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=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 suprised 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 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.
]]>joshPGA Tour7wyf2w82Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:49:42 -04000 http://www.rifeputters.com/tourblog/archive.php?guid=f6e4szfz(Hilton Head, SC) It was another productive week for RIFE Putters on the PGA Tour with 2 players inside the top ten at The Verizon Heritage Classic. Both Camilo Villegas and Matt Kuchar rolled their RIFE Mr. Beasley's to 7th place finishes and over $320,000 in total earnings. This was the first week Camilo put the RIFE in the bag and he finished tied for 9th in the putting stats along with posting his highest finish of the year. Kuchar has used a RIFE in all 10 of his events this year making 7 cuts and collecting over $550,000 in prize money.

RIFE # 1 on the Champions Tour in Tampa

(Tampa, FL) RIFE Putters continued its dominance on The Champions Tour this week with 23 putters in play at The Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, 5 more than its nearest competitor. Dana Quigley (Black Aussie) took home the putting title for the week finishing # 1 in the stats with 1.582 putts per green. Former Master Champion Ian Woosnam (Hybrid,) Tom McKnight (Mr. Beasley,) and Andy Bean (Cayman,) all finished inside the top 10 for the week in putting with Fultem Allem (Mr. Beasley,) Denis Watson (2 Bar Mallet,) and John Harris (Barbados) finishing in the top 20.

RIFE puts 7 in play at LPGA Ginn Open

(Orlando, FL) Another productive week on the LPGA Tour for RIFE Putters with 7 putters in play and 4 making the weekend at the Ginn Open. Moira Dunn ( Antigua) made her her 5th cut in a row and Janice Moodie (Barbados) finished tied for 25th with 4 straight rounds under par. Kris Tamulis (Aussie Proto) and former Major Champion Sherri Turner (2 Bar Mallet) also made the cut. Moira Dunn is wearing RIFE attire and carrying a RIFE Staff bag without being paid to do so.

RIFE puts 4 inside the top 12 at Touchstone Energy Classic

(Greenville, NC) RIFE Putters continued its success on The Hooters Tour this week by putting 4 players inside the top 12 at The Touchstone Energy Classic. 2006 Hooters Tour Player of the Year Ted Potter (Aussie) shook off a bad opening round to finish tied for 2nd and take home $12,311. Joey Lamielle (Black Aussie) fired the low round of the final day (-5) 67 to climb to an 8th place finish and a check for $4,893. Also in the top ten was David Miller (Antigua) who shot rounds of 69-75-67-71= 282 (-6) to finish 6th and pocket $6,693.

Collins Rolls RIFE to playoff win at Bink Forrest

(Palm City, FL) 35 year-old West Palm Beach native, Bobby Collins rolled hos RIFE Barbados to rounds of 69/69/72-213 (6-under par) at the difficult Binks Forest G.C. to force extra holes with Dustin Cone. Collins drained a 10 foot birdie putt on the 2nd playoff hole to take his first win of the year, worth $10,000. Though he won 4 times on Beach Series’ predecessor, The Golden Bear Tour, it was his first victory on The Gateway Tour, and one he’s very proud to finally have. The veteran pro will play the remainder of the Spring Series before playing the Beach Summer Series, as well as taking a crack at a number of Monday Qualifiers.

Memphis Country Club team uses RIFE to win 2008 Cleveland Golf Tennessee PGA Pro-Assistant  at  Fairvue Plantation

( Gallatin , TN ) Tim Rush (Black Aussie) and Sid Johnson (2 Bar Mallet) from Memphis Country Club Club took first place with a low round of 63 (-9 under par) in the first Tennessee PGA Championship of the year. The event combined TPGA Professionals with their assistants in a two person better ball format.  A field of 84 professionals gathered for the first event of the season.  In all, 31 facilities from all 5 chapters of the Tennessee PGA were represented.  ]]>joshPGA Tourf6e4szfzMon, 21 Apr 2008 00:50:07 -04000 http://www.rifeputters.com/tourblog/archive.php?guid=1zcrp0s1(Augusta, GA) Hot of his first PGA Tour title 2 weeks ago at the Zurich Classic, Andres Romero rolled his RIFE Barbados to rounds 72-72-70-73 = 287 (-1) and a tie for 8th place finish at The Masters this past weekend. Romero finished tied for 3rd in last years British Open and this was his first Masters appearance. Also using a RIFE was 91' Masters Champion Ian Woosnam who made the cut and finished tied for 44th. Shingo Katayama (Barbados) was the third player with a RIFE in the bag at Augusta this week.

