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Winner's bag: Tom Hoge and Sahith Theegala at the 2022 QBE Shootout

Ryan Barath — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 21:29:52 +0000

Tom Hoge Sahith Theegala played clutch golf down the stretch at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples Florida to win the QBE Shootout by one shot over Ryan Palmer and Charley Hoffman. They closed out the event with a final winning score of 34-under par, capped by a closing round 62.

These are the clubs used by both golfers to claim victory

Tom Hoge

Driver: Titleist TSR3 (Fujikura Ventus Black 6X shaft), 9 degrees

Fairway Wood: Titleist TS2 (Fujikura Atmos Blue 8X shaft), 13.5 degrees

Hybrid: Titleist 913Hd (Fujikura Speeder 904X shaft), 18 degrees

Irons: Titleist 620 CB (4-iron; Project X 6.5 shafts), Titleist 620 MB (5-9; Project X 6.5 shafts)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM8 (46, 52, 56, 60 degrees; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts)

Putter: TaylorMade Spider X with a plumbers neck

Ball: Titleist Pro V1 Left Dot

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Sahith Theegala

Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5° playing at 9.5°), flat hosel setting with Gen4 ProjectX HZRDUS Black

Hybrid: Ping G425 (17° player at 16°), Graphite Design Di95 hybrid shaft

Irons: Ping i210 (3iron), Design Di85 hybrid shaft, Ping iBlade (4-7), Ping Blueprint. (8-9) (Project X 6.5 shafts)

Wedges: Ping Glide 4.0 46-degree, 50-degree and 54-degree SS grinds (True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts, Glide 2.0 58-degree TS Grind (True Temper S400)

Putter: Ping Karseten Anser 2

Ball: Titleist ProV1

Grips: Golf Pride New Decade Multi Compound

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3 things you can learn from the clubs Rory McIlroy used to win the RBC Canadian Open

Ryan Barath — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 15:14:09 +0000

In a star-studded finish to the RBC Canadian Open, Rory McIlroy stood on the 18th green at St. Georges Golf Club in Toronto Canada with his 21st PGA Tour victory in hand.

Rory’s game was the talk of the week as players are tuning up for the U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline Mass. and although you might not be headed to play in the U.S Open yourself, there is a lot that can be learned from the way his golf clubs are set up through the bag – here are the top three biggest takeaways from Rory’s clubs:

Ascending wood weight shafts

When it comes to fairway wood shafts, a lot of golfers default to “I’ll just go 10g heavier than my driver shaft” through the bag, regardless of if they play one, two, or even three fairway woods. This might work okay when buying off the rack, but we live in a world where custom clubs can be just a few mouse clicks away and don’t need to cost any extra than something off the shelf.

In Rory’s case, his wood shafts progress from 60 grams in his driver, to 80 grams in his 3-wood, and 90 grams in his 5-wood to maintain club total weight when transitioning through the set. The reason this works is that as the woods get shorter more shaft weight is needed to have the clubs play and feel the same, which can help any golfer make a more repeatable swing.

Softer wedge shafts

This is going to sound completely counterintuitive to everything I just said about fairway woods, but an important thing to note about the short end of Rory’s bag is he plays lighter and softer flex shafts in his wedges than his irons.

When it comes to wedges, I’m a big advocate of using heavier and softer flex shafts for any wedge that isn’t primarily used for full shots, and in his 54° & 60° wedges, Rory uses ProjectX 6.5 which are one flex softer and 5 grams lighter per shaft than the ProjectX 7.0 he uses in his irons. This helps maintain feel for the shaft loading and unloading on partial swings and allows the player to control swing tempo.

Even though 6.5 are slightly lighter than 7.0 flex, it works for this scenario because there just isn’t a shaft that is both heavier and softer than the 7.0 so 6.5 has to do. Plus with the ability to adjust head weight easily in a wedge, the club builders at TaylorMade have no issue getting those five grams back.

Thicker putter grip

Rory has been all over the map with putter grips in his career, but over the last 3-4 years he has settled down primarily on an oversized option from Superstroke to help him sink more putts.

Oversized grips reduce tension in the hands and forearms which helps with keeping a smoothing putting stroke, and as a bonus, these larger grips also have a wider flat top segment which makes alignment easier too. Of the three players in the final group at the Canadian Open; Rory, Justin Thomas, and Tony Finau, all of them used a larger non-traditional style grip, and it could be a sign that you should try one too.

