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Danielle Kang explains the extraordinary process behind her new Scotty Cameron putter
Danielle Kang had a brilliant time on the greens in Singapore on Friday, and promptly thanked legendary putter designer Scotty Cameron for his part.
After taking just 25 putts during her second-round nine-under 63, the six-time LPGA winner had no qualms in revealing just how the one-off flat stick developed from an idea into reality.
“It was really cool,” Kang explained, “because I had an idea…Mr. Scotty Cameron sketched it out, and then, all of a sudden, my thoughts became real. He molded them, and then we spent hours, and I think it took days for him to make these molds.”
The 2017 Women’s PGA Champion told reporters she was involved in the actual making process too.
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“And then I was with him for seven hours straight, grinding them, making it, buffering, lie lofting. It was incredible for me to watch. And I absolutely love that putter. And people keep asking me what it is, and he stamped it ‘DK Special’ on the bottom, so that’s the name of it.”
The name “Scotty Cameron” is synonymous with some of the most valuable clubs ever sold at auction.
15-time major winner, and golf legend Tiger Woods, is among many that are regular “Scotty” users, and recently one of his back-up Red Dot Scotty Cameron putters sold for over $325,000!
As for Kang, winner of the 2022 Tournament of Champions by three strokes from the subsequent champ Brooke Henderson, the last couple of seasons have not gone entirely to plan.
After coaching and caddie changes, she also had to fight off criticism for withdrawing from the Palos Verdes Championship. Kang later revealed the pain in her back to be a tumor on her spine.
Despite the recovery period, the victory plus six top-10 finishes were enough to see her finish in 14th place on the 2022 Race To The CME Globe, and this year has started steadily, if not spectacularly, with a run of 12/24/38 in her first three events.
The week at the HSBC Women’s World Championship should help though, with stats showing Kang missing just five fairways from 56, and making 58 from 72 greens.
Crucially, she backed up the second-round putting display with another on payday, having just 27 putts during a final round of 68, at least one less than the three that finished in front her – Jin Young Ko, Nellie Korda and Ayaka Furue.
Now in the top-10 for the season-long table, Kang knows where some of the credit should be laid: “My putter has been really hot for a while, so thank you, Mr. Scotty. It’s working.”
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Butch Harmon reveals what he worked on with Rory McIlroy during visit earlier this year
While speaking on the “Son of a Butch” Podcast, legendary swing coach Butch Harmon revealed what he worked on with Rory McIlroy when the four-time major champion went to visit him after the Players Championship this season.
Butch Harmon on what he worked on with Rory:
“The work I did with him wasn’t a tremendous amount of changing what he did, it was his attitude and the way he played certain shots. From 150 yards and in he made a full swing like he was hitting a driver and I wanted him to make…
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“The work I did with him wasn’t a tremendous amount of changing what he did, it was his attitude and the way he played certain shots. From 150 yards and in he made a full swing like he was hitting a driver and I wanted him to make more 3 quarter swings and chop the follow through off a little. He’s a very high ball hitter, but with short irons high balls aren’t good, it’s hard to control, we wanted to bring the ball flight down.”
The work certainly seemed to help McIlroy, as he went on to win the Zurich Classic alongside Shane Lowry and the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow in back-to-back starts.
Rory will now tee it up at Valhalla for the PGA Championship, which is the site of his most recent major victory in 2014.
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Brandel Chamblee says this technological development was key to Phil Mickelson winning major championships
While speaking with GolfWRX, Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee shared that he believes the solid core golf ball helped Phil Mickelson win major championships.
“One of the consequences of the solid core golf ball coming around was it put the straightest of hitters in the rough.
“Phil started winning majors in 2004, I don’t think that’s any coincidence. I think he started winning majors after the solid core golf ball came along and put everybody in the rough.
“And so [Phil] is like ‘I got you in the rough, I’m going to kick your a**. This is my game. I’ve been in the rough my whole career. I can go over trees, through trees, around trees.’
“Because he’s got that amazing creativity and Phil is an underrated iron player, phenomenal iron player. Great, great great out of the trouble. If you put the top-40 players on a list and ranked them in terms of accuracy, he would be 40th.
“So, I think that was one of the consequences of the solid core golf balls was it allowed Phil to win major championships.”
Mickelson went on to win the Masters in 2004 as well as five additional majors from 2004-2021 including three total Masters, two PGA Championships, and an Open Championship.
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Former Augusta National employee pleads guilty to transporting stolen Masters memorabilia; Arnold Palmer’s green jacket among stolen items
The document was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Since then, more details have emerged about the case.
According to Darren Rovell of Cllct, one of the items that was stolen was Arnold Palmer’s green jacket.
The Chicago Tribune also reported that Globensky was able to steal the merchandise due to his role as a former warehouse coordinator at Augusta National who oversaw the Masters merchandise that was sold.
Rovell states that “A source with intimate knowledge of the case said an Augusta National member, who knew the jacket was missing, contacted a well-known collector who had gained a reputation for tracking down rare items. The member’s goal was to return the jacket to Augusta under the guise of purchasing it in a private sale.”
The plan worked, and the man agreed to sell the jacket for an agreed upon price of $3.6 million. After the sale was complete, the FBI swarmed the house of the thief.
Cllct also reported that Globensky pled guilty in a federal court in Chicago on Wednesday and now faces up to 10 years in prison.
The Chicago Tribune adds that Globensky’s plea deal includes an agreement to provide the government a cashier’s check for $1.5 million in the next few days.
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