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Ping to sell 5,000 Bubba-inspired pink G30 drivers

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If you’re ever wanted a Ping G30 driver that looks like the one Bubba Watson uses, here’s your chance. Ping is selling 5,000 all-pink G30 drivers and will donate $60 for each driver sold to the Bubba Watson Foundation.

The Bubba Watson Foundation was founded by the golfer and his wife, Angie, and states its mission as “enhanc[ing] the every-day lives of people in need with a particular emphasis on helping and inspiring children, young adults, and those associated with the U.S. Military.”

[quote_box_center]“Bubba has a huge heart and continues to use his success on the golf course to help people in need, especially children,” said John A. Solheim, PING Chairman & CEO. “As we’ve seen on the golf course with his shot-making skills, he’s a creative thinker and his decision to distinguish himself by using a pink driver and shaft helped make this program possible. We’re blessed with the opportunity to partner with Bubba and are very grateful to golfers who choose to support this program for the benefit of the Bubba Watson Foundation.”[/quote_box_center]

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The G30 drivers ($550 MSRP) are currently available for pre-order through Ping authorized retailers. They’re available in right-handed (9.5 and 10.5 degrees) and left-handed (10.5 degrees) models, and come with all-Pink Ping TFC 914D shafts (R and S flexes).

Related: Ping’s G30 driver earned the top spot on our 2015 Gear Trials: Best Drivers List. Read our full review of the G30 driver, here.

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  1. Junca valerie

    May 2, 2015 at 2:08 pm

    Hello. I am french I would like to buy Watson’s driver. Is it possible to buy it on Internet ? I am waitting your answer. Thank you

  2. Jacob

    Apr 8, 2015 at 12:51 pm

    I was looking forward to this and even thinking it would knock my G25 out of the bag from last year. Not cool only offering left hand in 10.5* and R or S regular version head . I wanted a G30 LS 9*and Xshaft. 0 for 3 for what I need and wants. $90 Pant job really?

    What is more comical are the ones on Ebay for $1000-1200 already a week before it has even shipped! 5000 is Not that limited flippers!! WTH

  3. golfiend

    Apr 7, 2015 at 1:42 pm

    I think my wife will get one of these … she loves pink.

  4. ND Hickman

    Apr 7, 2015 at 9:37 am

    Coming to the UK in specs other than a 10.5 with a Regular Shaft this time?

  5. llamont

    Apr 7, 2015 at 1:11 am

    This just end… After reading GD’s scathing article about PGA Tour pros disdain for Bubba, Ping has cut production of Bubba’s pink driver to Bubba-only personal prototypes.

  6. Kyle

    Apr 6, 2015 at 11:13 pm

    Gross

  7. Nor

    Apr 6, 2015 at 7:11 pm

    Worse than TMAG white heads or Nike Red/Volt colors, but i don’t see people mocking Ping?

    • jason

      Apr 6, 2015 at 11:16 pm

      It’s a charity thing. And a good driver. Nothing wrong with this move by PING.

      • lsf_21

        Apr 8, 2015 at 10:41 pm

        So Nike and Taylormade dont make good drivers?

  8. jonno

    Apr 6, 2015 at 6:58 pm

    bubba has a one-off custom slightly smaller and lower spinning G30, if that’s the head they sold i’d buy one.

    a pink normal g30 is rubbish and is paying for paint

    • jason

      Apr 6, 2015 at 11:17 pm

      This is not true. Bubba’s G30 is not smaller. And any modification of spin would be through the use go G-loo which WRX will do for any customer who asks.

    • John Jones

      Apr 8, 2015 at 10:33 pm

      Bubba’s driver is the same size as every G30 and is not lower spinning due to Giloo either. Bubba does however play a very low lofted G30 due to his ball speed and club head speed…Bubba is a guy whose stock shot is a 20 yard cut gonna need some spin to hit that shot…and his bomb is launched at 15 w 1800 spin because he swing up 5 at it. You sir need to talk of what you know and not try to look cool.

