Poulter uses “All-White” Limited Edition ZL Driver in victory
CARLSBAD, CA (November 22, 2010) – Cobra Golf Tour Professional Ian Poulter captured the UBS Hong Kong Open with a 22-under-par 258 Sunday, securing the 11th position in the Official World Golf Ranking. Poulter’s final-round 67 helped him claim his 10th win on the European Tour, after posting scores of 67, 60 and 64 in the first three rounds. The victory follows a T6 finish at the Barclays Singapore Open, an event Poulter won last year when he first put the Cobra ZL Driver in play.
Before arriving in Hong Kong, the 34-year-old Poulter was ranked No. 14 in the Official World Golf Ranking. But this victory moved him up three notches, and further fortified his confidence in his Cobra Golf equipment.
“My Cobra driver and irons have really helped me boost my game this year,” said Poulter. “I am especially impressed with the ZL Driver, this is my third win using it and the first using the all-white version. I like the visual of it, it’s really very cool. It’s unique and different than any driver I’ve seen — plus its performance is great, too. Just like the ZL Driver that I’ve used all year.”
En route to victory, Poulter was playing Cobra Golf clubs, including the Limited Edition ZL Driver (9.5°) with a Fujikura Motore Speeder shaft, Cobra Pro CB 3- through 6-iron with True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts, and Cobra Pro MB 7-iron through pitching wedge with Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts. Poulter earned his first victory in the U.S. earlier this year at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, where he also used a Cobra ZL Driver.
The Englishman’s score of 60 on the tournament’s second day included 10 birdies, tied the Tour’s 18-hole scoring record, and was one of his personal bests. “I would rank it pretty high, to be honest,” he said. “I hit 61 in Italy in 2002 I think, so it’s my lowest round of golf to date. So I would have to rate it up there. I played great all week. It’s just nice to be able to have another ‘W’.”
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Driver: Cobra White ZL (9.5 degree; Fujikura Motore Speeder shaft)
Fairway Woods: Titleist 909F3 3-wood (13 degree; Aldila RIP 70 shaft) and Titleist 909F3 5-wood (18 degree; Grafalloy ProLite 35 shaft)
Hybrid: Titleist 909H (21 degree; Aldila NV Hybrid 85 shaft)
Irons (3-6): Cobra Pro CB (True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts)
Irons (7-PW): Cobra Pro MB (True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design Spin Milled (54 and 60 degree)
Putter: Rife Aruba
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: TaylorMade Burner SuperFast (9.5 degree; Aldila VooDoo XVS6 shaft)
Fairway Wood: Kasco DNA 3-wood
Hybrids: Callaway Diablo Edge Tour (18, 21 and 24 degree; Fujikura Rombax 8D07HB shafts)
Irons (5-PW): Mizuno MP-67
Wedges: TItleist Vokey Spin Milled C-C (54 and 60 degree)
Putter: Rife Deep Blue
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: Cleveland HiBore Monster XLS (7.5 degree; Miyazaki Kusala 61 shaft)
Fairway Wood: Adams 9032 3-wood (13 degree; Matrix Ozik XCon 8M2 shaft)
Irons (2, 4-PW): Cleveland CG-7 Tour
Wedges: Cleveland CG-14 (54 and 58 degree)
Putter: Odyssey White Hot XG 7
Ball: Titleist New Pro V1x
Driver: Bridgestone X-Drive 703 LTD (9.5 degree; Fujikura Motore VC7.2 shaft)
Fairway Wood: Bridgestone X-FW 3-wood (13.5 degree; Mitsubishi Diamana Whiteboard 83 shaft)
Hybrids: Bridgestone X-Drive GR (17 degree; Mitsubishi Diamana Blueboard 103 shaft) and Callaway Diablo Edge Tour (21 degree; Mitsubishi Diamana Blueboard 103 shaft)
Irons (4-PW): Bridgestone X Blade 703 LTD
Wedges: Bridgestone 101 LB (52 degree) and Bridgestone TourStage X Wedge TL (58 degree)
Putter: Bridgestone M1-TP
Ball: Bridgestone TourStage X-01