Suzann Pettersen hasn’t let a change in nearly every club in her bag impact her play this week. In fact, the Norwegian has been reveling in the change.
Suzann Pettersen hasn’t let a change in nearly every club in her bag impact her play this week. In fact, the Norwegian has been reveling in the change.
Pettersen opened the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia with six birdies in 12 holes before ending the day with a bogey. However, her opening round 5-under-par 66 has her tied for third and in prime position for her first win of 2016.
Pettersen is sponsored by Nike, and with the Oregon-based manufacturer set to pull out of the golf equipment business (they will continue to make apparel and footwear, however) she has had to test out some new gear on the course.
So far, it’s been a good change, even though she said she has changed “literally everything.”
“I’ve still got my Nike ball and my Nike driver. I know how that reacts. I’ve got a new set of irons, wedges. Just trying to test them all out,” she explained. “There’s so much on the market and to actually have the chance to play whatever you want is quite a unique thing to do.”
Some may question why Pettersen is testing new clubs now, while in the midst of the final stretch of the LPGA Tour season. But the 15-time LPGA Tour winner thinks differently.
“I never thought I was going to change, to be quite honest. I was never in a rush to get out of what I had. Nike was really good, and that’s what I played with the last eight years. But when you have the opportunity you have to see what’s out there,” she said.
“It takes a lot of time, but I’d rather do it while it’s still hot, rather than coming off a winter break and being rusty and I’d have to work on ball-striking. I thought it was a good time to do it, and get a few answers at the end of this year going into next year.”
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