Halifax, Nova Scotia – Fomrer Masters Champion Trevor Immelman will join Americans Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland as part of ‘Team World’ in the inaugural Canada Cup Match to take place at Ashburn Golf Club – New Course in Halifax, N.S. on Monday, June 30, 2014.

The Canada Cup is part of GOLFest Nova Scotia, a week-long celebration of national pride and all things golf in Canada that will also feature a Web.com Tour event, the Nova Scotia Open, from June 29 to July 6.

Hailing from Cape Town, South Africa, Immelman has eleven worldwide victories. He is a two-time champion on the PGA TOUR, three-time champion on the European Tour and five-time champion on the Sunshine Tour (South Africa). In 2013, Immelman won the first event of the Web.com Tour Finals at the Hotel Fitness Championship in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

No stranger to international team competition, Immelman represented the International Team in the 2005 and 2007 Presidents Cup. In fact, Immelman was paired with Canada Cup competitor Mike Weir for three out of four team matches in 2005. Immelman also won the Omega Mission Hills World Cup (now ISPS HANDA World Cup) with fellow South African Rory Sabbatini in 2003, a feat his team World partners, Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland, also accomplished in 2011.

“I am excited to represent the World alongside Matt and Gary as we compete against Team Canada in what will be a special day for golf in Canada and around the world. I know Canadians are very passionate and supportive of their country when it comes to sports. The Canada Cup is a unique format that I am sure will create a fun and entertaining environment for all. I look forward to sharing this experience with all the players and spectators as I visit Halifax, Nova Scotia for the first time in June,” said Immelman.

Conducted by SportBox Entertainment Group, the Canada Cup is a one-of-a-kind hospitality and spectator experience. Taking place during Canada Day week in Halifax, Nova Scotia, fans are encouraged to wear red and white and cheer loudly in support of Team Canada’s Weir, DeLaet and Hearn as they take on Team World’s Kuchar, Woodland and Immelman. Each Canada Cup team will also be rounded out by a top Web.com Tour player entered in the Nova Scotia Open. The Canada Cup will start off with a morning pro-am, followed by 9-hole singles matches and 9-hole team alternate shot matches in the afternoon.

Changing the price of golf, one tee-time at a time

( Gord Holder/ Ottawa Citizen) – Would you pay more for a tee time at 10 a.m. on a Saturday than another at 1:15 p.m.?

Jeff Calderwood thinks you would, and he maintains it will be good for you.

Calderwood is the executive director of the Ottawa-based National Golf Course Owners Association, which has signed a partnership/marketing agreement with the U.S. company Quantival to market and deliver its “dynamic pricing” service to golf courses across the Great White North.

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Scientists link titanium golf clubs to fires

IRVINE, Calif. – Golfers are urged to swing with care after scientists at UC Irvine proved that titanium-coated clubs can cause course-side vegetation to burst into flames.

Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi said that the results confirm a suspicion investigators have had for years: that titanium alloy clubs were the cause of at least two blazes on area golf courses, including one that burned 25 acres at Irvine’s Shady Canyon in 2010. A second fire, sparked at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo, burned close to homes.

“The common denominator was each golfer used a titanium club, and hit the ball [from] just out of bounds next to dry vegetation, where the ground was extremely rocky,” he said.

Investigators who were “laughed at” when they first floated the golf club theory have been vindicated, according to Concialdi.

Scientists painstakingly re-created in the lab the course conditions on the days of the fires. Using high-speed cameras and electron microscopes, they found that if hit upon a rock, clubs containing titanium can produce sparks of up to 3,000 degrees that will burn for more than a second, said James Earthman, a chemical engineering and materials science professor and an author of the study.

“And that gives the spark plenty of time” to ignite nearby foliage, he said. “Titanium reacts violently with both oxygen and nitrogen in the air.”

In contrast, when standard stainless steel clubs were used, there was no reaction.

Most golf clubs have steel heads but many manufacturers also make ones with a titanium alloy component in the head. Such alloys are 40 percent lighter, which can make the club easier to swing, researchers said.

So, if you have titanium clubs, be careful when hitting out of rocky conditions close to dry vegetation.

OAKVILLE, Ont. – PING has announced their 2013 Club Fitters of the Year for Canada.

