Lexi Thompson has officially been granted her 2012 LPGA Tour Card.

After Lexi's historic win at the Navistar LPGA Classic, she had to petition to earn her 2012 LPGA Tour card due to her age. While we believed she should be granted the card right away, she still needed to go through the proper requirements and submit her petition for the LPGA to decide. They decided and she's in.

Lexi became the youngest professional golfer to win an LPGA event after she won by 5 strokes at the Navistar LPGA Classic. Following her win, COBRA PUMA GOLF launched the #LetLexiPlay campaign to rally support for her dream to be a member of the LPGA Tour. On Friday, September 30th Mike Whan (LPGA Commissioner) helped make that dream come true by waiving the age requirement for Lexi.

Lexi outdrove the field at the Navistar LPGA Classic and we're excited to see what heat she brings next year to the LPGA Tour. 

Congratulations, Lexi - this is well deserved! 

On Sunday, September 18, Lexi Thompson made history. Winning the Navistar LPGA Classic at only 16 years old made Lexi the youngest professional in history to win on the LPGA, PGA, Men's European and Nationwide Tours.

Lexi took control of the tournament early, putting up scores of 66, 68, 67 and 70.  Taking the lead in the second round, Lexi consistently lead the pack by 4 or more strokes, thanks to her amazing play and amazing distance off the tee. Using her COBRA equipment, Lexi hit 63/72 greens in regulation, made 22 birdies and led the ladies in driving distance with 276.63 yards.

 Lexi achieved Medalist Honors in the first round of Qualifying School this past July when she topped the leaderboard by scoring 23 under and winning by 10 strokes. Now, the question to be answered is whether or not the LPGA will grant Lexi her 2012 Tour card for the win without finishing the final two rounds of Q-School.

 COBRA PUMA GOLF signed Lexi in June, 2010 when she was 15 years old. Lexi was the first athlete to sign with both the COBRA and PUMA brands and is now the first COBRA PUMA GOLF athlete to win on Tour.

 Joining the LPGA Tour and winning has been a dream of Lexi’s since she was a little girl. Lexi’s family, Scott and Judy (parents) and Nick and Curtis (brothers) have been supportive of her dream since she was a young girl but never backed down on education. Lexi is home schooled through her local high school’s program and has the same academic education as her peers. She has been dually conquering high school and professional golf, exceeding in both worlds. Lexi’s brothers have played golf with her since she was young and now as a professional, Lexi’s dad is her caddie.

 Join us in congratulating Lexi and her fantastic first win on the LPGA Tour by joining the discussion on facebook.com/cobra and @cobragolf

This week, COBRA PUMA GOLF has been hosting its International Sales Meeting in Carlsbad, CA. We've been showcasing our newly revamped COBRA PUMA GOLF home as well as the hot new products hitting the streets over the next year. Everyone's pumped up about COBRA PUMA GOLF's new look and we want to bring that excitement to our biggest fans!

This week marks the final major of the 2011 PGA Tour season. The PGA Championship is being held August 8th-14th at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Georgia.

There are some great golfers hitting the course this week, including COBRA Tour Staffers Ian Poulter and Johan Edfors.

Ian and Johan arrived in Atlanta early on in the week to get ready for the final major of the season. Hot and humid weather didn't stop them from hitting the driving range in preparation of the big week. Both were out on Monday at the range and practicing on the course. (Ian even tweeted a photo of the temperature reading in his car on Monday, 99 degrees Farenheit!) 

Ian and Johan are both stylish guys, which may be part of the reason they've opted to play COBRA's white drivers. Ian plays the White ZL Driver designed for maximum distance and Johan plays the White S3 Driver with E9 Face Technology for increased distance and accuracy. Both will be playing with new white and light green COBRA Staff bags this week as well.

Ian tees off with Bubba Watson and Jeff OVerton at 8:45 AM for round 1 and 1:55 PM for round 2. Johan is paired up with Mike Small and Chris Kirk for a 12:50 PM round 1 tee time and a 7:40 AM tee time on Friday. (all times in EST)

Ian Poulter is in the States for the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Ian is playing with K.J. Choi for the first two round of the tournament. 

Ian is currently ranked at 16 on the Official World Golf Rankings. COBRA's Tour Rep is out at Firestone with Ian and snagged us some photos during Ian's practice rounds earlier in the week. Check them out here!

It's a big week for Cobra Golf Staffer! Seven of our Tour Staffers (and one on an alternate list) are playing in tournaments this week, we don't know we'll keep up with all of them - but we will!

Lexi Thompson, Anna Nordqvist and Lee-Anne Pace are all playing in The Evian Masters in France this week. In last year's Evian Masters, Anna finished 5 under at T19, Lee-Ane finished even par for the T44 slot and Lexi put up a 13 under for the T2 position. This will be the last Evian Masters played before it turns into a Major in the 2012 season. Johan Edfors is also playing across the pond in his native Sweden in The Nordea Masters. He'll be playing his S3 Driver, S3 Fairway, Baffler Pro 1/R and S3 Pro Irons.

Stateside, Blair O'Neal will be playing in The International at Concord in New Hampshire at the Beaver Meadow Golf Course. Blair will participate in junior clinics and the pro-am ahead of the 54 hole event. And for the boys we have Jonas Blixt and Diego Velasquez playing in the Children's Hospital Invitational. Manny Villegas is on the alternate list for the same event.

