http://www.rifeputters.com/tourblog/Rife Putters current tour news.en-usCopyright 2006 Your Name. All Rights Reserved.you@yourserver.orgyou@yourserver.orgSat, 23 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0400Sat, 23 Apr 2005 00:17:46 -0400AnythingApeJet Blog v2.0http://backend.userland.com/rss60 http://www.rifeputters.com/tourblog/archive.php?guid=rj68tsl8 (East Meadow, NY) It was another outstanding week on The Champions Tour for RIFE Putters winning the coveted Darrell-Survey count at The Commerce Bank Classic 24 to 17 over the nearest competitor. Lonnie Nielson (303 Mid Blade) used a RIFE Putter to win this event in 07' and he fought hard to defend his title finishing 1 stroke back and in a tie for 2nd place. 15 of the top 30 players had a RIFE Putter in the bag including Tim Simpson (Hybrid Mallet,) Fulton Allem (Mr. Beasley,) Andy Bean (Cayman,) Keith Fergus (2 Bar Mallet,) Scott Hoch (Barbados,) Bruce Vaughn (Antigua,) John Cook (Cayman,) and Dana Quigley (2 Bar Blade) all finishing inside the top 20. RIFE also had 4 players in the top 10 for the week in putting with Allem and Vaughn finishing 2,3. Tom Kite (Hybrid Mallet) fired the low round of the day on Saturday with a 65 (-6) and it ended up being tied for the low round of the of the tournament.

RIFE Putters finishes 2nd on The Nationwide Tour

(Ontario, Canada) Both players in the final group on Sunday at the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic had a RIFE Putter in the bag with Casey Wittenberg finishing 2nd after losing a heartbreaking playoff. Casey (Black Aussie) and Sebastian Fernandez (Black Aussie) started off the final day 1 and 2 on the leaderboard with Sebastian finishing tied for 10th. Casey took home $86,410 and moved all the way up to 6th on money list giving RIFE Putters 2 players inside the top 10. David Mathis (Black Aussie) is currently 2nd on this years money list and # 1 on The Nationwide Tour in putting with Doug Barron (2 Bar Mallet) just a fraction behind in 2nd. RIFE had 7 total putters in play this week with Barron, Mathis, Wittenberg, Fernandez, Tim O'Neal (Hybrid Mallet,) and Ryan Hietala (2 Bar Balde) all making the cut.

RIFE puts 8 putters in play at Women's U.S. Open

(Edina, MN) RIFE Putters continues to be a major presence on the LPGA Tour with 8 putters in play at this past weeks Women's U.S. Open. Kelli Kuehne (Barbados,) Candy Hannemann (Mr. Beasley,) Katherine Hull (Pink Hybrid,) Shanshan Feng (Mr. Beasley,) Moira Dunn (Antigua,) Wendy Doolan (Barbados,) Jeanne Cho-Hunicke (Aussie,) and Jamie Fischer (Barbados) all had a RIFE in the bag with Katherine leading the way finishing tied for 42nd. All of these players had to go through sectional qualifying to earn their way into The Open and they all used a RIFE to get there. That makes a combined total of 15 putters in play between the Men's and Women's U.S. Opens including a RIFE Staff Bag carried by a player in each.

Side note: Moira Dunn became the first player in Major Championship History to carry a RIFE Staff Bag in The Women's U.S. Open. Moira is a past champion and a 14-year veteran of the LPGA Tour that continues to support RIFE Putters without being paid a dime. On behalf of everyone at RIFE Putters we would like to thank Moira for her loyalty and offer our undying support.

Driscoll and Pappas both make the cut at The Buick Open

(Grand Blanc, MI) James Driscoll (Mr. Beasley) and Brendan Pappas (Hybrid Mallet) both made the cut this past week at The Buick Open on the PGA Tour. Driscoll has used a RIFE in all 16 of his events this year and Pappas was the first player to use the new 2 Bar Hybrid Mallet on the PGA Tour. Pappas was introduced to the 2 Bar Hybrid on The Nationwide Tour were both he and Driscoll graduated from a year ago. Now with Wittenberg and Mathis both inside the top 6 on this years Nationwide Tour Money list it seems that RIFE Putters in on its way to helping 2 more players move up to the big leagues.

Corr shoots 61 in final round of Kings Creek Classic

(Spring Hill, TN) After shooting 30 under par last week to win the Buffalo Run Classic Jeff Corr (Aussie) fired a blistering 61 (-9) in the final round of the Kings Creek Classic on The Hooters Tour. The round included 11 birdies, 2 bogeys, and a Hooters Tour record setting 28 (-7) on the back nine. Corr started the day in 24th position but vaulted all the way up inside the top 5 and took home $7,867 dollars. 2006 Player of the Year Ted Potter (Aussie) shot 64 (-6) on Sunday and finished just ahead of Corr in solo 3rd. David Miller finished 10th to give RIFE Putters 3 or more players inside the top 10 for the 5th time this year. RIFE continues to be the # 1 Putter on The Hooters Tour with 4 players inside the top 10 on this years money list and 3 victories.

RIFE Putters wins Big East Championship

(Hebron, KY) It was just brought to our attention that early last month Ted Gray used his 2 Bar Hybrid Mallet to win The Big East Conference Title and lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to The NCAA Championship. It was the schools first conference championship in any sport. Ted just graduated and will be turning professional at the end of the summer. He recently contacted the Tour Department at RIFE Putters and had this to say “RIFE Putters have improved my putting and given me the confidence to take my game to the next level. This victory has changed my life and I owe a lot to RIFE because there is no way I could of done it without the 2-Bar Hybrid.” Ted will be heading down to Scottsdale, AZ to start playing The Gateway Tour and everyone at RIFE Putters would like to wish him all the best.