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Winner's bag: Minjee Lee's equipment at the 2022 U.S. Women's Open

Ryan Barath — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 23:43:52 +0000

This year’s U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club was a record-breaking event for a number of reasons. First, the tournament purse of $10 million dollars made it by far the biggest in women’s golf history. secondly the scoring. Australian Minjee Lee broke the 54-hole scoring record on Saturday at 13 under, beating the previous record which had been held since 1999 by Juli Inkster.

On Sunday, Lee capped it off with an even-par 71 to bring home the $1.8 million winner’s prize. Take a look at the gear Lee used all week at Pine Needles.

Driver: Srixon ZX7 (Mitsubishi Diamana DF50-R 45.5″ shaft) 10.5 degrees

3-Wood: Srixon ZXF #3 (Fujikura Ventus Red 6-R 42 7/8″ shaft), 16 degrees

5-Wood: Srixon ZXF #5, (Fujikura Ventus Red 6-R, 42.5″ shaft), 18 degrees

Hybrid: Srixon ZXH #4 (Graphite Design Hyb 85-R 39.5″ shaft)

Irons: Srixon ZX7 (5-P; SteelFiber i80-Stiff shafts)

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore (50, 54-Mid, 58-low Nippon NS Pro 950 shafts)

Putter: Scotty Cameron Circle T Newport 2 Special Select

Ball: Srixon Z-Star

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Winner's bag: Justin Thomas' Titleist equipment at the 2022 PGA Championship

Jonathan Wall — Mon, 23 May 2022 01:57:07 +0000

Justin Thomas defeated Will Zalatoris in a three-hole playoff to win his second PGA Championship. Take a closer look at the Titleist setup Thomas used to come out on top at Southern Hills, including a new Scotty Cameron putter.

Driver: Titleist TSi3 (Mitsubishi Diamana ZF 60TX shaft), 10 degrees

3-wood: Titleist TS3 (Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 85TX shaft), 15 degrees

5-wood: Titleist 915 Fd (Fujikura Motore Speeder VC 9.2 Tour Spec X shaft), 18 degrees

Irons: Titleist T100 (4-iron; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shaft), Titleist 621JT (5-9; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F degrees; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shaft), Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (52-12F and 56-14F degrees; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400), Titleist Vokey WedgeWorks (60-06K degrees; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shaft)

Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom T5 Prototype (SuperStroke Pistol GT Tour grip)

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord

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Winner's bag: Jordan Spieth's Titleist equipment at the 2022 RBC Heritage

Jonathan Wall — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 00:09:33 +0000

Jordan Spieth shot a final-round 66 and then took down Patrick Cantlay in a sudden-death playoff to win the RBC Heritage. Take a look at the Titleist setup Spieth used to win his 13th PGA Tour title.

Driver: Titleist TSi3 (Fujikura Ventus Blue 6X shaft), 10 degrees

3-wood: Titleist TS2 (Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7X shaft), 15 degrees

Hybrid: Titleist 818 H2 (Graphite Design Tour AD DI 95X shaft), 21 degrees

Irons: Titleist T100 (4-9; True Temper Project X 6.5 shafts)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-08F, 52-08F, 56-10S; True Temper Project X 6.0 shafts), Vokey WedgeWorks (60T degrees; True Temper Project X 6.0 shaft)

Putter: Scotty Cameron 009 Prototype

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

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Winner’s bag: Scottie Scheffler's equipment at the 2022 Masters

Jonathan Wall — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:25:10 +0000

Scottie Scheffler’s dream season continued with a three-shoot win over Rory McIlroy to claim his first major title at the Masters. Take a closer look at the equipment setup Scheffler used to secure his fourth win in six starts.

Driver: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (Fujikura Ventus Black 7X shaft), 8 degrees

3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth (Fujikura Ventus Black 8X shaft), 16.5 degrees

Utility: Srixon Z U85 (3-iron; Nippon Pro Modus3 Hybrid Tour X shaft)

Irons: Srixon ZX7 (4-iron; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shaft), TaylorMade P7TW (5-PW; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM8 (50-12F, 56-14F degrees; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts), Titleist Vokey Design 2021 Proto (60K degrees; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shaft)

Putter: Scotty Cameron Special Select Timeless Tourtype GSS Tour Prototype

Golf ball: Titleist Pro V1

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

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Winner's bag: Tom Hoge at the 2022 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Jonathan Wall — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 03:04:17 +0000

Tom Hoge won for the first time in 203 PGA Tour starts with a two-shot win over Jordan Spieth at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Here’s a look at the Titleist-heavy setup he used to come out on top.

