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Lexi Thompson Wins 2019 ShopRite LPGA Classic in Dramatic Fashion with Bridgestone TOUR B X Ball

(COVINGTON, GA) – Bridgestone Golf Tour team member Lexi Thompson continued one of the best Tour seasons in Bridgestone Golf’s history, with a dramatic come-from-behind victory at the 2019 ShopRite LPGA Classic. Thompson finished with a clutch eagle on the 18th hole to garner her 11th career LPGA victory and the 6th win for Bridgestone this season, including 5 with the TOUR B X golf ball. Thompson’s victory vaults her to #1 on the U.S. Solheim Cup points list.

The TOUR B Series golf balls represent Bridgestone’s most technologically-advanced models to date. During development, company engineers used data from nearly 350,000 in-person ball fittings, combined with insights from leading third-party industry sources, to identify needs of specific player types. They then drew on more than 800 golf ball patents to determine which proprietary technologies would most benefit each type of swing characteristics identified.

Returning to the scene of her professional debut just 9 years ago, Lexi carded a 12-under total of 201 to win the 54-hole event by two shots. In testing the TOUR B X ball with the Bridgestone R&D team this past fall, Thompson optimized her fit and acquired an additional 5 yards off the tee with improved accuracy. In addition, Thompson’s approach shots benefitted from her adoption of the TOUR B X as well, seeing a more preferred penetrating ball flight, perfect for cutting through the strong breezes of the Bay Course at Seaview all week.

After Angel Yin finished practicing in the sunny Southern California sunshine, some days she would go to her club guy’s small studio that had radars for extra work at night. She wished she had more of an indoor space to work with.

The time in his studio gave birth to her goal of opening a golf academy. While she was on the shores of Hawaii in April, an opportunity hulaed to Yin to own her own academy.

“I want to open up a place so people that are very busy and work all day, to have time and an opportunity to hit and hang out,” Yin told LPGA.com.

The 20-year-old was contacted by her business partner that her former coach, Lucy Davies, was looking to sell her academy in Westlake Village. Yin jumped at the chance.

“An opportunity where everything is setup, location right off the freeway, it’s not something you get every day.”

Yin and her team launched an initial opening of Yin Golf Academy in early May, with a hard launch on June 15th.

In the opening round of the 2019 RBC Canadian Open, Keegan Bradley leads by one shot after carding a 7-under 63 on Thursday.

The RBC Canadian Open Returns to Hamilton Golf & Country Club in Ontario, Canada. Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy and Bubba Watson will compete in the event. In 2018, Dustin Johnson claimed his 19th PGA TOUR victory with rounds of 68-66-65-66 to finish at 23-under-par and three shots clear of the field.

Don’t miss this special day of savings, events and offers that are sure to help you score big with your Dad!

Saturday, June 8th
PGA Tour Super Store Chandler
8am-4pm

PGA Tour Superstore
2031 N. Arizona Avenue
Chandler, AZ 85225

• Come Early! First 25 Bunker to Bunker Club/Listeners and/or AGA Members will receive PGA Tour Superstore “goodie bag”
• 10% off during the event for Bunker Club/AGA Members
• Bunker to Bunker THE Golf Show LIVE remote broadcast 7am-9am
• Raffle drawing for golf, lesson packs, $20 tournament cards, sports tickets and more…!

Clinics:

• 10am – Secrets of the Short Game
• 9am-1pm Taylormade Demonstrations
• 2pm – Closest to the Pin Contest
• Putting Skills Challenge

Click Here for More information about the PGA Tour Superstore

Check out the top-10 all-time shots at the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide featuring Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth and Phil Mickleson.

Jack Nicklaus, considered by many to be past his prime in 1986, came from behind to win that year's Masters with a stirring back-nine charge. That was the Golden Bear's final major victory and the 18th of his remarkable career.

Tiger Woods has won the second most majors in men's professional golf history with 15. He snapped an 11-year drought to win the 2019 Masters Tournament — his fifth green jacket — to pull closer to the all-time majors record. 

The most recent new additions to the list of major champions are 2018 Masters champion Patrick Reed and 2018 Open Championship winner Francesco Molinari.

Here is the complete list of every professional golfer who has won a men's major.

