Pinoy Golfer Blog

Everyone that’s ever picked up a golf is familiar with the expression; “Golf is played between the ears” or a variation thereof. A truer truism you’d be hard pressed to find. After all, there’s no one guarding you, harassing you or otherwise hindering your effort to make that four-footer is there? There’s no one telling you what to do when confronted by that approach shot to the green that’s over water playing back into the wind. So in theory, you have complete control; but do you really? Why is it so hard? Golfers are often victims of their own demons. If not, then why do we yip, shank, chunk or otherwise blow what often appear to be easy shots, shots that we often take for granted,... Read More

There was a time when Titleist dominated the bags of professionals and serious amateurs with the 905 series of drivers. That all seems like ancient history now. The product that supplanted the mighty 905, the 907 range was not well received and Titleist lost their market share. The 909 family was only slightly more popular and they lost even more ground to their Carlsbad neighbors, Taylormade Golf. The 910 aims to change all this. With ground-breaking adjustability, the 910 aims to reclaim the dominance of the 905 days show players that Titleist can still make awesome drivers. To introduce this level of adjustability, these clubs are made to more than twice the normal level of manufacturing tolerance... Read More

Everyone that’s ever picked up a golf is familiar with the expression; “Golf is played between the ears” or a variation thereof. A truer truism you’d be hard pressed to find. After all, there’s no one guarding you, harassing you or otherwise hindering your effort to make that four-footer is there? There’s no one telling you what to do when confronted by that approach shot to the green that’s over water playing back into the wind. So in theory, you have complete control; but do you really? Why is it so hard? Golfers are often victims of their own demons. If not, then why do we yip, shank, chunk or otherwise blow what often appear to be easy shots, shots that we often take for granted,... Read More

Read the product brief of the Callaway Diablo Octane drivers and it’s clear the designers had one design goal in mind – distance. While the new 460cc Diablo Octane and Diablo Octane Tour share some features with their predecessors, the Diablo Edge and Diablo Edge Tour drivers – like a chemically-milled hyperbolic cup face and titanium sole plate – the biggest difference between the clubs is the use of a new material Callaway calls Forged Composite. Forged Composite is the lightest, strongest, most precise material Callaway has ever employed in the manufacture of golf clubs. Encompassing more than 500,000 intertwined turbostratic fibers per square inch; this material features an... Read More

Philippine golf got a shot in the arm when Enrique Razon decided to establish the Philippine Golf Tour (PGT). In this it’s first full year of operations, it is just what is needed to spur further growth in the game. A new crop of professionals have established themselves even as a new breed of amateurs herald the coming of the next generation. Here’s a brief rundown on this year’s stars on Tour. Jay Bayron If the Philippine Golf Tour can claim just one success, it is Jay Bayron’s coming of age. One of the top amateurs of his time, on Tour Bayron has blossomed into one of the best. His consistent top tens which include wins at Canlubang and Cebu earned him the Philippine Golf Tour’s... Read More

We’re privileged to play as many different golf courses as we do to bring this section to all of you. This is the time to reflect and look back at the beautiful places we’ve been. Canlubang Golf and Country Club If anything we’d written needed vindication of any sort, we got that when Asian Golf Monthly named Canlubang Golf and Country Club’s North Course as the best golf course in the Philippines. While we concur, we shouldn’t forget the breathtaking South Course. More dramatic and flamboyant the South Course is the Yin to the North Course’s Yang. No matter how you cut it, these are two of the very best the country has to offer. Splendido Taal Golf Club Normally, we ask for 3-4... Read More