Today Ping have announced an agreement with Phelps to play a full set of the company's custom-fit clubs, which he'll debut in the pro-am of the Waste Management Phoenix Open when he plays with reigning Masters champion Bubba Watson. Phelps was fitted Tuesday at Ping for his new G25 driver, fairway woods, hybrids and irons. He'll also play the Tour Gorge Groove wedges and Scottsdale TR (True Roll) putter.
"I have a goal in everything I do," Phelps told USA TODAY Sports. "I have friends who are single handicaps and scratch golfers, and I would love to be able to go out there and to challenge them and to be able to compete with them without them giving me 15 strokes.
"I think there are days where I put together a couple holes, but I still have horrible holes, so hopefully I can eliminate those holes and be more consistent, and that's something that I really would love to do."
Today, playing with Watson, his goal is simple — to have fun, even though he said his heart rate is climbing thinking about playing in front of so many people, especially at the stadium-enclosed par-3 16th. He said he gathered valuable reconnaissance for his outing in the Loudest Show on Turf when he played in the pro-am before this year's Ryder Cup.
"A lot of the guys gave me a lot of good tips. I'm a lot more confident now with my game than what I was then," said Phelps, who counts 18 Olympic gold medals and 22 in all among his 70 international swimming titles. "It is going to be cool to be able to go play with Bubba. I don't know if I can compare it to anything, but walking up to the 16th is going to be a little crazy. I'm going to go out there and have fun and enjoy myself, and as long as I do that, I think that's really all that matters."
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