Check out the top 10 all-time shots at the AT&T Byron Nelson featuring aces, recovery shots and winning putts!

COVINGTON, Ga. – (May 6, 2019) - Bridgestone Golf, the #1 Ball-Fitter in Golf, announced today that it has reformulated its e6 golf ball to afford fantastic value for moderate-swing-speed players who seek maximum driving distance and buttery soft feel.

The new Bridgestone Golf e6 features a 2-piece, low-compression construction to ensure that players with slower swing speeds can fully activate the core on tee shots, delivering increased distance throughout the bag. The new ball also provides players with a super soft feel thanks to its low compression core.

“The e-Family of Bridgestone golf balls keeps getting better and better,” said Elliot Mellow, Golf Ball Marketing Manager – Bridgestone Golf. “With the recent introduction of e12 SOFT and SPEED, we’ve ensured that players who love the feel and playability of a 3-piece, surlyn construction golf ball have two distinct swing speed options in our e-product lineup. In addition, now we have reformulated the e6 to provide a more economical option for consumers who are seeking distance and super soft feel.”

Complementing the new e6 golf ball is the slightly lower compression e6 LADY. Delivering the same reliable distance with an even softer feel, the e6 LADY is designed to help female players get the ball air born easier and provide added distance on shots where it is needed most.

There’s a reason you don’t see the pros playing two- to three-year-old drivers. If they want to climb leaderboards, they know they need the best equipment.

In fact, a driver that’s several generations old can perform significantly poorer when it comes to shot distance and dispersion, especially if it’s poorly fitted or worn.

To a degree, this reality applies to amateur golfers too. The evolution of driver science and proper club fitting—even over just the last few years—is having big impacts on distance and accuracy for all levels of golfers.

The difference between generations

Let’s be clear: we’re not saying the driver you bought last season is obsolete. But testing, like from our recent M3 versus M5 comparison, shows new technology produces real, measurable gains.

To give a design example, the generation-old M3 driver has a center of gravity (CG) near the back-center of the club. This placement is a good thing, because having the CG back helps increase moment of inertia—a measure of forgiveness. But the M3 also features a more contoured head in which the CG is higher, and it generates more spin. For golfers who need to reduce spin, it’s simply not going to be the right fit.

In some of 2019’s new drivers, like the TaylorMade M6, engineers added mass in lower, more forward parts of the driver head to better optimize the CG for players who need it. This one adjustment reduced spin and delivered more forgiveness. Better yet? The newer model produces more ball speed than its predecessors.

Father's Day will be here before you know it and what better gift to give dad than the gift of golf.

Of course, you can always go with the gift certificates for a few rounds to his favorite course or some practice time at the driving range. But if you're looking to make sure he's the cool dad on the course with all the latest golf gear and gadgets, we have some ideas that are sure to make you his favorite child.

SelfieGolf

For any of us that have tried to take some slow-mo video of ourselves at the driving range or on the course to try and figure out where we’re going wrong in our swing, you know it can be quite the hassle. It either involves getting a terrible angle of the swing or having to figure out a way to position your bag just right to get the shot you want. The folks at SelfieGolf have the perfect solution so you can easily record your swing from all angles and become a better golfer. Simply clip your phone in and attach it to an iron or alignment stick that you lean against your bag, range stand or anything that is nearby. We love this product and we know you will as well. 

Nike Men's Air Jordan ADG Golf Shoes

Air Jordan's were always just for the basketball court. But not in today's world of golf. Bring all of the style and swagger of His Airness to the course with these new spikeless Air Jordan's that are inspired by the famous Air Jordan 3's iconic pattern. They come in both black and white base colors so you can pair them with just about any golf pants both on and off the course. 

Wilson’s D7 irons

Looking for some irons that provide more distance, and maximum feel and precision (without breaking the bank)? Wilson has just the set for you. Their new D7 irons bring an incredibly clean look and the ball leaps off the clubface, especially in the longer irons where getting a little more distance is key. They truly do bring the look of a player’s iron with all the benefits of a game improvement club at a reasonable price. Especially in the longer irons, I was getting easily an extra 5-7 yards on my shots while trying these out compared to my current game-improvement set.