Forged irons are shaped from a solid piece of steel. For cast irons a mould is made of the shape of the head and molten metal is poured in to the cast.
There is a cut after 36 holes. The top 70 players (including ties) make the cut. Any player in 71st place or worse is cut from the tournament and does not compete in the final 36 holes.
Nike stopped making golf clubs due to declining sales of golf equipment and an increasingly competitive market dominated by companies such as Callaway, TaylorMade, and Titleist.
Some of the data available suggest that Jack Nicklaus’ average driving distance was 276 yards (252 metres) in 1967 and in 1980 it was around 269 yards (245 metres).
Marcus Armitage ("the Bullet") set a new record in April 2021 when he hit a golf ball 303 yards into the back of a BMW M8 driven by British race car driver Paul O'Neill.
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