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Cobra Puma Golf Celebrates Rickie Fowler’s First PGA Tour Win with the ‘Sweet Juicy Victory Sweepstakes’

by James on May 9, 2012 in Contests, Cobra with No comments

Rickie Fowler took home his first PGA title at the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow this past weekend. To celebrate, our good friends at Cobra Puma Golf are putting on a little contest I’m sure you won’t want to miss.

In celebration of the win, Cobra Puma Golf is holding what they are calling their ‘Sweet Juicy Victory Sweepstakes’. That’s quite the mouthful, isn’t it?

The details? Well, 1 winner will take home a solid prize. They will get a PUMA Golf polo all framed up and signed by Fowler himself. PLUS, they’ll get an AMP driver.

Entering the sweepstakes is simple, and is available to both US and Canadian residents. The links are below… all you need to do is enter your name, email, handicap, stuff like that. Easy.

Sweepstakes links:

Way to go, Rickie!

Trump National to Host 2017 U.S. Women’s Open

by Annie Latham on May 2, 2012 in News with No comments

According to Bradley S. Klein of Golfweek, U.S. Golf Association has awarded the 2017 U.S. Women’s Open to Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.

Designed by award winning architects Tom Fazio and Tom Fazio II, the Old Course at Trump National is rated among the Top 100 Golf Courses in the World.
The 2017 U.S. Women’s Open will be the first professional national championship held on a Trump-owned and -developed golf course.

This year, the Open will be held at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin. Described as one of Pete Dye’s crowning achievements, Blackwolf Run is a blend of beauty and peril — combining cozy meadows and rolling streams with deep valleys and charging ravines.

Point of Note: The U.S. Women’s Open is Not LPGA TOUR co-sponsored. This event began in 1946 and is the longest-running event currently on the LPGA Tour. It is one of the LPGA’s four major championships.

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Donald Trump to buy the Doral Golf Resort for $170 million

by Annie Latham on October 14, 2011 in News with 1 Comment

Developer and reality TV personality Donald Trump has agreed to buy the Doral Golf Resort & Spa for $170 million. The sale includes four of the resort’s five championship golf courses:

  • The TPC Blue Monster at Doral
  • The Gold Course
  • The Red Course
  • The McLean Course

The Great White course is not part of the deal.

The Blue Monster is the most well-known of the resort’s courses. It played host to the Doral Open on the PGA Tour from 1962 to 2006. Since 2007 the WGC-Cadillac Championship has made its home at the Blue Monster after having previously been played at various courses around the world. In 2009, the Blue Monster joined the PGA Tour’s Tournament Players Club network of courses and rebranded as the TPC Blue Monster at Doral.

A source with knowledge of the plans said the Trump Organization will invest at least $150 million in upgrades to the nearly 50-year-old hotel, which went into bankruptcy protection earlier this year.

Hedge fund Paulson & Co. and Winthrop Realty Trust foreclosed on five resorts, including Doral, in January, and put them into Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February.

The agreement with Trump will be filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York next week and there still will be an auction for the Doral resort to seek better offers. There aren’t any other bidders so far, according to Winthrop CEO Michael Ashner.

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Source: The Palm Beach Post

 

Sun Mountain Chosen to Outfit the U.S. Presidents Cup Team

by Annie Latham on October 6, 2011 in News, Style & Fashion with No comments

Sun Mountain just announced that for the second consecutive time the company has been chosen as the “Official Outerwear Provider for The Presidents Cup United States Team.” The 2011 U.S. Team will be outfitted in custom-designed rain jackets and pants based upon a new line of Sun Mountain rain gear incorporating a breakthrough stretchable woven fabric.

Sun Mountain worked with the U.S Team to design custom outerwear that offers protection from wind and rain while remaining breathable, and stretching enough to allow a free golf swing. The resulting Sun Mountain rain gear is constructed from an advanced, new four-way stretch woven fabric with a fully waterproof/breathable laminate and durable water repellent finish.

