[by Guy Smith - FJ Tour Representative]
G’Day sports fans!
We are Down Under this week at Huntingdale Golf Club, Melbourne for the Australian Masters.
Players have travelled from all around the globe to attend this event, with players from the USPGA Tour, European Tour, Asian Tour and Australasian Tours coming together to make up the field.
FootJoy shoe wearers Brett Rumford, Peter O’Malley, Rod Pampling & Scot Strange will head the Aussie charge for the title, whilst recent additions to the European Tour David Horsey (Challenge Tour winner), Carlos Del Moral and Antti Ahokas look to get their seasons off to a strong start..
Colourful Swede, Joel Sjoholm arrived late on Tuesday afternoon after receiving a call whilst practising in America to say he had a place in the field. Unfortunately he only had a pair of White and Orange Classics (50658) with him which clashed a little with his bright red trousers!! The FootJoy Tour staff were on hand to help him out with an additional pair of shoes. Joel walked away with a big smile on his face, along with a new pair of White and black ReelFit (53867) on his feet.
European Tour players continue to place their FootJoy shoe orders for 2009. Jamie Donaldson has ordered some Custom Classics, whilst Australian, Matthew Millar has taken the opportunity to place orders for MyJoys with his native flag embroidered on the side.
With Brett Rumford heading back to Europe for 2009, he ordered a few new pairs of Classic’s including styles 50603, 50945 and the ever dependable all white 50672.
Carlos Del Moral followed in fellow Spanish players foot-steps, Pablo Larrazabal, by ordering a white with green saddle (50713) pair of Classics. Both players tell me that green is a lucky and powerful colour in Spain. Watch out for these guys walking the fairways wearing them through-out the year.
