Golf Views » Mark Wilson http://www.sandbox8.com Golf products reviewed by the everyday golfer Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:14:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Day in Pictures: Round 3 of the 2011 BMW Championship http://www.sandbox8.com/2011/09/17/the-day-in-pictures-round-3-of-the-2011-bmw-championship/ http://www.sandbox8.com/2011/09/17/the-day-in-pictures-round-3-of-the-2011-bmw-championship/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 01:39:40 +0000 Rob http://www.sandbox8.com/?p=6365

Justin Rose Drive on 3 Round 3 BMW Championship ]]> http://www.sandbox8.com/2011/09/17/the-day-in-pictures-round-3-of-the-2011-bmw-championship/feed/ 0 The Day in Pictures: Round 2 of the BMW Championship http://www.sandbox8.com/2011/09/16/the-day-in-pictures-round-2-of-the-bmw-championship/ http://www.sandbox8.com/2011/09/16/the-day-in-pictures-round-2-of-the-bmw-championship/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2011 04:29:11 +0000 Rob http://www.sandbox8.com/?p=6358

Mark Wilson #18 Drive Round 2 BMW Championship ]]> http://www.sandbox8.com/2011/09/16/the-day-in-pictures-round-2-of-the-bmw-championship/feed/ 0 Round 1 2011 BMW Championship: The Day in Pictures http://www.sandbox8.com/2011/09/16/round-1-2011-bmw-championship-the-day-in-pictures/ http://www.sandbox8.com/2011/09/16/round-1-2011-bmw-championship-the-day-in-pictures/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 05:50:48 +0000 Rob http://www.sandbox8.com/?p=6344

Justin Rose

Lemont, IL -It may have been an unseasonably cool day at Cog Hill for the opening round of the 2011 BMW Championship, but it didn’t stop Justin Rose from finishing the day with 8 under par (63). “Starting the day today, my mindset was to respect the golf course and to go out there and just fairways and greens it,” Rose said. “That sounds simple. I didn’t expect to do that and make nine birdies out there for sure..”

Despite hitting a shank on the par-4 18th, Webb Simpson is tied for 2nd, with Chicago’s Mark Wilson at 6 under (65). Other players in the chasing down Justin Rose, include K.J. Choi 4th (4 under 67), T5 Jim Furyk, Camilo Villegas, and John Sneden (3 under 68), and T8 Rickie Fowler (2 under 69). If conditions stay cool like they are forecasted for the rest of the tournament, the course will firm up and become even tougher for the rest of the field to shoot low scores.

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Get a behind the scenes look of Bubba Watson, Angel Cabrera, and Mark Wilson as they visit Ping Golf Headquarters earlier in the week, before the start of the 2011 Waste Management Phoenix Open.

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Mark Wilson Sony Open-image Chris Condon/PGA Tour

Mark Wilson Sony Open-image Chris Condon/PGA Tour

Mark Wilson racked up career victory number three this weekend, holding off Tim Clark and Steve Marino to win the 2011 Sony Open. Wilson was on fire, not making a single bogey during the marathon round of 36 holes, shooting 65-67 and finishing 16 under for the week.

Mark Wilson’s Setup for the 2011 Sony Open:

  • Driver: Ping 15 driver 8.0(9.0 finished loft) with Grafalloy Tour-X @ 45″, D4 swing weight
  • Fairway Wood: Cleveland Hi-Bore XLS #3 wood 13 degrees with Aldila NV 95-x shaft at 43″
  • Hybrids: Ping i15 hybrids, 17 & 20 degrees with Graphite Design YS 85-x hybrid shafts at D3 swing weight
  • Irons: Ping i10 irons 4-PW w/CS-lite stiff shafts stepped to stiffen at standard length, blue color code (.75 degrees upright) and lofts are 1/4 club strong, D2 swing weight.
  • Wedges: PING Tour wedge 52, 60 CS-lite stiff shafts stepped to stiffen at standard length, black color code and standard lofts, D4 and D5 swgt
  • Putter: PING Karsten Anser putter 33″with Winn grip

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Ping's Daniel Udd

Did you ever want to know what life is like driving a PGA Tour Van? In this two part video, Ping’s Tour Master Technician Daniel Udd, let’s you inside his world.


Part one you’ll find out how many days of the year Daniel is on the road, favorite stop on the Tour, crazy things that happen on the road, what Bubba Watson does when he visits the van, and much more.

In part two of the video, you’ll see how Daniel builds Ping’s new S56 irons, which have won seven times on Tour, and what sets Ping apart in how they build golf clubs.

Special thanks to Daniel Udd and Ping for setting this up!

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At the 2009 BMW Championship last week I was able to get a tour of the Ping Golf Tour Van which supports its athletes like, Heath Slocum, Mark Wilson, Angel Cabrera, Hunter Mahan, and more.

In this video, you’ll find out how Ping Golf supports its many athletes and what they do differently.  While I was filming this tour 2009 Masters Champion Angel Cabrera came by to check out the 2010 line of golf shirts, and Rory Sabbatini also stopped in to get an adjustment on his Ping putter.

Special thanks to Ping Golf, Matt Rollins, and Daniel Udd for providing me access to the tour van and being great hosts!

For more information visit http://www.ping.com

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