“I’m excited to get going. It’s a new chapter for me being in America, playing the PGA Tour, moving here, signing with PXG.”
New year. New home. New tour. New clubs. It certainly is a “new chapter” for England’s Marco Penge.
And the “whirlwind” is only just beginning, for the World No. 29 – who made the 4,500-mile move from the UK to Palm Beach, Florida, less than two weeks ago – as he will soon be a father of two.
Last week, we announced the news that Penge had officially signed with PXG, joining the likes of Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Eric Cole, Jake Knapp, Celine Boutier, Auston Kim and Megan Khang on the brand’s roster. Aldrich Potgieter has since been added to this list, suggesting PXG is going after some of the biggest hitters in the game.
Penge joined Mizuno’s ‘Next Generation’ team of young talent back in May 2022, and he enjoyed great success with the Japanese brand, winning three times on the DP World Tour last year, narrowly missing out on a Ryder Cup spot.
Marco Penge enjoyed a successful three years playing with Mizuno clubs
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Despite enjoying his best ever year as a professional, Penge says he’s never been afraid to make changes in search of finding small gains.
Speaking to Joe on the latest Tour Issue of Kick Point: The Golf Gear Show, Penge says he can’t wait to tee it up with his new clubs at the end of the month.
After testing several manufacturers’ hardware, Penge went to PXG’s headquarters in Arizona in the autumn of last year – and he was impressed “right from the off”.
“As soon as I hit the PXG stuff, I felt that it wasn’t that big of a change away from what I was using at Mizuno,” he says. “I was seeing some gains in performance there.”
The testing facility at PXG HQ in Scottsdale is pretty special
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Being able to practice in sunny weather and with a range of fantastic facilities at Old Palm Golf Club, where he’s an ambassador, has been another major plus.
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