RIFE Putters puts 4 in top 35 on the LPGA

(Morelia, Mexico) It was a solid week for RIFE Putters on the LPGA Tour with 4 putters in the top 35 at The Corona Championship. Johanna Head (Barbados) and Kris Tamulis (Aussie) finished tied for 13th an earned $20,957 a piece. Moira Dunn (Antigua) and Janice Moodie (Hybrid) cracked the top 35 as well and pocketed just over $9,000 each. Moira Dunn is a past Champion on the LPGA Tour and is carrying a RIFE staff bag without being paid a penny.

Hume Wins Ocala Invitational with RIFE 2 Bar Hybrid Blade

(Ocala, FL) RIFE Putters got their first official win with the new 2 Bar Hybrid Blade this weekend at the 27th annual Ocala Invitational. Tim Hume rolled his RIFE to a 6 stoke victory and did not miss a put inside of 8 feet during the final round. “I hit the ball solid all week and really rolled it well on these fast greens. Whenever the putts start to drop it helps take the pressure off the rest of your game” Hume said. Tim is a former Canadian Tour player who has won in Ocala 2 of the last 3 years. He is currently one of the top amateurs in the country qualifying for 2 U.S. Amateurs and last years U.S. Mid -Am at Bandon Dunes. ]]>joshPGA Tour1zcrp0s1Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:36:49 -04000 http://www.rifeputters.com/tourblog/archive.php?guid=kig7lihr(Cap Cana, Dominican Republic) Denis Watson (2 Bar Mallet) lead the pack of RIFE players this week shooting rounds of 73-69-66 = 208 (-8) to finish tied for 5th and earn $78,000. Tom Jenkins, James Mason, and Lonnie Nielsen all finished inside the top 30. Here is the list of other players using a RIFE this week:
Chip Beck, Keith Fergus, John Harris, Tom Kite, Don Pooley, Dana Quigley, Leanord Thompson, Wayne Grady, Rick Karbowski, Graham Marsh, Tom McKnight, Tim Simpson, Ian Woosnam


RIFE Putters puts 5 players in the top 12 at The Michelob Ultra Classic

(Lake Mary, FL) Continuing its dominance on The Hooters Tour, 5 of the top 12 players at The Michelob Ultra Classic had a RIFE Putter in the bag. Derek Lamely shot rounds of 69-69-66= 204 (-12) to finish in 2nd place outright and take home $16,783. Rob Johnson (2 Bar Mallet Long) and David Miller (Antigua) both shot -10 for the week to finish tied for 3rd and collect $9,511 a piece. Also finishing in the top ten was Joey Lamielle (Black Aussie) who picked up $6,527 for finishing tied for 6th at -9. Mark Wuersching (Black Aussie) rolled a steady putter to rounds of 70-70-69=209 (-7) and pocketed $3,206 for finishing T12. The Winter Series Money Leader Jeff Corr (Black Aussie) opened up the tournament with a 63 (-9) to tie the course record set by Chris DiMarco.


RIFE puts 2 inside the top 24 at Nationwide Livermore Valley Championship

(Livermore, CA) Both David Mathis (Aussie) and Keith Nolan (Barbados) rolled their way to top 25 finishes on The Nationwide Tour this past week at The Livermore Valley Championship.


Janice Moodie rolls RIFE to Top 20 finish at Kraft Nabisco

(Rancho, Mirage, CA) Janice Moodie (Barbados Belly) finished tied for 19th at The Kraft Nabisco Championship, a Major on the LPGA Tour, an earned $23,815. Also making the cut to the weekend was Moira Dunn (Antigua) and Katherine Hull (Pink Hybrid.) Moira's 68 (-4) was low round of the day on Friday and she has made 4 cuts in a row.


Cho-Hunicke Rolls RIFE Aussie to her 3nd victory on The SunCoast Series

(Casselberry, FL) Jeanne Cho-Hunicke rolled her RIFE Aussie Blade to rounds of 68-71-71=210 (-6) for her 3rd victory on The SunCoast Series. Jeanne collected just over $1,700 for the win and told the media that “I struck the ball well, managed my game and I made the putts.”


