Equipment
Baddeley signs equipment contract with Ping
Four-time PGA Tour champion Aaron Baddeley has signed an equipment contract with Ping, the company announced on Wednesday. The 35-year-old most recently won the 2016 Barbasol Championship in July with a Ping G LS Tec driver and a Ping G 3-wood in his bag.
Related: Baddeley WITB 2016
“I’m thrilled to be representing a brand that enjoys the reputation it does,” Baddeley said in a statement. “I know from first-hand experience how good Ping equipment is, and I’m excited to be part of the Ping family. This feels like a really good step in my career and I’m extremely motivated for the upcoming season to continue the success I enjoyed last season. With Ping clubs I have a lot of confidence I can do that.”
The multi-year agreement requires that Baddeley wears a Ping hat, uses a Ping staff bag, and plays a minimum of 11 Ping clubs, including driver and putter, according to a press release from the company.
“Aaron has shown a great deal of talent over the years, he has a positive attitude, and he has a home in Scottsdale so we’ve gotten a chance to know him and his family,” Ping Chairman and CEO John A. Solheim said in a statement. “He has played Ping equipment at times in his career so he feels like a natural fit for our brand on and off the course. He’s had a star quality since his successful amateur days, and he has a set of values that are in line with ours. We’re excited to be associated with Aaron.”
Baddeley is in the field at this week’s 2016 Safeway Championship, and Ping has confirmed that he will be gaming iBlade irons and a Ping prototype putter, in addition to his familiar G LS Tec driver and G 3-wood.
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
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It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.
From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees)
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nathan
Oct 12, 2016 at 7:13 pm
Now that he’s dropped Como, I see good things coming. Kid can putt…
RAT
Oct 12, 2016 at 6:42 pm
I would have seen him with some other company , (Wilson Staff) . He’s a good man ,father , golfer.
RAT
Oct 12, 2016 at 6:44 pm
A CHRISTIAN ALSO !
Aaron
Oct 12, 2016 at 8:07 pm
PING is a Christian company so it makes a lot of sense from that standpoint.
Devil
Oct 13, 2016 at 10:40 am
I tried to persuade him to a devil company like Callaway or Taylormade but he stuck to his guns and went with Mr. Jesus
Shallowface
Oct 13, 2016 at 11:31 am
Guess Ping won’t be remaking the “Badds” commercial that he did for MacGregor with the convertible and the three girls in the backseat.