What's in the bag - Gary Stal

A red-hot putter was Gary Stal’s main weapon during his stunning victory in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, where he came back from eight shots behind Martin Kaymer in the final round to snatch victory.

With an average of 1.622 putts per green in regulation and 27.3 putts per round, Stal was ruthless on the short stuff over the four rounds. His averages placed him fourth and fifth best in those respective categories and helped him reach a 19 under par total.

Helped by a fine greens in regulation percentage – 79.2% to rank 13^thin that category – he set up birdie chances on 57 of the 72 holes at Abu Dhabi Golf Club, converting 25 of those.

Laying the foundations for those opportunities was an impressively accurate driver. The 22 year old hit 66.1% of fairways to lie 16^thin the driving accuracy category, and was no slouch either, averaging 277.8 yards – the 53^rdlongest.

In summary, it was a hugely impressive performance from Stal, which took from 357^thin the Official World Golf Ranking to within reach of the top 100.

Here’s what was in his bag:

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<td><strong>Ball</strong>  </td>
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<p>Titleist, Pro V1x</p>
</td>
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<td><strong>Shoe</strong>  </td>
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<td>FootJoy</td>
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<td><strong>Driver</strong></td>
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<p>Titleist, 915 D2 - 8.5°</p>
</td>
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<p><strong>1st Fairway Wood<br>
</strong></p>
</td>
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<td>Titleist, 915 F - 13.5°</td>
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<td><strong>1st Hybrid</strong></td>
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<p>Titleist, 915 H-D - 17.5°</p>
</td>
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<td><strong>1st Utility Iron</strong></td>
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<p>Titleist, 712 U - (3)</p>
</td>
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<td><strong>4 - 9 Iron</strong> </td>
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<p>Titleist, 714 MB</p>
</td>
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<td><strong>Pitching Wedge</strong> </td>
<td> </td>
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<p>Titleist, 714 MB</p>
</td>
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<td><strong>Sand Wedge</strong> </td>
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<p>Titleist, Vokey SM5 - 08 F 52°</p>
</td>
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<td><strong>Lob Wedge</strong> </td>
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<p>Titleist, Vokey SM5 - 08 M 58°</p>
</td>
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<td><strong>Putter</strong> </td>
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<p>Odyssey, Versa BWB 7</p>
</td>
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</table>

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