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One more bump. Random.org will be selecting the winner tomorrow van persie may have been the pick-up of the year. Loving this season, though the games are a bit of a torture...

What team do you like Ice?

Just a little bump for other entries. No Gunner fans out there? Don't make Ian mad...

That is so cool that you got to try out! Too bad it didn't work out. I bet you could have been traded to a good team eventually.

Premier Licensing's Premier League Golf Accessories-REVIEW Check the end of the review for the contest! Are You Ready For Some Football? Right now is definitely my favorite time of year for sports. The FedEx Cup race is wrapping up, both college and NFL football are starting, and baseball games are finally starting to truly mean something. While I will spend hours watching all of these sports over the coming months, there is another season getting underway that also gets a great deal of my passion, Premier League Football. Yes my USA brethren, I am talking about soccer. Somewhere along the way, I became a supporter of the Manchester United Football Club. I have never been to Manchester, England. I estimate it is about 5100 miles from my front door to Old Trafford. Regardless, I love the Red Devils. Of all of the professional teams out there, Manchester United is the one team where I know all of the players, understand the rivalries, and make the effort to see every minute of every game. With this in mind, one afternoon I went out into the wilds of the Internet seeking a new driver cover to show my support of my team. Golfers in Europe and Asia will sometimes bemoan the cost of picking up golf gear that we in the USA can buy just about everywhere. After finding out that a Fred the Red mascot headcover did, in fact, exist, I was quite bummed to find out that if I wanted one, I was going to have to buy it from the UK. Not even the commercial powerhouses of eBay and Amazon had one available. AmazonUK and eBayUK did though. As you would expect, shipping made the headcover more expensive than any other headcover that I could pick up at the local pro shop. I guess that I wouldn't have minded paying the premium price, if I knew that the quality of the headcover would be top notch. I kept looking at the listings, almost buying the cover, and then stopping at the last second. I just didn't know what I would be getting. Thankfully, a few months of this type of indecision came to an end when I was able to make contact with Premier Licensing, the company who makes the Premier League licensed golf accessories. Not only had they heard of MyGolfSpy before, but they had also read our reviews, and they jumped at the chance to have their golf line undergo review scrutiny. Within a few days I had a box of Premier League goods to test, the results of which I bring you today. What's In The Box? I love getting packages in the mail, with this one being especially exciting. Here is what was inside: Man City mascot cover Man Utd mascot cover Man Utd aqua lock towel Tottenham Ball Marker Chelsea Duo + Ball marker Celtic Scorecard Holder Liverpool Gruve Brush Arsenal Casino Ball Marker Celtic Poker Chip Ball Marker Newcastle Executive Driver Cover For sake of scope, and acknowledging that for some silly reason some people like teams other than ManU, I had them send me the different products with the various team logos. For the sake of simplicity, I'll discuss the different accessories sub-grouped by type. Ball Markers This was actually a fairly wide category of items. Some were classic, like the plastic Celtic Poker Chip and the Tottenham two-sided “hat-clip” type of markers. Others were a bit more interesting. The Arsenal marker is in the style of a poker chip, but made of metal and a little heftier. The Chelsea marker is about the same size, but it also has a smaller detachable marker. I thought that this was a great playability feature. You can use the whole, larger marker when it will not be in the line of sight for your partners, and then use the smaller insert when more discretion is necessary. Nice. I also really was surprised by the Liverpool Gruve Brush. It has a nice little enameled ball marker that attaches to a small brush. The brush fits unobtrusively in the pocket, and does a pretty good job of cleaning out the grooves. The dirt also did not seem to really stick to the brush, so my expected pocket full of grass and dirt never happened. Aqua Lock Caddy Towel OK, so the towel has the Man UTD logo and says Manchester United along the hem. Obviously this is the best golf towel ever made. End of review. Well, maybe I should be a bit more objective. The Aqua Lock reminds me quite a bit of the excellent Club Glove towel that Matt reviewed previously (HERE). Before the best towel ever arrived, I was actually using the Club Glove towel as well. After a couple of rounds, I definitely prefer the Aqua Lock and would confidently take the Aqua Lock towel out on the course, even if it said Chelsea. OK that may be crazy talk. This towel is a bit thicker than the Club Glove and has a great