putter manufacturers with 62 wins across the major worldwide tours this year.
Natalie Gulbis
@natalie_gulbis The new Winn Gris Dri-Tac //twitpic.com/75mj2s
Titleist on Tour
@TitleistonTour Feel like a nature photog; stalking the elusive 2iron. An AP2 712 among @mtf_3 (Flores') blended set. @NationwideTour //twitter.com/TitleistonTour/status/128843860364374016/photo/1
@TitleistonTour Martin Flores plays all our irons. Literally. @mtf_3 has AP2 2iron, CB712 4-6; MB712 7-9; & 4 @VokeyWedges. //twitter.com/TitleistonTour/status/128845030868779009/photo/1
Titleist Europe
@TitleistEurope Staffer Rafa Cabrera-Bello checks out the new grip on his @ScottyCameron putter! It passed QC! //pic.twitter.com/NlvbdjQY
@TitleistEurope Take a peek under the hood of the new @TitleistEurope 712 Series AP irons on #TeamTitleist with Chris McGinley //www.titleist.co.uk/teamtitleist/gb/b/blog/archive/2011/10/25/under-the-hood-of-the-new-titleist-ap-irons.aspx
Billy Horschel
@BillyHo_Golf Never seen so many pull carts at a tournament before. Not even a Women's event. Be more manly guys. #1ststageQschool
Mizuno Golf Europe
@MizunoGolf_News The new MP-650 woods have just hit our players bags. First pics from the European Tour workshop. //goo.gl/p9oYE
Keegan Bradley
@Keegan_Bradley You better sign my nephew now @ClevelandGolf while he's still cheap. Having a great time in China. Course is tough! //twitter.com/Keegan_Bradley/status/128691912868765696/photo/1
Callaway Golf Europe
@CallawayTourSpy @odysseygolf putters lined up on the green - looking for 16th win this year on the EPGA Tour #No1PutterInGolf //twitter.com/CallawayTourSpy/status/128729900160000001/photo/1
@CallawayTourSpy New wedge anyone? The new Forged wedges waiting to be unwrapped and tested //twitpic.com/75hxuo
@CallawayTourSpy Nice Spanish-themed paint job on Alvaro's Callaway X-Forged 58º-10 wedge //twitpic.com/75hh0d
OCTOBER 24
Cleveland Srixon Tour
@CGSrixonTour “@TheRealCWilson: Huge thanks to @CGSrixonTour for my new custom 588 wedges! pic.twitter.com/jCLBTJN4”
Ryan Palmer
@RyanPalmerPGA At the CIMB in malaysia this week. 48 man field. Good week at disney. Switched putter for 1st time in 2 years. New ghost putter. Rollin
Odyssey Golf
@odysseygolf World No. 1 wins PGA Tour event, Vardon Trophy, PGA of America Player of the year with @odysseygolf White Hot Putter: bit.ly/rXepcq
@odysseygolf The player who led the PGA Tour in Strokes Gained - Putting and 3-Putt Avoidance is using an @odysseygolf putter in competition.
Ian Poulter
@IanJamesPoulter New bag of @cobragolf ready for some action at shanghai masters off to the range. #TwitPict twitpic.com/75cki8
adidas Golf
@adidasGolfUS Here is the shirt Sergio wore on Sunday at the Castello Masters fb.me/1hpDkXLXo
Nicole Noelle Smith
@NicoleSmithGolf Off to go visit @ClevelandGolf. Getting my clubs in order for finals and So excited, love visiting headquarters!
Nike Golf
@nikegolf Grinding away today...New Method putters in the works at The Oven twitpic.com/75bxqz
Vokey Wedges
@VokeyWedges Vokey Wedges finished the 2011 PGA Tour season with 23 wins, 1 Major, 1 Fedex Cup, and #1 on Tour 45 straight weeks. Not bad! #YearofDaVoke
Ping Golf
@PingTour Congratulations to PING Pro Shiho Oyama on claiming victory after a dramatic playoff at the JLPGA Masters GC Ladies! //twitter.com/PingTour/status/128509303077339136/photo/1
Travis Mathew Apparel
@TRAVISMATHEW everyone see @kevin_chappell rocking the Pepper Blk and the Limited Edition Gold Icon Belt yesterday? check it out here //bit.ly/r8BMyH
Wilson Golf
@WilsonGolf Check out new @Wilsongolf DXi Superlight Driver weighing in at only 270g! Lightest driver on the market! twitpic.com/75au8s
Cleveland Srixon Tour
@CGSrixonTour The @ClevelandGolf Tour Trailer...where $108k checks just hang out! //yfrog.com/nuo2adnj
Callaway Golf Europe
@CallawayTourSpy Danny Willett's bag, with his new 52º Callaway Forged wedge (Dark Chrome finish) //twitpic.com/7555tv
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour TaylorMade drivers have been used in 48 victories worldwide this year; more than any other brand.
@TaylorMadeTour R11 driver responsible for 11 shot victory in Spain & helping world #1 to top PGA Tour money list. #1DriverinGolf
@TaylorMadeTour Sergio WITB: R11 9.0 driver, Burner SF 2.0 fairways 15 & 19, TP MB irons, xFT ZTP wedges 50 & 58, Penta TP ball, adidas TOUR360 ATV footwear