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FootJoy Pro|SL & Pro|SL Carbon Although the Pro/SL has been the most worn shoe on global Tours, FootJoy decided to take it to another level in 2020. The results are more stability, traction, and comfort. The new Infinity Outsole is 11.5% wider and offers 30% more traction than the outsole on the previous generation. A new Pro|SL Carbon version integrates a full-length carbon fiber insert into the midsole for even more stability and motion control. The carbon fiber flexes and snaps back to its molded position with each step. This recovers more of the energy generated while walking, resulting in less leg and foot fatigue at the end of the round. True Linkswear Ecoknit Sustainability has been one of the biggest trends in apparel in footwear the PGA Merchandise Show. Feeding into that trend is the new Ecoknit shoe from True Linkswear. The uppers are completely created from recycled bottles, with each pair using eight recycled bottles. This casual silhouette works as well off the course as it does on it. Now you can feel good about looking good. Ralph Lauren Continuing with the eco-friendly story, Ralph Lauren is using a recycled polyester on three of its core knits. The brand is also working with factories that embrace gender equality on their executive teams. From a fashion standpoint, stylish microprints and sophisticated shades of grey take center stage for Fall 2020. Popular layering pieces, like hybrid jackets, insulated vests, and cashmere hoodies return in updated colorways for the season. Jim Nantz by Vineyard Vines Vineyard Vines recently opened a new concept store featuring the Jim Nantz by Vineyard Vines Collection just steps from Pebble Beach Golf Links’ iconic practice green. The store is filled with performance polos, 1�2-zip, vests, sweaters, cardigans and jackets, each of which pays homage to the history of the course and the area. At the forefront of the collection is the Pescadero Performance ½-Zip, which was inspired by the scenic Pescadero Point. Another showcase piece in the collection is the Carmel Polo with a small, sophisticated print. Bonobos Prints are once again the talk of the show and Bonobos has some of the coolest ones around. Building on its relationship with Justin Rose, the brand has created a range of rose-inspired prints, both large and small. Other key pieces from Bonobos include its popular Highland, Highland Tour, and Lightweight 5-Pocket pants in a variety of classic colors. G/FORE MG4+ G/FORE is known for a modern and edgy attitude that pushes golf fashion to places it has never been. The latest example of this is the new MG4+ shoe. With a sleek upper and expansive midsole, the MG4+ looks like it just walked off a high-fashion runway. This shoe is about more than trendy good looks, though. A 3D molded external heel counter provides lateral stability while a non-slip outsole with hybrid knurled and sawtooth traction keep players in contact with the ground.

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PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico – Last week’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open was a disappointment for Jordan Spieth, who was making his first U.S. fall start. After carding an opening 66, he struggled with a new driver and 3-wood, and finished T55. That was then. Making his first visit to the Riviera Maya for the Mayakoba Golf Classic this week, Spieth, the 2015 FedExCup champion, has gone back to the driver, 3-wood he’d played for the last five years. And it’s gone so well, he said, Vegas is a distant memory. “It’s way more positive than that,� Spieth said after his pro-am round on the El Camaleon Golf Course at Mayakoba on Wednesday. “Last week I just, I was looking at something different, and the performance just wasn’t coming out the same. It’s been totally different the last couple days for me here. I’ve been striking the ball extremely well, hitting a lot of the fairways, and the short game has been just—trying to improve a little bit more. “The ball-striking is as good as it’s been in quite a while,� he added. “It’s just the short game I need to dial in a little bit.� One of the best barometers for Spieth, as with many players, is his putting. After carrying him to 11 victories before the age of 25, it suddenly fell off for much of last year. He said he likes the paspalum grass at Mayakoba, which bodes well in his struggle for form. That said, Spieth rightly pointed out that getting to the greens in the first place is no picnic. The course is tighter off the tees than he expected; beautiful but narrow. “You’ve got to keep it in between the beacons,� he said. In other words, the old driver and 3-wood could be huge. “I feel like he’s going to drive the ball well this week, which is needed around here,� said Rickie Fowler, who played a practice round with Spieth on Tuesday. Spieth is trying to rebound from a winless 2017-18 season, when he finished 31st in the FedExCup and missed the TOUR Championship. Meanwhile, he’ll soon wed longtime girlfriend Annie Verret, who is back in Dallas, doing wedding planning, leaving Spieth single until the arrival of his parents here later this week. Not that Spieth isn’t doing a little planning himself. Speaking at a Monday fundraiser for the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Dallas, he said he’d kicked out his housemates, including TOUR rookie Kramer Hickok, a former teammate at Texas, in preparation for married life. Asked if Mayakoba would mark his last start as a single guy, Spieth laughed. “Yeah, I guess it is,� he said. “Yeah, not much will change. I’m just excited to be here. It’s pretty awesome here, as you know. I mean, I get the afternoon on the beach.�

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