capacity for water. I always soak half of the towel for cleaning and such, and this towel stayed damp for quite a while. It is a great golf towel! I know that some of you just go to Walmart and buy a bath towel and that's great for you. I like a stylin' towel. FWIW, Ian Poulter also likes a stylin' towel and has been seen sporting the Arsenal Aqua Lock out on tour. If it's good enough for IJP, it's good enough for you. Celtic Scorecard Holder Truth be told, I always keep score on my iPhone. However, this scorecard holder is so nice that I actually considered going back to paper scoring. The leather is supple and the Celtic logo looks great on the cover. Traditional Headcovers Let's start with the more traditional Newcastle Executive Driver Cover. This is a great, simple-in-design driver cover. The Executive Driver Cover looks more like the headcovers that came stock with your driver. Nothing too flashy, which is exactly what some of you are looking for. The quality is again excellent. You can see from the photos that the Newcastle United logo is constructed from numerous stitches. The stitching in the body is also very stable, ensuring that this headcover should last quite a while. I have not had the cover out long enough to know if it is prone to fading as some headcovers are, but I do know that there are some great anti-UV products out there that can prevent the fading should this be a concern. Although I did not have one for testing, you can also support your favorite team with a nice pom pom headcover. Mascot Headcovers And so we return to the genesis of this review, Fred the Red. In addition to Fred, I also had Premier Licensing send along Moonchester, the Manchester City mascot. Might as well put the two head to head right off the bat this season. We all know how much battling they will do on the pitch this year. Seemed appropriate to get that going. Anyway, I am impressed with both of the headcovers. My main concerns were fit on the driver and quality of construction. For sake of reference, I tested the headcovers with both my Callaway Razr Fit and Tour Edge Exotics XCG drivers. I discovered that they: easily slip on and off stay in place while walking and riding are deep enough to provide protection for the shaft are sufficiently padded to protect the club are light enough not to droop or cause the driver to slip from the bag Basically, these headcovers don't do the things that have caused me to stop using other headcovers in the past. More importantly, they look cool in the bag, letting everyone know who you support. Admittedly, the guys that I got paired with last week didn't know anything about the Premier League. Even then though, I did get a “that's a cool little devil” from one of them. Fred the Red is obviously the superior of the two headcovers, although my ManCity supporting brother seems to be having a hard time grasping this concept. Final Thoughts on Premier Licensing Premier League Golf Accessories Like you, I sometimes have a hard time buying products that I don't have much information about. I say with confidence that these are great products. The quality is there to go with the support of your favorite football club. Check out their site and add your team to your golf bag. Sport that Gunnersaurus or Stamford the Lion with pride! Oh Yeah, the Contest How would you like to win your choice of Premier League putter covers? To be entered, all you have to do is reply to this thread with the team that you will select if you are the winner. Though not required, I would also like you to include why you support that team in your reply. The winner will be announced in a few weeks. You can earn a bonus entry by tweeting the link to this review and following Premier Licensing on twitter (@prgolfonline). The contest is open to everyone in the world. No US Only complaining allowed. Check out all of the Premier Licensing Golf Gear HERE

John never jokes about the Natty Lite I think that I am with Tim on the beer perspective, although sadly many of my social round friends are tied up in family, t-ball, and other things that have kept them away from Friday Golf/Happy Hour with the boys. So sad when real life gets in the way Most of the time these days I play as a single or in the morning with a friend. Not really the beer time there for me. That's why we only drink fine malt liquor for those rounds. Don't let the smooth taste fool you.

Super nice job! Love the finish. I have a Tel3 NP LN that I keep thinking about sending in for a little BOS aquamarine love... Way too chicken to go DIY with that putter...

So as I walked the lovely green course today I encountered two different groups who were playing music from phones (?) in the cart while they played. One group of heros rolled up to putt, parking their carts near the next tee. This was very generous as my playing partners got to tee off hearing how they were sexy and they knew it. Dude, what are you doing? ran into another group a few holes later also listening to music in the cart. Is there a new trend here? Am I just the old guy wanting the damn kids to get off my lawn?