Fitzpatrick wins Hook N' Eye Golf Classic

(Pebble Beach, CA) Michael Fitzpatrick got RIFE Putters its very first win with the new Abaco last week at the Hook N' Eye Golf Classic. “The Hook” is a prestigious event held every year at world famous Cypress Point GC with golfers from all over the U.S showing up to test their skills. Fitzpatrick used the Abaco to calmly drain a 15 footer on the final hole for a one shot victory. The Abaco is a heel shafted mid-mallet that will be a new edition to the Island Series and available in 09'.

Hitchcock continues to tear up Moonlight Tour

(Orlando, FL) Some players have a tough time making the jump from college to professional when you add money into the equation. Tyler Hitchcock (2 Bar Hybrid Blade) is not having that problem. Since graduating from South Florida Hitchcock has been tearing up The Moonlight Tour in Orlando with 2 victories and a scoring average of 69.7. Earlier last week he won an event at Orange Tree and followed it up with 2nd and 3rd place finishes at Hunter's Creek and Magnolia Plantation taking home just over $1,400. Tyler had an impressive career as an amateur qualifying for 2 U.S. Am and the U.S. Public Links. Earlier this month he missed a spot in the U.S. Open by 1 shot.

Capps shoots course record 62 at The Grand Club

(Palm Coast, FL) Ty Capps rolled his RIFE Aussie to a course record 62 (-10) at The Pine Course at The Grand Club earlier this week, destroying the previous record of 66. Ty currently plays on the Adams Tight Lie Tour and was introduced to RIFE Putters by Head Golf Professional Luke Dettering after struggling a bit with his putting. Since then he has worked with Nationwide Tour Rep Pat Sellers and been to RIFE's V1 Putting Studio in Florida.


]]>joshPGA Tourrj68tsl8Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:20:49 -04000 http://rifeputters.com/tourblog/archive.php?guid=o9u4o7bs(Miami, OK) In one of the greatest performances in golf history, Jeff Corr (Black Aussie) fired rounds of 62-64-64-68 = 258 to win The Buffalo Run Casino Classic and finish the week at an incredible 30 under par. After an opening round 62 (-10) Jeff went on to go wire-to-wire for his 7th career victory on The Hooters Tour and picked up $33,566 for the win moving him to 2nd place on this seasons money list. RIFE continues to be the # 1 Putter on The Hooters Tour with 24 putters in play and 9 players making the cut to the weekend. Joey Lamielle fresh off an appearance in The U.S. Open at Torrey Pines rolled his Aussie to a 6th place finish and took home just over $7,000. David Miller (Antigua,) Ted Potter (Aussie,) Josh Teter (Barbados,) and Mark Wuersching (Black Aussie) all finished inside the top 25 as well.

RIFE Putters wins 9th Darrell-Survey on The Champions Tour this year

(Concord, MA) RIFE Putters continued its domination of The Champions Tour this week at the Bank of America Championship with 27 putters in play, a solid 10 more than the nearest competitor. This was the 9th time RIFE Putters has won the coveted Darrell-Survey on The Champions Tour this year, doing so without paying a single player. 10 of the top 20 players in the field had a RIFE in the bag including: Dana Quigley (2 Bar Balde Belly,) John Cook (Cayman,) Keith Fergus (2 Bar Blade,) Lonnie Nielsen (MidBlade,) Wayne Grady (Aussie,) Gary Hallberg (2 Bar Blade,) Don Pooley (Cayman,) Phil Blackmar (Aussie,) Kirk Hanefield (2 Bar Mallet,) and Tom Kite (2 Bar Hybrid Long) who fired an opening round course record 63 (-9.) Just these 10 players alone earned over $440,000 combined which was almost 1/3 of the entire purse.

RIFE Putters finishes Top 5 on The Nationwide Tour

(Knoxville, TN) It was another outstanding week for RIFE Putters on The Nationwide Tour with 11 putters in play and Doug Barron rolling his RIFE 2 Bar Mallet to a Top 5 finish at this weeks Knoxville Open. Nationwide Tour Rep Pat Sellers has moved RIFE Putters into the # 4 position on The Nationwide Tour ahead of other companies like Taylor Made, YES, McGregor, and Mizuno. Doug Barron (2 Bar Mallet,) Tim O'Neal (2 Bar Hybrid Mallet,) Sebastian Fernandez (Black Aussie,) and Ryan Hietala (2 Bar Blade) all finished inside the top 30 for the week and each player finished inside the top 13 in the putting stats as well. The leading money winner on The Nationwide Tour David Mathis (Black Aussie) took the week off but will return to action at the Ford Classic.

RIFE Puts 4 putters in play at The Travelers Championship

(Cromwell, CT) Matt Kuchar (Barbados,) J.B. Holmes (Barbados,) Brendan Pappas (2 Bar Hybrid Mallet,) and James Driscoll (Mr. Beasley) all had a RIFE Putter in the bag this week at The Travelers Championship on the PGA Tour. Both Driscoll and Pappas were introduced to RIFE Putters last year by Nationwide Tour Rep Pat Sellers and both players used a RIFE to graduate from the Nationwide Tour an earn their PGA Tour cards for 2008. Brendan Pappas became the first player to use the new 2 Bar Hybrid on The Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour as well.

Moira Dunn makes her 10th cut of the year at The Wegmans LPGA Championship

(Pittsford, NY) Moira Dunn continued her steady play this week making her 10th cut of the year at The Wegmans LPGA Championship. Moira rolled her Antigua to consistent rounds of 71-71-71-72 = 285 (-3) finishing tied for 28th and taking home $15,835. She missed the cut in the first event of the year by one stroke and has since made 10 cuts in her last 13 events. Moira takes her game to Interlachen CC this week were she will become the first player to carry a RIFE Staff Bag in The U.S. Women's Open. RIFE had 7 players qualify for the Women's Open this year and 7 total putters in play at this week at The Wegmans LPGA Championship.

