Driver basics for longer straighter golf shots duration. Tommy gainey round by round scorecards pga golf espn. In 2005, gainey appeared on the golf channels show the big break iv. Tommy gainey is an american professional golfer who plays for the pga tour and is recognized as two gloves. Tommy gainey pro golfer, swing sequence video by pete styles so now if we look at tommy two gloves gainey, strange character of a golfer, but won his first tournament by shooting 60 on a sunday. Coaches around the world were tearing up their manuals on sunday night as tommy gainey sailed around sea island golf club without stressing about swing mechanics. Oct 24, 2012 the swing of newly minted pga tour winner tommy two gloves gainey is a bit unorthodox, to say the least. Its a baseball swing, its unorthodox and it looks terrible. Tommy gainey korn ferry tour profile news, stats, and videos.
Tommy fleetwood has made big changes to his bag in recent times. He must have the strongest grip on tour and amonst the ugliest swings ive ever seen. He told us he was here for a charity golf event and it was supposed to be in. After a lengthy relationship with his trusty nike vapors, he has been.
He claimed he was a former minor league baseball player and his ingrained baseball stroke led to slicing with a conventional grip. From the women, annika sorenstam, mickey wright, and na yeon choi got nominations. Tommy dale gainey born august, 1975, also known as two gloves, is an american. Join charlie rymer and special guest tommy two gloves gainey, and hear how tommy worked his way from the assembly line to golf channels big break to winning on the pga tour. Tommy gainey stats, news, pictures, bio, videos espn. Tommy two gloves gainey arrested in florida prostitution sting.
His swing brings to mind days when you could tell who a player was from 300 yds away just by looking at his swing. A number of long drivers got the nod including jamie sadlowski, landon gentry, mike austin, mike dobbyn, mike dunaway, and pat dempsey. Driver m1 3w m1 irons mizunos 64s 3 pw putter spider 58 titleist 52 titeist hybrid 2i adams ball taylor tp. Hes starting to spray a few now the pressure is mounting.
With the updated driver specs and his hex black tour ball, gainey was getting about 1215 more yards of carry distance during testing. Oct 27, 2009 ill be buggered how tommy gainey is leading the final round of the phoenix open. Gainey surges with garden hose swing may 05, 2011 12. Tommy gainey and argentinas emiliano grillo shared the firstround lead at 6under 66 on thursday in the tour finalsopening hotel fitness. Oct 23, 2012 charlie hanger, executive editor, golf.
It doesnt look like most swings on tour, but it doesnt seem to matter gainey won his first pga event earlier in 2012 at the mcgladrey classic, funky swing and all. As of the end of 2014, gainey had achieved one win on the pga tour, amassing total prize money of. The most unique golf swings of all time golf club guru. Can anyone explain tommy gaineys swing tour talk the. Driver m1 3w m1 irons mizunos 64s 3 pw putter spider. Tommy gainey pro golfer, swing sequence video by pete styles.
Gainey working hard to return from back injury the state. Gainey uses the very rare baseball grip on full shots, where he hooks his left top thumb behind his right hand normal position for the left thumb for a righthanded golfer is under the right thumb. He attended the central carolina technical college, studying industrial maintenance, and graduated in 1999. Former pga tour and current korn ferry tour pro tommy gainey will avoid jail time for his december 2019 arrest for soliciting a prostitute, according to a report from gainey, who was caught in a polk county the week of korn ferry tour qualifying school final stage, will instead serve 11 months probation, take a class on human trafficking, serve up to 100 hours of community. Driver ping g400 max hzrdas yellow 3w titleist 915 aldila silver 19 degree titleist 818 tensei white 22 degree titleist 818 tensei white 5 pw mizuno hmp nippon modus 120 50 vokey 50 sm7 f grind 54 vokey 54 sm7 s grind. Pgas tommy two gloves gainey sex arrest caught on video. The 28yearolds fairway wood situation seems to be ever evolving. Does he possess the most unorthodox swing in the game.