We're excited to keep tabs on everyone all week, be sure to check back here for photos of the Cobra gang and stay up to date with all of the action at http://twitter.com/cobragolf and http://facebook.com/cobra

Ahead of The Open Championship, Cobra-PUMA Golf hosted 'A Day out of Bounds' on Tuesday, July 12th at Princes Golf Club (adjacent to Royal St. Geourges in Kent, UK).  Teams could enter to participate in our event which was an unconventional and exciting game of golf! Some of the hole challenges included a team speed hole (the quickest test to get the ball from the tee to the hole won!), The ultimate Par 7 (1,000 yards!) and beached! (stick it close to the pin..on the beach!)

Winners got kitted out in PUMA Golf apparel and footwear and got to try out all of the newest Cobra drivers. Attendees could compete for prizes, play table tennis, enhoy the food and beer, get custom fit for Cobra producst and more!

Cobra staffers Ian Poulter and Johan Edfors also showed up to join in the fun. Johan took part in the crazy golf challenges with the team, and Ian came through later in the day to play some table tennis (he's quite good!), hang out and try out some trick shots (have you seen his trick shot video? Check out the video on Facebook! http://on.fb.me/o6YftJ )

60 golfers experienced the unconventional course, over 50 fans showed up to hang out and take part in the games and entertainment and we invited 2 teams of media to experience this ultimate event with us. 

The 'Back 6' was where the fun after the course started, with ping pong, table tennis, roulette, black jack and more. We had a blast and hope everyone else did too! Take a look at the photos here!

This week, The Open Championship is being held at Royal St. Geourge's, the site of Ian Poulter's very first Open Championship. Ian's got a style all his own and we helped him up his style factor on the course with his White ZL Driver. In addtion to the White ZL Driver, Ian also plays the Baffler 2/H, Cobra Pro CB Irons and Cobra Pro MB Irons.

We can't wait to watch Ian this week! He tees off on Thursday with Dustin Johnson and Yuta Ikeda at 8:42am. 

Cobra Golf has three ladies representing the Black & Yellow this week in the US Women's Open in Colorado Springs. Anna Nordqvist, Lexi Thompson and Lee-Anne Pace each hail from a different country (Sweden, US and South Africa), but have all found a love for the game of golf.

The Boradmoor East Course is set up at 7,047 yards, making it the longest course in US Women's Open history. Play was suspended during the first round due to weather, but the ladies have teed off again this morning to finish up round 1 and get started on round 2!

Anna is playing her S3 Driver, S3 Fairway, Baffler Rail 3/H and her S2 Forged irons this week as she fights it out at the US Women's Open. Lexi Thompson is using her favorite S2 Driver, S3 3Wood, Baffler 2H and S2 Forged Irons and Lee-Anne is playing her S3 Driver, S3 3Wood, S3 5Wood, Baffler Rail 4/H and S3 Pro Irons.

The ladies each put their favorite Cobra clubs into a new Cobra Staff Tour Bag this week. They are red, blue & white - each embroidered with her name and the PUMA Project Pink ribbon. Project Pink is an initiative PUMA started last year to raise awareness and money for the fight against breast cancer. PUMA athletes help raise awareness by wearing all pink gear with Project Pink logos. Fans can nominate their favorite breast cancer charity and in the fall, fans vote to determine which of the nominated charities will receive 100% of the proceeds from PUMA's Project Pink product sales and the money generated from the #projectpink Twitter campaign. More information here: http://bit.ly/mOBIms

Earlier this week, the LPGA ruled that Lexi Thompson can earn her 2012 Tour Card through Qualifying School, getting her Tour card would make Lexi the first female golfer in LPGA history to start her rookie year before turning 17. We're so excited for Lexi that we're giving away her signed, white & yellow Tour Staff Bag. (US Residents Only). Enter here: http://bit.ly/pCsW93

Cobra recently released our new Women's Sapphire Set. This set is designed for mid to high handicap golfers as well as the ladies looking to step onto the course for the first time.

The Sapphire Set is a complete, pre-customized set that is perfect for those women looking to improve their game with a stylish set of clubs. The set includes a titanium driver, 3-fairway, 5-hybrid, 7-hybrid, 8-iron, 9-iron, pitching wedge, gap wedge, sand wedge, putter, cart bag and accessories pouch. Not only does the set come with everything you need for the course, but it gives you options to represent your individual style on the course. One set comes with pink detailing and an argyle shaft graphic, while the other features blue details and a blue shaft graphic. Each set offers the same performance benefits, but it's up to you choose which style best suits you.

The technology behind the Sapphire Set is what makes it the ideal set for ladies just starting out or with mid to high handicaps. The driver features Cobra's infamous 9 Point Face Technology^TM, which (in basic terms) means the shape and material of the face creates 9 points across a massive Sweet Zone® that helps generate increased ball speed, even if you don't strike the ball in the center of the face. The Baffler style hybrids feature a four way rail sole along the bottom of the club, helping you reduce the amount of club that comes in contact with the ground for maximum forgiveness. The irons and hybrids also feature Consistent Distance Gapping which provides consistent and reliable distances from one club to the next, giving you more consistency and confidence in your game.

If you'd like to try out the Sapphire Set, you can locate a dealer near you http://bit.ly/kIjwOs , or if you have any questions about the set, reach out to us through the 'Ask Us' tab on the left hand side of our Contact Us page http://bit.ly/lOsFRb