Are you a last minute shopper? Always wondering what you should get that special person on your gift list? Many of us here at Golfwrx suffer from the same problems while holiday shopping. Here are a few ideas for every budget to get you jump started and spending in the right direction.
For under $10, a sweet Tiger Woods magnetic hat clip with ball marker. As everyone knows, Tiger Woods is a great putter, arguably the best. Start using this hat clip and ball marker and you can pretend you are a great putter (all the time) as well.
Want to spend a little more? Do you have a friend who just can’t putt and always frets over his lack of putting skills? If he has a sense of humor, you can buy him this country-blues mix CD, The Three Putt Blues by Brian Hall ($20, if you get lucky they might pay you to get it). Never heard of him or his music? Neither have I. Don’t want to take a chance on this CD? Then go with the TW ball marker or go bigger.
Have a little more cash burning a hole in that pocket of yours? Worried your gift won’t be a hit? Have no fear. Try a dozen of the new and improved Bridgestone e5+ or E6+ golf balls ($26+). Golf balls are always a hit for that golfer on your list. If they haven’t ventured into the Bridgestone realm before, they ‘ll love these over their usual top rock variety of golf ball that they typically receive as gifts during the holiday season.
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What? You have nothing to chip or lob those shiny new seamless Bridgestones with? I’ve got you covered pal. How about a pair of new wedges? I’ve had my eye on these Cleveland DSG (Dynamic Sole Grind) 588 wedges (I am partial to the oil cans myself) for quite some time now. Both of these short game tools will surely enhance your wizardry in the sand, around the greens and they’ll look great in the bag to boot! Go ahead pull the trigger and buy them ($220+)!
Your friend has been talking about the boutique/custom putter rage that’s the talk of all the internet putter message forums right now. Namely speaking, Byron Putters ($300+) and C&L Putters ($300+), but he can’t make up his fickle mind on what to get. You can order a fully customized, tour quality putter the exact way you like it for about the same cost a top of the line putter off the rack at your local golf shop or big box golf store. Trust me, order the custom jobby instead, you’ll be glad that you did. In fact, I won’t even tell on you when the putter never actually makes it into your friend’s bag, but stays in yours instead. If that happens, get him the ball marker, balls and that 3 Putt Blues CD as a back up.
Ahhhh…these are all very nice, but you want to go a little larger this holiday season? OK, I hear ya now. How about a far East golf excursion? Don’t like flying? That’s OK, I was speaking more along the lines of a set of hands down, top quality forgings from Miura. Anyone who is a true golf connoisseur surely knows that these are arguably the best iron forgings that one can buy.
Sure a set of Miura forgings will set you back a pretty penny ($1500+), but you’ll be playing the best set of forged cavity backs at the club each and every Saturday morning with your regular foursome. At least until they place their order shortly thereafter.
You already have a nice selection of Slighters, C&L, Mills and Byron putters and you still have that achy breaky heart for the holy grail of anser style putters? That’s right, the venerable and tour stalwart Cameron 009. Get hold of a Titleist rep and order this now. I am sure it will bring much yuletide cheer, just make sure your Visa has an extra $5-7K available on it. Of course your wife’s diamond tennis bracelet will have to wait until next year, or longer.
What’s that you say? You like some real bling while rolling? Your H2, Escalade and or your SL 500 AMG is always sporting the latest dubs or chrome bling? Why not drop some real cash and start sporting a dubbed out, custom golf cart while at the club? This bad boy ($10-15K +) even has the low profile Falken race series rubber. Hopefully the cart paths are paved at your course. This is how I’d wanna roll.
The best and most expensive item on this year’s shopping list has to be a new putter. Sure, there is a putter more expensive that that Cameron 009 we previously looked at. That’s right and more specifically, a Tiger Woods GSS Newport 2 Cameron replica putter. While we all know you can’t get Tiger to sell you his current gamer at any price, you can, if you search long enough, purchase a back up or exact replica for around $25 large. Will it make you putt any better?
Probably not, but it will make a great conversation piece that hangs on the basement or office wall as it begs to be gamed. It would probably be a really good idea NOT to tell your better half what you spent or that you took out a smallish second mortgage in order to get this.
Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!