Hell be the only one wearing two gloves because hes just not comfortable with one and, anyway, if. Scorecard round 2 sea island resort seaside current position. Tommy gainey tommy gainey swingvision from the heritage. Per jail records, gainey was apprehended on dec, 8 for soliciting a prostitute and charged with a firstdegree misdemeanour. Tommy two gloves gainey wins on the pga tour with his. The drive of pga tour winner tommy gainey iii captured at the barclays 2012, is analyzed by fourtime pga tour winner and emmywinning broadcaster billy kratzert. The drive of pga tour winner tommy gainey iii captured at the barclays. Our monday morning swing coach looks at tommy gainey s incredible round on sunday at the mcgladrey and rory mcilroys supposed deal with nike. Pga golfer tommy two gloves gainey was arrested as part of a massive prostitution sting in florida dubbed operation santas naughty list by local law enforcement in.
Jan 15, 20 his swing has been described as trying to kill a snake with a garden hose due to the jerky, rapid movements and the swingforthefences effort on full shots. Pro golfer tommy gainey famously known as tommy two gloves. Nov 25, 2015 with this swing, jeev milkha singh has won four events on the european tour making him the most successful indian golfer to date. Tommy twogloves gainey clutches first pga tour victory 10222012 ashland city, tenn.
Pga tour winner tommy two gloves gainey join charlie rymer and special guest tommy two gloves gainey, and hear how tommy worked his way from the assembly line to golf channels big break to winning on the pga tour. May 02, 20 tommy gainey stripes a drive on the par 5 15th at quail hollow remember to click 720 or 1080 in the settings at the bottom for the best picture quality. Looks like tommy two gloves gainey of tgc big break fame qualified to play in the wachovia championship this week. Kudos to tommy and the callaway tour team on working hard and finding the right driver setting.
I hate this guys swing, however he does get it done on the course. He also made many memorable quotes during his professional playing career. Check out this index for easy access to all of our coverage of golf news, instruction, equipment and courses. Gainey has been a pro golfer since 1997 and joined the pga tour in 2008, where he gained notoriety for wearing gloves on both hands, unusual in the sport.
I know he is effective but i cannot figure out what and how he is swinging. He gained popularity as he wore golf gloves on both the hands and was also known to have a unique swing. Driver ping g400 max hzrdas yellow 3w titleist 915 aldila silver 19 degree titleist 818 tensei white. I know gainey s swing is bought back on plane etc etc but its hilarious to watch. Pga tour winner tommy two gloves gainey was arrested last week and charged with soliciting a prostitute as part of a massive sting operation conducted by the polk county florida sherrifs office. There were also home grown swings from guys like bubba watson, john daly, miller barber, and tommy gainey. Before becoming a professional golfer, he worked on an assembly line. Lee trevino and tommy gainey 1 i predicted when i did my first swing analysis of tommy gainey that he would win on tour, and sure enough, he did, shooting 60 in the final round last week to win by a shot. Tommy dale gainey born august, 1975, also known as two gloves, is an american professional golfer on the pga tour. Tommy had a fiery temper and was famous for throwing his golf clubs during fits of temper.
Information on players includes yearly results, profile information, a skills gauge, equipment information and much more. Gainey turned professional in 1997 before finally joining the pga tour in 2008. If the body is shifted laterally or toward the target enough that will move the left shoulder in front of the ball and that would eliminate the chances of. How you get there is irrelevant, as long as when you get there, youre in good shape. Tommy two gloves gainey was arrested as part of a prostitution sting in central florida dubbed operation santas naughty list. His swing has been described as trying to kill a snake with a garden hose due to the jerky, rapid movements and the swing forthefences effort on full shots. Blog tommy two gloves gainey wins on the pga tour with his unorthodox swing. Tommy two gloves i think he should drop the gainey altogether went nuts today, shooting 60 to win the mcgladrey classic. Tommy twogloves gainey clutches first pga tour victory a. Aug 28, 2014 tommy bolt was a professional golfer in the ben hogan, sam snead era. Its really amazing what using a couple more fingers can do to your distance overall. And as tommy two gloves gainey was on his way to making pga tour history, he also became a firm fans. Tommy gainey and his homemade swing won this past weeks mcgladrey classic. It takes special type of teacher to recognize that good results can be accomplished without the textbook swing andor body type.
