Equipment
Tony Finau signs with Ping, will play a minimum of 11 Ping clubs
We saw that Tony Finau — who’s second on Tour in driving distance at 328.8 yards per clip — switched to a Ping G400 Max driver at the 2018 Sony Open. We also shot photos of all his clubs at the 2018 Farmers Insurance Open, and noticed he had a bag full of Ping woods and irons.
So this should come as no shock; Ping officially announced on Tuesday that it has signed Finau to an equipment deal. More specifically, he has signed a deal to play at least 11 clubs, according to a Ping press release. At the Farmers, based on our photos, Finau had only 10 Ping clubs in the bag, so it will be interesting to see what club he adds to his setup.
Here’s what Finau had to say about the signing:
“I’m honored to become part of the Ping Tour team,” said Finau, according to the press release. “The family atmosphere, people and core values at the company really spoke to me. I’ve played their equipment for the last year and have gotten to know their tour reps and the engineering team in Phoenix very well in the process. I’m most impressed with their passion for designing the best equipment in the game for golfers of all skill levels, and I know that their commitment to properly fitting and building equipment to fit my game will maximize my confidence every time I step on the tee.”
Below are the Ping clubs we spotted in Finau’s bag at the Farmers…
Ping G400 Max Driver (9 degrees)
Ping G400 3 Wood (14.5 degrees)
Ping i200 (3 iron)
Ping iBlades (4-PW)
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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Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4
3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
5-wood: Ping G440 Max (19 degrees @18)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
Hybrid: Ping G440 (23 degrees)
Shaft: Oban Isawa Red Hybrid Shaft 04 Flex 70 Gms
Irons: Srixon ZXi7 (5-P)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i80
Wedges: Cleveland RTZ (50-MID, 54-FULL, 58-MID)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i105
Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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HDTVMAN
Jan 31, 2018 at 8:34 pm
The Ping G400MAX is unbelievably long and straight. Need to hit it to believe it!
Bill dunn
Jan 31, 2018 at 7:30 pm
By the way, Tony is not from Hawaii, he’s from Salt Lake City Utah.
gery katona
Jan 31, 2018 at 12:15 pm
I just watched Finau at the Farmers where I was marshaling. I did not know he was such a long hitter. I was on 18 south and he was the only player to hit an iron on his 2nd shot to the green during the first two days when the tee was back as far as possible. Also, he was born in Utah of American Samoa and Tongan descent. The headline here said Hawaiian.
rex235
Jan 30, 2018 at 2:18 pm
Agree with Allan-
Weren’t PING putters a mandatory part of any player with a PING club contract on any Tour?
That would be the strangest ad ever…another PING Putter for the..what? Piretti?
Robert Parsons
Jan 31, 2018 at 11:55 am
His Piretti is a pretty sick putter. But sadly, it’ll probably be replaced.
Allan
Jan 30, 2018 at 1:59 pm
It will have to be the putter right? not sure Ping has signed anyone without the Ping putter being required.