PGA Tour playoffs and championship review
1. Lucas Glover - Fedex St. Jude
2. Viktor Hovland - BMW
3. Viktor Hovland - Tour Championship
True winner of the tour championship
- Viktor and Xander -19 for 4 rounds
What’s wrong with the PGA Tour Playoffs
- The Fedex cup points issue
Viktor celebrations
- Chipotle Guac
- Coke with name refused… only Coke Zero
Local news
Daniel Summerhays T8 Boise
Patrick Fishburn T26 (21st KF tour)
RyderCup team 6 of 12
Scottie Scheffler
Wyndham Clark
Brian Harman
Patrick Cantlay
Max Homa
Xander Schauffele
Westons picks 6
Brooks
Jordan Spieth
Collin Morikawa
Keegan
Rickie Fowler
Lucas Glover
Phil Mickelson - the Masters sign stealer
Equipment
Titleist prints a line on the Pro V1’s
TaylorMade release the MG4
Viktor Hovland WITB
Driver: Ping G425 LST (9 degrees @8.4)
Shaft: Fujikura Speeder 661 TR X (45.75 inches, tipped 1 inch)
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (15 degrees @ 16.5)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 X
Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Ping i210 (4-PW)
Shafts: Graphite Design Tour AD DI Hybrid 85 X (3), KBS Tour-V 120 X (4-PW)
Wedges: Ping Glide 4.0 (50-SS, 56-SS), Ping Glide 2.0 (60-TS)
Shafts: KBS Tour-V 120 X (50-56), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (60)
Putter: Ping PLD DS 72 prototype
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Lucas Glover wins
Notorious putting woe’s, switch to LAB broom stick and he has a great run in last 5 tournaments.
Bryson shoots final round 58 at Greenbrier LIV event to win going away!
JT out of the playoffs!!!!
Locals update:
Wyndham Championship
Peter Kuest - T45
Zac Blair - MC
Utah Championship
Tyson Shelley (a) - T12
Carson Lundell - T40
Mitch Schow - T68
Patrick Fishburn - MC
Zach Jones (a)- MC
Daniel Summerhays - MC
Blake Tomlinson - MC
Equipment
Bryson Dechambeau
Web Simpson tries the T100
Adam Scott plays 2 sets last week, 620cb and Miura KM-700
KM-92 irons - a Mizuno story
The soles have a sharper leading edge, minimal camber, more bounce, and more effective bounce due to a slightly wider sole, therefore creating a “fast in, fast out” turf interaction. This goes back to the original clubs I grew up playing with… which may or may not have been inspired by the MP-14’s and MP-29’s 😜
Lucas Glover WITB
Driver: Srixon Z785 (9.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 X
3-wood: Ping G430 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
5-wood: Ping G430 Max (18 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 10 X
Irons: Srixon ZX5 Mk II (4), Srixon ZX7 Mk II (5-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (4-PW)
Wedges: Cleveland RTX 6 ZipCore Tour Rack (52, 56, 60)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: L.A.B. Mezz.1 Max
Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV
Grips: Golf Pride V55 Cord
Lucas Glover Lab Putter
Lucas is as pure as anyone tee to green. That's why he's had four top-6 finishes in his last five events since he switched. The rest of his game is elite.
We've been saying, "You're a better putter than you think." That's true for Lucas and so many others. Just at the #WyndhamChampionship, we had four players using our putter in the top-7.
To Broom or not to Broom, that is the question!
Ban Brooms and arm lock for pros?
Lee Hodges wins the 3M
No wind, and the players scorched the course
Lee wins by 7 shots for his 1st victory on tour.
The 28-year-old closed out the first wire-to-wire victory this season on the PGA TOUR (and the first one in 3M Open history)
63-64 and never looked back, setting the event’s new scoring record at 24 under par.
ranked first in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green
Ranked 4th SGP
81% greens in regulation (58 of 72).
Celine Boutier wins Evian Championship in a runaway.
largest margin of victory in a women’s major in eight years.
