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You may not play like a Tour pro, but at Reynolds Plantation you can get pampered like one

If you want to experience PGA
Tour-grade pressure, enter a pro-am.
If you want to indulge in Tour-caliber
pampering, visit Reynolds Plantation
in Greensboro, Ga., and treat yourself to
the Tour Experience at the Kingdom,
a TaylorMade-run orgy of clubfitting,
instruction and mingling with A-list pros.

If it sounds pricey, that’s because it
is—nearly $9,000 for three days (for less
lavish options, see below). But this is the
Vatican for gear geeks, offering access to
the game’s most advanced swing-analysis
and custom-fitting technology.

The fitting process begins with you
rigged head to toe in reflective markers that
allow nine high-speed cameras to capture
your every movement. The result is a
3-D rendering of your swing and putting
stroke that is at once enlightening and
alarming. Those metrics are married to the
stats gathered during an extensive hitting
session, and club by club, your dream set
materializes, with shaft flexes, lofts and lie
angles handpicked for your swing.

The coolest perk comes after the fitting.
You’ll have dinner with a TaylorMade
pro—Sean O’Hair, say, or Corey Pavin—retire to your room at the Ritz, then wake
up to play 18 holes with your spanking-new
clubs, built overnight by technicians.
Now that’s the Tour life we could all enjoy.

The Kingdom Experience
• 3 nights at the Ritz-Carlton Lodge
• An expert 14-club fitting via MATT
(Motion Analysis Technology by TaylorMade)
• A custom set built on-site and
overnight by TaylorMade technicians
• Mingling, playing and dining with a
TaylorMade Tour pro
• Full-swing and short-game instruction
by Top 100 Teacher Charlie King
• 18 holes with your new sticks
• A Tour bag, Adidas clothing, shoes,
and other goodies

Fittings Without the Frills
Humbler fitting options are also available,
starting at $100 for a single-club session
(driver, putter, etc.). You’ll still enjoy
all the benefits of motion-capture
technology, but you’ll demo fewer
sticks than you would during a Kingdom
session. The Kingdom itself also offers
less elaborate fittings, ranging from $695
for a single club to $4,095 for a full set, a
night at the Ritz and a round of golf. The
downside: You won’t get to talk golf with
Hale Irwin over Carolina mountain trout.

Where You’ll Play
The five excellent public courses at
Reynolds Plantation force golfers to make
some tough scheduling calls. The most
critically acclaimed of the quintet is Jack Nicklaus’s Great Waters (No. 42 on
our Top 100 You Can Play list), with Rees Jones’s Oconee Course (No. 58) close
behind. The front side of Great Waters
snakes through towering dogwoods, while
six holes on the back skirt Lake Oconee.
The Oconee, built in 2002, is the newest of
Reynolds’ public tracks (a private course,
the Creek Club by Jim Engh, opened in ’07).
Its finishing kick, Nos. 14-18, may be the
best five-hole stretch on the complex. For
now, anyway—a seventh course, a private
routing by Pete Dye, is underway.

Where You’ll Stay
Most guests bunk at the Ritz-Carlton
Lodge, a sumptuous retreat on the
shore of Lake Oconee. The 251-room hotel
offers all you’d expect from a Ritz (private
terraces and 400-thread-count linens)
and a couple of things you might not (a
car-detailing service and a separate 5,400-
square-foot house where two U.S. presidents
have slept; it starts at $2,500/night). The six
cozy golf cottages are also a great option.

What You’ll Pay
The Oconee Course $155-$265
Great Waters Course $135-$205
(closed for remodeling until April)
Plantation Course $115-$175
The National Course $115-$175
The Landing Course $105-$145
Ritz-Carlton Lodge From $239/night
Lakeside Cottages From $759/night

Info 888-298-3119; reynoldsplantation.com

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Posted by admin - February 15, 2010 at 3:17 pm

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The Winners’ Bags – February 15, 2020

By using his TaylorMade rac 10 wedge to hit his bunker shot on the final
hole to four feet, Dustin Johnson was left with an easy putt to win the AT&T
Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and become the first player since Tiger Woods
to win in each of his first three years on the PGA Tour. On the Champions
Tour, Fred Couples won the ACE Group Classic in just his second start on the
senior circuit, using Bridgestone’s J38 irons to lead the field in greens in
regulation. In his two senior starts, Couples is a combined 38 under par.

Dustin Johnson
Ball: TaylorMade Penta TP
Driver: TaylorMade R9, (Fujikura Motore F1), 10.5 degrees
3-wood: TaylorMade r9, 15 degrees
Hybrid club: TaylorMade Rescue TP FCT, 21 degrees
Irons (3-9): TaylorMade r9; (PW) TaylorMade rac 10 prototype
Wedges: TaylorMade rac 10 (54, 60 degrees)
Putter: Scotty Cameron by Titleist GSS

Fred Couples
Ball: Bridgestone B330
Driver: TaylorMade R9 460 (Fujikura Speeder 665), 8.5 degrees
3-wood: Callaway FT-i, 15 degrees
Irons (2): TaylorMade Tour Burner; (3-PW): Bridgestone J38
Wedges: Callaway X-Forged (54, 58 degrees)
Putter: TaylorMade Rossa Imola 6

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Golf Monthly reviews the new TaylorMade r7 Limited driver

Golf Monthly reviews the new TaylorMade r7 Limited driver

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Posted by admin - January 13, 2010 at 12:38 am

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TaylorMade ZTP Wedge Review

golf life and Hitgolf.com present the ZTP Wedge designed by TaylorMade. MIlled with 304 steel for a softer feel, this wedge features TaylorMade’s Z-groove- creating higher spin and producing more stopping power. Find out more at http://www.taylormadegolf.com and find more great video online at http://www.hitgolf.com.

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Posted by admin - September 5, 2009 at 6:50 am

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Golf Putter Restoration?

i have a taylormade ASGI+ series putter and i was looking for a way to try and remove the finish on it. thnks

take it to your local gun repair shop. the gunsmith will use very fine sand . this will remove finish completly . no scarring . lettering will be left intact. i paid two dollars . worth it. also may remove or reduce major scars to finish

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Posted by admin - August 20, 2009 at 8:39 pm

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Taylormade golf clubs review

yep, quality is really bad because I had to compress it a bunch

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Posted by admin - August 12, 2009 at 6:42 am

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What would be your 5 best wedges for putting spin on the golf ball ?

Lets say your playing a high spin ball like a pro v1 and course conditions are right . Ive read a few sites that say the grooves dont matter, Its how you hit down on the ball .
Will a cheap wedge at walmart put just as much spin on the ball as a spin mill ?

Titleist Vokey Spin Milled, TaylorMade RAC, Cleveland CG-12, Cleveland CG-10, Cleveland 588….and check the type of grooves in the wedge…if they are U shaped, they will make more spin that V shaped. And none of these clubs combined with the softest (spin) ball will make a bunch of spin unless you know how to strike the ball to put spin on it. Just getting a spin ball and high dollar wedge wont make you stop the ball on a dime or back it up. Grooves DO matter, the shape and sharpness of the edge of the grooves make all the difference in the world. Spin milled adds just a bit more grip to increase spin. I personally use the Titleist Vokey Spin Milled oil can wedges, 56 and 60 degree. They are amazing for control and accuracy

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Posted by admin - July 10, 2009 at 3:53 pm

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