Hess wins North & South Senior Amateur

(Pinehurst, NC) Veterinarian Dr. Robert Hess put the competition to sleep this past weekend at the 57th Annual North & South Senior Amateur Championship. The good Doctor rolled his RIFE 2 Bar Blade to rounds of 68-72-69 = 209 (-7) and coasted to an 8 shot victory. Doc has had the 2 Bar Blade in the bag for quite some time and recently had the chance to stop by the RIFE V1 Putting Studio right before his trip to historic Pinehurst # 2. After working with CEO Jim Barfield, Doc had Mike Kelly in The Tour Department put more of an offset shaft in his putter as well as new BIG Lite grip installed by Tour Rep Ed Roge. These minor changes along with a clinic of solid ball striking lead Dr. Hess to a place he is very familiar with, the winner's circle. Dr. Hess is a multiple Champion of the Orlando City Amateur as well as The Pat Neel Invitational.

Hume finishes Top Ten at The Florida State Amateur Championship

(Tequesta, FL) Tim Hume rolled his RIFE 2 Bar Hybrid to a Top 10 finish at The 91st Annual Florida State Amateur Championship at Jupiter Hills. Tim, commonly referred to by his friends as “Humor” shot rounds of 76-68-73-76 = 293 (+5.) His 68 (-4) on Friday included 7 birdies and was the low round of the day. Earlier this year Tim was the first player to record a victory with the new 2 Bar Hybrid Blade when he won The Ocala Invitational. Also playing well this week was Giwon Suh who started off with an opening round 70 (-2) and finished inside the top 20. Giwon came down to the RIFE V1 Putting Studio on Monday and had Mike Kelly in the Tour Department make him a 2 Bar Mallet with a BIG Lite grip that was installed by Tour Rep Ed Roge. Doug Gordon (Antigua) and 2007 Florida State Match Play Champion Raj Nahal (2 Bar Blade) made the cut as well and both players finished inside the top 40.

Martina Eberl has 2nd Top Ten in a row on European LPGA

(Tenerife) Hot off a 4th place finish last week in Portugal, Martina Eberl (2 Bar Scarab) continued her good play by finishing top 10 at the Tenerife Ladies Open on The European LPGA. Martina shot rounds of 72-73-69-70 = 214 (-4) and took home over $6,000 for her efforts. RIFE had 5 putters in play for the week and continues to be a presence on the ladies tour across the pond.

RIFE Putters makes it to the semifinals of the U.S. Women's Public Links

(Erin, Wisconsin) Stephanie Kono, 18 of Honolulu Hawaii made it to the semifinals of the United States Women's Amateur Public Links Championships at the Erin Hills Golf Course in Wisconsin. Stephanie shot 76-73 = 149 (+3) to qualify for stroke play as the # 8 seed and blew through her first 4 matches 5 & 3, 4 & 2, 5 & 4, and 5 & 4 before losing to the eventual runner-up Jennifer Song. Stephanie was equipped with a RIFE 2 Bar Hybrid Belly Putter that she recently received from RIFE Rep Joey Sakaue and it has improved her putting tremendously. Since switching to a RIFE Putter she has dropped 4-5 strokes off her putting per round and it has been a big reason for her recent success.

Munoz breaks through for first professional win

(Lakeland, FL) Debbie Munoz rolled her RIFE 2 Bar Hybrid Mallet all the way to her first Professional victory on The SunCoast Series this past week. It was the 2nd win in a row for RIFE Putters on the SunCoast Series and the 5th of the year. Debbie is a Class A PGA Professional at The Old Course at Broken Sound in Boca Raton, FL and she received her 2 Bar Hybrid Mallet directly from our CEO/Champions Tour Rep Jim Barfield at the Allianz Championship. It hasn't left Debbie's bag since and doesn't look like it will be going anywhere anytime soon either.

Hitchcock shoots 66 (-6) at Forest Lake

(Ocoee, FL) After missing the U.S. Open by a single shot Tyler Hitchcock (2 Bar Hybrid Blade) took his frustration out on Forest Lake GC shooting 66 (-6) on his way to taking home the first place check at Monday's Moonlight Tour Event. Tyler followed that up a few days later with a 69 (-3) at Black Bear and finished 2nd. Also playing well on the Moonlight Tour has been Jim Troy (Antigua) and Phil Eich (Black Aussie.) Jim won the event earlier in the week at Deer Island Golf Club and Phil shot 67 at Black Bear to finish 2nd and take home $1,000.
]]>joshPGA Touro9u4o7bsMon, 23 Jun 2008 00:03:14 -04000 http://www.rifeputters.com/tourblog/archive.php?guid=31akbihb(San Diego, CA) RIFE Putters is becoming well accustomed to being a major player in Major Championship golf with 7 putters in play this past week in The U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. Justin Rose (Barbados,) J.B. Holmes (Barbados,) Andres Romero (Black Aussie,) Ian Poulter (Antigua,) Matt Kuchar (Mr. Beasley,) Joey Lamielle (Black Aussie,) an Andrew Svoboda (Antigua) all had a RIFE in the bag with Romero leading the way finishing inside the top 40.

Side note: This week Joey Lamielle became the first player in Major Championship History to carry a RIFE Staff bag in the United States Open. Joey passed up the chance of taking a big paycheck from another company to carry their bag and carried a RIFE bag simply out of respect. On behalf of everyone at RIFE Putters we would like to take this time to thank Joey for his loyalty and offer our undying support.


7 Women qualify for the U.S. Open with a RIFE

(Rockville, MD) It looks like RIFE Putters will be well represented in this years United States Women's Open after seeing 7 players get through Section Qualifying. Kelli Kuehne (Barbados,) Wendy Doolan (Barbados,) Moira Dunn (Antigua,) Candy Hanneman (Mr. Beasley,) Jeanne Cho-Hunicke (Aussie,) Shanshan Feng (Mr. Beasley,) and Katherine Hull (Hybrid Mallet) all punched their tickets to Interlachen CC for the 62nd Annual United States Women's Open June 26 - 29th.

