I stopped by the Srixon/Cleveland Golf booth at this year’s PGA Show and interviewed my buddy John about the new Z-Star X and Z-Star XV golf balls. The yellow Z-Star is improved, and the XV is a new ball for 2011.
The new TaylorMade white R11 fairway metalwoods have multiple adjustments, similar to the white R11 driver. In this video Gary Gallager from TaylorMade tells us all about the adjustments like loft, and a sole plate which adjusts the face angle. Gary also shows us the white Burner Superfast 2.0 fairway metal.
Temperatures at the first tee time of the Phoenix Open today were 29 degrees, due to an arctic blast of air. That same blast caused the cancellation of yesterday’s Pro-Am.
The tournament will be delayed a minimum of two hours and is scheduled to start at 11:40am ET.
In wet and muddy conditions, players who play well are called “mudders.” Since Scottsdale is frozen, is there a player who plays well in the cold? An “icer” so to speak?
Waste Management Phoenix Open
PGA TOUR
Thursday 2/3 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET GOLF
Friday 2/4 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET GOLF
Saturday 2/5 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET GOLF
Saturday 2/5 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET CBS
Sunday 2/6 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET GOLF
Sunday 2/6 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET CBS
Commercial Bank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy
European Tour
Thursday 2/3 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM ET GOLF
Friday 2/4 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM ET GOLF
Saturday 2/5 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET GOLF
Sunday 2/6 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET GOLF
Allianz Championship
Champions Tour
Friday 2/11 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET GOLF
Saturday 2/12 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM ET GOLF
Sunday 2/13 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM ET GOLF
Honda LPGA Thailand
LPGA Tour
Friday 2/18 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET GOLF
Saturday 2/19 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET GOLF
Sunday 2/20 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET GOLF
“Golf is an athletic sport. Why am I wearing dress shoes?” ~James Lepp, Kikkor Golf
One of the biggest buzzes around this year’s PGA Show was Kikkor (pronounced like “kicker”) Golf Footwear. Everyone was talking about how cool their new shoes are, and how fun their booth was. Founder James Lepp is one cool cat and I really enjoyed talking to him about his new company and checking out his products. Very good stuff.
As my schedule worked out, the Kikkor booth was the last one of the entire PGA show I visited. I wish I would have started the show there first. But if I had, I may have not gone to any other booths.
James has told me he’ll be sending in some samples for me to review when they arrive at the warehouse. I look forward to reviewing them so stay tuned for that.
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