Ping Pro-Am 2014 gallery

Some images of the 2014 Ping Pro-Am, which saw 18 Golf Monthly readers team up with six Ping European Tour professionals at Centurion Golf Club in Hertfordshire

Some images of the 2014 Ping Pro-Am, which saw 18 Golf Monthly readers team up with six Ping European Tour professionals at Centurion Golf Club in Hertfordshire

After the success of last year's inaugural Ping Pro-Am, 18 Golf Monthly readers, along with six Ping European Tour players, headed to Centurion Golf Club in Hertfordshire to compete in the 2014 event.

The format remained the same, with 3 readers joining up with a professional to do battle over 18 holes at one of the UK's most exciting new golf resorts.

The Ping professionals were European Tour winner Tom Lewis, Golf Monthly playing editor Andy Sullivan, Matthew Nixon, Simon Wakefield, John Parry and Matthew Baldwin.

The readers were also given the opportunity to sample Ping's new G30 range prior to the start of the tournament and take a look around the Ping Tour Truck.

Click here to see a behind-the-scenes video from the 2014 Ping Pro-Am

Sullivan shot a round of six-under-par, which included 7 birdies and an eagle, but his team didn't figure in the final standings.

At the end of play, it was Baldwin's team who came out on top with an impressive 116 points, 9 points clear of Wakefield's fourball.

 

 

 

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Nick Bonfield
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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