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Clubs used by
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Between 24th and 27th May 2007, the BMW PGA Championship was played out on a rain-lashed West Course at Wentworth in Surrey. Traditionally, the PGA attracts one of the strongest fields on the European Tour and this time was no exception with Vijay Singh, Ernie Els, Michael Campbell and others all making the trip across the pond. It was not, however, one of the better known superstars who walked off with the trophy and 725,000 Euro first prize, but Anders Hansen from Denmark who holed a 25 foot birdie putt on the first sudden-death play-off hole against England’s Justin Rose. This was only Hansen’s second victory on Tour – bizarrely the only other win was the same tournament – then called the Volvo PGA – five years earlier in 2002. |
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| | In Padraig Harrington's bag... | Slightly better photos of Padraig's bag at Wentworth - where he finished 24th - showing his Wilson Pi5 irons. The rest of the kit remains the same - DD6+ driver, Dh6 hyrbrid and Odyssey White Hot 2-Ball Blade putter. Our action shot of Padraig at Wentworth shows him using his Pi5 9 iron.
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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 Padraig Harrington's bag... | Infernal headcovers! Still, we know what's in Padraig's back at the TPC from the Wilson website - and they are exactly the same clubs he used a week after this shot was taken to win the Irish Open in May 2007: Wilson Dd6 driver, Staff Dh6 Hybrid, Staff Pi5 irons, TW7 wedges and an Odyssey White Hot 2-Ball Blade Putter. Our spies at the Irish Open say he was actually using a Callaway X Hot fairway wood rather than the FwS which the headcover suggests - however we'll reserve judgement for the moment...
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