Side note: Moira Dunn will become the first player in Major Championship History to carry a RIFE Staff Bag in The United States Women's Open. This marks the first time that RIFE putters will have a staff bag carried by a player in both the U.S. Men's and U.S. Women's Open in the same year.


RIFE Putters continues to dominate Hooters Tour

(Bentonville, AR) RIFE Putters continued its dominance of The Hooters Tour this past weekend with 3 of the top 7 players in the field at The Daisy Classic using a RIFE. The # 1 player on last seasons money list Jeff Corr (Black Aussie) lead the way with rounds of 67-67-68-72 = 274 (-10) and finishing tied for 4th. Jeff took home $8,624 dollars and moved inside the top 15 on the money list. Geoff Wood (2 Bar Mallet Belly) fired the low round of the final day 65 (-6) and moved from 29th place all the way up to a solo 6th place finish. It was a round that included 7 birdies on the front 9 alone and Geoff picked up his largest paycheck of the year earning just over $7,000 dollars. Ian Hessels (Barbados) shot the low round of the day on Friday with a 64 (-7) on his way to a 7th place finish and a check for $5,849 smackaroos. RIFE had over 27 putters in play with 12 of those players making the cut.


Boo gets RIFE another win on The SunCoast Series

(Orlando, FL) RIFE Putters got its 4th win of the year on The SunCoast Series this past week with Benedikte “Boo” Grotvedt firing rounds of 77-71-72 = 220 at Eastwood Country Club. After an opening round 77, Boo came down to the RIFE V1 Putting Studio in Sanford to "get control of her roll" and went on to roll her way right to the winners circle Thursday afternoon. Boo had this to say after her victory “I went down to the RIFE Studio after my first round and got to see my stroke from all different angles. They put a putter in my hand that fit my stroke and I left there knowing I had the right putter and the rest was up to me. I hit the ball solid after some swing changes and I felt really good on the greens.” Boo has won 5 times on the SunCoast Series and looks to be one of the next up and coming stars of the LPGA.


Martina Eberl finishes 4th at Portugal Ladies Open

(Algarve, Portugal) RIFE Putters continues to be a major presence overseas on The European LPGA Tour with 6 putters in play and 3 players making the cut to the weekend at The Portugal Ladies Open. Martina Eberl (2 Bar Scarab) lead the way firing rounds of 71-67-67 = 201 (-11) to finish tied for 4th and take home 9,640 Euros. Martina is a past Champion on The European LPGA and she had the chance to vist the RIFE V1 Putting Studio at Corporate Headquarters in FL earlier this year. Also playing well was the Big Break's Samantha Head (2 Bar Mallet) who finished tied for 18th and Dana Lacey (2 Bar Mallet) who finished 36th.

]]>joshPGA Tour31akbihbSun, 15 Jun 2008 22:50:03 -04000 http://www.rifeputters.com/tourblog/archive.php?guid=4nczbmkv(San Diego, CA) With U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying coming to a close this past week RIFE Putters saw 4 of its players earn their spot into the 108th United States Open Championship. Bobby Collins (Barbados,) Chris Devlin (2 Bar Blade,) Joey Lamielle (Black Aussie,) and Matt Kuchar (Barbados) all punched their tickets to Torrey Pines through Sectional Qualifying to go along with Justin Rose (Barbados,) and Andres Romero (Barbados) who are exempt due to their World Rankings. Ted Potter (Aussie,) Rod Perry (Barbados,) and Tyler Hitchcock (2 Bar Hybrid Blade) all narrowly missed getting into the field but did earn alternate spots should anyone pull out. All of these players, with the exception of Romero, have been down to the V1 Putting Studio at Corporate HDQ and RIFE Putters would like to wish them all the best of luck along their journey toward golf's greatest prize, The United States Open Championship.

RIFE puts 9 in play at The LPGA Championship

(Havre de Grace, MD) What would a Major Championship weekend be without RIFE Putters? The McDonalds LPGA Championship saw 9 RIFE Putters in play and 5 of them making the cut to the weekend. Keep in mind that RIFE does not pay a single player on any Tour and doesn't even have a rep on The LPGA. To think that 9 of the best women players in the world would choose to put a RIFE Putter in the bag completely on their own is truly remarkable an absolutely unheard of in the industry during this day and age. Moira Dunn (Antigua,) Candy Hanneman (Mr. Beez,) Wendy Doolan (Barbados,) Kelli Kuehne (Barbados,) and Shanshan Feng (Mr. Beez,) all made the cut to play the final 2 rounds with Keli leading the way and finishing tied for 6th. Kelli rolled her Barbados to rounds of 69-70-71-70 = 280 (-8) and collect $53,763 for her efforts. It was a week in which Kelli needed only 114 putts.

Side note: Moira Dunn became the first player in Major Championship History to carry a RIFE Staff Bag. As always RIFE does not pay a single player to use or endorse their products. Also, Johanna Head shot an opening round 72 (even) before having to withdraw due to illness. RIFE Putters wishes her a speedy recovery.

Rodgers Monday Qualifies for Stanford St. Jude Championship

(Memphis, TN) Chris Rodgers rolled his RIFE Aussie Black to a round of 65 (-7) and a spot in this weeks Stanford St. Jude Championship on the PGA Tour. Fred Funk (Barbados,) Richard S. Johnson (2 Bar Mallet,) Brenden Pappas (2 Bar Hybrid,) Paul Claxton (Aussie,) Tommy “2 Gloves” Gainey (Aussie,) and Rodgers all had a RIFE in the bag. Not bad for a little company from Sanford, FL that doesn't pay a single player on any Tour. Except for Sunday afternoons that is.

