TMaG Tour Staff professional Edoardo Molinari Earns Wins Scottish Open Playing R9 SuperTri Driver
CARLSBAD, Calif. (July 12, 2010) – TaylorMade-adidas Tour Staff professional Paula Creamer conquered the fairways and greens of storied Oakmont Country Club with her R9 SuperTri driver and Daytona Kia Ma Ghost putter yesterday to win her first major championship, the U.S. Women’s Open. Creamer, 23, finished at three-under and won by four; she was the only competitor to break par.
Fighting a painful thumb that was surgically repaired in March, and which limited her to just 40 warm-up shots before each round, Creamer overcame the distraction to conquer classic U.S. Open conditions – heavy rough, narrow fairways and super-slick greens. Her victory was rooted in four rounds of excellent driving and putting. Her ball-striking peaked on the back nine on Sunday when she hit one solid shot after another down the stretch, leading to crucial back-to-back birdies at the par-four 14th and 15th holes.
“The way Paula played down the stretch to put the tournament away was flat-out fantastic,” said Mark King, TaylorMade-adidas Golf president and CEO. “Her win has made what’s been a great summer for us even better. Her driving and putting, which are so critical at a U.S. Open, were phenomenal, and we’re glad she trusted the R9 SuperTri driver and the new Daytona Kia Ma Ghost putter. We’re incredibly proud of the resilience and toughness she showed in winning her first major championship.”
The Pink Panther, as Creamer is affectionately known, beat the heat and humidity of July in Pennsylvania with the help of adidas Golf’s ClimaCool apparel, and maintained her traction throughout the week by wearing her signature adidas Golf PAULA footwear.
Meanwhile, TMaG Tour Staff professional Edoardo Molinari enjoyed a brilliant tune-up to the Open Championship at St. Andrews, winning the Scottish Open by three strokes to win for the first time on the European Tour. Molinari (-12) relied on an R9 SuperTri driver and Penta TP golf ball to hit 75% of his fairways, which was critical to his success in the often windy and rainy conditions. Fellow TaylorMade Tour Staffer Darren Clarke finished second using the Daytona Ghost putter, earning a coveted berth in this week’s Open Championship. Clarke also won last week’s prestigious J.P. McManus International Pro-Am against a star-studded field.
On the PGA Tour, TaylorMade Tour Staff professional Paul Goydos also earned a spot in the Open Championship field with his runner-up at the John Deere Classic. Goydos, who recorded the fourth 59 in PGA Tour history in the first round, will compete in the Open Championship for just the third time in his career.
Quotes: Paula Creamer
“I switched my putter this week. Last week I went through two-putters, and the week before I had a 2-ball. This week I had a Ghost TaylorMade, Daytona putter. I went back to just the standard-looking putter. I think that helped a lot, because there is so much going on in these greens that you just have to focus on that. I was kind of getting a little bit crazy with where my putterface was aiming and all this, and so I switched to my putter this week.”
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Notable
* Paula Creamer played an R9 SuperTri driver and Daytona Kia Ma Ghost putter to win her first career major championship at the U.S. Women’s Open
* Creamer (-3) was the only competitor to finish under par
* Creamer’s victory at Oakmont is her ninth on the LPGA Tour
* Creamer overcame a painful left thumb, surgically repaired in March, to complete 52 holes in one weekend, including 23 Sunday
* Edoardo Molinari earned his first European Tour victory at the Scottish Open playing an R9 SuperTri driver and Penta TP golf ball, winning by three strokes
* TaylorMade Tour Staff professionals Darren Clarke and Paul Goydos qualified for this week’s Open Championship at St. Andrews with runner-up finishes at the Scottish Open and John Deere Classic, respectively
* TaylorMade leads all brands in worldwide driver wins with 31 victories in 2010
In Creamer’s Bag
Driver: R9 SuperTri 10.5°
Fairways: Burner 15°, R9 TP 17°, r7 20°
Hybrid: Rescue 09 TP 25°
Irons: R9 TP 5-iron through PW
Wedges: rac 54°
Putter: Daytona Kia Ma Ghost
Glove: TaylorMade Targa
Apparel: adidas Golf ClimaCool Soft 3-Stripes Polo, ClimaCool Stretch Twill Skort
Footwear: signature PAULA
In Molinari’s Bag
Driver: R9 SuperTri 9.5°
Fairways: R9 TP 15°
Hybrid: Rescue 09 TP 19°
Irons: R9 TP 3-iron through PW
Wedges: TP xFT ZTP 52°, 56°, 60°
Ball: Penta TP
Footwear: adidas Golf TOUR360 4.0
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