New Commercial of Cobra-Puma Golf: What is your Fly?

New commercial for the AMP Cell Driver with Rickie Fowler, Jesper Parnevik and Ian Poulter.

What's in the bag: Tiger Woods Farmers Open 2013

This is the setup of Tiger Woods for his 75th PGA Tour win at the Farmers Insurance Open

Driver:Nike VR Tour 8.5 (Graphite Design DI 6X)

Fairway Wood : Nike VR Pro Ltd Edition 3 Wood/ 15degrees & Nike SQII 5Wood/19degrees

Irons: Nike VR Pro Blade (3~PW)

Wedges: Nike VR Pro 56 degree and 60 degree

Putter: Nike Method 001

Ball: Nike ONE Tour D

Apparel: Nike Golf TW Collection

Footwear: Nike TW'13

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Nobuo Serizawa

Nobuo Serizawa is one of the golf gurus in Japan. Born in Shizuoka in 1959, He started to play golf when he was 18 years old, and became Pro on 1982. Serizawa counts with 5 Japan Tour victories.

He has appeared in some TV programs for teaching and has his own TV program, TEAM SERIZAWA, where with members fo the team, some Pro golfers and others amateurs, play in several courses and teach lessons as strategy to follow and play on the course at the same time that course is being shown.

You can follow his blog here. (Of course is full-writted in Japanese). For fully career stats click here.

Pearly Gates

Pearly Gates is a brand making golf apparel and accessories from the large group Sanei International Co Ltd. It was launched in 1989 with and exclusive contract with Professional Golfer Nobuo Serizawa to endorse the Pearly Gates brand.Pearly Gates is a casual sport apparel style with trendy designs. You can check their collection at the Pearly Gates Site. It has about 100 stores all over Japan. Currently one of the most famous Pro golfers is Momoko Ueda, having her own style line into the brand.

Final Round Masters 2010

Masters 2010 came to its end with an splendid Phil Mickelson getting his 3rd green Jacket.
He played so consistent all rounds, but a hole who rocketed him was indeed Hole 13, where he got 6 under during the tournament, hitting 2 eagles and 2 birdies. Public really enjoyed,as Mickelson is unique to get to spectators through his game and behavior. It was so emotive to see at the end of the tournament how he hugged his wife Amy.

K.J. Choi made a good round but after bogeying the 13th his play was getting lack of the "force" of his round start. Getting a T4 with 11 under.

Tiger Woods started round with 3 over in the first 5 holes. Even with his capacity of recovery, which didn't appear as expected, could finish the round with 3 under tied 4 position with K.J. Choi.

Two incredible rounds of Anthony Kim and Nick Watney scoring 65 were remarkable this Sunday as well.

Ikeda Yuta finished positioned at 29 with a round of 1 under. He played very consistent during all tournament. Maintaining this game surely we will see him to achieve some tour win.

2nd round Masters 2010

This round was tougher than first day. England is controlling the leaderboard with Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood, tied 1 with 8 under.

Ryo Ishikawa, out of expectation for all Japan, missed the cut for consecutive year. Last hole bogey took him out to follow for the weekend.

Shingo Katayama it seems was not done since the beginning of tournament, missed the cut with 8 over.
Ikeda Yuta is the only japanese to keep for the weekend. So many mistakes to finish the day scoring 77 with 2 painful holes of Double and Triple bogey.

Tiger Woods is swinging well, and leaderboard shows it in a T3 position, he is indeed still the man to beat , even after his absence these months from the tour.

Phil Mickelson really feel comfortable at Augusta, finishing usually in Top 10 and tied 3 with 6 under.
Fread Couples could not repeat yesterday's round. "I needed to be at 5, 6 under, to be realistic, I'm not out of it, but 75 is not a great score" He said. He falls to T9 3 under as same as T. Watson who keep us surprised.

First round of Masters 2010

Masters already began and brought us some nice surprises besides the greatest show everybody was expecting.

Brief highlights of Japanese players:

-Ryo Ishikawa: Positioned T32 at PAR. Started the round with Birdies at 1st and 2nd hole, but next to holes were bogeyed. Got another 3 birdies at 8th,9th and 15th.

-Ikeda Yuta: Great round on his first Masters. Played very solid. Positioned T17 with 2 under. Birdied 6th, 13th, 15th and 16th. Nice shot on 16th par3.

-Shingo Katayama: did not find his game in this first round. Fell down to +4 and finally could steal a shot birdieing 15th hole. Positioned T63 wuth 3 over.

Surprising Tom Watson being 2nd tied with Mickelson, K.J. Choi, Lee Westwood and Y.E. Yang with a rounds of 67. But first position was for other veteran, Fred Couples, scoring the lowest in his Masters tournaments, got 6 under.

Tiger Woods' back to the game was not a deception. Expectation was granted with those magical shots which he only can achieve. Positioned at T7 with 4 under.

Ikeda Yuta (池田勇太）

Other great player in Japan is Ikeda Yuta, who was 2nd in money leaderboards. In official World Golf ranking is positioned in 40th, being the japanese player in higher position.

