Cinderella Story Austin Squires Ousts No. 1 Seed Brandon Wu to Advance to Round of 32 in 119th U.S. Amateur Championship

Austin Squires was the last man to make the match-play field in a 27-for-3 playoff on Wednesday morning, eliminated medalist and No. 1 seed Brandon Wu, 22 on Wednesday evening, 2 up, in the Round of 64 of the 119th U.S. Amateur Championship at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club. 

 

Squires, who is No. 146 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR), parred the fourth playoff hole on Pinehurst No. 4 to earn the third spot among 27 players who completed 36 holes at 5-over-par 145.  About two hours later, he squared off against Wu, the medalist at 3-under 137 and the No. 11 player in the WAGR. 

New Titleist Tour Staff Bag Preview: Part of 2020 Jet Black Collection

The new Titleist Tour Staff Bag, part of the 2020 Jet Black Collection, is making its debut for the FedExCup Playoffs this week, and signals a distinct and modern upgrade on the fairways of the PGA Tour and professional tours around the world. 

 

Styled and designed based on feedback from tour players and their caddies, in addition to input from PGA golf professionals, the new Tour Bag offers a glimpse into Titleist's forthcoming 2020 Jet Black Collection that will feature products ranging from stand bags and cart bags to leather headcovers and umbrellas. 

Branden Wu Leads Weather Delayed Round 2 of 119th U.S. Amateur Championship at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club

Brandon Wu backed up an opening round of 5-under-par 65 on Monday with a 2-over 72 on Tuesday to virtually assure himself of earning medalist honors in the weather-delayed 119th U.S. Amateur Championship at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club. 

 

Wu, 22, of Scarsdale, N.Y., who helped Stanford University to the 2019 NCAA team championship in May, had flown overnight from Lima, Peru, to Pinehurst after helping the USA capture the mixed-team title in the Pan American Games on Sunday, along with fellow U.S. Amateur competitor Stewart Hagestad.  His Monday round of 65 broke the competitive course record on Course No. 4 at Pinehurst, which reopened in 2018 after a renovation by course architect Gil Hanse. 

Brandon Wu Blitzes Pinehurst No. 4 for Record 65 and Day 1 Lead at 119th U.S. Amateur Championship

Brandon Wu didn't waste much time adjusting to the Sandhills of North Carolina. 

 

Wu completed play in the Pan American Games on Sunday in Lima, Peru, finishing in fourth place individually and helping the mixed USA Team to a gold medal in the four-day event.  Then flew from Lima through Miami, Fla., to Pinehurst, N.C., arriving in mid-morning on Monday.  And shot 5-under-par 65 on Course No. 4 at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club for the Day 1 lead in stroke play of the 119th U.S. Amateur Championship. 

Aldila and Mitsubishi Golf Shafts Take Top-3 Spots at 2019 Northern Trust

Aldila and Mitsubishi Golf shafts took home the top-3 spots at last week's Northern Trust, continuing their incredible run of victories and top finishes this season. 

 

Patrick Reed moved to second in the FedExCup Playoff standings, and played a Aldila Rogue Silver 70 in his driver, averaging more than 301-yards off the tee and hitting almost 79-percent of the fairways in his victory. 

Patrick Reed WITB What's In The Bag: The Golf Equipment Reed Used to Win the 2019 Northern Trust

Patrick Reed hadn't won a Tour event since his 2018 Masters victory, but a final round 69 on Sunday was good enough to put him back in the winner's circle, as he won The Northern Trust by one shot over Abraham Ancer. 

 

Reed is also getting hot at the right moment, as a group of 70 players now heads to the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club for the second leg of the FedExCup Playoffs.  And Reed is ranked second in the FedExCup Standings behind only World No. 1 Brooks Koepka. 

Titleist T-Series Irons (T100, T200, T300) Preview: Powered by Max Impact

The engineering ingenuity that has made Titleist the longstanding No. 1 iron on the PGA Tour delivers three strikingly new iron designs as part of the Titleist T-Series, available for fittings beginning this Thursday, August 8th (and in golf shops August 30th). 

 

Powered by breakthrough technology, including Max Impact for maximum speed and distance control across the face, the new T-Series T100, T200 and T300 models offer a combination of power, performance, playability, and feel unlike anything Titleist has ever designed. 

Titleist 620 CB and MB Irons Preview: Tour Refined Shaping and Pure Forged Feel

For the purists and the shotmakers out there, the new Titleist 620 CB and MB irons carry on Titleist's legacy of delivering tour-proven shot control and unmatched feel in precise cavity back and muscle back forgings. 

 

Available for fittings beginning August 8th (and in golf shops August 30th), 620 CB and MB have been refined based on tour player feedback with improved shaping and even smoother turf interaction. 

Aerotech Golf TiFiber Shafts Win on Korn Ferry Tour and Delivery Path to PGA Tour

Aerotech Golf TiFiber composite shafts drove Zac Blair to victory at the Ellie Mae Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour, earning Blair his PGA Tour card for next season. 

 

Blair played the ultra-premium TiFiber shaft in his Ping driver, as the former Brigham Young University golfer captured his first professional victory and earned his way back onto the Tour. 

