Fyg nicolas colsaerts presented by golfweek youtube. Golf nicolas colsaerts sport news headlines nine wide. Nicolas colsaerts 14 november 1982 is a belgian professional golfer currently playing on the european tour and previously on the pga tour early life. Golf academy near brisbane, australia, where the distance from europe helped him refocus. This weeks dp world tour championship in dubai marks the end of the 2014 european tour season, or the year of rory mcilroy. Nicolas colsaerts official world golf ranking home. Nicolas colsaerts hits longestever european tour drive. Newport, wales nicolas colsaerts has hit the longest drive ever recorded on the european tour en route to grabbing the clubhouse lead with a. Remax world long drive final golf strongmen arrive. Confined in switzerland since the 11th of march, i was going to finally do some ski and im confined there since then. Ive made this very long driver into a versatile driver. That length was put to good use during the unforgettable ryder cup at medinah in 2012.
Off the tee and fourth in driving distance, averaging 317. Whats the average driver shaft length on the pga tour. Due to this extremely high tolerance and not having their shafts sstpure and using the same length shaft with all and the same head with all id have to say your put your research and development dept. A number of times while in the lead coming into the final day, colsaerts imploded. May 28, 2016 by tony jimenez virginia water, england reuters nicolas colsaerts may finally be seeing some light at the end of a long, dark tunnel after watching his fortunes nosedive since he featured in. Already used the blue shaft in portugal and the results are encouraging. Nicolas colsaerts le golf national is located in france. Nicolas colsaerts bio, stats, and results olympics at. At the valero texas open, brendan steele used an oban devotion 75gram xflex shaft in his titleist 909d2 driver 9.
The pga tours longest hitter on bombing it effortlessly. Sep 18, 2014 newport, wales nicolas colsaerts has hit the longest drive ever recorded on the european tour en route to grabbing the clubhouse lead with a 5under 66 on the opening day of the wales open. How to hit a long iron stinger, with nicolas colsaerts callaway office golf tips duration. Nicolas colsaerts used the same club as mickelson, a callaway x hot. With an average drive of 3 yards nicolas colsaerts was officially the biggest hitter on. He had a very successful junior and amateur career.
Did you know you can save your preferences across all your digital devices and. He would lose his card again in 2007 after he struggled with form and ended the season 201st on the money list. Mar 21, 20 fyg nicolas colsaerts presented by golfweek. Big fight against the course and the elements, with 2 proud birdies after the catastrophic 3rd hole. The official pga tour profile of nicolas colsaerts. Chrome soft takes tour performance to another level. Nov 03, 2012 the top 10 longest drivers on tour 0 of 10 even though you are cognizant of the old golfing credo drive for show, putt for dough, its more fun to bomb it than it is to sink ten footers all day. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to content.
Nicolas colsaerts pga tour profile news, stats, and videos. Mar 17, 2014 the belgian bomber, nicolas colsaerts, discusses ways to drive it longer. Players nicolas colsaerts kings of golf by optima at royal. The epic flash driver employs a new flash face technology, created by artificial intelligence, to help golfers get more ball. Represented belgium when golf returned to the olympics for the first time since 1904 in the rio 2016 olympic games. Cool colsaerts charges four shots clear in turkey reuters. The top 10 longest drivers on tour bleacher report latest.
This course is special, quite hilly and tricky, patience and acceptance will be requested. The callaway epic driver with the blue shaft is the. Weve reengineered every aspect and element in chrome soft for more speed and longer distance. Welcome to the family nicholas colsaerts golf sport. Nicolas colsaerts face lights up at the mention of augusta national golf club. The penalty is the secondmost severe in golf after disqualification two. Nicolas colsaerts has hit some pretty memorable shots in his career. Nicolas colsaerts is a professional golf player from belgium, qualified for the european tour. Driver length, the number of inches from the sole of the clubhead to the top end of the grip, can be a mysterious subject. The most important specifications of the driver head for most golfers are the loft, face angle and the head weight. Belgian golfer nicolas colsaerts makes first ryder cup the new. The top 10 longest drivers on tour 0 of 10 even though you are cognizant of the old golfing credo drive for show, putt for dough, its more fun to bomb it than it is to sink ten footers all day. As an example of how touring pros go progressively heavier in their shafts as the clubs get shorter, garrigus used a rip 90 in his 7wood.