Blakefield shoots 63 to Monday Qualify for Rex Hospital Open

(Raleigh, NC) Fresh off his first professional victory 2 weeks ago at the ADI Classic, Mark Blakefield (Barbados) continued his hot streak by shooting 63 (-9) and earned a spot in the Rex Hospital Open on The Nationwide Tour. RIFE Putters had 9 players with a RIFE in the bag this week including Leading Money Winner David Mathis (Black Aussie.)

Dana Lacey finishes T10 at AMRO Ladies Open

(Eindhoven, The Netherlands) Dana Lacey rolled her RIFE 2 Bar Mallet to another Top Ten finish on the European LPGA Tour this week. Dana shot rounds of 73-67-71 = 211 (-5) to finish T10 at the AMRO Ladies Open and take home 4,481 euros. Dana is a former South Australian Open Champion who was medalist at the 2008 European LPGA Qualifying Tournament.

Hughes wins on the Moonlight Tour

(Orlando, FL) The “Little Engine that could” known as Austin Hughes rolled his RIFE Mr. Beasley to a round of 69 (-3) at Rock Springs Ridge to win a Moonlight Tour Event and take home 1st place prize money. Austin can be found on any given day hanging around the Tour Department at RIFE Putters. Austin is a great player that has Monday Qualified for a Nationwide Tour Event and won over 10 times on the Moonlight Tour. Austin shot 70 (-2) in U.S. Open Local Qualifying to miss it by one shot. ]]>joshPGA Tour4nczbmkvSun, 08 Jun 2008 20:06:31 -04000 http://www.rifeputters.com/tourblog/archive.php?guid=we3f99kzDublin, OH) Justin Rose rolled his RIFE Barbados to rounds of 68-73-70-71 = 282 (-6) and finished T2 at The Memorial this past weekend. Justin was 7th in the putting stats and took home $396,000. Playing in the same group with Justin on the final day was Matt Kuchar who also used a Barbados this week. Matt finished T10 giving RIFE Putters their 9th top ten finish on the PGA Tour this year. J.B. Holmes (Barbados) also had a RIFE in the bag and all three players finished inside the top 20 in putting for the week with combined earnings of over $550,000.

RIFE Putters finishes 2nd and wins Darrell Survey again on The Champions Tour

(West Des Moines, Iowa) RIFE Putters won the Darrell Survey putter count for the 8th time this year 25 to 19 over its nearest competitor at The Principal Charity Classic. Andy Bean (Cayman) led the way finishing in 2nd place all by himself. Andy is coming off his first win of the year 2 weeks ago. Of the 25 players with a RIFE in the bag, an astonishing 12 of them finished inside the top 30 solidifying RIFE's place at the top as the # 1 Putter on The Champions Tour.

Mathis continues to lead Nationwide Tour Money list

(Glenview, IL) It was another solid week for David Mathis (Black Aussie) at The Bank of America Open on The Nationwide Tour. Coming off back to back weeks were he finished 1 – 2, David finished T13 and continues to lead the Nationwide Tour money list.

RIFE Putters puts 7 in play on LPGA

(Mt. Pleasant, SC) RIFE Putters was well represented once again on the LPGA Tour this week at the Ginn Tribute hosted by Annika. Kris Tamulis (Aussie,) Johanna Head (Barbados,) and new comer this week Candy Hanneman (Mr. Beasley) all made the cut to the weekend and took home over $25,000 in prize money. Johanna averaged 28 putts per round putting her in the top ten for the week as well as Kris Tamulis with 28.2.

Hampshire wins NEXT Event on the Moonlight Tour

(Lake Buena Vista, FL) Travis Hampshire (Antigua) fired rounds of 67-68 = 135 (-9) at Walt Disney World's Magnolia to take home the $2,000 first place check in this past weeks NEXT Event on the Moonlight Tour. Earlier in the month Travis was medalist at U.S. Open Qualifying and he won The Ocala Open in March. Travis has since received a sponsors exemption into The Knoxville Open on The Nationwide Tour later in June.

Samantha Head finishes 16th at Ladies German Open

(Hausern, GER) Sam Head (2 Bar Mallet) shot steady rounds of 71-70-70-68 = 278 (-10) and finished 16th in The Ladies German Open. Sam took home 3,450 euros for her good play and has continued to have a very steady year. RIFE had 6 putters in play for the week with 3 players making the cut to the weekend. ]]>joshPGA Tourwe3f99kzSun, 01 Jun 2008 21:11:42 -04000 http://rifeputters.com/tourblog/archive.php?guid=arpq071m(Fort Worth, TX) RIFE Putters got its 7th top 10 finish of the year on PGA Tour this past week at The Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. Matt Kuchar rolled his RIFE Barbados to rounds of 70-64-71-69 = 274 (-6) and took home $176,900 for his efforts. Kuchar has used a RIFE Putter in all 15 of his events on the PGA Tour this year making 11 cuts and earning just over $835,000 dollars to put himself 55th in the FedEx Cup standings.


RIFE puts 31 Putters in play at PGA Senior Championship

(Rochester, NY) It was another outstanding week for RIFE Putters with 31 putters in play at the Senior PGA Championship at Oak Hill. RIFE Putters took up 20% of the field with Don Pooley (Cayman) leading the way finishing tied for 6th. Tim Simpson (Hybrid Mallet,) Andy Bean (Cayman,) Tom Kite (2 Bar Mallet,) and John Cook (Cayman) all finished in the top 20 and RIFE Putters had 14 total players in the top 35. John Ross (2 Bar) fired the low-round-of-the-day on Sunday with a 2 under par 68. It was a tough day of golf that saw only one other player in the field break 70.


