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Tour Edge tried out at Senior Open

Attendance at the Senior Open held at Royal Lytham St Annes saw a number of the professionals trying the Tour Edge Iron Woods, Utility and Fairway Woods.  Melvyn took the time to explain about the Exotics CBX 3 Iron Wood to Rafael Gomez.    Rafael is an Argentine professional golfer. Gómez was born in Buenos Aires. He turned professional in 1990. He played on the European Challenge Tour in 2003 and from 2005 to 2007 and the European Tour from 2005 to 2007. He played on the U.S.-based Nationwide Tour in 2004 and a few events on the PGA Tour.

Rafael put 3 Iron wood in to play with a KBS Tour Hybrid Graphite Shaft and Jean Francois Remesy put the Exotics CBX 2 Iron Wood into play with a KBS Tour Hybrid Graphine Shaft. Luis Carbonetti put the Exotics CBX 119 Hybrid with ProjectX Evenflow shaft in play.

Remésy was born in Nîmes, Occitania. He won the French Amateur Championship in 1985 and turned professional in 1987.  Since turning 50, Remésy has played senior golf on the European Senior Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. On the PGA Tour Champions his best result was to be tied for 4th place in the 2016 American Family Insurance Championship. In 2018 he won the Swiss Seniors Open, his first win on the European Senior Tour.  This year saw Remesy win the Farmfoods European Legends Links Championship with 10 under par at Trevose Golf & Country Club.

Luis Guillermo Carbonetti is an Argentine professional golfer. He is the brother of golfer Horacio Carbonetti. Carbonetti was born in Río Cuarto, Córdoba. As an amateur, he played on five Eisenhower Trophy teams and won the individual title twice. He turned pro in 1984.  Senior Tour Victories - 

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner(s)-up

1 23 May 2004 Digicel Jamaica Classic −8 (63-75-70=208) Playoff Australia Terry Gale

2 5 Sep 2004 Bovis Lend Lease European Senior Masters −7 (73-65-71=209) 2 strokes Scotland John Chillas

3 13 Mar 2005 Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic −8 (69-71-68=208) 2 strokes Argentina Horacio Carbonetti, Scotland Bill Longmuir