September 30, 2007

Hjorth Returns to Winner's Circle

PING pro Maria Hjorth outlasted fellow PING pros Stacy Prammanasudh and Lorena Ochoa to win the Navistar LPGA Classic. Maria played PING S58 irons, a Rapture driver and hybrid, Tour wedges and a G2i Craz-E long putter. It was her first win since 1999 and gave PING pros wins in five of the last six LPGA events.

September 23, 2007

Westwood Masters The Belfry

PING's phenomenal year on Tour continued with Lee Westwood shooting a final-round 65 to win the Quinn Direct British Masters at The Belfry, his 18th European Tour title. The win also marked the first Tour wins for the new G10 driver (9°) and fairway woods (#3 & #5), the new i10 irons, and the new Tour-W wedges (54° & 58°). Lee also played the G2 Piper putter.

September 1, 2007

Steinhauer Goes Wire-to-Wire at LPGA State Farm Classic

PING pro Sherri Steinhauer claimed her eigth LPGA title at the LPGA State Farm Classic, birdieing the final hole to win by a single stroke. Sherri plays a 10° G2 Driver, 24° Rapture Hybrid, G5 irons, Tour wedges, and a B90 (long) putter.

August 26, 2007

Ochoa Wins 3rd Consecutive Title

PING pro Lorena Ochoa earned her sixth LPGA title — and 3rd consecutive win of 2007 — at the Safeway Classic by an impressive 5-stroke margin. Only the second player to win three consecutive events on the LPGA Tour, the win also moved the 25-year old into fifth place on the LPGA's Official Career Earnings List.

August 19, 2007

Ochoa Dominating LPGA Tour

PING pro Lorena Ochoa continues to dominate the LPGA Tour, following up her Women's British Open victory with her 5th title of the year at the CN Canadian Women's Open. The win increased her 2007 earnings to over $2.6 million, more than twice that of her nearest competitor. Lorena also leads in 6 other statistical categories, including Greens in Regulation, Scoring Average, Rounds under Par, Birdies per Round and Eagles per Round.

August 5, 2007

Ochoa Captures First Major

Lorena Ochoa chose the Old Course at St. Andrews—one of golf's greatest stages—to claim her first major victory at the Women's British Open. The newly-signed PING staff member cruised to a wire-to-wire, 4-shot win as she strengthened her position as the #1 female player in the world. She played a Rapture driver, 5-wood, 21° hybrid, S58 irons and Tour wedges. It was her fourth win of the season and raised her earnings to nearly $2.3 million.

July 15, 2007

Havret Wins Scottish Open

PING pro Gregory Havret won The Barclay's Scottish Open, his first win on the European Tour since 2001, in dramatic fashion by outlasting three of the world's top 10 players, including the #3 player, whom he defeated on the first sudden death playoff hole. The win moved Havret into the top 10 on the European Order of Merit and qualified him for The British Open. Gregory plays a 9° Rapture Driver, G2 3-wood, S58 irons, 52° & 58° Tour Wedges (Black Nickel finish), and a Craz-E B putter.

June 24, 2007

Mahan Breaks Through

Two birdies in a span of 15 minutes on the 18th hole—one in regulation to force a playoff and the other on the first extra hole—lifted Hunter Mahan to his first PGA Tour victory at the Travelers Championship. The dramatic final hole heroics concluded a spectacular week for the 25-year-old Mahan, who opened the tournament with an 8-under-par 62. His win was worth $1.08 million and earned him an invitation to next year's Masters. Hunter played a 9° Rapture Driver, 18° Rapture hybrid, S58 irons (3-9, PW) and a Anser G2i putter.

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June 17, 2007

Angel of Oakmont

Battling the world’s number one player and what many called the toughest course in U.S. Open history, PING pro Angel Cabrera outlasted both in claiming his first major championship. The Argentine’s 5-over-par total at Oakmont Country Club came on the strength of a final round 69 — one of only eight under-par rounds on the week — that earned him a 1-shot victory worth $1.2 million. Angel plays a 7.5° Rapture Driver, a TiSI Tec #3-wood, S58 irons (3-9,PW), and a Redwood Anser putter.

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June 17, 2007

Riley Prevails in Playoff

Pulling his trusty Anser putter out of the closet and back into play helped PING pro Chris Riley capture the Rochester Area Charities Showdown at Somerby, his first victory on Tour since the 2002 Reno-Tahoe Open. Starting the final round two shots behind the leader, Riley's 28-putt round — including a 2-putt from almost 100 feet on the final hole in regulation — secured a playoff spot, which he won with a par on the second playoff hole. Chris' other clubs include a 10.5° G5 Driver, Rapture #3-wood, an 18° Rapture Hybrid, two G5 Hybrids (22° & 25°), i5 irons (4-9,PW), a 54° iWedge, and an Eye2 LW.

May 13, 2007

Prototype Putter Leads Westwood to Victory

PING pro Lee Westwood won the Valle Romano Open de Andalucia on the European Tour using a putter that fellow PING pro Mark Calcavecchia had taken out of his bag after a poor putting round at the PODS Championship. Westwood started using the putter in the second round, tying the course record with a 64, then followed up with rounds of 65 and 67, recording 23 birdies and one eagle in the final 3 rounds. Lee's other clubs include a 9° Rapture Driver, a Rapture Tour 3-wood, a G2 5-wood, S58 irons, and Tour Wedges with lofts of 54° & 58°.

March 11, 2007

Calcavecchia prevails at PODS Championship

After narrowly making the 36-hole cut, PING pro Mark Calcavecchia shot a course-record-tying 62 on Saturday, leap-frogging over 50 players to the top of the leaderboard and into a tie with fellow PING pro Heath Slocum. Calc's 1-under-par 70 in the final round secured his 13th PGA Tour victory. Mark plays the Rapture Driver (7.5°), i5 Irons, Eye2 Wedges and a Redwood Anser putter.

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March 5, 2007

Wilson breaks through with first PGA Tour win

PING pro Mark Wilson was the last man standing after a four-man playoff at The Honda Classic. After making a 45 foot par-saving putt on the 16th hole to help get into the playoff, Wilson sank an 8 foot birdie putt on the third playoff hole for the win. Mark plays the Rapture Driver (7.5°), i3 Blade Irons, a Rapture Hybrid (18°), Tour Wedges (52°, 56°, 60°) and a G2 Anser B putter.

February 25, 2007

Prammanasudh notches 2nd LPGA win

PING pro Stacey Prammanasudh shot rounds of 69-66-68 at the Fields Open in Hawaii for a one-stroke victory, her second win on the LPGA Tour since joining in 2003. Stacey plays the Rapture Driver (9°), i3+ Blade irons and wedges, an iWedge, Rapture Fairway woods, and a G5i Craz-E B putter.

February 11, 2007

James wins Allianz Championship

PING pro Mark James shot a 4-under-par 68 on Sunday, coming from behind to earn a two-stroke victory at The Allianz Championship. Mark played the G2 Driver (7.0°), i5 Irons, Eye2 Wedges, TiSI Tec Fairway Woods, and a JAS Craz-E One Putter.