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Callaway signs Matteo Manassero

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Callaway Golf has signed four-time European Tour winner Matteo Manassero to its Tour Staff.

Manassero, 20, is the 43rd-ranked golfer in the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR). He made himself known to the golf world as a 16-year-old at the 2009 British Open, where he tied for 13th and finished as the low amatuer. He has recorded a win on the European Tour every year since, winning the Castelló Masters Costa Azahar in 2010, the Maybank Malaysian Open in 2011, the Barclays Singapore Open in 2012 and most impressively the BMW PGA Championship in May 2013. 

Manassero joins new signings Harris English (No. 53 in the OWGR) and Henrik Stenson (No. 3 in the OWGR) as the newest members of Callaway’s increasingly youthful Tour Staff.

A photo posted from Manassero’s Twitter account shows the golfer with Callaway’s Big Bertha Alpha driver, Big Bertha fairway wood, two X Hot hybrids, X Forged 2013 irons, X Forged wedges and an Odyssey Versa putter.

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Click here to see the clubs Manassero used last year on the PGA Tour.

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  1. gunmetal

    Jan 7, 2014 at 7:45 pm

    Great signing for cally. Not the bomber type they went after last year, but definitely an elite player. Wish he’d play more overview in the states.

  2. sam Brooks

    Jan 7, 2014 at 1:28 pm

    I’d join calaway if they ask me I’m a heartbeat! I don’t use callaway gear but hey why not? I was on the practic green with Lydia ko the day before she announced she was turning and damn I can see why they snapped her up..

  3. Gary

    Jan 6, 2014 at 11:45 pm

    A great signing for Callaway. Manassero is a great player and a true gent on the course. Best of luck to him with the new equipment.

  4. Joe

    Jan 6, 2014 at 10:36 pm

    Maybe Tiger will get tired of playing the Nike, and want to sign with Callaway. Isn’t he the only one left who hasn’t?

  5. Mike

    Jan 6, 2014 at 4:58 pm

    Another great Titleist stuff player going commercial. I guess Callaway wants to sell Big Berthas to more folks under 50. Not a bad set though.

  6. mick

    Jan 6, 2014 at 2:31 pm

    This guy could use women’s clubs from the 80s and still be better than most other pros. Should be an easy transition here with essentially the same looks and setup as he had with Titleist.

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Limited-edition gear spotted at the PGA Championship

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The second major of the season is here, and with it, custom gear aplenty! Taking inspiration from both Louisville, Kentucky, and host course Valhalla, the OEMs have been having some fun with the designs.

Check out PGA Championship staff bags, some custom kicks, and a very cool putter grip from SuperStroke.

2024 PGA Championship staff bags

Callaway

Cobra

TaylorMade

Scotty Cameron’s putter cover features the Scotty Dog in Viking helmet

Bettinardi’s KFC-inspired putter covers

Ping’s bourbon-inspired putter cover

Rory McIlroy’s Kentucky Bourbon Trail-inspired Nike Air Zoom Victory Tour 3 shoes

FootJoy x Todd Snyder Mint Julep Premier Series

(Photo courtesy of FootJoy)

Brooks Koepka’s Kentucky Bourbon Trail-inspired Nike Air Zoom Infinity Tour shoes

(Photo courtesy of Nike)

SuperStroke’s PGA Championship grip

Check out all of our photos from Valhalla here.

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Whats in the Bag

John Daly WITB 2024 (May)

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Driver: Ping G430 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: Newton Motion 6-Dot

3-wood: Ping G430 LST (15 degrees)
Shaft: Newton Motion 4-Dot

Hybrids: Ping G430 (17, 22, 26 degrees)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold

Irons: Sub70 659-CB (6-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold S300

Wedges: Sub70 TAIII (50, 54, 60)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold S300

Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Milled One T CH
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Tour 2.0

Grips: SuperStroke custom

More photos of John Daly’s WITB in the forums.

 

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Toulon Golf collaborates with Valhalla Golf Club for latest Small Batch putter

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Toulon Golf has today officially announced its latest Small Batch putter — the Valhalla.

Discussing the putter, Preston Toulon of Toulon Golf said: “This putter is a collaboration with the club at Valhalla and incorporates three of the many things that make the state of Kentucky great – horseracing, bourbon and championship golf. The head of the putter and headcover have several allusions to a jockey’s silk and there are thoroughbreds on the sole.”

Inspired by Toulon’s classic tri-sole Santa Monica design, the company sought to modernize the profile and design leveraging its 904 stainless steel and 6061 aircraft aluminium across the sole. Toulon describes the Valhalla’s profile as “slightly oversized blade whose proportions are meticulously balanced to maintain the look and feel of the Santa Monica, while increasing the putter’s inertia to create one of the most forgiving putters we have ever designed.”

Throughout numerous prototypes, Toulon paid particular attention to the L-neck, with its full shaft of offset, adding a bit of length for better blending with the slightly wider and longer blade.

On the rear of the putter are homages to horse racing in the form of jockey silk diamonds and Churchill Downs-inspired font.

The sole of the putter features a large cavity covered by a 6061 aircraft aluminum sole plate. According to Toulon, this allowed for the addition length to the putter and improved inertia as well as moving more mass to the perimeter for greater forgiveness.

In another nod to Valhalla, Toulon uses a milled watermarked limestone pattern, a reference to stone featured widely on the property.

As with all the Toulon Small Batch putters, the team paid particular attention to the topline thickness and radius to achieve a desired look. “Soft yet crisp was the design intent,” according to the company.

Toulon Golf Small Batch Valhalla specs

  • Material: 904L Stainless Steel/6061 Aluminum Sole
  • Face Mill: Fine Double Fly with Big Tuna
  • Finish: Kentucky Bourbon PVD
  • Grip: Custom Toulon Collection Vintage Blue Pistol
  • Shaft: Chrome Stepless Steel
  • Headcover: Valhalla Custom Leather
  • Head Weight: 355 g
  • Toe Hang: 40 degrees
  • Loft: 3 degrees
  • Lie: 70 degrees

Pricing and availability

The Small Batch Valhalla is available for purchase today via the company’s website — ToulonGolf.com.

Supply is extremely limited. The price is $1,800.

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