Fisher and Henley secure double victory for Nike
Ross Fisher and Russell Henley ensured a double success for Nike with their respective victories at the Tshwane Open and Honda Classic
Fisher and Henley secure double victory for Nike
Ross Fisher and Russell Henley ensured a double success for Nike with their respective triumph at the Tshwane Open and Honda Classic.
Fisher secured his first victory since the 2010 Irish Open at Copperleaf in South Africa, carding a final-round 70 to finish three clear of Danie Van Tonder and Michael Hoey.
Henley overcame Rory McIlroy, Russell Knox and Ryan Palmer in a tense play-off at PGA National to record the biggest victory of his career.
Below, we take a look at the Nike gear in Fisher and Henley's bags.
Ross Fisher: what's in the bag?
Driver: Nike VRS Covert 2.0 Tour (8.5 degrees) Fairway: Nike VRS Covert 2.0 performance 3-wood (15 degrees) Irons: Nike VR Pro Blade (3-PW) Wedges: Nike VR Forged (47, 54 and 60 degrees) Putter: Nike Method 001 Prototype Ball: Nike RZN Black Shoes: Nike Lunar Control II Russell Henley: what's in the bag?
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Driver: Nike VRS STR8-FIT (9.5 degree) Fairways: Nike VRS Covert 2.0 3-wood (15 degree) and 5-wood (19 degree) Irons: Nike VR Pro Cavity (3-6); VR Pro Combo (7-9) Wedges: Nike VR Pro (48 and 53 degree), VR Forged (59 degree) Ball: Nike RZN Black Apparel: Nike Tour Performance Collection Shoes: Nike Lunar Control
Nick Bonfield joined Golf Monthly in 2012 after graduating from Exeter University and earning an NCTJ-accredited journalism diploma from News Associates in Wimbledon. He is responsible for managing production of the magazine, sub-editing, writing, commissioning and coordinating all features across print and online. Most of his online work is opinion-based and typically centres around the Majors and significant events in the global golfing calendar. Nick has been an avid golf fan since the age of ten and became obsessed with the professional game after watching Mike Weir and Shaun Micheel win The Masters and PGA Championship respectively in 2003. In his time with Golf Monthly, he's interviewed the likes of Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Jose Maria Olazabal, Henrik Stenson, Padraig Harrington, Lee Westwood and Billy Horschel and has ghost-written columns for Westwood, Wayne Riley, Matthew Southgate, Chris Wood and Eddie Pepperell. Nick is a 12-handicap golfer and his favourite courses include Old Head, Sunningdale New, Penha Longha, Valderrama and Bearwood Lakes. If you have a feature pitch for Nick, please email nick.bonfield@futurenet.com with 'Pitch' in the subject line. Nick is currently playing: Driver: TaylorMade M1 Fairway wood: TaylorMade RBZ Stage 2 Hybrid: Ping Crossover Irons (4-9): Nike Vapor Speed Wedges: Cleveland CBX Full Face, 56˚, Titleist Vokey SM4, 60˚ Putter: testing in progress! Ball: TaylorMade TP5x
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