Saw my pal Casey Jones on TV at last week’s Barclays

I forgot to mention this Sunday. I was watching the end of the Barclays when I say my pal Casey Jones at the scorer’s table! As you may recall, Casey is the maker of really cool golf scoreboards and has a beautiful writing talent. He was obviously at the Barclays to draw up some good

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Saw my pal Casey Jones on TV at last weeks Barclays

Heath Slocum’s Barclays Championship Winning Clubs

Here is a complete list of the clubs that Heath Slocum used to win the 2009 Barclays Championship at Liberty National: DRIVER: Ping G15 (9 ) with Aldila RIP 70X shaft FAIRWAY WOOD: Adams 9032 (14.5 ) with Aldila VS Proto 70X shaft HYBRID: Adams Idea Pro (18 ) with Aldila Proto Hybrid 95X shaft IRONS: Ping i15 (3-PW) with Ping zz65 shafts WEDGES: Ping Tour W (54 ), Cleveland CG14 (60 ) with True Temper Dynamic Gold wedge shafts PUTTER: Ping Redwood Anser BALL: Titleist Pro V1x Take a look inside more PGA Tour winners' bags Following David Dusek on Twitter (Photo by Mel Evans/SP Photos)

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Heath Slocum’s Barclays Championship Winning Clubs

Yang Switches to TaylorMade’s 5-Piece Penta Ball

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — At the 2009 PGA Championship, Sergio Garcia and Retief Goosen tried out the yet-to-be-released, five-piece TaylorMade Penta golf ball. Last week at the Wyndham Championship in Charlotte, Matt Bettencourt, James Driscoll, Justin Rose, Jay Williamson and Casey Wittenberg also started using the ball. Now, according to TaylorMade representatives, Y.E. Yang , the man who walked away with the Wanamaker Trophy at Hazeltine , has put the Penta into play at the Barclays Championship. Yang had previously been using the TaylorMade TP Red LDP . As we reported in early August, the Penta has been designed to optimize its performance in five key areas: with the driver, long-irons, middle irons, short irons and partial wedge shots. The ball will be available to the public starting December 1. Follow David Dusek on Twitter. (Photo by David Dusek)

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Ernie Els Searching for Putter and Magic at Liberty National

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — In 2004, Ernie Els contended at all four majors, but didn't win any. That season the Big Easy ranked ninth on the PGA Tour in putting average, needing only 1.74 putts per green hit in regulation. This year, he's tied for 153rd in that category, averaging 1.801. So it was no surprise that I saw him spend an hour on the speed practice green at Liberty National Wednesday in preparation for Thursday's start of the Barclays. With the help of his caddie, Ricky Roberts, as well as an assist using a video camera, Els hit putt after putt with an Odyssey putter made especially to his specifications and preferences (below). The stainless steel design is shaped like a classic heel-toe weighted Anser. However, halfway through his practice session, Els started putting with a custom finished Odyssey White Hot XG #5 (below). Els has used this putter on several occasions this season, including at the PGA Championship two weeks ago.

Stewart Cink switches to traditional-length Nike Prototype putter

FT. WORTH, Texas — For several years, Stewart Cink has used on a belly putter and been one of the most consistent putters on the PGA Tour. But this week at Colonial, Cink has switched to a traditional-length Nike prototype putter, which appears to be almost identical to the putter that Paul Casey uses .