Mathis follows win on The Nationwide with runner-up finish

(Mitchellville, MD) After coming off the first Nationwide Tour Victory of his career last week at the BMW Pr-Am, David Mathis (Black Aussie) almost did it again this week at The Melwood Prince George's County Open. His rounds of 74-67-66-70 = 277 (-11) left him a tie for 2nd one stroke out of a playoff. The finish put $57,200 in David's pocket and vaulted him to the # 1 spot on this years Nationwide Tour money list. RIFE had 9 total putters in play and Spike McRoy also finished in the top 20.


RIFE puts 9 putters in play on the LPGA

(Corning, NY) Katherine Hull (Pink Hybrid) lead the way again for RIFE Putters on the LPGA Tour this week rolling her RIFE to an 11th place finish at The Corning Classic. Two weeks ago Katherine finished top 10 and in the past 3 weeks alone she has made over $100,000. Johanna Head also played well finishing T31 and took home $10,338. Jo has used a RIFE Putter in every event this year and has made 7 of 9 cuts earning almost $90,000.


RIFE gets 7 putters into the top 25 at The Base Camp Realty Open

(Chesterfield, VA) RIFE Putters kept a firm grip as the # 1 Putter on The Hooters Tour with 7 player in the top 25 at this weeks Base Camp Realty Open. Ted Potter (Aussie,) Chris Devlin (2 Bar,) David Miller (Antigua,) Jeff Corr (Black Aussie,) Matt Kohn (Mr. Beasley,) Joe Derany (Barbados,) and Joey Lamielle (Black Aussie) all finished well and took home a combined $27,178 for the week.


Dana Lacey finishes top 25 at Deutsche Bank Swiss Open

(Losone, Switzerland) Dana Lacey rolled her 2 Bar Mallet to a top 25 finish this week at The Deutsche Bank Swiss Open on the Ladies European Tour. Dana shot rounds of 70-70-72 = 212 (-4) and took home $6,142 euro. Also making the cut was Samantha Head (2 Bar Mallet) who finished 31st and collect $4,867.


RIFE rolls its way to victory in Francis brown 4 Ball

(Ala Wai Hold course, HI). RIFE Putters very own Joey Sakaue (2 bar blade hybrid) and Alex Chu defeated Marshall Uchida and Steve Ohira 3 and 2. Final round was a 36 hole match with Sakaue and Chu leading 5 up at the halfway point. Visit 808golf.com for more details.


Jim Troy wins on The Moonlight Tour with RIFE

(Orlando, FL) Jim Troy (Antigua) shot 3 under par to take the first place check on The Moonlight Tour last week a Sanctuary Ridge. Jim also just recently made it through U.S. Open Local Qualifying where he shot 71 (-1) at Disney's Magnolia.


Zummo gets through U.S. Open local qualifying

(Avon, OH) The bad boy of RIFE Putters Anthony Zummo ( Black Aussie) made it through U.S. Open Local Qualifying last week at Red Tail GC in Ohio. Zummo shot 71 (-1) and will now move on to sectionals where he will try to earn a ticket to Torrey Pines. Anthony became the 13th player that we know of to move on to the Final Stage of U.S. Open Qualifying with a RIFE Putter.

]]>joshPGA Tourarpq071mMon, 26 May 2008 15:21:45 -04000 http://rifeputters.com/tourblog/archive.php?guid=u7ac24zv(Hover, AL) RIFE Putters got another win on The Champions Tour this week with Andy Bean rolling his RIFE Cayman to victory at The Regions Charity Classic. Andy finished 1st in putts per green and 2nd in putts per round en route to taking home the winner share of $255,000. This marks the 5th win of 08’ for RIFE Putters on the Champions Tour and 9th win in the last 12 months. RIFE Putters also won the coveted Darrell-Survey for the 7th time this year with 23 total putters in play including Denis Watson (2 Bar Mallet,) and Lonnie Nielsen (303 Mid-Blade) who finished in the top 5.

RIFE Putters gets a Win on The Nationwide Tour

(Greenville, SC) David Mathis rolled his RIFE Aussie (Black) right down to the winner circle this past week at The BMW Charity Pro-Am on The Nationwide Tour. Mathis' first career win was worth $121,500 and jumped him from No. 44 to No. 4 on the money list. He also collected the keys to a BMW X5 automobile. "It's everything I imagined," said Mathis of his first win. "I never thought it wouldn't happen. I thought my game was progressing and I could see improvements that helped me a great deal with my confidence." David finished 1st in the putting stats for the week averaging 1.644 putts per green. He has used a RIFE Putter for over a year now consistently ranking as one of the best putters on The Nationwide Tour. The win puts him in prime position to finish the year top 25 on the money list and earn his PGA Tour card for 09’.

Blakefield wins ADI Classic with Barbados

(Georgetown, KY) Mark Blakefield (Barbados) carded a three-under par 69 in the final round of The ADI Classic to garner his first career professional win on The Hooters Tour. Blakefield, a Kentucky graduate, said after the round that “it felt great playing in front of my family, friends and the Kentucky crowd.” He finished the week at 10 under par and took home $33,566 dollars. This was the 6th victory of the year for RIFE Putters on The Hooters Tour and RIFE continues to be the putter that the majority of pros choose to earn their meal money with. Joey Lamielle (Black Aussie) finished T4 and pocketed $8,560.


RIFE finishes top 5 at The AT&T Classic

(Duluth, GA) James Driscoll rolled his RIFE Mr. Beasley to a final round 67 (-5) and a 5th place finish at The AT&T Championship on the PGA Tour. James has used a RIFE in every event he has played this year and pocketed $200,212 dollars this week alone, moving him to 81st in the Fed Ex Cup Standings. RIFE had 6 total putters in pla with Matt Kuchar also finishing top 20 and taking home just over $60,000. Matt has also used a RIFE in every event this year and is currently 71st on The Fed Ex Cup list.


