The PGA tour players warmed up with their driver and hit 5 recorded shots with impact paper on their driver face. They then were handed a club they never hit before and without a practice swing hit 5 shots with the test driver; a 9.5 degree, older Bridgestone J33R with PM702s graphite design stiff shaft and the four longitudinal grooved golf grip, called Grooved Grip.
COLONIAL
Ranked American amateur.
PGA tour regular; 8 wins on PGA tour including one Master’s tournament.
He removed the Grooved grip and played the tournament with his grip. He said he hit the ball “thin” with the Grooved grip.
| Round 2 – Colonial CC | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOT |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Rnd2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 77 |
| Status | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | E | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | +7 |
| Round 1 – Colonial CC | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOT |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Rnd1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 72 |
| Status | E | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | +2 |
| STATS | Rnd1 | Rnd2 | TOT | RANK |
| EAGLES | — | — | 0 | N/A |
| BIRDIES | 2 | 2 | 4 | N/A |
| PARS | 12 | 9 | 21 | N/A |
| BOGEYS | 4 | 6 | 10 | N/A |
| DOUBLE BOGEYS | — | — | 0 | N/A |
| OTHER | — | 1 | 1 | N/A |
| DRIVING ACCURACY | 36 | 21 | 28.6 | N/A |
| DRIVING DISTANCE | 280.0 | 274.0 | 277.0 | N/A |
| PUTTS PER ROUND | 26 | 32 | 29.0 | N/A |
| PUTTS PER GIR | 1.857 | 2.000 | 1.938 | N/A |
| GREENS IN REG | 39 | 50 | 44.4 | N/A |
| SAND SAVES | 100 | 75 | 90.0 | N/A |
Summary: In spite of apparent center hits he hit only 28.6% fairways and average of 277 yards.
BYRON NELSON: He hit 57.1% faiways at 262.8 yards. He did not make the cut.
MEMORIAL: He did not make the cut at 14 over par. He hit 50% fairways at average of 272.5 yards.
Champion tour player in the Colonial as a former winner. Returning to play after back surgery. 3 wins on regular tour. No wins on Champion tour.
| STATS | Rnd1 | Rnd2 | TOT | RANK |
| EAGLES | — | — | 0 | N/A |
| BIRDIES | 2 | 3 | 5 | N/A |
| PARS | 8 | 9 | 17 | N/A |
| BOGEYS | 7 | 4 | 11 | N/A |
| DOUBLE BOGEYS | 1 | 2 | 3 | N/A |
| OTHER | — | — | 0 | N/A |
| DRIVING ACCURACY | 57 | 50 | 53.6 | N/A |
| DRIVING DISTANCE | 276.0 | 235.5 | 255.8 | N/A |
| PUTTS PER ROUND | 29 | 30 | 29.5 | N/A |
| PUTTS PER GIR | 1.833 | 1.700 | 1.750 | N/A |
| GREENS IN REG | 33 | 56 | 44.4 | N/A |
| SAND SAVES | 60 | 0 | 50.0 | N/A |
Summary: He was 12 over and missed the cut. In spite of center hits on driver, he hit 53.6 fairways at average of 255.8 yards. Did not play next two weeks.
International player with two wins overseas. None on PGA tour. Left handed.
He improved with the Test driver with center hits.
| STATS | Rnd1 | Rnd2 | TOT | RANK |
| EAGLES | — | — | 0 | N/A |
| BIRDIES | 2 | 4 | 6 | N/A |
| PARS | 11 | 12 | 23 | N/A |
| BOGEYS | 5 | 2 | 7 | N/A |
| DOUBLE BOGEYS | — | — | 0 | N/A |
| OTHER | — | — | 0 | N/A |
| DRIVING ACCURACY | 50 | 71 | 60.7 | N/A |
| DRIVING DISTANCE | 294.5 | 274.5 | 284.5 | N/A |
| PUTTS PER ROUND | 28 | 27 | 27.5 | N/A |
| PUTTS PER GIR | 1.857 | 1.727 | 1.778 | N/A |
| GREENS IN REG | 39 | 61 | 50.0 | N/A |
| SAND SAVES | 50 | 100 | 60.0 | N/A |
Summary: He was +1 and missed the cut. He hit 60.7% of fairways at average 284.5 yards
Champion tour player here as former winner. Seven wins on PGA tour including the PGA championship.