Current outerwear offering

Their spokesperson said pictures of The Presidents Cup outfits aren’t available at this time.

The players’ outerwear for The Presidents Cup 2011 will include: a full-zip rain jacket, long sleeve rain pullover, short sleeve rain pullover, rain pants, long sleeve wind pullover, short sleeve wind pullover and bucket hat. Caddies’ outerwear will include: long sleeve rain pullover, short sleeve rain pullover, long sleeve wind pullover and bucket hat. Players’ significant others will have options to include: full-zip rain jacket, rain pants, fleece jacket, thermal vest and bucket hat.

he Presidents Cup 2011 will be held November 15-20 at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, pitting the U.S. Team, led by Fred Couples, against the International Team, captained by Greg Norman.

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Urban Golf Challenge Features Ryder Cup Captains

by Annie Latham on October 3, 2011 in News, Urban Golf with No comments

To celebrate the “year out” mark for the 2012 Ryder Cup which is taking place at the Medinah Country Club, team captains Davis Love III and José María Olazábal took part in a one-of-a-kind event, the ‘Ryder Cup Captains’ Charity Golf Shot’ in downtown Chicago.

Both captains attempted three 220 yard shots over Michigan Avenue, from the 16th floor terrace of the Trump International Hotel & Tower onto a green floating on the Chicago River.

The City of Chicago raised the bascule-style bridge during the event, allowing the Captains a clear line of sight to the green. Olazábal described the day as a “whirlwind”, after finding success hitting the green in the typically windy Chicago conditions.

You can watch it here.

And there’s more. Apparently both captains had an opportunity to throw out the first pitch at a White Sox game (They were playing the Toronto Blue Jays). Jose Maria had never played or thrown a baseball in his life.

Davis Love III describes the experience here in his Captain’s blog.

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Crowne Plaza Unveils “Get a Better Game” Promo…

by Annie Latham on September 26, 2011 in News, Manufacturers, Nike Golf with 1 Comment

Guests at IHG’s Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts can earn Nike golf equipment and a chance to perfect their swing with PGA golfer Stewart Cink ) via the “Get a Better Game” stay-and-earn promotion.

Through Dec. 31, guests who register for the promotion and stay at Crowne Plaza Hotels in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Latin America can earn gear. In addition, the first registered guest who stays 50 nights during the promotional period will play in the Pro Am at the 2012 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas with Cink.

To register for the Crowne Plaza “Get a Better Game” promotion, visit www.crowneplaza.com/getgame.  You can also find more about this on Crown Plaza’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/crowneplaza) which will some exclusive content from Golf Digest and provide a place where fans can share their own tips for getting a better game.

Nike Golf equipment  – How to Earn:

  • Stay 2 nights, and get a sleeve of Nike 20XI golf balls
  • Stay 5 nights, and get a dozen Nike 20XI golf balls
  • Stay 10 nights, and get Nike V Rev Wedge
  • Stay 15 nights, and get Nike Mach Speed FW
  • Stay 20 nights, and get Nike Mach Speed Black Driver
  • Stay 30+ nights, and get Nike Mach Speed Irons

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Golden Bear Aims to Speed up the Game…

by Annie Latham on September 3, 2011 in News, Courses with No comments

This Labor Day weekend, the Golden Bear (Jack Nicklaus) is experimenting with fun and innovative options in golf at one of the world’s most prestigious clubs, Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. Specifically, Muirfield Village will be hosting two separate 12-hole tournaments, during which golfers will be encouraged to play one tee up from where they normally play, the hole will be almost doubled in size (8-inch diameter versus the standard 4.25-inches), and participants will be penalized for slow play.

Imagine a Super-Sized hole

“I love the game of golf and believe we have a unique opportunity right now to grow our sport,” Nicklaus said. “But we all have to recognize that the game in our country has been stagnant for a number of years, and actually has lost a significant number of golfers—close to four million in the last five years, according to the National Golf Foundation. The numbers of female and junior golfers—two segments that once represented a large percentage of the new people coming into the game—have dropped 23 and 35 percent, respectively, over the last five years. Many say the game is too hard and others say the game takes too long.