LPGA player DQ’s herself not accepting penalty
Alex Cejka wins Senior Open Championship in a playoff over Padraig Harrington
UTAH GOLFER UPDATES
Patrick Fishburn loses in a play off on KF Tour, moves to 15 in KF points standings
Zach Blair shoots 64 for a T13 finish, fully exempt from medical leave
Tony FInau gets T7 with cold 4th round
Peter Kuest gets T50, has earned TOUR Special Temporary Membership last week
Equipment
PGA Tour will not support golf ball rollback/changes
Ping releases the final putter of the 1988 commemorative Ping Slam.
Callaway officially releases the Apex pro, CB and MB irons.
WITB Winner Lee Hodges
Driver: Titleist TSR2 (8.0 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Speeder 757 Evolution VI TX
3-wood: Titleist TSR3 (15 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X 8F5
Hybrid: Titleist TSR3 (21 degrees)
Shaft: KBS Tour Hybrid Prototype 95 X
Irons: Titleist T100 (4-6), Titleist 620 CB (7-9)
Shafts: KBS Tour C-Taper 130 X
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F, 52-08F, 56-10S, 60-04L)
Shafts: KBS Tour C-Taper 130X (46, 52), KBS HI-Rrev 2.0 125S (56, 60)
Putter: Scotty Cameron Golo 6 tour prototype
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Brian Harman - Champion Golfer of the Year!
Harman’s second round 65 proves crucial in his win. 8+ shots under the field average and opened up a 5 shot lead.
The 36-year-old former U.S. Junior Champion is the first player to lead The Open by 5-plus shots after Rounds 2, 3 and 4 since 1934.
Jordan owes Weston a soda!
Jordan
American - Brooks Koepka T64 +8
International - Cam Smith T33 +1
Dark Horse - Robert MacIntyre T71 +10
Cinderella - Denny McCarthy MC +12
Weston
American - Scottie Scheffler T23 E
International - Rory McIlroy T6 -6
Dark Horse - Tyrrell Hatton T20 -1
Cinderella - Rickie Fowler T23 E
Akshay Bhatia gets his first PGA Tour win at the Barracuda Championship
Equipment
Titleist Golf Ball major record
* Brian Harman (Pro V1), 2023 Open Championship
* Wyndham Clark (Pro V1x), 2023 U.S. Open
* Cameron Smith (Pro V1x), 2022 Open Championship
* Matt Fitzpatrick (Pro V1x), 2022 U.S. Open
* Scottie Scheffler (Pro V1), 2022 Masters
Brian Harmon WITB
Driver: Titleist TSi2 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD IZ 5 S
3-wood: Titleist TSi2 (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Speeder 661 Evolution II S
Irons: Titleist U-500 (3-5), Titleist 620 CB (6-PW)
Shafts: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 90 (3, 4), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S300 (6-PW)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (50-08F, 54-08M, 60-04L)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: TaylorMade Spider OS CB
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
A lot of golf this weekend!
Rory wins and break Bobby Mac’s heart!
Birdies final two holes to get the job done.
Vincent Norman wins the Barbasol
287 ranked player in the world
Korn Ferry had a stronger field in my opinion, How does that happen?
Nelly Korda back in the winners circle at the Armaco Team Series in London.
Linn Grant from Sweden gets her first LPGA victory at the Dana Open.
The Open Championship Preview:
Our Picks:
Jordan
American - Brooks Koepka
International - Cam Smith
Dark Horse - Robert MacIntyre
Cinderella - Denny McCarthy
Weston
American - Scottie Scheffler
International - Rory McIlroy
Dark Horse - Tyrrell Hatton
Cinderella - Rickie Fowler
Equipment:
Rory hits a persimmon driver…
Jon Rahm Extends deal with ownership equity
Rory WITB:
WHATS IN THE BAG Rory McIlroy’s winning WITB: 2023 Scottish OpenPublished 3 days ago on Jul 15, 2023 By GolfWRX Staff
Rory McIlroy what’s in the bag accurate as of the Scottish Open.
Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (9 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (15 degrees @13)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 X
Irons: TaylorMade P760 (2, 4), TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9)
Shaft: Project X Black HZRDUS 6.5 105 (2), Project X 7.0 (4-9)
Wedges: TaylorMade MG3 (46-09SB), TaylorMade MG4 (50-09SB, 54-11SB, 60-08LB)
Shafts: Project X 6.5
Putter: TaylorMade Spider X
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol Tour
Ball: TaylorMade TP5x (#22)
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
US Women’s open at Pebble Beach
Allisen Corpuz Hawaii native wins, 2nd after Michelle Wie, and historic first win as a pro at a US open in 20 years
Sepp Straka Wins the John Deere Classic
Congressional hearings - PGAT and LIV
Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy to captain and play on LIV teams
The Saudi proposal also wanted Woods and McIlroy to play in 10 events. The proposal was rejected by the PGA Tour.
Norman to exit - there are CEO’s skilled at start up’s and exit when the job is done.
TGL announced the first golf team “ Los Angeles Golf Club” no players identified.
Cam Smith wins LIV London
Sepp Straka WITB
Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Kai’li White 60 TX
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Orange 80 TX
7-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Orange 80 TX
Irons: Srixon ZX7 Mk II (4-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Cleveland RTX 6 ZipCore (46, 52, 56, 60)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey Stroke Lab Tuttle
Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Rickie wins!
1st time in 4 years
Langer wins US Senior Open at age of 65.
Now has the most wins (46) in Champions Tour history.
Equipment!
Callway releases new Apex MB and CB
Rickie WITB
Driver: Cobra Aerojet LS (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana Prototype 70 X
3-wood: Cobra Aerojet LS (14.5 degrees @13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Aldila Tour Green 75 TX
5-wood: Cobra LTDx LS (17.5 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya LINQ 8F5
Irons: Cobra King Tour (4-PW)
Shafts: KBS Tour C-Taper 125 S+
Wedges: Cobra King (54, 56, 58 degrees)
Shafts: KBS Tour 610
Putter: Odyssey Versa Jailbird
Grip: SuperStroke Tour 3.0 17-inch
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Tack
Ball: TaylorMade TP5
Wyndham Clark win the US Open!
How would you grade the US open?
The bet!!
Jordan wins a drink!!!
Combined score
- Jordan -3
- Weston, +3
Tom Watson Letter
- What gives?
Jay Monahan, planned medical leave? To avoid the out voting!?!?
Equipment corner
Callaway Apex CB MB spotted
Taylormade reserve putter leaked
WITB Wyndham Driver: Titleist TSi3 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TZ Six ST 60 M5
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 80 TX
Irons: Titleist T200 (3), Titleist 620 CB (4-9)
Shafts: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw White 100HY X (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold X7 (4-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F, 52-12F, 56-10S), Vokey Design WedgeWorks (60-A)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey Jailbird Versa
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Tour 3.0 17”
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
Nick Taylor wins in Canada!
First Canadian to win the Canadian Open since 1965.
75 foot eagle putt on the forth playoff hole.
Hadwin tackled after win.
PGA Tour - LIV - DP World Tour Merger
The good of it
A true World tour
Grows the game of golf across the world
Adds a new spice to the PGA Tour
really good team format
The bad
Monahans motives?
Convinced players to stay but gets the payout himself
Viktor Holland wins the Memorial First win on US Soil.
Rose Zhang wins in her professional debut!
Viktor Holland WITB
Driver: Ping G425 LST (9 degrees @8.4)
Shaft: Fujikura Speeder 661 TR X
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (15 degrees @ 16.5)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 X
7-wood: Ping G430 Max (20.5 degrees @18.75)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 X
Irons: Ping i210 (4-PW)
Shafts: KBS Tour-V 120 X
Wedges: Ping Glide 4.0 (50-SS, 56-SS), Ping Glide 2.0 (60-TS)
Shafts: KBS Tour-V 120 X (50-56), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (60)
Putter: Ping PLD DS 72 prototype
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Emilliano Grillo wins Charles Schwab Challenge
- 2nd win after 8 years! (2016 Napa Valley tour stop)
Harold Varner III gets the LIV DC event win.
Nike sponsors LIV Golf Team?
- Team Swoosh?