His profile:

Home Town: Chiba

Date of Birth: 1985, December 22th

Turned Pro: 2008

Sponsors: Tourstage (Bridgeston Golf)

What's in his bag:

Driver: Tourstage X-Drive 703

Woods: Tourstage X-Drive 701, 3w

Utility: Srixon Ad Hybrid 16#, 19#

Irons: Tourstage X-blade 703 Limited

Wedge: Tourstage X-Wedge 101 HB 52#, Titleist Vokey SpinMilled Series 58#

Putter: Tourstage M1P

Ball: Tourstage X01B+

Shingo Katayama (片山晋呉)

Shingo Katayama is another great Japanese player. He ended in 4 position in last year's Masters. Shingo Katayama is quite recognized for his "unique" style clothing. Actually he is in 79 position of World Ranking.

His profile:

Home Town: Chikusei, Ibaraki pref.

Date of birth: 1973, January 31st.

Turned Pro: 1995

Sponsors: Onoff, Dance with Dragon, Asics

What's in his bag:

Driver: Onoff Driver

Woods: Onoff Fairway Arms plus 5W, 7W

Utility: Onoff Fairway Wings 24#, 27#

Irons: Onoff Iron Plus Prototype 6~9

Wedges: Onoff S-Forged Prototype 46#, 53#, 59#

Putter: Rossa Monza Spider

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Play groups Masters 2010

Group parings are out for this Masters 2010. Here groups with Japanese and Spanish players.

- Group 10. 9:29: Dustin Johnson / Oliver Wilson / Alvaro Quiros

- Group 13. 10:13: Ernie Els / Ryo Ishikawa / Anthony Kim

- Group 27 12:58: Fred Couples / Sergio Garcia / Shingo Katayama

- Group 28 13:09: Miguel Angel Jimenez / Eduardo Molinari / Lucas Glover

- Group 30 13:31: Yuta Ikeda / Ian Poulter / Steve Stricker

And Tiger Woods is in Group 31 at 13:42 with K.J. Choi and Matt Kuchar. You can check all pairings in Masters official site

In Japan Masters will be broadcasted by TBS Channel.

Show is close to begin!!

Momoko Ueda (桃子上田)

Momoko Ueda is one of the most famous lady's golfer in Japan. She became a star in 2007, winning 5 tournaments and finishing at the top of money leaders.

Here some details of her profile:

Home town: Kumamoto

Date of birth: 1986, June 15th

Turned Pro: August 2005

Sponsors: Sony, Callaway, Pearly Gates....

What's in her bag:

Driver: Callaway FT-5
Woods: Callaway X Fairway woods, 3w,5w,7w,9w
Irons: Callaway X Tour 5~PW
Wedges: Callaway X Tour Vintage 52, Callaway X Forged New Vintage 58
Putter: Callaway Tri Hot 3#
Ball: Callaway Tour iX


Momoko Ueda's swing

Ryo Ishikawa (石川遼）

Ishikawa Ryo is actually the big promise of Japan golf. With only 18 years old he have reach to the top of the leaderboard in Money ranking at Japan. In 2008 he got into the 100 official world ranking, and became the youngest player ever to achieve this rank.

Actually he is trying to get used to PGA tour where all japanese are eager for his first win into the tour. After the Arnold Palmer invitational this last week, he falls to position 41st of World ranking. And this month is cover at Golfdigest Magazine in Japan.

He is sponsored by Yonex, with the clubs he's actually playing as well as the apparel and accessories he wears. Last contract was signed with Srixon, so he is now playing the new ball Z-Star XV.

PRGR

PRGR (Progear) is brand for golf of Yokohama Rubber. This brand is highly extended in Japan and has so many variety of products, from clubs to accessories, apparel, balls etc.

This brand offers a service of schools. PRGR has own centers offering lessons an events all over the country with high skilled coaches. They have a good variety of programs to adapt any level and availability. Indeed they are quite interesting centers if we want to improve our game.

For those interested in receive lessons, you can check their site, in japanese tough, http://www.prgr-school.com/index.html

PRGR have own boutiques where we can find all products of their brand, besides we can find fitters stores as well where we can receive advise and fit the clubs purchased.

Hereunder a brief show of some of their products categories:

PRGR Tour Pros: Azuma Yano, Hideto Tanihara, Atomi Shiota, Erina Hara among others.

Pro & Media

It's quite impressive how media is in Japan for Pro golfers. Its so common to see Pro players in any advertisement or TV commercials. At the top of the ranking of Media is Ishikawa Ryo for men's golf, who is really and idol here when is still at his teens. You just only have to check the army of reporters, photographers and so on following any of his rounds.

Ishikawa Ryo

But it's almost so impressive how ladies golf is on the top of the media, even it has a huge market than men's golf. There are many products just ladies as fashion, complements and an endless list of stuff. Actually one of a big group of top level ladies Pro is Momoko Ueda.

I will be introducing important people of Japan Professional golf.

Momoko Ueda