| STATS | Rnd1 | Rnd2 | TOT | RANK |
| EAGLES | — | — | 0 | N/A |
| BIRDIES | 4 | 2 | 6 | N/A |
| PARS | 11 | 13 | 24 | N/A |
| BOGEYS | 3 | 3 | 6 | N/A |
| DOUBLE BOGEYS | — | — | 0 | N/A |
| OTHER | — | — | 0 | N/A |
| DRIVING ACCURACY | 64 | 43 | 53.6 | N/A |
| DRIVING DISTANCE | 276.5 | 280.0 | 278.3 | N/A |
| PUTTS PER ROUND | 21 | 30 | 25.5 | N/A |
| PUTTS PER GIR | 1.800 | 1.833 | 1.824 | N/A |
| GREENS IN REG | 28 | 67 | 47.2 | N/A |
| SAND SAVES | 100 | 67 | 80.0 | N/A |
Summary: He improved with the test driver. He played his grip on his driver that he had good impact spot, but did not make the cut at even par.
Subsequent event: He was runner up at DeMoines two weeks later at 13 under.
Driving Stats at DeMoines:
| DRIVING ACCURACY | 79 | 71 | 71 | 73.8 | T19 |
| DRIVING DISTANCE | 306.5 | 300.0 | 300.5 | 302.3 | T31 |
4 PGA tour wins, one on the nationwide. Left handed.
He moved more central, but not more compacted.
| Round 4 – Colonial CC | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOT |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Rnd4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Status | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | E | — | E | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | E | E | E | — | E |
| Round 3 – Colonial CC | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOT |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Rnd3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 70 |
| Status | -1 | -1 | E | E | E | E | E | -1 | -2 | — | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | E | E | — | E |
| Round 2 – Colonial CC | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOT |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Rnd2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 70 |
| Status | -1 | -1 | E | -1 | -1 | E | E | E | E | — | E | E | E | E | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | E | — | E |
| Round 1 – Colonial CC | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOT |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Rnd1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 69 |
| Status | 1 | E | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | E | -1 | -1 | — | E | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | -1 |
| STATS | Rnd1 | Rnd2 | Rnd3 | Rnd4 | TOT | RANK |
| EAGLES | — | — | — | — | 0 | N/A |
| BIRDIES | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | T42 |
| PARS | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 50 | T11 |
| BOGEYS | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | T64 |
| DOUBLE BOGEYS | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | T1 |
| OTHER | — | — | — | — | 0 | N/A |
| DRIVING ACCURACY | 36 | 43 | 71 | 64 | 53.6 | T35 |
| DRIVING DISTANCE | 262.0 | 307.5 | 285.0 | 292.0 | 286.6 | T60 |
| PUTTS PER ROUND | 28 | 26 | 31 | 25 | 27.5 | T15 |
| PUTTS PER GIR | 1.692 | 1.667 | 1.833 | 1.667 | 1.721 | T22 |
| GREENS IN REG | 72 | 50 | 67 | 50 | 59.7 | T52 |
| SAND SAVES | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100.0 | 1 |
Summary: He played his grip and made the cut. He T35 for accuracy and T60th for distance. He tied for 44th. His putting was T15th.
Byron Nelson: T14 at +2.
| DRIVING ACCURACY | 64 | 50 | 50 | 43 | 51.8 | T37 |
| DRIVING DISTANCE | 267.0 | 283.5 | 295.5 | 300.0 | 286.5 | 60 |
BYRON NELSON; DALLAS 2011
Young International player with 2 wins on Nationwide tour. First year on regular tour.
He never uses a glove.
| STATS | Rnd1 | Rnd2 | TOT | RANK |
| EAGLES | — | — | 0 | N/A |
| BIRDIES | 3 | 2 | 5 | N/A |
| PARS | 13 | 9 | 22 | N/A |
| BOGEYS | 2 | 7 | 9 | N/A |
| DOUBLE BOGEYS | — | — | 0 | N/A |
| OTHER | — | — | 0 | N/A |
| DRIVING ACCURACY | 79 | 57 | 67.9 | N/A |
| DRIVING DISTANCE | 273.5 | 321.5 | 297.5 | N/A |
| PUTTS PER ROUND | 30 | 30 | 30.0 | N/A |
| PUTTS PER GIR | 1.769 | 1.833 | 1.789 | N/A |
| GREENS IN REG | 72 | 33 | 52.8 | N/A |
| SAND SAVES | 50 | 20 | 28.6 | N/A |
Summary: He was +4 and missed the cut. He improved slightly with the test driver. He hit 67.9% fairways at 297.5 yards.
