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Ping Tour News 11 10 14 NOVEMBER 10, 2014 ith Bubba Golf on full display, just-turned 36-year-old PING WPro Bubba Watson THRILL thrilled record crowds at the WGC-HSBC Champions to MASTER. earn his first international title and move to #3 in the world. An eagle on the par-5 final hole – thanks to a holed 60-foot bunker shot with a PING prototype wedge – landed Bubba in a two-man WATSON’S 3RD VICTORY OF THE playoff, which he won by CALENDAR YEAR MADE HIM THE sinking a 20-foot putt. HIGHEST-RANKED AMERICAN “You always joke about PLAYER AT #3 IN THE WORLD. holing it,” he said of the continued on next page PROTOTYPE WEDGES CARVING FOOTHOLD ntroduced to PGA Tour pros version to hole a 60-foot at the Frys.com Open in bunker shot for eagle on early October, PING’s new the 72nd hole, sending him Iprototype wedges quickly to a playoff, which he won. found homes in the bags of Watson relied on three numerous players in the U.S. prototypes in China. and Europe. Billy Horschel, Hunter Buzz among the pros has Mahan, Louis Oosthuizen and been extremely positive. Miguel Ángel Jiménez are The rest of the golf world among more than a dozen saw how well the prototypes PING staff players who have perform on Sunday as Bubba been carrying one or more of BUBBA’S BAG IN CHINA HAD Watson used a 60-degree the new wedges. THREE PROTOTYPE WEDGES. PHOTO: GOLFWRX PHOTO: PGA TOUR SHOT OF THE WEEK ANGEL CABRERA OHL CLASSIC AT MAYAKOBA El Camaleón GC Playa del Carmen, Mexico Nov. 13-16 PING PROS in the field: Angel Cabrera Jason Gore Luke Guthrie David Lingmerth Proving that distance alone doesn’t define his game, Bubba Watson displayed some timely short-game magic with Alex Prugh Heath Slocum an unforgettable shot from the bunker on the 72nd hole at the WGC-HSBC Champions on Sunday. In the greenside Daniel Summerhays bunker in 2 on the par 5, he took aim with a PING prototype wedge and blasted out. The rest is Bubba history. Mark Wilson Watch the drama unfold by clicking here. LPGA BUBBA WATSON AZAHARA WHAT’S IN THE BAG MUÑOZ DRIVER G30, 9º@8.25º, Grafalloy Bi-Matrix-X, tipped 0.5 , 44.5 , D4 DISTANCE CHAMP FAIRWAY WOOD LORENA OCHOA WATSON’S G25, 16.5º@15º, Tour Spec INVITATIONAL 8.2-X, tipped 1.5 , 42 , D3 Club de Golf México G30 DRIVER. Mexico City, Mexico Nov. 13-16 IRONS continued from page 1 S55, PING PROS in the field: TH 3-PW, Pernilla Lindberg WATSON EARNS 7 CAREER WIN True Caroline Masson bunker shot on the 72nd the longest drive of the Temper Azahara Muñoz Dynamic Angela Stanford hole. “And then it actually week at 337 yards. went in. I didn’t know how He said his seventh Gold X100, to react and so I just kind career title was especially +0.5 , D4 EUROPEAN of screamed, and I lost my meaningful. “Being able to WEDGES voice a little bit. It was one win outside the U.S., I just TURKISH AIRLINES OPEN Prototype 52SSº@51.5º, The Montgomerie Maxx Royal of those shots, a one-in-a- want to be able to travel 56º[email protected]º, Antalya, Turkey lifetime kind of shot. And and still perform at a high 60º[email protected]º, Nov. 13-16 so it was pretty neat.” level. So for me to win out TT DG X100, +0.5 , D5, D6, D0 PING PROS in the field: Watson also awed the here, this is very big.” Matthew Baldwin galleries with his G30 driver, He tees it up this week PUTTER Alejandro Cañizares leading the field in average on the Japan Golf Tour at Anser Milled 1, 34.5 , 3º loft, Miguel Ángel Jiménez driving distance at 315 the Mitsui Sumitomo Visa PP58 Midsize Grey +2 wraps Julien Quesne, Andy Sullivan Lee Westwood yards, 11 yards longer than Taiheiyo Masters. anyone else. He launched .
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