Playing on commercial bank qatar masters and oman open. Awarded best driver for swing speeds 106 mph and above by the golfwrx expert panel featuring topranked club fitters from around the country. This article was on pga tour pros and their average driver length. But the shot he hit on wednesday in dubai was the one he had been waiting to hit for 30 years. Nov 20, 2014 this weeks dp world tour championship in dubai marks the end of the 2014 european tour season, or the year of rory mcilroy.
Nicolas colsaerts stats, news, pictures, bio, videos espn. Coming from a sporting family his great grandfather. Mar 18, 20 nicolas colsaerts face lights up at the mention of augusta national golf club. Belgian nicolas colsaerts shot a superb fourunderpar 67 in the french open third round on saturday to take a threeshot lead into the final day at le golf national. Nicolas colsaerts starts healing process in europe after.
Official profile of olympic athlete nicolas colsaerts born 14 nov 1982, including games, medals, results, photos, videos and news. Explore nicolas colsaerts profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of nicolas colsaerts. Nicknamed the belgian bomber for his length off the tee, he comes from a. Golf nicolas colsaerts sport news headlines nine wide world of sports. From there, the driver was good to go with the same mitsubishi kuro kage 70x shaft and the switch became official. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Good stuff from daniel rapaport in, what i believe is, his first or second piece since making the jump to golf digestjason day summoned two disparate upanddowns from bunkers to win mgm resorts the challenge. Some golfers think that longer driver length automatically means longer driving distance, but this can be a dangerous assumption. Nicolas colsaerts stats, tournament results pga golf espn. He uses a titleist 9 d2 to reach third on the pga tour driving distance statistics.
Nicolas colsaerts hits cheeky 3iron through hotel window at 3am. Have you ever wondered what the average driver shaft length is on the. The belgian bomber, nicolas colsaerts, discusses ways to drive it longer. My length off the tee, the eagle on my 36th hole and my 2 cards of 67 are the good assets for the following tournaments. Why rory mcilroy is copying jason days taylormade driver. Nicolas colsaerts 30year wait for an ace ends at trump dubai and. This is also the home of the 14 club challenge, little interviews, hardest hole. Woody austins penalty at the pga recalls other 15thclub violations. Trump international golf club dubai is still a month shy of its second birthday but its already earned a reputation as the place to play if youre in. When you work so hard for something for a long time riding the highs and feeling every low you realise the passion you have for the sport and that keeps you going. Titleist pro v1x click here to see what golfwrx members are saying about colsaerts bag in our forum. The latest stats, facts, news and notes on nicolas colsaerts of the golf. Cut is made, in the middle of the pack, i will need to make birdies the next two days also, tomorrow at 10. The only driver awarded 20 out of 20 stars in the 2019 golf digest hot list.
Older and wiser colsaerts seeks to recapture past glories. Newport, wales ap nicolas colsaerts has hit the longest drive ever recorded on the european tour en route to grabbing the clubhouse lead with a 5under 66 on the opening day of the wales open. Nicolas colsaerts 14 november 1982 is a belgian professional golfer currently playing on the european tour and previously on the pga tour. The top 10 longest drivers on tour bleacher report. If any of those three elements are illfit to the golfer, no matter how well the shaft, length, total weight, grip or any other factor of the driver are fit to the golfer, the clubs performance will be poor. How to hit a golf ball 447 yards nicolas colsaerts youtube. Piercy might not be a household name, but he is an excellent player, and long driver. Trademarks featured or referred to on this website are the property of their respective trademark holders and not sports reference llc or.
