Golfmagic award winners 2006

r7 Quad driver

In the drivers category it was quite conclusive with the Ram FX9 (38.5%) taking the top award in the category for those priced under £150, ahead of the Benross V12 (34.1%). In the premium driver class 25.9 per-cent plumped for the TaylorMade r7 Quad, comfortably clear of the Ping G5 and King Cobra SZ440.

The r7 also receives the award as the Magic Innovation of 2005, ahead of the London Golf Show and MyJoys personalised shoes.

For Mizuno, the awards proved a clean sweep in the irons section. Their MX-17s polled a staggering 59.3 per-cent of the vote in the ‘Magic Irons under £350’ category, while the MX-23s (25.5%) edged out Ping G5s (24.1%) in the premium category.

Commented Mizuno’s marketing director, David Matthews: "Regulars will know that Mizuno has always watched and read the Golfmagic forums - always interesting and nearly always useful. And one topic the members have always been passionate about is the speed and regularity with which manufacturers change their models. So it's rewarding to make the point that the MX-23 is a Golfmagic winner, despite being nearly three years old."

"I can remember when the forum had a very mixed reaction when Mizuno introduced the MX-23 as a successor to the MX-20. I'm sure that the MX-23 owners will be just as upset when the MX-23 is finally updated," he added.

Magic ball – Titleist ProV1

Acushnet recorded the top two positions for its Titleist Pro V1 and NXT balls, and claimed top spot among the wedges with its Vokey 200 by Titleist series and for its FootJoy DryJoys shoes.

"We are delighted to hear that our products have been chosen as category winners in the first ever Golfmagic awards" said Acushnet’s marketing director John Peal. "The online golf community has become increasingly important to our brands over the past few years and we’d like to thank all of the Golfmagic users who voted for us for their ongoing support."

Similar sentiments were expressed by Mike Johnson-Hill, general manager for Galvin Green, whose products were voted (36.4 per-cent) the most popular waterproofs, ahead of ProQuip (27.1%).

Magic waterproofs – Galvin Green

Odyssey carried off the Magic putter award with its White hot 2-ball model, and TaylorMade grabbed the Magic rescue/utility with its Rescue Dual while PowaKaddy was named the leading electric trolley manufacturer.

Commented, chief executive Alan Thomson: "Thanks from Powakaddy. We are proud of our brand and delighted that Golfmagic.com visitors agree."

Direct Golf was voted Magic online retailer while American Golf took the Magic high street award.

Completing the awards, Colin Montgomerie was voted the European Personality of the Year, just ahead of Luke Donald and David Howell.

The voting

Magic Driver Under £150

1. Ram FX9 - 38.5%

2. Benross V12 - 34.1%

3. Progen Full Bore - 12.0%

4. SMT Spectrum - 10.0%

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Magic Driver Over £151

1. Taylormade R7 - 25.9%

2. Ping G5 - 18.5%

3. Cobra SZ 440 - 13.6%

4. Titleist 905T - Pro 7.5%

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Magic Irons Under £350

1. Mizuno MX17 - 59.3%

2. MD Superstrong Forged - 15.3%

3. Benross VX Combo - 12.0%

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Magic Irons Over £351

1. Mizuno MX-23 - 25.5%

2. Ping G5 - 24.1%

3. TaylorMade OS II - 16.7%

3. Callaway X-18 - 16.7%

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Magic Fairway/Rescue

1. TaylorMade Dual - 28.6%

2. Callaway Heavenwood - 14.1%

3. TaylorMade V Steel fw - 9.1%

3. Mizuno MP001 - fw 9.1%

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Magic Ball

1. Titleist Pro V1 - 39.5%

2. Titleist NXT - 14.0%

3. Callaway HX Tour - 9.3%

4. Maxfli Noodle - 7.5%

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Magic Putter

1. Odyssey White Hot 2-ball - 51.3%

2. Titleist Scotty Cameron Studio - 12.1%

3. TaylorMade Rossa Monza - 11.9%

4 Ping Craz-E 49 - 10.3%

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Magic Wedge

1. Titleist Vokey 200 Series - 29.4%

2. Mizuno MP-T Series - 23.6%

3. Ping Tour - 13.5%

4. TaylorMade rac - 12.7%

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Magic Waterproofs

1. Galvin Green - 36.5%

2. ProQuip - 27.0%

3. Mizuno - 17.6%

4. FootJoy - 15.9%

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Magic Shoes

1. FootJoy DryJoys - 51.4%

2. Hi-Tec CDT - 12.7%

3. FootJoy GreenJoys - 12.1%

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Magic Innovation

1. TaylorMade r7 driver - 38.2%

2. London Golf Show - 15.1%

3. MyJoys shoes - 11.7%

4. The Caddy GPS - 10.3%

3. Maxfli Noodle Ice ball - 10.3%

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Magic Trolley Manufacturer

1. PowaKaddy - 67.0%

2. Hill Billy - 16.6%

3. Mocad - 3.4%

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Magic Online Retailer

1. Direct Golf UK - 47.1%

2. County Golf Direct - 23.0%

3. OnlineGolf.co.uk - 19.1%

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Magic High Street Retailer

1. American Golf - 53.8%

2. Direct Golf UK - 29.8%

3. Nevada Bobs - 9.2%

4. JJB Sports - 7.2%

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Magic European Personality

1. Colin Montgomerie - 20.1%

2. Luke Donald - 19.4%

3. David Howell - 14.7%

4. Darren Clarke - 11.2%

5. Ian Poulter - 10.2%

6. Sergio Garcia - 9.8%

We will reveal the winner of the Heritage Park holiday - picked from the total number of voters - later this week.

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