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March 13th – 16th 2008. Played at Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida. Won by Tiger Woods |
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| In Phil Mickelson's bag... |
In Leftys bag at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hil in March 2008, we can see he is using Callaway protoype forged irons. No doubt coming to a dealer near you soon....
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The 34th staging of the TPC took place at The Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra Beach in Florida between May 10th-13th 2007. The Players Championship (TPC) has for a long time been considered golf’s ‘5th’ Major because of the traditionally very strong field – typically the top 50 players in the world congregate to battle it out for the huge prize money. The victor this time was Phil Mickelson who, helped by Tiger’s old coach, Butch Harmon, bagged the $1.62m first prize and the 31st PGA Tour victory of his career after finishing with a 3-under 69 and a two-stroke victory over Sergio Garcia. Stewart Cink and Jose Maria Olazabal a further stroke back tied 3rd. The Stadium course is famous for it’s tiny island green on the par 3 17th – which this time proved a watery grave for a record 94 golf balls (it’s not just us handicappers who end up in the drink). This was Mickelson’s first victory at the TPC after 14 attempts. |
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| In Phil Mickelson's bag... |
Lefty has taken to using two drivers and in our photo from the TPC - where he won the $1.6m first prize - you can see him unsheathing the new Callaway square FT-i driver. We think the rest of the kit is the same as at Bay Hill - Callaway 2H and 3H Heaven Wood hybrid woods, X-Forged irons, X Tour 13 degree fairway wood, X-Tour wedges and White Hot XG #9 putter
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March 15-18 2007. Played at the Bay Hill Club in Orlando, Florida. After three runners-up spots at Bay Hill, Vijay Singh finally put the doubts to rest by banking the $990,000 first prize – and logging the 31st win of his career – in doing so equalling Harry Copper’s record for the most number of PGA Tour victories by a foreign-born player. For those amongst us of a certain age, we can take comfort from the fact that Vijay has won an astonishing 19 of those victories since turning 40. There is hope for us yet! |
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| In Phil Mickelson's bag... |
In Phil's bag at Bay Hill we can see his Callaway X-Tour irons - and on the right of the bag, his Callaway X-Tour wedges - he uses a 52, 56 and for those special Phil flot-shots, a 60 degree. Underneath the headcovers lurk an 8.5 degree FT-5 driver (as seen in the biog photo), a Callaway 2H FT Hybrid utility wood, a Callaway X-Series 13 degree 3 wood and under the Phil Mickelson headcover, an Odyssey White Hot XG #9 putter.
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