Futures Tour sees RIFE on weekend leaderboard

(Daytona Beach, FL) RIFE Putters saw 5 players make the cut this past weekend at the AMERICAN Systems Invitational on the Futures Tour. Jeanne Cho-Hunicke (Aussie), Amy Schmucker (Hybrid), Samantha Head (2 Bar Mallet), Morgan Olds (Hybrid), an Amber Prange (Antigua) all collect checks with Jeanne Cho-Hunicke finishing tied for 8th.
]]>joshPGA Tourkig7lihrSun, 06 Apr 2008 23:34:29 -04000 http://www.rifeputters.com/tourblog/archive.php?guid=pm2lvfv2(New Orleans, LA) Andres Romero used his RIFE Barbados to shoot rounds of 73-69-65-68=275 (-13) and win the Zurich Classic by one shot. The victory was the first of Romero's career and moved him inside the top 20 of The World Golf Rankings along with earning him the first place check of $1,116,00. Romero finished tied for 11th in putting for the week and throughout the final round holed clutch putt after clutch putt as Johnny Miller promptly gave him the nickname “Mr. One-Putt” because of his performance on the greens. Romero was given his RIFE Barbados just last week at Doral by PGA Tour Reps Bob Evans an Ed Roge. This was the 8th Win for RIFE Putters in less than a year.

James Driscoll also had a great week on the greens with his RIFE Mr. Beasley as he carded a 66 (-6) on Sunday which turned out to be the low round of the day. Driscoll finished the week tied for 8th in putting on his way to a T12 earning him $110,825. In a day and age when all the other putter companies pay their players on Monday and Tuesday, RIFE Putters continues to show that when you have the truest most consistent roll in golf, you can pay your players on Sunday afternoon instead.


RIFE Putters puts 2 in the Top 3 at the Ginn Championship

(Palm Coast, FL) With 18 putters in play this week at the Champions Tour Ginn Championship RIFE Putters saw Tim Simpson and Lonnie Nielson finish tied for 2nd. Lonnie Nielson finished the week tied for 8th in the putting stats as Tim Simpson finished tied for 13th. Both players earned $200,000.


RIFE Putters the # 1 putter in play at Hooters Inverrary Classic

(Lauderhill, FL) The Hooters Tour kicked off its very first event of the this years Pro Series and RIFE Putters picked up right were they left off after the Winter Series as the # 1 putter on Tour. The First Tee Inverrary Classic saw a field that was dominated by RIFE with 17 players making the weekend cut and 6 players finishing in the top 18. The Winter Series Leading Money Winner Jeff Corr got the Pro Series off to a great start as he rolled his RIFE Black Aussie to solid rounds of 69-70-70-68= 207 (-11) to finish the week tied for 5th. Joey Lamielle also rolled his RIFE Black Aussie to a top 10 finish and carded a 67 (-5) on Sunday for the low round of the day.


RIFE puts 7 Putters in play at LPGA Safeway International

(Superstition Mountain, AZ) RIFE Putters had 7 Putters in play this week at the LPGA Safeway International with both Moira Dunn and Kelly Kuehne making it to the weekend. Kelly rolled her Belly Barbados to a final round 68 (-4) and jump into the top 40. She also finished the week top 10 in the putting stats where she is currently ranked 4th for the year. Kris Tamulis was the last player in the field as she rolled her RIFE Aussie to a 66 (-6) in the Monday qualifier.


]]>joshPGA Tourpm2lvfv2Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:04:01 -05000 http://rifeputters.com/tourblog/archive.php?guid=qganmxv9(Miami, FL) It was another outstanding week for RIFE with 4 putters in play and 3 in the top 30 at The World Golf Championships Event at Doral. The leader of the pack was K.J. Choi who rolled his RIFE to a T12 finish and earned over $106,000. Justin Rose played steady golf as usual and ended up tying for 15th and pocketing just over $86,000. Andres Romero finished 30th and took home $62,500. Colin Montgomerie also had a RIFE in the bag this week and could be seen several times through out the telecast holing putts from all different ranges.

]]>joshPGA Tourqganmxv9Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:20:36 -05000 http://rifeputters.com/tourblog/archive.php?guid=8aatbs0f(Valencia, CA) In a week that saw all the other companies scrambling to try and sign players to big guaranteed contracts, RIFE Putters continued its complete and utter domination of The Champions Tour by not only winning the Darrell Survey 20-14, but by also earning a Victory for the 2nd week in a row. Denis Watson (2 Bar Mallet) fired a final round 65 (-7) and defeated Loren Roberts and Brad Byrant in a sudden death playoff to win the AT&T Champions Classic at Valencia Country Club. Watson was tied for 20th going into the final round but fired the low round of the tournament (-7) to come from 7 back on a day when only one other play broke 70. It was the 3rd win of the year for RIFE Putters on The Champions Tour and 7th in the past 10 months dating back to Watson's win at The PGA Senior Championship. Along with both winning the Darrell Survey and the Tournament, RIFE Putters made it a tri-fecta this week when Gene Jones rolled his RIFE (Martinique) to the top of the putting stats as well. Gene was given a putter directly from Mr. Rife himself in California on a day that saw suits from all the other major Putter Companies in the World trying to sign players to contracts. RIFE Putters does not pay a single player and why should you have to if you have a superior product? Denis Watson has proved today that you can't buy a 65 (-7) in the final round. All the other companies try to pay their players on Tuesday or Wednesday. RIFE pays their players on Sunday.