Driver: Titleist TSi3 (Fujikura Ventus Black 6X shaft), 9 degrees

Fairway Wood: Titleist TS2 (Fujikura Atmos Blue 8X shaft), 13.5 degrees

Hybrid: Titleist 913Hd (Fujikura Speeder 904X shaft), 18 degrees

Irons: Titleist 620 CB (4-iron; Project X 6.5 shafts), Titleist 620 MB (5-PW; Project X 6.5 shafts)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM8 (52, 56, 60 degrees; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts)

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG Two-Ball

Ball: Titleist Pro V1 Left Dot

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

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Winner's bag: Luke List at the 2022 Farmers Insurance Open

Jonathan Wall — Sun, 30 Jan 2022 05:32:16 +0000

Luke List posted a final-round 66 and held off Will Zalatoris in a sudden-death playoff to win his first PGA Tour title at the Farmers Insurance Open. List added new Titleist Vokey SM9 wedges to the bag the last week in Palm Springs and opted to stick with the same bounce-and-grind combination he’s used in the past.

“He’s been very, very consistent with his wedge setup — 50.12F, 54.14F and 60T,” Vokey Tour rep Aaron Dill said. “We built him his SM9s, he said everything looked great, we made sure everything was dialed in, and that was it. They went right in the bag.

“He chooses the 50.12 and the 54.14, just due to the fact that he does produce a nice divot. He is a little descending with it. And then in that 60, it’s kind of the opposite. He wants to be able to open up the face, he wants to feel like he has less bounce, especially in conditions like this, where he does get some baked-out places where he needs to really have his wedge be versatile. And so for him, it’s kind of getting the best of both worlds. He needs a bunch of bounce in one club, and he needs very, very little in another. So I think that gives him the freedom to hit all the different wedge shots he needs to hit.”

Here’s a look at List’s entire gear setup:

Driver: TaylorMade SIM2 (Mitsubishi Diamana DF 80TX shaft), 9 degrees

3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (Mitsubishi Diamana DF 80TX shaft), 15 degrees

Utility iron: Callaway X Forged UT Prototype (19 degrees; KBS Tour V 125 shaft)

Irons: PXG 0311 ST Gen4 (4-PW; KBS Tour V 125 shafts)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (50-12F and 54-14F degrees; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts), Titleist Vokey 2022 Wedgeworks Prototype (60T degrees; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shaft)

Putter: Odyssey O-Works 1W

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

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Winner's bag: Hudson Swafford's gear at the American Express Championship

Jonathan Wall — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 01:17:45 +0000

Hudson Swafford closed with a final-round 64 en route to winning the American Express Championship by two shots over Tom Hoge. Swafford ranked second in the field in Strokes Gained: Putting (plus-6.402) with a new Scotty Cameron Phantom X 7.5 Tour Prototype mallet in the bag — a putter that was introduced on Tour last week at the Sony Open.

Here’s a look at Swafford’s entire setup:

Driver: TaylorMade Stealth (Project X HZRDUS Smoke shaft), 9 degrees

3-wood: Ping i25 (Aldila Rogue Silver 125 MSI 80TX shaft), 14 degrees

5-wood: Ping i25 (Aldila Tour Blue 85 shaft), 18 degrees

Irons: PXG 0311 ST Gen4 (4-9; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts)

Wedges: PXG 0311 Sugar Daddy (46, 50, 56 degrees; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts), Titleist Vokey Design SM8 WedgeWorks (60T degrees; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shaft)

Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X 7.5 Tour Prototype

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

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Winner's bag: Hideki Matsuyama at the 2022 Sony Open

Jonathan Wall — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 04:21:03 +0000

Hideki Matsuyama shot a final-round 63 and eagled the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to win the Sony Open in Hawaii. Here’s a look at the equipment Matsuyama used to secure his 8th PGA Tour title, tying fellow countryman Isao Aoki.

Driver: Srixon ZX7 (Graphite Design Tour AD-DI 8TX shaft), 9.5 degrees

3-Wood: TaylorMade SIM2 (Graphite Design Tour AD-DI 9TX shaft)

5-wood: Cobra RadSpeed Tour (Graphite Design Tour AD-DI shaft)

Irons: Srixon Z-Forged (4-9; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts)

Wedges: Cleveland RTX-4 Forged (46 and 52 degrees; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts), Cleveland RTX-4 Forged (56 and 60 degrees; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts)

Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2 GSS

Golf Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV

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