The awards salute authorized PING fitters who have demonstrated the highest commitment to custom fitting and the promotion of its benefits to golfers of all abilities.

“Because of their expertise, these fitters are helping golfers across the country realize the benefits of playing custom-fit and custom-built PING equipment,” said John A. Solheim, PING Chairman & CEO. “On top of that, they offer exceptional customer service that builds trust and loyalty in their golf operation and the PING brand. We’ll continue to support them with ongoing training and education, plus innovative new fitting
tools, software and research. These fitters can serve an important role, bringing more people to the sport by demonstrating how properly fit equipment helps them play better and enjoy the game more.”

Solheim said PING offers it’s certified fitting accounts a growing array of tools and software to dial in a more precise fit while making the process easy, cost-effective and convenient. They include the Advanced Fitting System Interchangeable Fitting Cart; the iPING® putter app; a new putter-fitting package, and both nFlight and nFlight Mobile fitting software.

Winners were chosen based on points earned across several criteria and disciplines, including custom orders, commitment to ongoing training, sustained sales growth, use of PING tools and technologies and support of the entire PING product line.

Here are the winners for 2013: (alphabetical order of club)

Trevor Fackrell
Burlington Golf & Country Club Burlington, ON

Michel Blier
Club de golf du Bic
Le Bic, QC

Norm Jackson
Cowichan Golf & Country Club
Duncan, B.C.

Greg Kincade and Staff
Edmonton Country Club
Edmonton, AB

Barry Gibson and Gavin March
McGibby’s Golf at St. Vital Centre
Winnipeg, MB

Chris Power
Rivershore Golf Links
Kamloops, B.C.

Jason Wyatt
Sunningdale Golf & Country Club
London, ON

Ted & Linda Webster, Rob Penner
Ted and Dave Custom Golf
Calgary, AB

NEWMARKET, Ont. – FootJoy has announced the debut of FJ City, a new shoe collection offering men a stylish and functional option for the golf course.

FJ City is inspired by popular street styles and features trendy designs made of high-quality, full-grain waterproof leather uppers and a durable, cleated outsole. The line offers six styles and a variety of eye-catching two-tone color options. Five of the styles are also available with a spikeless outsole through the FJ Professional line for wear on and off the course.

“The new FJ City line gives fashion-conscious  players seeking the latest in footwear trends an alternative shoe option that not only delivers the performance features to play well, but stylish designs to look their best on the course and in the clubhouse,” said Doug Robinson, Vice President of Design and Development Worldwide at FootJoy. “FJ City was inspired by modern trends and is a sophisticated balance between performance and style. Each design element, material and color combination was carefully selected in order to deliver a polished, well-crafted shoe.”

The shoes have a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $180 and come with a  two-tear waterproof warranty.

After spending last week hanging out with David Hearn, Graham DeLaet, Stephen Ames and Mike Weir at the Valspar Championship, it is back to the reality of the never ending winter in Ontario.

In our household, March Break has made for many interesting trips to sunny Florida for more than a decade and many wonderful days following several of my favourite golfers at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbour, just outside Tampa Bay. It’s a tournament that’s had so many sponsors over the years – EverBank, Transitions, PODs and Chrysler – that it’s difficult to keep count, but the fields are exceptionally strong and the crowds aren’t overwhelming.

For the past seven years we had flown directly to Tampa, but now that our son Jacob is nearly eight we decided to make the 22-hour road trip through New York State, Pennsylvania, Virginia, snowy West Virginia & North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia to reach Florida.

Innisbrook is owned by Sheila Johnston, Founder and CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts, which oversees Grand Golf Resorts of Florida. So, we decided to investigate two of Innisbrook’s sister properties on our journey to Innisbrook and our date with Hearn, DeLaet and 150-plus PGA Tour players. The collection includes 1,250 luxurious villa-style accommodations and 162 holes of golf designed by Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson and Larry Packard that form the Legends of Golf Trail, which traverses 200 miles between the resorts and across the Sunshine State.

After two solid days packed into the SUV our spacious two-bedroom villa overlooking one of the two championship courses at Hammock Beach Resort was the perfect place to kick back and enjoy the sights and sounds of the neighbouring Atlantic Ocean.

