Lexi & Poulter complete Cobra Christmas double
What
Cobra Golf is celebrating Christmas a week early as staff players Ian Poulter and Lexi Thompson wrapped up their second titles of the season on Sunday.
Poulter delivered the goods with a much-needed three-shot victory at the Australian Masters, while Thompson once again smashed the record books by becoming the youngest professional champion on the Ladies European Tour with a commanding four-shot triumph in Dubai.
The flamboyant Englishman, sporting the Cobra ZL Encore driver and Cobra S3 Pro irons, had full control of his Pro V1x during all four rounds, finding 72.2% of the greens in regulation at Victoria Golf Club.
Featuring cavity-back long and mid-irons, the S3 Pro irons promotes higher launch angles and added forgiveness for consistently long and accurate shots, while the muscle-back short irons endorse optimal shot-making and trajectory control.
The newly-promoted World No.16 certainly provided evidence of that when slam dunking his Pro V1x into the cup for an eagle two on the first hole of his final round. Poulter added a further three birdies and a bogey to see out a comfortable three-shot winning margin.
Meanwhile, Thompson was using the Cobra S2 Forged irons, featuring perimeter weighting and strong lofts that generate nine points across the clubface, increasing distance and accuracy.
What’s in the winners’ bags
Ian Poulter
Driver: Cobra ZL Encore (8.5-degree; Aldila RIP Phenom 50X)
3-wood: Cobra 2012 prototype (Project X 7B3 X)
Utility wood: Baffler Rail (17-degree; Matrix Radix 8X)
Irons: Cobra S3 Pro (4-6 CB and 7-PW MB; Dynamic Golf X100)
Putter: Rife Aruba
Ball: Pro V1x
Apparel: IJP Design
Footwear: FJ Icon
Lexi Thompson
Driver: Cobra S2 Driver (8.5-degree; Fujikura ZCom Six S-flex)
3 Wood: Cobra S3 (15-degree: Graphite Design Quattro Tech MD6 Stiff)
Hybrid: Baffler 2H (17-degree; Aldila NV 85 Stiff)
Irons (3-PW): Cobra S2 Forged; Rifle Project X 5.0)
Putter: Odyssey White Hot XG300 Mallet
Ball: Callaway Tour i(z)
Apparel: PUMA
Footwear: PUMA Cell Fusion
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