“I think the game is a great game and in no way am I trying to change it. There are few bigger traditionalists than me, but I realize we need to start thinking out of the box. So I ask all the traditionalists to be tolerant while we try something new, something fun to hopefully help us grow the game. It’s too important for us not to try. With so many sports and activities fighting for the time and attention of families, we need to think of ways to make our game more attractive and thus more inviting, especially to children and young adults. Perhaps what Muirfield Village is trying over Labor Day can help open a few eyes and a few minds.”

The makeup of the 12-hole course comprises holes 1, 2, 5 through 13 and 14 on the familiar track.

For his Labor Day experiment, the Sunday round with be a 12-hole better-ball tournament and Monday will feature another 12-hole event, this time it will be stroke play. Both rounds will feature the 8-inch holes instead of the standard 4.25 inch that is the standard. In an effort to keep the pace as fast as possible, all groups must finish in two-and-a-half hours or they will be penalized a stroke for every five minutes over the 2:30.

The entry fee was not disclosed.

Source: Nicklaus Design Golf

From Red Sox Nation to Pinstripes? Phil Loses Bet…

by Annie Latham on September 3, 2011 in News, Players, Putters with No comments

On Thursday, Phil Mickelson was seen at Fenway Park taking batting practice before the Yankees-Red Sox game. He also threw out the first pitch.

Photo:Darren McCollester/Getty Images

Strange as that may seem to those who don’t know Phil’s interest in baseball, on on Friday, at the Deutsche Bank Championship that is taking place in Norton, Mass., Phil was seen wearing pinstripes.

Photo: Stew Milne/AP

He explained, “Lost a wager with a friend and had to wear these today.”

Yeah, a three-run rally in the seventh inning by the Yankees did Phil in.
The Sox lost 4-2.

Perhaps the pinstripes maneuver was merely a means for deflecting attention from the real news — Phil has a belly putter!

You’ve probably noticed that longer putters are getting more attention this year. This is perhaps a case where the rookie teaches his elder a trick or two. Phil has been a mentor to 25-year old Keegan Bradley who just so happens to be the first player to win a major (PGA Championship) with a belly putter.

After grilling Bradley during The Barclays tournament, Phil decided to order himself a similar one which he received on Monday.

And so it goes in the world of golf: Expect the unexpected.

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Fowler’s Urban Golf Shootout

by Annie Latham on August 12, 2011 in News, Urban Golf with No comments

Rickie Fowler challenged fellow pro, roommate and three-time All-American from Georgia Tech, Cameron Tringale to a game of Red Bull P.A.R, an urban golf shootout consisting of three holes, to find out who has the better repertoire of inventive shots. On the line, besides the bragging rights, was the loser having to do the winner’s laundry and dishes at their house for a month.

On Monday in Atlanta, the duo hit a chip shot out of STRIP Steak & Sushi in Atlantic Station then headed over to the Millennium Gate where 17th Street traffic came to a halt as they hit a blind shot over the 100 foot monument and capped off the game with a shot over the pond to putt on the “green” median of the busy street.

Looks like they used real golf balls too (!?).
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BBDO’s New FedEx “Golf Club Shipping” Ads

by Annie Latham on August 11, 2011 in News with No comments

In June I wrote about FedEx’s ad campaign for shipping golf clubs. As the FedEx Cup season is winding down, the company is back with new creative care of their agency, BBDO.

AdWeek noted how the spots, “Shrink Ray” and “Test Shipment,” feature the familiar quick-witted humor we’ve come to expect from BBDO’s FedEx work.

The point being, you can hand your clubs off to FedEx and breathe easy—no matter how insanely protective you are.

Here’s where you can learn more. There are discounts for the Express and Ground service.

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