No. 17 at Hammock Beach’s Ocean Course

We started our first day at the resort with some pool time. There were actually seven or eight pools, including the largest hot tub I’d ever seen, but, the lazy river, three-story waterslide, beach pool, and torrential waterfall were all big hits for Jacob. After three hours of that, it was time to play golf at Hammock Beach’s Ocean Course designed by Jack Nicklaus.

We played family golf for the first nine and then I scooted around the back nine on my own with the setting sun and Atlantic Ocean for a backdrop.  It was a great atmosphere for golf, as the all-championship design winds along pristine wetlands and sparkling lakes, but also plays six holes directly on the Atlantic Ocean.

The course concludes with a thrilling finale dubbed “The Bear Claw” — a collection of four daunting holes precariously edging the sweeping coastline. When I left my tee shot on the par-3 17^th hole just three feet from the pin, it made for a spectacular birdie as the waves crashed along the shoreline behind the hole. Would have loved a few more ocean holes, but with the six bordering the Atlantic, that’s more than any other course in Florida and one of the main reasons it ranked among Golf Digest’s Top 100 Courses.

Day 2 at Hammock Beach featured a 15-minute morning drive to the resort’s sister course, The Conservatory Course. This was my first opportunity to play a Tom Watson designed layout and I couldn’t have asked for a better introduction than this 7,776-yard, par-72 layout – the longest in Florida. Definitely one of the toughest courses I have ever played with narrow rolling fairway landing areas, wild mounding and challenging bunkers at every turn. If I could have played just one of the two courses at Hammock Beach it would have been the inland Conservatory Course – definitely not your typical flat Florida layout.

No. 8 on the Conservatory Course at Hammock Beach

Then it was back to the hotel for more pool time with the family and an afternoon at Marineland Dolphin Adventure– just a 10-minute drive from the resort – where we learned about dolphins and had to opportunity to meet, touch and feed Ake, one of 14 dolphins who live at the center that was founded back in 1938. It’s great family fun and educational too!

We spent the next three nights in the Grand Hotel at Reunion Resort in Orlando, where I magically balanced two days at Walt Disney World and two rounds of golf on the outstanding Arnold Palmer and Tom Watson golf courses, leaving the third 18-hole championship course designed by Jack Nicklaus for a return visit and there definitely will be one.

Both courses are awesome with the Palmer Course offering hillier terrain and lots of fun shot-making opportunities, while the Watson Course appeared to have more sand, or maybe that was just the way I was playing that morning, but it’s a real beauty.

I loved the fact that the golf clubhouse is right next door to the hotel, so no hassles with shuttles and they also have junior rental sets with great green fee rates for kids. Also checked out ANNIKA ACADEMY with Jacob, which offers juniors an hour golf lesson for $20 each afternoon at 4 pm – a great deal!

An aerial shot of the Grand Hotel at Reunion Resort in Orlando

Visiting Disney during March Break is crazy in a wonderful way. We spent one day at the Magic Kingdom including magical fireworks at 10 pm and a day at Epcot Center experiencing Soarin’ and Test Track. Jacob’s favourite ride – The Tomorrowland Speedway – provided an opportunity for him to drive a hotrod with me in the passenger seat.  I can hardly wait until he turns 16!

We then buckled up and headed south, where I spent three days at fabulous Innisbrook Resort watching the likes of Matt Kuchar, John Daly (that’s a story unto itself), Jim Furyk, Kyle Stanley, Luke Donald, Jason Dufner, Padraig Harrington, KJ Choi, Peter Uihlein, Spencer Levin, Retief Goosen, and many others tackle the outstanding Copperhead Course golf in the bright sunshine. It’s a course that remains on my golf course bucket list, although I have played two of the other three Larry Packard designed layouts on this massive property.

Canada’s Graham DeLaet and David Hearn

I totally enjoyed my time following Hearn and DeLaet, who finished tied for 10th and the rest of the pack including John Senden, who picked up the victory. Two or three years ago, Senden was hanging out at a  Geico putting challenge booth – one of his sponsors – during the tournament and Jacob took the challenge. Senden was great with all of the visitors that day and his signed postcard to Jacob still remains on his bedroom bulletin board – just one of our many great Florida memories.

On the way back home we passed a highway sign for Augusta, now wouldn’t that be a road trip in April!