Hampshire, Perry, and Potter take Medalist Honors and U.S. Open Qualifying

(Lake Buena Vista, FL) Travis Hampshire (Antigua) shot 69 (-3) at Walt Disney Worlds Magnolia to take the medalist honors in U.S. Open Local Qualifying. Jim Troy (Antigua) shot 71 (-1) and also moved on to the next stage. Rod Perry (Barbados) sot 68 (-4) at Hammock Dunes to win medalist honors along with Ted Potter (Aussie) who shot 69 (-3) at Golden Hills to qualify as medalist. Walter Keating (Aussie) also qualified at Golden Hills. All of these players move on to sectional qualifying where they will be 36 holes away from competing in this years United States Open at Torrey Pines.
]]>joshPGA Touru7ac24zvSun, 18 May 2008 23:36:01 -04000 http://www.rifeputters.com/tourblog/archive.php?guid=mnvl12k5(Ponte Vedra Beach, FL) RIFE Putters got another top 10 this week at The Player Championship with J.B. Holmes rolling his RIFE Belly Barbados to a T10 finish. It was J.B.'s first week with the RIFE in the bag and he rolled the ball extremely well finishing tied for 2 in putts per round with 27.0 and also finishing solo 2nd in putts per green with 1.579. Not bad for a guy who was outside the top 100 in both categories coming into the week. J.B took home $218,000 and surpassed the 2 million mark already this year. Also playing with a RIFE in the bag this week was Justin Rose (Barbados,) Bob Estes (Barbados,) Matt Kuchar (Barbados,) and this year's Zurich Classic Champion Andres Romero (Aussie.)

RIFE Putters puts 8 in play on LPGA

(Williamsburg, VA) RIFE Putters continues to have a major presence on the LPGA Tour with 8 putters in play at this past weekends Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill. Leading the way was Katherine Hull (Pink Hybrid) who fired a final round (-7) 64 to finish tied for 6th. It was Katherine's best finish of the year and she took home $74,793. She also averaged 28 putts per round which put her near the top of the putting stats as well. Also having a great week was Kris Tamulis (Aussie.) Kris made 2 birdies coming in on her way to finishing T22 and earning just over $22,000. Johanna Head (Barbados) fired (-4) 67 in round 2 and was bettered only by Annika Sorenstam's (-5) 66 who was the eventual Champion.

RIFE Putters puts 10 in play on the Nationwide Tour

(Fort Smith, AR) It was another solid week for RIFE Putters at the Nationwide Tour's Fort Smith Classic Presented by Stephens Inc. RIFE had 10 putters in play for the week and Tommy “2 Gloves Gainey” (Aussie) got of to a quick start firing (-6) 64 to take the first round lead. It was one of the better rounds of the year under the conditions and one that needed only 25 putts. Tommy ended up finishing top 20 for the week and took home $6,386. Tommy is a former Big Break Champion who is currently fully-exempt on the PGA Tour via Q-School where he also used his RIFE Aussie Blade.

RIFE puts 7 putters in play at The American Express Turkish Open

(Antalya, Turkey) Without a Tour Rep within 2,000 miles, RIFE Putters managed to put 7 putters in play at The American Express Turkish Open on the European LPGA. Big Break VIII contestant Samantha Head (ENG, Pink Mallet) led the way finishing T14 and taking home $3,725 pounds. Also making the cut this week was Martina Eberl (GER, Belly Hybrid,) Dana Lacey (AUS, 2 Bar Mallet,) Emma Lyons (ENG, Pink Hybrid,) and Stephanie Michl (AUT, Pink Hybrid.) Everyone of these ladies has been personally fitted for their RIFE Putter at our Tour Only Studio in Florida.

Cho-Hunicke rolls RIFE to 3rd SunCoast Series Title

(Apopka, Florida)  The SunCoast Series closed the books on another great week of tournament golf with a familiar face taking Championship honors.  Jeanne Cho-Hunicke (Aussie) overcame a two shot deficit to earn her third title on The SunCoast Series in 2008.  Cho-Hunicke put together rounds 73-71-75=219 at Errol Estates CC en route to victory.  Her level par performance was good enough for a three shot victory and moved her to 2nd place on this years money list. Jeanne-Cho is a former Big Break contestant and she has played in 3 LPGA Events this year using a RIFE in all of them.

Hessles finishes 5th at Orion Group Golf Classic

(South Bend, IN) RIFE Putters continued it dominance of the Hooters Tour this past week with 27 putters in play and 12 of them making the cut at the Orion Group Golf Classic. Leading the way was Ian Hessels (Barbados) who finished in 5th place all alone and collected $7,790. Ian won The Indian River Open earlier this year with his Barbados and continues to be one of the more consistent players on The Hooters Tour. Not to far behind was Scott Stallings who picked up $6,112 for finishing T6. ]]>joshPGA Tourmnvl12k5Sun, 11 May 2008 22:04:36 -04000 http://www.rifeputters.com/tourblog/archive.php?guid=uwsnlsr9(Austin, TX) It was another dominating week for RIFE Putters on The Champions Tour. Denis Watson rolled his RIFE 2 Bar Mallet to a birdie on the final hole and a one stroke victory at The FedEx Kinko's Classic. It was the 2nd win of 08' for Watson and the 4th win of the year for RIFE Putters on the Champions Tour. Since switching to a RIFE Putter in 07', Watson has won 4 times including last years Senior PGA Championship. It was also fitting that Watson finished # 1 in the putting stats for the week averaging 1.564 putts per green. Completing the trifecta, RIFE Putters won the Darrell-Survey putter count with 27 total putters in play, an astonishing 14 putter victory over its nearest competitor Titleist with 13. Another big win for RIFE was the fact that 5 of the top 10 players at The FedEx Kinko's Classic had a RIFE Putter in the bag. The list included, Denis Watson (2 Bar Mallet,) Tim Simpson (2 Bar Hybrid,) John Cook (Cayman,) John Ross (2 Bar Hybrid,) and Lonnie Nielsen (Proto-Mid Blade.) Just these players alone earned over $500,000 combined which was 1/3 of the total prize money available.

