TRUE Linkswear has completely revamped their shoe line-up for 2012. It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of the brand and the new shoes look great. They feature a redesigned rubber outsole (the previous outsole was TPU) for improved traction/performance and slimmer profiles without sacrificing toe-box width.
Additionally, TRUE is releasing a new shoe, the Phx at the $99 price point, and will be releasing a $99 women’s shoe, the Isis, in May.
Full release after the break:
I’ve heard worse. Not much else to say about this one really.
We’ve all been there. The first tee shot goes into the water. The second is a shank dead right. Who hasn’t wanted to toss the responsible club into a lake? For most of us though, the thought of having to go buy a new club keeps us in check. But if you’re like Sergio and you get your clubs for free… then it’s game on.
This one is just kind of creepy. If you’re a die hard golfer near Bellvue, WA, you can now spend eternity buried in a bunker at the Sunset Hills Memorial Golf Park.
Yes, you read that correctly. Sunset Hills has built a replica golf course/cemetery. This gives new meaning to being “dead” in a hazard. Be warned though, sand traps are reserved for cremated remains only.
The course will naturally feature a leaderboard where your name will be listed if you’ve reserved a “future tee time.” I guess you’re winning if you’re still upright?
Sunset Hills (via SI)
Thanks to Phil for sending this my way. Planet golf has a really interesting story on the revival of Royal Melbourne as a championship golf course. Most Americans probably don’t know it, but Melbourne has been in drought conditions for most of the last 10 years.
So how exactly do you get a golf course in shape to host a major tournament without a reliable source of water? Well, you build a $4.5M stormwater harvesting system. Then you convert your fairways to a more robust strain of grass and you hope that you at least get enough rain to make sure you didn’t just waste millions of dollars.
Another interesting fact: The greens are a bent grass variety known as Sutton’s Mix which has been in use at Royal Melbourne since the 20′s and is not found on any other course in the world. Who knew?
Graham Bensinger recently sat down for an in-depth interview with Steve Williams. Yes, it’s a long video. But if you aren’t completely sick of hearing about Stevie/Tiger, this is worth a watch.
Tiger looked pretty good this week (except for Saturday). He may not be “back” but this is the best we’ve seen him play in a long time. Hopefully he’ll build on that for the President’s Cup this week.