Golf Canada and BC Golf are saddened to share the news of losing long-time friend Russ White.Russ, a longtime Rules Official for the PGA of BC, winner of the Golf Canada and Pacific Northwest Golf Association Distinguished Awards and honorary Director of British Columbia Golf, passed March 15, 2014. He was 93.

Born in 1921 and raised in Point Grey, B.C., White grew up sailing, playing basketball and lacrosse, and developing a lifelong passion for golf and skiing.

In his late teens, his family moved to Chilliwack, B.C., where he met his wife and lifelong sweetheart Ida, who tried to keep him on the straight and narrow for 54 years, but predeceased him much too early in 1996.

White served his country in the Second World War, as a bomber pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force, stationed in England and Tunisia.

After the war, he settled into family life, moving to Deep Cove, B.C. in the early 1950s, becoming a 58 year member of his beloved Seymour Golf & Country Club.

He is survived by his daughter Donna (Paul), his son Ian (Penney), his grandchildren Craig (Heather), Darrell (Nicci), Emily (Robert), and Marcilyn, his great grandchildren Jayne, Gabriel and Ian, and his special friends Dave and Stacy Wright.

The family will have a private memorial and a commemorative run down Whistler’s Lower Dave Murray. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the SPCA.

Top 10 recovery shots on the PGA Tour

Check out the top 10 recovery shots on the PGA Tour (excluding majors), featuring railway tie bank shots, backhanded swings and mind blowing up-and-downs from unforeseen places.

Renowned Canadian golf writer and Canadian Golf Hall of Fame honoured member, Lorne Rubenstein, announced Wednesday that he will begin hosting SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio’s new show ‘Looking Back’ beginning March 25^th from 7-8 p.m. EDT.

Pleased to announce my new show Looking Back will begin on @SiriusXMPGATOUR Tuesday March 25, 7-8 EDT, and every second Tuesday following

— Lorne Rubenstein (@lornerubenstein) March 19, 2014

As one of the game’s great storytellers, Rubenstein’s segment will include interviews with guests from across the golfing spectrum and will dive deep into the game’s rich history. Rubenstein will take listeners on an in-depth journey into golf’s iconic people, events and significant moments.

‘Looking Back’ will air for the first time on March 25^th at 7 p.m. EDT and will continue to air every second Tuesday thereafter. Guests are encouraged to call into the show as Rubenstein hosts from 7-8 p.m. by calling toll-free 1-866-469-0026.

PGA Tour star Gary Woodland to join Matt Kuchar in Inaugural Canada Cup

Two-time PGA Tour winner Gary Woodland has been named the second player to represent ‘Team World’ in the inaugural Canada Cup Match to take place at Ashburn Golf Club – New Course in Halifax on Monday, June 30, 2014.

Woodland joins Kuchar and a yet-to-be-named PGA Tour player who will face-off in a head-to-head battle against Team Canada’s Mike Weir, Graham DeLaet and David Hearn for international bragging rights

“Match play competitions always bring out the best in players’ ability and personality. The pressure and energy of match play creates a great environment for players and fans alike,” said Woodland. “Playing with Matt and representing the United States at the Omega Mission Hills World Cup was a great experience. I look forward to representing the World with Matt and our remaining teammates as we take on Team Canada at the Canada Cup in a week that includes both Canada Day and Independence Day.”

The Canada Cup is part of GOLFest Nova Scotia, a week-long celebration of national pride and all things golf in Canada that will also feature a Web.com Tour event, the Nova Scotia Open, from June 29 to July 6, 2014.

Belfor Canada celebrates five years with Web.com Tour’s Adam Hadwin

Since the beginning of Adam Hadwin’s professional career, Belfor has supported the Abbottsford, B.C. native’s PGA Tour dream.

On Tuesday, Belfor a global leader in restoration and damage repair, announced they have once again teamed up with Abbotsford, BC resident and Web.com Tour player Adam Hadwin.

“Adam is an exceptional ambassador for golf in British Columbia and serves as a role model to junior golfers around the country. Belfor is proud to have partnered with Adam for the past five years and we take great pride in being one of his very first supporters,” said William Cook, President of Belfor (Canada) Inc. “We were impressed with Adam’s drive and determination to make it to the PGA Tour and felt that his ambitions align well with the goals and values of our company. Adam’s most recent victory is a testament that hard work and determination will pay off.”