SIDE NOTE: There was good karma in the air this week as Mike Beuer, owner of the Roast House restaurant in Santa Clarita hosted many of the players for dinner including the 3 players that were in the playoff. Remedy------ If your game is suffering and you are near Santa Clarita, stop by for a great meal, purchase a Rife putter and it will heal all your woes.

Big thanks to PGA Tour Rep Pat Sellers for all his hard work!! Way to go Patsie!!



Hampshire Wins the Ocala Open and takes home $20,000

(Ocala, Florida) Travis Hampshire rolled his RIFE Mr. Beasley to rounds of 67-64-70=201 (-15) to win the Ocala Open this past week and collect the $20,000 first place check. During his acceptance speech Hampshire said “this was the finest putting week of my career, I have never rolled the ball so consistently.” Travis also told the crowd “that if they do not own a RIFE Putter, then go out and buy one. It is the best piece of equipment I have ever put in my bag!” Travis finished regulation in a 3 way tie for the lead and had to win the event on the 2nd hole of sudden death. The Ocala Open had a total purse of $100,000 and attracted a star studded field that included over a dozen PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour players that could not get into The Arnold Palmer Invitational. Travis is also the reigning Florida Open Champion so look for him to do well this year now that he has the truest most consistent roll in golf. For full field scores from the Ocala Open go to:

http://ocalaopen.com/pdfs/2008-Ocala-Open-Golf-Tournament-Final-Results.pdf



RIFE puts 8 putters in play at the LPGA MasterCard Classic

(Mexico City, Mexico) RIFE Putters presence was felt once again on the LPGA Tour with 8 putters in play this past weekend at The LPGA MasterCard Classic in Mexico. 4 players made the cut that included Johanna Head (Barbados), Moira Dunn (Antigua), Kris Tamulis (Aussie), and Jeanne Cho-Hunicke (Aussie.) Johanna Head is off to one of the best starts of her career since switching to a RIFE Putter making the cut in all 3 events after a top ten in Australia.



Central Alabama Wins Springfling Invitational

(Scottsboro, AL) The 5-time National Champion Central Alabama Trojons cruised to victory this past week at the 17th Annual Springfling Invitational. This was the guys second victory since visiting the RIFE Studio in February. All 5 starters used a RIFE Putter making this the first time in history RIFE has been in the bag of every player on a victorious college team. RIFE has kicked off the first year of their Collegiate Program in style and it won't be long until there are teams all over the country benefiting from RIFE Putters commitment excellence.
]]>joshPGA Tour8aatbs0fSun, 16 Mar 2008 21:58:39 -05000 http://rifeputters.com/tourblog/archive.php?guid=gp4w6fbt(Newport Beach, CA) In one of the most dramatic finishes in Champions Tour history, Bernhard Langer rolled his RIFE 2 Bar Hybrid Mallet to victory on the 7th playoff hole to defeat Jay Haas at the Toshiba Classic. Langer's win was the 6th in the past 11 months for RIFE dating back to Denis Watson's win at The PGA Senior Championship. RIFE was also once again the # 1 Putter in play beating the nearest competitor 20 to 17 and 5 of the top ten players at the Toshiba had a RIFE in the bag as well. Here is the player breakdown:


Andy Bean $ 9,746.67

Keith Fergus $ 64,600

Wayne Grady $ 16,459.09

John Harris $ 16,459.09

Tom Jenkins $ 11,475

Tom Kite $ 4,930

Kenny Knox $ 4,930

Graham Marsh $ 3,655

Bernhard Langer $ 255,000

Mike McCullough $ 7,820

Lonnie Nielson $ 44,880

Don Pooley (2) $ 6,630

Dana Quigley $ 16,459.09

Boonchu Ruangkit $ 28,113.75

Tim Simpson $ 64,600

Leonard Thompson $ 44,880

Jim Thorpe WD

Tom Wargo $ 6,630

Denis Watson $ 4,930



Total $612,197.70 36% of the 1.7 mil. purse



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