RIFE Putters puts 2 in the Top 10 on The Nationwide Tour

(Valdosta, GA) It was a very productive week for RIFE Putters at The Nationwide Tour's South Georgia Classic with 12 putters in play and 2 players in the top 10. David Mathis (Aussie) finished tied for 6th and took home just over $20,000 but the big story of the week for RIFE was the play of David Miller (Antigua.) Since throwing a RIFE in the bag David has torn up this years Hooters Tour season with 3 consecutive top 5 finishes and $35,743 in total earnings. On Monday David rolled his RIFE to a round of 64 to be one of the few Monday qualifiers into the event. David made the most of it by finishing tied for 9th an earning $16,250. The top 10 also gets David into next weeks Nationwide event in Arkansas.

RIFE Putters finishes top 25 at the Wachovia Championship

(Charlotte, NC) RIFE saw 5 putters in play this week at The Wachovia Championship on the PGA Tour. Matt Kuchar (Barbados,) James Driscoll (Mr. Beasley,) Andres Romero (Barbados,) Justin Rose (Barbados,) and Tommy “2 Gloves” Gainey (Aussie) all rolled the RIFE with Driscoll leading the way finishing top 25. It was the 4th time this year Driscoll has finished in the top 25 on the PGA Tour and a RIFE has been in the bag for all of them. Andres Romero, who won early this year with a RIFE in New Orleans, finished 5th in the putting stats for the week averaging 27.5 putts per round. Matt Kuchar finished 2nd in putts per round and 3rd in putts per green averaging 1.639.

RIFE puts 7 putters in play on the LPGA

(Broken Arrow, OK) RIFE Putters continues to have a presence on the LPGA Tour with 7 putters in play this past week at the SemGroup Championship. Leading the pack was Johanna Head (Barbados) who finished tied for 14th and took home $24,055. Johanna is off to one of the best starts of her career making 5 of 7 cuts and over $70,000 in earnings. Also making the cut to the weekend was Katherine Hull (Pink Hybrid,) Kris Tamulis (Aussie Proto,) and Moira Dunn (Antigua.) After missing the cut by one stroke at the first event of the year Moira Dunn has made 8 straight cuts in a row and continues to be one of the most consistent players on the LPGA. Along with playing the putter, Moira is also carrying a RIFE Staff Bag and wearing RIFE gear.

Sakaue fires (-5) 67 in 2nd round of Mamala Bay Invitational

(Mamala, HI) RIFE Putters very own Joey Sakaue ( 2 Bar Hybrid Blade) surged to the top of the leader board after firing a 2nd round of 5-under par 67 which featured 7 birdies, 9 pars and 2 bogies. Sakaue's 36 hole total is 3-under par 141 (74-67) and he will take a 2 shot advantage heading into tomorrow's final round. I talked with Joey after the round and he said he hit the ball pretty much where ever he was aiming. Sakaue added that he birdied all the par 5's and had 30 putts today with his Rife putter. Joey is the Outside Rep for RIFE Putters in Hawaii and he obviously hasn't been working very hard or he wouldn't be this good.
]]>joshPGA Touruwsnlsr9Sun, 04 May 2008 23:59:30 -04000 http://www.rifeputters.com/tourblog/archive.php?guid=7wyf2w82(Glen Allen, VA) RIFE Putters had its highest count of the year on The Nationwide Tour this week with 9 putters in play at The Henrico County Open. David Mathis (Aussie) led the way rolling his RIFE to rounds of 72-67-69-70 = 278 (-10) and a tie for 13th finish. David had a great week on the greens finishing 2nd in the putting stats averaging only 27 putts per round.


Kuchar makes 8th cut at EDS Bryon Nelson Classic

(Irving, TX) Matt Kuchar (Barbados) made his 8th cut in 11 starts this year at the EDS Bryon Nelson Classic. Kuchar has made almost $600,000 for the year and is currently 61st on the Fed Ex Cup points list. Also using a RIFE this past week was James Driscoll and Big Break Champion Tommy “2 Gloves” Gainey.


Miller finishes 2nd at Savannah Lakes Classic

(McCormick, SC) David Miller rolled his RIFE Antigua to a final round 65 (-7) in The Hooters Tour Savannah Lakes Classic to miss a playoff by one shot and finish solo 2nd for the week. Miller's 65 was low round on Sunday and he took home just over $16,000. This was Miller's 3rd consecutive top 5 finish on The Hooters Tour and he has already made $35,743 this year in just 4 events. RIFE also had 2 other putters in the top 15 and continues to be the # 1 Putter on The Hooters Tour.


RIFE puts 15 in play at Champions Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf

(Savannah, GA) The week got started off right for RIFE Putters with “Mr. 59” Al Geiberger and Jimmy Powell winning the Demaret Division of the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. RIFE had 15 putters in play in the regular division and 12 more in the other 2 divisions combined.


Dunn makes 7th consecutive cut at LPGA Stanford International

(Miami, FL) Moira Dunn made her 7th straight cut on the LPGA Tour this past week at the Stanford International Pro-Am. Moira is a past Champion and 14 year LPGA veteran who has been using a RIFE Antigua all year long and carrying a RIFE Staff Bag without being paid. RIFE had 4 total putters in play for the week.


Kirkpatrick wins on The Moonlight with RIFE Barbados

(Orlando, FL) Former Nationwide Tour player David Kirkpatrick rolled his RIFE Barbados to victory on the Moonlight Tour at Bridgewater CC. David took home $1,500 for first place and looks to make a come back this year now that he has “control of his roll.”


Brevard Community College Men’s Golf Team wins District Title

(Wilmington, NC) The Brevard Men's Golf Team won their District Championship this past week. Taking home medalist honors was Chris Goldan who rolled his RIFE Barbados to a one shot victory to lead the team.
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