Grace Park appointed as Athlete Role Model for golf at Youth Olympic Games

The International Golf Federation announced recently that former LPGA Tour player Grace Park has been appointed Athlete Role Model for golf when the sport makes its debut at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China.

The South Korean, who has six LPGA titles to her name, will attend the second Youth Olympic Games from 16-28 August, 2014 and provide behind-the-scenes guidance and inspiration to the  young athletes competing in the Games.

Park will join 36 other Athlete Role Models supporting the 3,800 athletes competing across 28 sports in Nanjing. She will be on hand in the Youth Olympic Village to assist with a series of educational activities and workshops designed to inspire and inform competitors to deliver their best performances at the Games and in their future careers.

“Becoming golf’s Athlete Role Model at the Youth Olympic Games is a huge honour.  I have had the benefit of so much advice and mentoring throughout my junior development and my professional career and to be able to give something back to the next generation of global golfing talent is a privilege,” said Park.

Carlsbad, Calif. – adidas Golf has announced the release of the women’s climacool ballerina footwear collection, an ultra-light shoe designed for on-the-go golfers who seek playing performance with wear-anywhere styling and versatility.

To successfully create a lightweight shoe that delivers on-course performance paired with a fashion-forward look, adidas Golf footwear designers combined an ultra-light, ballerina-inspired mesh upper with reinforcement zones for stability throughout the swing.

“As much as I travel to and from the course, I like having a shoe that I can wear both during and away from play,” said Jessica Korda, two-time LPGA Tour winner and adidas Golf Tour staff professional. “When I first put on the climacool ballerina, I was amazed at not only how lightweight and stylish it was, but how well it performed when I played.”

For enhanced flexibility, the climacool ballerina’s puremotion outsole was specifically-engineered with wider and deeper flex grooves and utilizes a slow recover fitfoam sockliner that conforms to the contours of the foot for a natural feel delivering long-lasting comfort.

Weighing less than five ounces (4.8oz), the climacool ballerina is the lightest women’s golf shoe adidas Golf has ever developed and is easily packable for travel or those on the move.

“Women are always looking for something different and fashionable,” said Masun Denison, Director, Global Product Marketing, Footwear at adidas Golf. “The challenge for us was to effectively infuse performance into a lightweight product that not only performs on the course but carries off course appeal at the same time, and with climacool ballerina, we’ve successfully done that.”

Available now at retailers, the climacool ballerina is available in four colorways: clear grey / white / bahia mint, mid grey / running white / tribe purple, solar blue / running white / metallic silver, and black / black / bahia magenta.

The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced sectional qualifying sites for the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open Championship, to be contested June 19-22 at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club’s Course No. 2 in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C.

Sectional qualifying, conducted over 36 holes, will be held at 20 sites across the United States and four international sites between May 5 and May 30. Player applications are now available online. The entry deadline is 5 p.m. EDT on April 30. The championship is open to female professionals, and female amateur golfers with a Handicap Index/Factor not exceeding 2.4.

“Sectional qualifying is a crucial part of bringing this most democratic of championships to the world’s elite players,” said Daniel B. Burton, USGA vice president and chairman of the Championship Committee. “With the cooperation of our partners, both domestic and international, we look forward to welcoming the best players from across the globe to Pinehurst.”

Industry Hills Golf Club, near Los Angeles, has held U.S. Women’s Open sectional qualifying annually since 2010. Its Eisenhower Course was a local qualifying site in 2009 (the final year of local qualifying, which was conducted from 2002-09), and it hosted sectional qualifying in 1980 and 1982. The Eisenhower Course will also serve as a U.S. Open local qualifying site on May 6.

In addition to Industry Hills, The Heritage at Westmoor, in Westminster, Colo., and The Country Club at DC Ranch, in Scottsdale, Ariz., will host both U.S. Women’s Open sectional qualifying and U.S. Open local qualifying. The Heritage at Westmoor will hold U.S. Women’s Open sectional qualifying on May 14, two days after U.S. Open local qualifying. The Country Club at DC Ranch will hold U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open qualifying on May 12 and May 28, respectively.

Quail Valley Golf Club in Vero Beach, Fla., will host both U.S. Women’s Open and U.S. Open sectional qualifying, on May 30 and June 2, respectively. This will be the second time the club has hosted U.S. Open qualifying and the first time for the Women’s Open.