Miura Golf Captures Second Win on Korn Ferry Tour in 2019

Miura Golf captures its second victory on the Korn Ferry Tour last week when Zac Blair won the Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae for his first career Korn Ferry Tour Victory. 

 

With the win Blair earned his PGA Tour card and will join brand ambassador Abraham Ancer on Tour as Miura brand ambassadors. 

PUMA Golf Big Logo Collection Preview: Big Bang Looks for On and Off the Course

PUMA Golf is hoping to make a big splash with their new Big Logo Collection, a head-to-toe assortment of apparel, accessories, and footwear that brings on-trend street fashion to the golf course in a bigger, bolder way than ever before. 

 

The collection draws inspiration from streetwear, focusing on the big logo trend that was first introduced in the '90s, and has recently made a comeback on the runways.  Featuring simple graphics, with big, bold branding, the collection is designed for the style-savvy golfer looking to rock PUMA and make a statement from the links to the streets. 

The 2019 Wyndham Championship: Inside the Course (Sedgefield Country Club Review)

The Wyndham Championship is the final tournament of the PGA Tour regular-season, and the last chance for players still scrambling for points to qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs that begin next week at The Northern Trust. 

 

The tournament is played at Sedgefield Country Club, a classic Donald Ross course, which means this 7,127 yard, par-70 track is an excellent test of a player's full range of shot making skills. 

5 Things go Know about the 2019 Wyndham Championship

The chase is on for the final FedExCup Playoff berths this week as the PGA Tour wraps up its regular season in Greensboro, North Carolina for the Wyndham Championship. Sedgefield Country Club hosts the event for its 13th consecutive time and 34th time overall. 

 

In recent years Wyndham has taken on the feel of a wildcard playoff tournament with a sense of urgency because players know they don't any tournaments left to punch their playoff tickets.  Here are five things you need to know about the 80th edition of the Wyndham Championship. 

JumboMax JMX UltraLite Grips Preview: Lighter Weight for Enhanced Feel

JumboMax is releasing a new grip that offers the same stability and control of JumboMax's oversized grips at less than half the weight. 

 

The new JMX UltraLite grips are a breakthrough in grip technology for the player who wants all the benefits of JumboMax's oversized grip technology, while retaining the feeling of more weight in the club head. 

Titleist TS2 and TS3 Hybrid Preview: Scoring Clubs with Playable Distance

Born from the Titleist Speed Project, the new Titleist TS hybrids represent a new standard in hybrid performance, combining the explosive speed and distance of TS metalwoods with the advanced technology that has made Titleist the most played hybrids on the PGA Tour. 

 

For dedicated golfers and Titleist Golf Club R&D engineers, hybrids are considered scoring clubs, not rescue clubs.  And the new TS2 and TS3 hybrids, benefiting from the innovations of the Titleist Speed Chassis, allow players to replace their long irons with even more speed, launch and precision. 

Cleveland Golf CBX 2 Wedge Preview: Forgivness for Your Short Game

Built for the vast number of golfers playing cavity back irons, Cleveland Golf is releasing their second generation CBX 2 wedge, offering enhanced spin, control, and all the forgiveness you could ever need. 

 

The CBX 2 is a new perspective on wedge design.  For too long, wedges have been stuck in a top down approach of designing for the world's best players at the expense of the many everyday golfers who define the sport. 

SteelFiber Shafts Win Their Second LPGA Major of the Year

Aerotech Golf  SteelFiber shafts grabbed their second LPGA major win of the year at The Evian Championship last week and have won three of the last four majors on the LPGA Tour. 

 

Jin Young Ko captured her second major of the year playing SteelFiber H-Tour 90 graphite shafts in her irons and J-Series shafts in her hybrids. The 24-year old South Korean champion fired a final round 67 in a rainy final round to clinch a 15-under-par win by two strokes. 

Titleist AVX Balls Review: The Best Ball Some of You Will Ever Play

There's been a lot of buzz about the new Titleist AVX golf balls since their release, and I've been telling you about them since last summer when I first put them in play. 

 

And now that I've played them for awhile, I can also tell you there should be even more buzz.  These will be the best golf balls some of you have ever played. 

Brooks Koepka WITB What's In The Bag: The Golf Equipment Koepka Used to Win the 2019 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

The final round of the 2019 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational was billed as a heavyweight bought between World No. 1 Brooks Koepka and World No. 3 Rory McIlroy.  McIlroy had a one stroke lead to start the day, but Koepka birdied three of four holes on the front nine and cruised to career victory number seven, and his first World Golf Championship. 

 

Koepka's win put him in the driver's seat for Player of the Year, and his 5-under par, bogey-free round gave him a three-shot victory, finishing 16-under for the tournament over runner-up Webb Simpson. 

Golf Pride Adds New Model to Tour Wrap Family with MicroSuede Technology for Added Traction

Golf Pride has announced it will be expanding its popular Tour Wrap family with the new high-performance Tour Wrap MicroSuede. 

 

This new line extension to the Tour Wrap series, is engineered with an additive finishing process that produces a brushed surface finish, delivering both a uniquely soft feel and added traction.