Tommy two gloves gainey arrested as part of florida. Anybody that can shoot 60 on a sunday to win their first pga tournament has clearly got some game. Round 1 tommy gainey finishes with evenpar 70 in first round of the a military tribute at the greenbrier. Tommy gainey pro golfer, swing sequence video by pete styles so now if we look at tommy two gloves gainey, strange. Tommy two gloves gainey arrested in prostitution sting. Tommy gainey net worth, career earnings, impact of recent. I got paired with a guy last summer who used a split grip. Tommy gainey swingvision from the heritage youtube. Tommy two gloves gainey, who clinched maiden pga tour glory at the mcgladrey classic on sunday and became the first ever. Dec 12, 2019 tommy two gloves gainey was arrested as part of a prostitution sting in central florida dubbed operation santas naughty list. The swing of newly minted pga tour winner tommy two gloves gainey is a bit unorthodox, to say the least. Nov 17, 2019 tommy fleetwood has made big changes to his bag in recent times. This episode was filmed at lowcountry favorite tradition golf club in pawleys island, s.
After switching from the nike vapor to the taylormade m4 in 2018, the ryder cup star has now opted to put the companys m5 driver in play. This results in very accurate golf shots and does hold up well under pressure. Tommy gainey pro golfer, swing sequence video golf info guide. He was influenced in this habit by his father who did the same thing. Tommy gainey secured the win at the bahamas great exuma classic with an impressive 11 under par performance. Tommy gainey stripes a drive on the par 5 15th at quail hollow. Well, there are lots and lots of different swings that work well. Tommy gainey to serve 11 months probation, avoids jail, after solicitation arrest. He was playing so good that tommy gainey could harbor hopes of turning a dream into a reality.
Here is peter kostis applying his swing vision tool to gainey s swing. Besides wearing two golf gloves while playing, here are a few other unique things about his swing. Somewhat unusually, gainey always wears two gloves when playing. Similar to a player like jim furyk, not many coaches would encourage you to copy tommy gainey s golf swing.
Oct 23, 2012 if you have a slightly unconventional swing, youre not alone. Central carolina technical college home golf course. With all the highpriced swing gurus and coaches, the highend launch monitor technology such as trackman, and the computer generated swing analysis software on the market, how does someone like tommy gainey beat the best players in the world with an admittedly different swing motion. Tommy two gloves gainey lights up golf course 4 days. But as tommy two gloves himself said on the telecast of the 2012 mcgladrey classic over the weekend, the only thing that matters is impact. Saying tommy has been on a downward spiral before this would be an understatement. Hands at impact close up slow motion driver swing cme championship tiburon golf course duration. First they believe that the bottom of the swing arc or low point control is dependent upon the positioning of the body left shoulder joint in particular at impact. If you can focus on maintaining a square club face through the impact area, instead of. Tommy two gloves gainey wins with 60 on sunday callaway. Get golf tournament results and career results information at fox sports. Coaches around the world were tearing up their manuals on sunday night as tommy gainey sailed around sea island golf club without stressing about swing. Tommy gainey pro golfer swing sequence golf info guide. Two gloves gainey arrested for solicitation swingu.
There was probably 1 to 2 handwiths between his hands. In the final round of the 2011 heritage, we take a closer look at tommy gaineys homebuilt golf swing off the tee on the par3 17th hole at. Oh yeah, and kudos to tommy for shooting 60 and getting the win. Gainey avoids jail time for solicitation arrest swingu. Tommy two gloves gainey came out of nowhere on tour to win in 2012. Apr 24, 2011 in the final round of the 2011 heritage, we take a closer look at tommy gainey s homebuilt golf swing off the tee on the par3 17th hole at harbour town.
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