Carolina Trace Country Club in Sanford, N.C., will host U.S. Women’s Open qualifying on its Lake Course for the sixth consecutive year. Three courses will host sectional qualifying for the third time: Oak Valley Golf Club in Beaumont, Calif. (2011, 2013, 2014); Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii (2012-14); and The Woodlands (Texas) Country Club’s Player Course (2012-14). Waialae C.C. was a local qualifying site in 2002, while The Woodlands C.C. hosted Anne Sander’s 1989 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur victory.

As previously announced, international U.S. Women’s Open sectional qualifying will be conducted for the first time. Qualifying will be conducted at four sites, in the People’s Republic of China, England, Japan and the Republic of Korea on May 19.

Two U.S. Women’s Open champions have reached the championship through the qualifying process: Hilary Lunke (2003) and Birdie Kim (2005). Lunke won after advancing through local and sectional qualifying, while Kim competed in the sectional stage.

(Flagstick.com) – In the past two months Brittany Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont. has been agonizingly close.  In four events on the Florida-based SunCoast Ladies Tour she has not been out of the top 12 and hit as high as 4th place.

On Thursday though, it was her time to shine as she picked up her first win as a professional, taking top honours at the Black Bear Golf Club in Eustis, Florida.

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Renfrew Wins on Gateway Tour

(The Province) Another day another couple thousand dollars for Canadians pursuing their professional aspirations south of the border. Close on the heels of Hadwin’s Web.Com win this weekend, Victoria native Cory Renfrew claimed a title of his own on the All-American Gateway Tour Wednesday.

Renfrew posted rounds of 64-65-68 at this week’s event hosted by the Lonetree Golf Club in Chandler, Arizona, tying Brady Schnell of Pheonix atop the leaderboard at 16-under par.

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A look inside Kevin Streelman’s man cave

Kevin Streelman provides a tour of his basement filled with memories of his career on the PGA Tour in this feature from “Inside the PGA TOUR.” How cool is this man cave?

TaylorMade has announcedd the newest member of its popular “Ghost Spider” series putter models – the Ghost Spider Si.

It’s considered a high MOI (moment of inertia) counterbalanced putter that is touted to be one of the most consistent and forgiving putters the company has introduced.

The large 380-gram head coupled with a 15-inch, 130-gram counterbalanced grip helps promote exceptional stability, control and feel.

What is “counterbalancing”? While the typical putter has one light end (grip) and one heavy end (head), putting more weight in the grip to counterbalance the weight of the head increases the MOI of the entire club, from top to bottom, which makes it 50 percent more stable and much easier to keep the head on path – something the company calls “Stroke Stability.”

The Ghost Spider Si, which debuted at the Humana Challenge, has been played on a weekly basis by a number of Tour professionals including Rory Sabbatini, Fred Funk, Retief Goosen and Lucas Glover.

“The player excitement on Tour over counterbalanced putters drove the creation of the Ghost Spider Si,” said Tomo Bystedt, TaylorMade Golf’s Director of Product Creation for Irons, Putters and Wedges. “It’s the perfect putter for players who want the benefits of a high MOI head and counterbalanced stroke stability in a clean, elegant design.”

Justin Rose used a Ghost Spider Blade to win the 2013 U.S. Open.

Performance of the Ghost Spider Si also comes from an exceptionally high MOI. The MOI in traditional blade and mallet putter ranges from 3500-4500. The Ghost Spider Si has an MOI of more than 6000 which makes the putter head more resistant to twisting at impact and helps protect ball speed and distance-control on off-center hits.

Aesthetically, the Ghost Spider Si features a simple yet innovative design. The white head contrasts nicely with the green to promote additional alignment benefits.

The PureRoll Surlyn insert promotes soft-yet-solid feel and a smooth roll straight off the face.

Pricing, Options and Availability

The Spider Si putter is offered in a 35 or 38-inch shaft. Players grip the club as they would a normal-length putter, with 2 or 3 inches of the butt-end of the grip extended above their hands, which provides the maximum benefit of counterbalancing. The 38-inch length is engineered for players who normally play a 35-inch length while the 35-inch model is built for the player who favors a 33-inch length. Players who favor a 34-inch length can choose between either 35 or 38 inches.

Available beginning Friday, March 14, the Ghost Spider Si is priced at $229.99.