Is playing his rookie season on the PGA TOUR in 2011 after finishing T16 at the 2010 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Had never played on the PGA TOUR or Nationwide Tour prior to 2011. Earned Rookie of the Year honors on the Korean Tour.
He improved slightly. He lost in playoff the week before on the Nationwide. He hit 79.6% fairways there at average of 285.4 yards.
NELSON STATS BELOW
| STATS | Rnd1 | Rnd2 | TOT | RANK |
| EAGLES | — | — | 0 | N/A |
| BIRDIES | 4 | — | 4 | N/A |
| PARS | 10 | 15 | 25 | N/A |
| BOGEYS | 3 | 3 | 6 | N/A |
| DOUBLE BOGEYS | 1 | — | 1 | N/A |
| OTHER | — | — | 0 | N/A |
| DRIVING ACCURACY | 64 | 43 | 53.6 | N/A |
| DRIVING DISTANCE | 282.5 | 304.5 | 293.5 | N/A |
| PUTTS PER ROUND | 29 | 28 | 28.5 | N/A |
| PUTTS PER GIR | 1.727 | 2.000 | 1.850 | N/A |
| GREENS IN REG | 61 | 50 | 55.6 | N/A |
| SAND SAVES | 50 | — | 50.0 | N/A |
Summary: He hit 53.6% fairways at 293.5 yards and did not make the cut. His accuracy fell off from the week before.
Player not qualified for either tour. One win at the Nelson and in the field as sponsor choice. One win on the Nationwide in past. This year to date he has missed 3 cuts on regular tour; made one of 4 cuts on Nationwide tour. He did no test and put the Grooved grips on 13 clubs. His results were:
| Round 4 – TPC Four Seasons Resort | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOT |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Rnd4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 75 |
| Status | E | E | E | E | E | E | -1 | E | E | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | +5 |
| Round 3 – TPC Four Seasons Resort | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOT |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Rnd3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 76 |
| Status | E | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | E | E | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | +6 |
| Round 2 – TPC Four Seasons Resort | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOT |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Rnd2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
| Status | -1 | E | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | E | — | E | E | E | E | E | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | +1 |
| Round 1 – TPC Four Seasons Resort | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOT |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Rnd1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 68 |
| Status | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | — | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | — | -2 |
| STATS | Rnd1 | Rnd2 | Rnd3 | Rnd4 | TOT | RANK |
| EAGLES | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | T3 |
| BIRDIES | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | T20 |
| PARS | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 38 | T68 |
| BOGEYS | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | T13 |
| DOUBLE BOGEYS | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | T12 |
| OTHER | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | T2 |
| DRIVING ACCURACY | 57 | 50 | 50 | 43 | 50.0 | T46 |
| DRIVING DISTANCE | 276.5 | 306.0 | 324.0 | 283.5 | 297.5 | 39 |
| PUTTS PER ROUND | 26 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28.0 | T11 |
| PUTTS PER GIR | 1.545 | 1.818 | 1.625 | 1.875 | 1.711 | T6 |
| GREENS IN REG | 61 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 52.8 | T56 |
| SAND SAVES | 100 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 44.4 | T40 |
Young player with 2 wins on PGA tour and one time Ryder cup team. He did no prior testing on impact spot. After seeing another player with the grip on hit shots, he put grips on Driver, 7 iron and wedge, but took them off on Wednesday saying they were too heavy. He did not play the grips in the tournament.
| DRIVING ACCURACY | 71 | 43 | 29 | 64 | 51.8 | T37 |
| DRIVING DISTANCE | 279.0 | 295.5 | 293.0 | 292.0 | 289.9 | 57 |
Summary; He was even par at end of 3 rounds, and -3 won the tournament. His last round was not as good.
Subsequent event: He missed cut at the Memorial at +4. Drive stats below.
| DRIVING ACCURACY | 71 | 71 | 71.4 | N/A |
| DRIVING DISTANCE | 282.0 | 292.5 | 287.3 | N/A |
Addendums for other subjects’ results: