Patrick Reed wins first title in North Carolina, Australians just make the cut for PGA play-offs

Patrick Reed with his first tour trophy
PHOTO: In love and sport ... Tour rookie Patrick Reed celebrated his first Tour victory at North Carolina with his wife and caddie Justine. (AFP/Getty Images: Streeter Lecka)
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American Patrick Reed birdied the second play-off hole to win the PGA event in North Carolina, edging out Jordan Spieth for his first tour title.

The 23-year-old rookie rolled in a seven-foot birdie putt to beat fellow rookie Spieth who, like fellow American Reed, finished at 14-under 266 after 72 holes.

Reed's first career victory came in his 38th start on the US PGA Tour.

The win also vaults him from 78th to 22nd place in the season standings with the tour's elite play-off series set to begin next week.

Spieth, 20, won his first PGA Tour tournament last month in Illinois - also in a play-off.

He was seeking to become the youngest two-time winner in US Tour history and he moved up to eighth place in the play-off points race with his runner-up finish.

Australian Matt Jones finished in a tie for fifth with Zach Johnson and Matt Every at 11-under.

Despite being in the mix after the first round in Greensboro, Australia's other competitors finished well back.

John Senden, Steven Bowditch and Alistair Presnell finished tied for 29th at four-under, with former US Open champion Geoff Ogilvy a further shot back and Nick O'Hern and Stuart Appleby at a disappointing two-under.

Appleby, Chalmers, Bowditch, Baddeley survive

 Stuart Appleby practising at Kingston Heath
PHOTO: Still in a job ... Stuart Appleby's underwhelming showing at Greensboro was just enough to secure his spot on the Tour for next season. (Getty Images: Robert Prezioso, file photo)
Despite finishing in a tie for 45th in Greensboro, nine-time US Tour winner Appleby has snuck into the US PGA tour play-offs, securing his job for next season in the process.

He finished 12 shots behind Reed in the last regular-season event, but claimed the 123rd place in the top-125 to survive to next week and, more importantly, next season.

Greg Chalmers tied 52nd this week and survived in 122nd on the points list as no one behind the Aussies jumped out of the box to put pressure on.

Steven Bowditch tied 29th to jump from 125th to 120th and Aaron Baddeley missed the cut but survived to next week in 119th position.

Matt Jones' sensational bogey-free 62 on the final day, shot him up to 37th on the points list heading to the playoffs.

Adam Scott will start the four-event play-off series as the highest-ranked Australian in 11th spot with Jason Day not far behind in 14th.

While 125 players start the series in New Jersey next week, it drops to 100 in Boston and 70 as it moves to Illinois before the top 30 shoot it out at the Tour Championship in Atlanta.

The overall season points winner collects a massive $US10 million ($A11 million) bonus.

Tiger Woods holds top spot after a five-win season.

Marc Leishman (69th), Geoff Ogilvy (99th) and John Senden (105th) round out the Australians in the play-offs and officially back for the new season starting in October.

Cameron Percy (158th), Nick O'Hern (176th), Scott Gardiner (177th), Alistair Presnell (180th), Robert Allenby (185th), Rod Pampling (194th) and Nathan Green (199th) have all qualified for the secondary play-offs.

They will be joined by the top 75 from the secondary tour, fighting for 25 tour cards for next year.

Allenby will be able to return to the PGA Tour regardless thanks to an exemption for his place inside the top 25 on the career money list.

Compare TaylorMade R11 Irons With Burner 2.0 Irons

TaylorMade R11 Irons
The Taylormade R11 Irons feature a dual head design made for both performance and control. They have a shallow undercut channel between the face and rear to control feel and CG location, the mid-irons have a moderate undercut, and the long irons have a progressively larger undercut that pulls weight farther back from the face for added forgiveness. The irons also feature variable face thickness. Starting with 2.0mm thick face in the long irons to 2.3mm in the mid irons and 2.5mm in the short irons for enhanced feel.
Taylormade utilizes its inverted cone technology to expand the sweet area reducing overall loss on off center hits. The multifunctional sole is versatile and made to excel in any lie. The new R11 has traditional lofts with a 27.5* 5 iron and is considered between mid and compact size with less offset. The new grooves are USGA/R&A Conforming. An Optimized Inverted Cone that brings a larger COR area and improved control over your shot distance.
TaylorMade Burner 2.0 Irons
The TaylorMade Burner 2.0 Irons were engineered to deliver legendary Burner distance and more playability, and refinements to the Burner 2.0 vibration-management system improve sound and feel. Weighting is higher in short irons for more workability and gets progressively lower and more rearward in long irons for forgiveness. The sole design reduces drag and should increase playability.
Each of the eight iron shafts flexes in a slightly different area, or kick point. The long irons have a lower kick point to help players get shots higher; the short irons have a higher kick point to encourage a slightly lower trajectory; and the mid-irons’ kick point is in between. They are designed for those that are between a 5 and 25 handicap, so beginners are not suitable for the type.
As a result of successful launch of the R11 Driver, the most recent R11 Irons have obtained significantly interest. In comparison to the Burner 2.0, the R11 share several similarities and differences using them.