By tony jimenez virginia water, england reuters nicolas colsaerts may finally be seeing some light at the end of a long, dark tunnel after watching his fortunes nosedive since he. A comingofage sensation at 30, his enthusiasm will not be surpassed by any of the younger masters tournament rookies in the field. In this tip, nicolas colsaerts tells you how to master both the long range bunker shot and the short splash do you struggle knowing which shot. Nicolas colsaerts warming up with the driver during his fan day nicolas. Cup team, playing the same course as the professionals at valderrama in spain in 1997 and at the country club in brookline, mass. Colsaerts, also known as the belgian bomber, was born in schaerbeek, belgium. Nicolas colsaerts hits longest drive on european tour. Nicolas colsaerts golf nicolas colsaerts news, results. The longest drivers on tourspecs golfcentraldaily golf.
Jul 10, 2016 2016 european tour, 2016 scottish open, alexander noren, danny lee, european tour, european tour results, matteo manassero, news, nicolas colsaerts, scottish open, tyrrell hatton. Get the latest tournament results for golfer nicolas colsaerts on. Each player hit seven drives with each of three driver shaft lengths. Like the pga pros they all might use ping, titleist or. We have found that 45 inches offers the best balance of length and accuracy. Nicolas colsaerts hit the longest drive ever recorded on the european tour en route to a 5underpar 66 on thursday, the opening day of the wales open. Did some work with the driver and put my blue shaft back on duty, wasnt really happy of the orange one who seems to be less efficient with the epic head than the blue one. Join facebook to connect with nicolas colsaerts and others you may know. Nicolas colsaerts, the belgian bomber who wowed the americans at the ryder cup, is taking his talents both on and off the course to the pga tour in 20. Official callaway golf site golf clubs golf equipment.
Clicking on the date or event column header causes the table to be sorted accordingly single click ascending double click descending. Welcome to the family nicholas colsaerts it was, reflected nicolas colsaerts, like a scene from the godfather. Nov 03, 2017 cool colsaerts charges four shots clear in turkey. Well, turn it into a competition for professionals and there you have the remax world long drive championships. Whats in the bag 2 days ago jorge campillos winning witb. Nicolas colsaerts is not known as the dude for nothing. He also carries three titleist vokey sm7 wedges and recently made the switch to the 2019 pro v1x golf ball. Nicolas colsaerts claimed his first european tour victory in seven. European tour professional nicolas colsaerts needed nerves of steel when he hit a threeiron through a hotel window. Configure and embed the worlds top 10 widget into your website, it will always be up to date and its free.
Pga tour stats, video, photos, results, and career highlights. Reuters nicolas colsaerts has gone more than five years without a tournament victory but the bighitting belgian is threatening to turn. I assume a long driver would be at the longest shaft. What is more important driver clubhead or the golf shaft. One was as routine as it gets for a tour proa lob wedge that led to a winning tapin birdie on the par5 18th. Scots club fumes at owners letting dogs foul its course. You might find it impressive to watch alvaro quiros or nicolas colsaerts in tournaments on the european tour.
Kings of golf by optima will be held at royal zoute golf club on the 5th of october. Playing on the challenge tour for the next two years, colsaerts regained confidence in his game. His driver of choice is the taylormade sldr, with 10. Number one killer for distance is strike for amateurs. Nicolas colsaerts is a golf professional member of the european tour. My length off the tee, the eagle on my 36th hole and my 2 cards of 67 are the good assets for the. Nicolas colsaerts starts healing process in europe after two painful seasons on pga tour the return to europe which nicolas colsaerts anticipated would rejuvenate his game is. Ive always wanted to go there since i was a little kid, said colsaerts, the talented belgian power hitter nicknamed the. Alexander noren has won the 2016 aberdeen asset management scottish open by a shot, finishing with a score of 14 under par at castle stuart golf links. Nicolas colsaertss road to the ryder cup was not a straight shot. Richard sorell and your team at vidauban golf club, you guys rock. Nicolas colsaerts hits longest drive ever on european tour. Japan skins at accordia golf narashino country club on monday.
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