Ping G15 Irons: Lewis Used G20 Driver on Open Championship

2011年12月14日星期三

Lewis Used G20 Driver on Open Championship

Tom Lewis, a professional golfer from Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, won at the Portugal Masters on the European Tour in October 2011, shooting rounds of 70, 64, 68 and 65 to finish two shots clear of the field. This was his third professional start.

This time, he won the silver medal with his Ping G20 Driver. Come Thursday evening at around 6pm, it was England’s bright new blonde bombshell that was all the rage across media platforms, painting his own pictures amidst the backdrop of momentary Kent sunshine. Lewis printed his name at the top of the first-round leaderboard alongside Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn by brushing his way around the quirky links of Sandwich with an opening 5-under 65 - to become the first amateur to lead the Open since Michael Bonallack at Carnoustie in 1968. The 20 years old sensation might have failed to strike gold over the next three days with rounds of 74, 76 and 74 but he certainly settled for the next best, claiming the Open Championship’s Silver Medal for the lowest amateur. Lewis finished as the second highest Englishman, embarrassing the likes of Luke Donald and Lee Westwood who missed the halfway cut, by performing admirably with his new PING weapons to tally 9-over in a tie for 30th.

In Lewis’s bags, there are Ping G20 Driver (Aldilla shaft), Ping G5 fairway wood (Aldilla shafts), Ping S56 irons, Ping TOUR-S wedges and Scottsdale Wolverine-H Putter. With his brand new Ping G20 Driver Lewis struck the ball off the tee to an average of 308 yards. With a much heavier head than the successful G15 driver, Ping G20 Driver creates greater force at impact, which was discovered by Lewis at Sandwich. The driver also has 5% higher moment of inertia (MOI) on heel or toe hits. This is perfect for even the Sunday hacker. Lewis also found more greens than the field’s average at 57% with his PING S-56 irons, featuring a steel body with variable tungsten toe weighting positions for higher-launching long irons and lower-trajectory short irons – perfect for the links.

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About Ping G15 Irons

The technology of the G15 Irons provides the high-launching, maximum forgiveness benefits that the majority of golfers rely on to bring consistency to their iron play. The stainless steel iron’s cavity design features a new Custom Tuning Port (CTP) which expands the perimeter weighting and increases the moment of inertia. Weight savings from a thinner face is re-positioned to the toe for added forgiveness on mis-hits and its wider sole produces a higher launch angle. Stronger lofts combine with a center of gravity located low and farther from the face to produce longer shots without sacrificing the higher trajectory required in a maximum forgiveness iron.