TaylorMade Burner 2.0 Iron Set 6-PW with Steel Shafts

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TaylorMade Burner 2.0 Iron Set The TaylorMade Burner 2.0 Iron Set consists of irons individually engineered, resulting in the enhancement of multiple club properties that promote distance, uniform distance-gaps, increased playability and better sound and feel. A multi-functional sole lowers the center of gravity and reduces turf-drag to make it easy to launch shots high and long.

TaylorMade Burner SuperFast 2.0 Driver make greater clubs

The white crown also eliminates hot spots and glare that are often created with glossy-topped clubs. While the triangular titanium clubhead has been made more aerodynamic, Callaway X-24 HOT Irons the face of the new SuperFast, which measures 4,550 square millimeters, is bigger than last year's model. In fact, it's the biggest face TaylorMade has ever built for a driver. And that's good, because the standard shaft for the SuperFast 2.0 (Matrix Ozik XCon 4.8) is 46.5" long. That long shaft is going to help you generate more clubhead speed for greater distance, Callaway X-22 Irons but hitting the ball in the sweet spot will be a little more challenging too.

TaylorMade Burner 2.0 Irons I highly recomend the TaylorMade Burner SuperFast 2.0 Driver to you. Combining Speed, Power, and Distance, discount golf for sale the SuperFast 2.0 Driver from TaylorMade offers high-level performance with new, bold aesthetics. Like the R11 driver, the first thing you'll notice about the SuperFast 2.0 is its white crown. By designing a driver with a black face and a white, matte-finished crown, TaylorMade is trying to create the most contrast possible in order to help golfers align the club more easily.

TaylorMade Burner 2.0 Irons should be in your hand

The most obvious outward difference between the original TaylorMade Burner irons and the new Burner 2.0 irons are the two-toned finish with black PVD. But the changes are more than skin-deep, the company says. The TaylorMade Burner 2.0 Irons, according to the company, maintain distance but provide better feel and playability than the originals.
The Burner 2.0 Irons are the best of both worlds making them the answer to the hybrid/iron sets that higher handicap players use. In fact, i have played on the TaylorMade Burner2.0 Irons foe several time.

Quick Review On Taylor 2.0 Burner Irons

Like I mentioned earlier, the first thing you’ll notice is its new look. Differing from the 1.0 Burners you will notice a gun metal and chrome head finish. Like it or not, it’s different.*Another thing you’ll notice if you’re a golf addict is the heads on the Taylor Made Burner 2.0 shorter irons are a little smaller than the Burner 1.0. The off-sets are a little less, too.*You’ll notice the Taylor Made Burner 2.0 feels “harder” when struck well*I think you’ll agree (after trying them) that the Burner 2.0 Irons are the best Game Improvement Irons on the market. You’ll see that it’s like having 2 sets in one because the longer irons play like Game Improvement irons, while the shorter irons play like Players irons.*The Burner 2.0 produce a higher ball flight compared to the 1.0*The balance and feel throughout the set has greatly improved from the Burner 1.0′s*Compared to other Game Improvement Irons, I think you’ll have an easier time hitting high straight shots, as well as high draws and fades if you know how to do that.*It has a “softish” forged feel*And to nail it down with authority, one golfer puts it this way: there is no comparison between the Taylor Made Burner 1.0 (’09) to the 2.0 (2011). The Burner 2.0 (2011) are light years ahead.
If you search the golf forums and listen to other golfers talk online, you’ll come to the consensus that, yes, TaylorMade has definitely improved their Burner Irons, at least to satisfy most golfers.
But only a golfer knows, the best review is picking up a Taylor Made 2.0 Burner iron for yourself and going out on the range and hack some balls. Bring a couple different flexes and lie angles so you know what produces the best shots for you. If you know exactly what lie angle and flex to get, you can buy a Burner 2.0 set online, which is way cheaper than your local brick and mortar golf shop.