Lukes weakest part of his game has always been his driving and mizuno has put a ton of effort into bringing out drivers that matter yet luke wont bag a mizuno driver. Former world number one luke donald, aside from a brief foray into using clubs made by ben hogan and titleist, has pretty much played mizuno clubs for his entire professional career. New driver alert absolutely loving the new mizuno st190 driver. Mizuno masterclass 15 chip and run grip in the last of his 15 mizuno masterclasses, luke donald explains how he switches his grip depending on the length of chip he faces. Englands luke donald is a veteran of the pga tour, earning his card in 2002, but is also a member of the european tour. With a current fedex ranking of 67 and only one top 10 finish this season, luke donald may not be the player he once was, but he remains one of our favorite witb subjects on tour. Keep up to date with mizuno irons, wedges, woods, custom fitting and instruction. Major medal haul features mizunos first ever driver gold in 2019 golf digest hot list mizunos impressive 10medal haul includes 8 golds with a debut driver gold for the highly anticipated st190 models mizuno, the japanese golf equipment manufacturer long renowned for its beautiful, industryleading clubs, has won an incredible eight gold medals in the 2019. Mizuno jpx900 driver luke donald playing new mizuno 2017 driver. Luke donald talks drivers luke donald hits the st190g and st200g side by side long time mizuno player luke donald hasnt always found it easy to work into a mizuno driver. Donald has spent a cumulative total of 56 weeks as the world number one, winning 16 professional titles including us pga 5, european tour 7 and japan tour 2. Its very early days and theres still plenty of development and testing with other players to go but its an exciting piece of kit. Whats in luke donalds mizuno bag for the 2019 season youtube.
Jun 25, 20 so what is this article really all about if not luke donalds new putter. At the top of his bag he has mizunos st190 in both his driver and fairway wood. Mizuno for irons, titleist for driver and odyssey for putter looks like as far as irons go, mizuno is dominating the bag, but when it comes to the big stick and the putter he strays a bit from his sponsorship with mizuno, going with the titleist 909d2 driver in a 9. Mizunos luke donald talks drivers with mizunos chris voshall and tour manager jeff crawford. Luke donald didnt announce his contract extension with his longtime sponsor mizuno at an international. Mar 28, 2012 luke donalds impressive victory at the transitions championship earlier this month will be remembered for two reasons. There are a lot of guys on tour playing mizuno irons, but luke donald is one of the most successful and most recognized names on the list. Mizuno jpx900 driver luke donald playing new mizuno. Mizuno on the range with luke donald and chris voshall 11,481 views 1 month ago luke donald and mizuno s own chris voshall talk driving, swing faults and whether you can know a little too much about your own golf swing. He uses the bounce of the club but makes sure he creates enough loft to get the ball up and down and stop quickly near the hole. He won the pga tour money list and european race to dubai to complete a historic. Various bunker lies share your thoughts in the forum, via our twitter feed or on our facebook page.
Despite being the face of the brand, donald, were told, won primarily with taylormade, with some titleist in the mix. Mizuno staffers luke donald and keith mitchell have put the new st190g and st190 drivers in the bag, respectively. Luke campbell donald mbe born 7 december 1977 is an english professional golfer who has been the world number one. Luke donald announces he will be wearing jordan golf shoes.
Mizuno featured in golf digest hot list the golf wire. From low to high handicappers, longer to shorter hitters, luke donald or even donald duck. Adjustability is the watch word with mizuno prototype driver. We talked to luke and mizunos pga tour manager jeff cook on their success with the st190, lukes ideal spin numbers and moving into the new st200 for 2020. Mizuno s luke donald talks drivers with mizuno s chris voshall and tour manager jeff crawford. Luke s weakest part of his game has always been his driving and mizuno has put a ton of effort into bringing out drivers that matter yet luke wont bag a mizuno driver. May 14, 2014 adjustability is the watch word with mizuno prototype driver. Like many of mizunos popular clubs, the wedges are grain flow forged from a single piece of steel and available in two very eyecatching finishes of blue ion or white satin. Keith mitchell gives mizuno its first driver win in a really. Why donald doesnt use a mizuno driver national club golfer.
Mizuno jpx900 driver mizuno jpx900 fairway wood mizuno jpx900 hybrid mizuno jpx900 hot. Luke donald spotted using mizuno jpx 850 driver golfalot. Wow what a amazing swing luke to display the remarkable outstanding st200 driver i. Keith mitchell gives mizuno its first driver win in a. Donald is a rare witb addition that has a set of mizuno irons and wedges in his bag. Luke donald sticks with mizuno clubs, says mcilroy will be.
Luke donald tests new jpx driver mizuno golf forum. We talked to luke and mizuno s pga tour manager jeff cook on their success with the st190, lukes ideal spin numbers and moving into the new st200 for 2020. Excited to officially announce that i will be wearing jordan golf shoes going forward. Luke donald sticks with mizuno clubs, says mcilroy will be fine. The first public look at the club came when luke donald tested it on the range at tpc sawgrass during last weeks players. The seriously impressive aspect of the new jpx900, is the ability for it to be altered to suit any range of golfer. Heading into the 2019 season, our very own chris voshall caught up with luke donald to see what was in the bag as he attempts to get back. Long time mizuno player luke donald hasnt always found it easy to work into a mizuno driver. So what is this article really all about if not luke donalds new putter.