  9. Dirt

    Apr 6, 2015 at 5:46 pm

    I wants one. Are they going on sale in Canada?

  10. other paul

    Apr 6, 2015 at 1:20 pm

    I want one. But if I was going to play a pink driver that screams Bubba long, I would have to play a long 48″ shaft to hit it that far. Otherwise, why buy one? To put on a shelf?

  11. ooffa

    Apr 6, 2015 at 12:53 pm

    I would love to play like Bubba, but look or act like Bubba, no thank you very much.

  12. johnnyb

    Apr 6, 2015 at 12:15 pm

    Bubba is a good dude. That is all.

    • Scooter McGavin

      Apr 6, 2015 at 12:36 pm

      Yeah, especially when he’s swearing and yelling at his caddie.

      • jason

        Apr 6, 2015 at 11:19 pm

        And donating heavy amounts of money to the Soldiers fund.

  13. RadioActive

    Apr 6, 2015 at 11:21 am

    So take a $350 driver, paint it pink, charge $550 and donate $50 to charity? Hmmm something doesn’t add up…

    • JE

      Apr 6, 2015 at 11:47 am

      Actually, Morton’s Golf has them for $499 so your math is off. More like 500 – 60 = $440. $60 to a foundation that supports people in need sounds like a good deal for everyone.

      • RadioActive

        Apr 6, 2015 at 3:15 pm

        Relax Archimedes, i was using the $550 quoted in this article wasn’t going out looking for actual quotes, and I’m petty sure when this article 1st went up it read that $50 was going to charity they either edited it or I was mistaken… But lets use your numbers, still an additional ~$90 profit per club or $450K over 5000 clubs under the guise of helping a charity.

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Daniel Berger WITB 2024 (April)

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  • Daniel Berger what’s in the bag accurate as of the Farmers Insurance Open. More photos from the event here.

Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X

6-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X

Irons: TaylorMade P770 (3), TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC 2011 (4-PW)
Shafts: Project X Denali Blue 105 TX (3), Project X 6.5 (4-PW)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (50-12F), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-14F), Callaway Jaws Raw (60-08C)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (50), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (56, 60)

Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Mini DB
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy PistolLock 1.0

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Wrap

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Check out more in-hand photos of Daniel Berger’s clubs in the forums.

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Heavy Artillery: A look at drivers in play at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans

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What are the driver and shaft combinations of the best golfers in the world? For gearheads, it’s an endlessly interesting question — even if we can only ever aspire to play LS heads and 7 TX shafts.

At this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, GolfWRX got in-hand looks at the driver setups of a wealth of players.

Check out some of the most interesting combos below, then head to the GolfWRX forums for the rest, as well as the rest of our galleries from New Orleans.

Rory McIlroy

Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees @8.25)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride MCC

Alex Fitzpatrick

Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride MCC

Daniel Berger

Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees @9)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Wrap

Rasmus Hojgaard

Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX
Grip: Golf Pride MCC

Alejandro Tosti

Driver: Srixon ZX5 Mk II LS (9.5 degrees @10.5)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS T1100 75 6.5
Grip: Golf Pride MCC Plus4

James Nicholas

Driver: Titleist TSR3 (8 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Kevin Streelman

Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Sang-moon Bae

Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (9+ @8)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Russ Cochran

Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke (9 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD TP 6 X
Grip: Golf pride MCC Align 

MJ Daffue

Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (10.5 degrees @9.5)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green RDX 65 TX
Grip: Golf Pride ZGrip Cord Align

Check our more photos from the Zurich Classic here.

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Rasmus Højgaard WITB 2024 (April)

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  • Rasmus Højgaard what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.

Driver: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX

3-wood: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Prototype (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX

Utility: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw White 85 TX

Irons: Callaway Apex Pro (3), Callaway X Forged (4-PW)
Shafts: KBS $-Taper 130

Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S, 56-10S, 60-06C)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X

Putter: Odyssey Ai One Milled Eight T DB

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

Check out more in-hand photos of Hojgaard in the forums.

 

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