SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
HORSCHEL
FedExCup
CHAMPION
I
n a historic three-week
playoff run that included
two victories and a runnerup finish, PING Pro Billy
Horschel walked away with the
FedExCup after winning the
Tour Championship. It came
after switching to the new G30
driver just weeks before the
playoffs began. Since then,
he’s averaged 12 more yards
off the tee. Horschel earned
more than $13.4 million in a
three-week span with wins at
the BMW Championship, Tour
Championship and a runnerup finish at the Deutsche
Bank Championship.
12 YARDS
LONGER.
$13.4 MILLION
RICHER.
PING PROS DOMINATE FedExCup
THREE OF FOUR TITLES WON BY STAFF PLAYERS
BEST SEASON EVER FOR BUBBA
B
ubba Watson concluded his
best-ever year on the PGA Tour
2nd on the money list with more
than $6.3 million in earnings. The
two-time winner in 2014, including The
Masters, also registered career highs in
runner-up finishes (3), top 10s (8), and
FedExCup standing (5th).
He finished the year #1 in driving
distance at 314.3 yards with his G30 driver.
He was first in drives over 300 yards
(61.86%) and over 320 yards (33.42%).
A
remarkable playoff run by PING
pros that began with Hunter
Mahan winning the opening
event at The Barclays concluded
with Billy Horschel being crowned
the FedExCup Champion after
back-to-back wins. In the end, PING
pros won three of the four playoff
events and finished runner-up twice.
Horschel (1st), Bubba Watson (5th)
and Mahan (6th) occupied three
of the final six positions in the
year-long race.
“All I can say is wow,” said John
Solheim, PING Chairman & CEO.
“The last four weeks have been
amazing to watch. Our staff players
came on strong at just the right time.”
HORSCHEL AND MAHAN RELIED
ON TRUE ROLL TECHNOLOGY
IN THE PLAYOFFS
S55 IRONS WERE
USED TO WIN 3 OF 4
FEDEXCUP EVENTS
SHOT
EUROPEAN
OF THE
ISPS HANDA WALES OPEN
Sept. 18-21
Celtic Manor Resort
City of Newport, South Wales
WEEK
Matthew Baldwin
Alejandro Cañizares
Nacho Elvira
Grégory Havret
Matthew Nixon
Brinson Paolini
John Parry
Julien Quesne
Andy Sullivan
Simon Wakefield
Lee Westwood
LPGA TOUR
YOKOHAMA TIRE
LPGA CLASSIC
Sept. 18-21
RTJ Golf Trail
Prattville, Ala.
Jacqui Concolino
Maria Hernandez
I.K. Kim
Pernilla Lindberg
Caroline Masson
Maria McBride
Lisa McCloskey
Jane Park
Giulia Sergas
Angela Stanford
Ayako Uehara
Wendy Ward
PING Pro Andy Sullivan is not only over the moon with his 3rd place finish at the KLM Classic, he’s going to the
moon – if he so chooses. En route to the second-best finish of his career, the Englishman aced the 15th hole during
the final round to win a flight to the moon, courtesy of XCOR Aerospace, which offered the far-out prize for the first
ace on the hole during the tournament. The company will offer flights to outer space beginning next year for an
estimated cost of $100,000. To watch the S55 9-iron shot of 163 yards, click here.
A NEW G30
DRIVER WAS KEY
TO SUZUKI’S WIN
Mark Calcavecchia
Jim Carter, Bob Gilder
Jeff Maggert
Kevin Sutherland, Kirk Triplett
WEB.COM
WEB.COM TOUR
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sept. 18-21
TPC Sawgrass
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Jason Gore, Doug LaBelle II
David Lingmerth
Bill Lunde, Martin Piller
Alex Prugh, Heath Slocum
WHAT’S IN THE BAG
DRIVER
G30 10.5°,
TFC
390D-SR,
45.5 , D2
CHAMPIONS
PACIFIC LINKS HAWAI’I
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sept. 19-21
Kapolei GC
Kapolei, Hawaii
AI SUZUKI
FAIRWAY
WOOD
SUZUKI YOUNGEST TO
WIN JAPAN LPGA MAJOR
A
t 20-years-old,
PING Pro Ai Suzuki
played the best
golf of her life to
win LPGA Championship
Konica Minolta Cup. One
of the tour’s four major
championships, Suzuki
became the youngest
winner in the tournament’s
history. Prior to her victory,
her best finish of the year
was a tie for 12th.
Suzuki primarily relied
on new G30 product in
earning her first win as
a professional. She played
a G30 driver, 3-wood and
three hybrids to finish
5-under-par, one-shot
clear of the field. (See
What’s in the Bag at right)
Her win marked the
second-straight for a PING
Pro in Japan. Last week,
Shiho Oyama won the
GOLF 5 Ladies event.
G30 3-wood,
Diamana ‘ilima
60-R, 42.75 , D0
HYBRIDS
G30 19°, 22°, 26°,
Fujikura MCH 70-R, -1/4 , D0
IRONS
i25, 6-PW, NS950-R,
std. length, purple color
code, D0
WEDGES
Tour Wedge 50°, 54°, 58°,
CFS-R, std. length,
red color code, D2
PUTTER
Scottsdale Half Pipe, 33