Equipment
Titleist release for tour
- T100
- T150
- T200
- T350
Emilliano Grillo WITB
Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX
3-wood: Callaway Rogue (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 70 TX
Hybrid: Callaway Apex (20 degrees)
Irons: Callaway Apex TCB (4-9)
Shafts: Project X 6.0
Wedges: Callaway Mack Daddy 3 Milled (46-8S), Callaway Mack Daddy Forged (50-10), Cobra Forged (54, 60)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG Stroke Lab #5
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy
Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft X
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Hard Varner WITB
What’s In The Bag Harold Varner III (at the LIV Golf DC in May 2023)
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees)
- ProjectX HZRDUS 6.5TX Hulk 60g
Woods: Titleist TSi2 (3-wood, 15 degrees)
- ProjectX HZRDUS 6.5TX Hulk 70g
Hybrids: Titleist TSR3 (3-hybrid, 19 degrees)
- 9TX Ventus BLK HB
Irons:
- Srixon ZX5 4-5 iron
- Srixon ZX7 6 to PW X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM9
- 50.12F X100
- 54.14F X100
- 58.04T S400
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG 7 S
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Golf Ball
Brooks wins his 5th major!
Major slayer
This time he cashes in on the 54 hole lead.
Whose picks faired the best?
Jordan vs Weston
Michael Block wins the weekend!
I thought he won the PGA Championship
- 225K pay day
- Sponsorship exemption to the next 2 PGA Tour event
Ryder cup points
- Zach johnson, no comment… yet
- Brooks in No. 2 spot
- Faxon comments… Not playing for the tour, they are playing for their country
Brooks WITB via Golf WRX
Driver: Srixon ZX5 LS Mk II (10.5 degrees) Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D Limited 70 TX (44.5 inches, tipped 1 inch)
3-wood: TaylorMade M2 Tour HL (16.5 degrees) Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 80 TX
Irons: Nike Vapor Pro (3), Srixon ZX7 Mk II (4-9) Shaft: Fujikura Pro Tour Spec 95 X (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (4-PW, 38 1/4 cut on 4i)
Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore Tour Rack Raw (46-10 Mid), RTX6 ZipCore Tour Rack (52-10 Mid, 56-10 Mid, 60-6 Low) Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Scotty Cameron Teryllium TNP2
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord (Midsize) round
Ball: Srixon Z-Star Diamond
Jason Day get 1st win in 5 years!
Bogey free 62 on Sunday to outlast SW Kim and Aaron Eckroat by 1 shot.
DJ wins LIV Tulsa event in 3 man playoff with Cam Smith and Brendan Grace.
DJ had the tournament in hand and made triple on #10 to bring the rest of the field back into it.
Johnson birdied 18 twice, once in regulation and once in the playoff, to secure the victory.
Utah Golf news
- Peter Kuest T14 (-17)
PGA Championship preview
- Picks
- Jordan
- DJ
- Tyrrell Hatton
- Weston
- Jon Rahm
- Tony Finau
Jason Day WITB:
WHATS IN THE BAG Jason Day’s winning WITB: 2023 AT&T Byron NelsonPublished 1 day ago on May 14, 2023 By GolfWRX Staff
Driver: Ping G430 LST (9 degrees @10)
Shaft: TPT prototype
3-wood: TaylorMade SIM Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Kuro Kage 80 X
7-wood: TaylorMade Stealth (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Kuro Kage 80 X
Irons: TaylorMade P770 (4), TaylorMade P7MC (5-PW)
Shafts: KBS C-Taper 125 S+
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (52-08F, 56-10S), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (60-T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: TaylorMade Itsy Bitsy Spider Ghost
Ball: Bridgestone Tour B X
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
Dustin Johnson
Driver: TaylorMade Stealth Plus, 10.5° with Fujikura Speeder 661 X prototype shaft
3 wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2, 15°, LA Golf Prototype shaft
7 wood: TaylorMade Stealth, 21°, LA Golf shaft
*9-wood: TaylorMade Stealth, 24°, LA Golf Prototype shaft
*Hybrid: TaylorMade Stealth Rescue, 19°, 22°
*Utility: TaylorMade SIM DHY
Irons (3-PW): TaylorMade P730 DJ Protos with True Temper Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts
Wedges: TaylorMade Milled Grind (52°, 60°) All have KBS Tour 120S shafts.
