The final round of the BMW Championship tee’s off at 7:30 AM, catch all the action from Crooked Stick, and see which 30 players advance to the PGA Tour Championship in 2 weeks in Atlanta. Cameron and Crown Putters, coming Sept. 23rd to golf shops near you. See Scottycameron.com and for more details our story from yesterday on this site. _____________________________________________________________________
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The BMW Championship is now through 3 rounds, and Dustin Johnson has the lead at 18 under par.
Winfield’s Kevin Streelman admits he is grinding through week 4 of 4 straight weeks out on tour, and made no secret that his he and wife and the kids looking forward to being home next week and getting some R & R in.
While Streelman is just at even par at the BMW Championship, he is looking forward to a nice finish to his playoff season.
But even more than that, he is looking forward to hitting a new driver in 2017. It’s a new driver that’s not even out on the market yet.
PALM HARBOR, FL – MARCH 17: Kevin Streelman holds the trophy after winning the Tampa Bay Championship at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club on March 17, 2013 in Palm Harbor, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
Coming up on October 4th on The Golf Channel, the Wilson Golf mini-series called Driver vs Driver hits the airways.
Driver vs Driver is a contest that pitted anyone who wanted to be a club designer, against other would-be designers in a contest to create a new driver for Wilson Golf.
The winner earns $500,000. Wilson Golf GM Tim Clark appeared on, Golfers on Golf Radio a few weeks back and talked about the contest, which is now done and as they say in TV, in the can.
The entry’s came from engineers, some golf pro’s who felt they could improve upon the product in the pro shop, and students who used the contest as a college project.
Streelman along with former Chicago Bears Linebacker Brian Urlacher were among the judges. The shows according to Streelman really put Chicago in a good light, (we will see). But they should do something for Wilson Golf, that could gain some share market from the show and from the departure of Nike Golf from making clubs all at the same time.
Yesterday while talking to Golfers on Golf, Streelman announced his plans to play the winning driver on tour next year. As of now Streelman is expecting to open the season at the tournament formerly known as the Bob Hope Desert Classic in the Palm Springs area.
Click here to hear an interview with PGA Tour player and Wilson Golf Staff player, Winfield’s very own Kevin Streelman.
Streelman said he liked 2 or 3 of the drivers that made the finals, and now the driver that wins, which will hit the market on Black Friday to open the Christmas season after Thanksgiving, will be in Streelman’s bag to start his 2017 season on tour. Quite an additional perk for the winners of the contest.
Don’t forget the show Driver vs Driver starts on October 4th on the Golf Channel, see local listings for show times.
For more details on Wilson Golf see Wilson.com/en-us/golf or just the main site at Wilson.com.