Luke has been testing it at home for a couple of weeks and called to ask if he could bring it the tpc. I could have sworn that i saw mr donald with a white driver in his hands when he teed off. Taylormade rocketballz 15 with an accra xc 75 x shaft hybrid. Mizunos luke donald, keith mitchell and chris kirk took their drivers out for further course testing alongside mizunos technicians. Donald is a mizuno staffer and is contracted to use. Luke donald at the bmw masters golf tournament in shanghai in october 2012 getty images. It is becoming a clear trend that pros with either a mixed bag, or with srixonmizuno irons hits a m1 or m2 driver. New mizuno t7 wedges the open 2016 and luke donald. Heading into the 2019 season, mizunos own chris voshall caught up with luke. They come with 9 and 15 degrees of loft respectively and both.
Actually, a potential new putter for luke is exactly what this is all about a little ways back, i introduced you to the mizuno mp aseries line of putters, speaking volumes about their greatness, only to crush your dreams of ownership by revealing their nonusa distribution at the end of the piece. Not sure if im going mad or not but due to working too much recently and not having access to sky. Find out what is in the bag for luke donald this season. We can reveal the first pictures of the new mizuno jpx900 driver after luke donald was seen testing it out ahead of last weeks bmw pga championship at wentworth. Both the mizuno st190 and its sliding weight sibling the st190g driver have been early bolters judging by the speed with which they have appeared in the bags of tour players.
Sep 19, 2019 former world number one luke donald, aside from a brief foray into using clubs made by ben hogan and titleist, has pretty much played mizuno clubs for his entire professional career. Luke donald interview at the 2012 european tour awards dinner. Luke donald witb for 2017 pga season what is in the bag. Mizuno golf north america luke donald witb facebook. New mizuno t7 wedges the open 2016 and luke donald mizuno. Feb 06, 2018 luke donald is friends with michael jordan.
Im chris shell with mizuno and im standing here with former world number one pc tour celebrity luke donald thanks were here to walk through your golf bag and just kinda talk through what youre playing while youre playing and how you ended up where you are so you tell me where this story is a process you know obviously mizuno come out with a lot of great irons every year and obviously some. The mizuno driver played by luke donald in the tpc is an early prototype there is no launch imminent. Mizuno jpx900 driver luke donald playing new mizuno 2017. It is becoming a clear trend that pros with either a mixed bag, or with srixon mizuno irons hits a m1 or m2 driver. These drivers test off the charts, and taylormade is clearly willing to drop big. May 05, 2014 the mizuno driver played by luke donald in the tpc is an early prototype there is no launch imminent. May 31, 2016 we can reveal the first pictures of the new mizuno jpx900 driver after luke donald was seen testing it out ahead of last weeks bmw pga championship at wentworth. Nov 26, 2019 mizunos luke donald, keith mitchell and chris kirk took their drivers out for further course testing alongside mizunos technicians.
The jpx900 is also our most adaptable driver ever so you can create the spin rates and launch angle best suited to your ball speed even if its probably a bit faster than youre used to. The three models, which follow on from the st190 range, feature a number of different weight settings as well as mizunos wave technology behind the face for added ball speed. In may, he became the number one golfer in the official world golf ranking after winning the bmw pga championship at wentworth club. Wesley bryan rallied to win his homestate rbc heritage for his first pga tour title, closing with a 4under 67 on sunday for a onestroke victory over luke donald bryan, a south carolina native who played college golf for the gamecocks, was four shots behind entering the day and moved into contention with four consecutive birdies on the front nine. The taylormade m2 2016 drivers features is highlighted by the sevenlayer carbon composite. Former world number one luke donald, aside from a brief foray into using clubs made by ben hogan and titleist, has pretty much played. Whats in the bag 2019 with luke donald mizuno golf europe. Mizuno on the range with luke donald and chris voshall 11,481 views 1 month ago luke donald and mizunos own chris voshall talk driving, swing faults and whether you can know a little too much about your own golf swing. Jan 23, 20 luke donald at the bmw masters golf tournament in shanghai in october 2012 getty images. Surely he must of have won with a mizuno driver, right.
A short game maestro and elegant iron player, donald had his outstanding year in 2011, becoming the first player to win both money lists on the pga and european tours in the same year. Luke donald hits the st190g and st200g side by side long time mizuno player luke donald hasnt always found it easy to work into a mizuno driver. Donald had an outstanding year in 2011, winning several tournaments and awards. Luke donald is one of the best golfers in the world. Luke donalds impressive victory at the transitions championship earlier this month will be remembered for two reasons. Check out lukes mp18 irons, t7 wedges and new st190 driver. Luke donald and his mizuno golf equipment gorilla golf blog. He won the pga tour money list and european race to dubai to. Firstly because it sent the gutsy englishman back to the top of the world rankings, and secondly because it marked the first win for taylormades new rocketballz driver. Luke donald was spotted testing a new mizuno jpx 850 driver 9. Luke donald hits all 3 mizuno st200 driver models march 27, 2020 luke donald played the st190g through 2019 so was a relatively easy switch into our new st200g for 2020. Dec 06, 2018 new driver alert absolutely loving the new mizuno st190 driver.
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