Golf Digest Best New Courses in Abeyance
The announcement Golf Digest decided to put off at least until next year the previously annual beauty contest naming the Best New Courses came as no surprise but it certainly is a commentary on the state of the golf. The stats are not pretty with just 42 new courses opening in the U. S. from June 2009 to June 2010 and with the majority of new course construction having been tied to the residential real estate boom, when that went bust new golf courses did also.
SKLZ Hinged Putter
SKLZ which makes a lot of training aids for not just golf but other sports as well has developed an improved Refiner Hinged Training Putter with an Anser style head and a two way adjustable hinge. The idea is that putting stoke flaws will cause the hinge to breakdown giving instant feedback when a poor stroke is made.
Cobra ZL Driver – white as a ghost
Ian Poulter created a bit of a stir last week at the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai using a Cobra driver with an all white head and now Cobra (just in time for Christmas) is producing one for the rest of us. Only 500 of the Limited Edition ZL Driver are to be made for sales around the world so the chances of your local muni having a selection in stock, even at the MSRP of $625, are somewhere between slim and none.
Ping forged iron?
Most people don’t realize it but Ping Golf founder Karsten Solheim experimented with forged irons before settling on the cast iron design making him, his company and family a lot of money and a top shelf reputation. So 40 years later after a beta introduction in Japan (club makers know the Japanese love to be early adopters) the forged Anser iron is now available. An offset head, tungsten sole and machined face and grooves are featured in the design. Ping Anser 3-PW irons with stock steel Project X shafts carry a MSRP of $190 per club and are in stores now.
Most popular course name
The National Golf Foundation database of U.S. golf courses produced the statistic; the most popular course name (including ties and excluding The, Golf Course, Country Club, etc.) is Rolling Hills with 33 having that name. You now have ammunition for that after-round showdown but just to ensure you can come out on top the next three on the list are: Riverside (30), Hillcrest (29) and three at 24, Lakeside, Meadowbrook and Lakeview.
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