Putter: TaylorMade Spider GT w/ LA golf shaft
Ball: TaylorMade TP5x
Shoes: FootJoy Premiere Series Packard
Windham Clark pulls away from Xander to earn his first career victory.
- No. 31 in the world
- Clark has played the weekend in all of his 12 starts so far in 2023.
- His average proximity to the hole from 50-125 yards when hitting from Quail Hollow's fairways was 8 feet, 1 inch, ranking third best in the field and more than 11 feet better than the field average.
Rory burnt?
Ricky inside the top 50 for the first time in a while (2020).
Phil discounts the World Golf Ranking
Jordan Spieth WD with wrist injury
EQUIPMENT HIGHLIGHTS
In total, 111 players at Wells Fargo played a Pro V1 or Pro V1x model, seven times the nearest competitor.
Game Improve wedges
- A discussion
Wyndham Clark WITB
WHATS IN THE BAG Wyndham Clark’s winning WITB: 2023 Wells Fargo ChampionshipPublished 20 hours ago on May 7, 2023 By GolfWRX Staff
Driver: Titleist TSi3 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TZ Six ST 60 M5
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 80 TX
Irons: Titleist T200 (3), Titleist 620 CB (4-9)
Shafts: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw White 100HY X (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold X7 (4-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F, 52-12F, 56-10S), Vokey Design WedgeWorks (60-A)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey Jailbird Versa
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Tour 3.0 17”
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
* “The most important club for me, probably in my bag, is this A grind. I use the SM9 60 degree A grind, which is a low bounce 60, which I think is very versatile. And I'm able to – on tight lies, rough, wet lies, firm lies, whatever it is – I can hit the shot I want. And with the amount of spin I want, trajectory and everything. So these SM9s are I think the best wedges ever made.”
* Said Vokey Rep Aaron Dill on Clark’s lob wedge: “The 60A was a co-design project with Geoff Ogilvy. That's how it started. It was based off of Australian Sand Belt golf courses – firm and tight. It's essentially an L grind with a ribbon removed, a smooth, fast moving wedge. It's a really low bounce, close sitting wedge, built for firm and fast conditions.”
Finau wins in Mexico
6th career win.
Defeats world #1 Rahm
Bogey free 66
Talor Gooch goes back to back on LIV Tour
Outlasts Sergio Garcia in a playoff.
19 million in earnings so far on LIV
Equipment News
Weston Demo day stand outs
Adams golf returns!
TONY FINAU WITB
Driver: Ping G425 LST (9 degrees @7.5)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 70 TX
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond T (14 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 80 TX
Irons: Nike Vapor Fly Pro (3), Ping Blueprint (4-PW)
Shafts: Tour AD DI 105 Hybrid X (3), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 TX
Wedges: Ping Glide 4.0 (50-12SS, 56-12SS), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (60-T)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 125 Wedge S
Putter: Ping PLD Anser 2D prototype
Grip: Garsen Golf Ultimate
Ball: Titleist Pro V1 Left Dot
Grips: Lamkin UTx Mid
Talor Gooch: WITB 2023
Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond Fujikura Atmos Tour Spec Blue 7 X
3-wood: Callaway Epic Speed Mitsubishi Diamana D-Limited 80 TX
Hybrid: Callaway Big Bertha Alpha 815 Aldila Tour Blue ATX 105h TX
Irons: Callaway X Forged CB Irons (4-6 iron), Callaway Apex MB Irons (7-9 iron) Nippon NS Pro Modus3 125 X
Wedges: Callaway Jaws MD5 Raw (46°, 52°, 56° & 60°)True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey Tri-Hot 5k Two
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
The Masters!
Jon Rahm plays brilliantly on the final day to claim his first Green Jacket and second major.
LIV players perform well with 3 players in the top 5.
Rory missed the cut again!
Mickelson found the fountain of youth on Sunday.
Notable details
Rahm returns to the top of the Official World Golf Ranking with his win at Augusta, climbing from third to first to displace 2022 Masters winner Scottie Scheffler at the summit.
He is the second player to double-bogey the first hole of his opening round at the Masters and then go on to win, joining Sam Snead (1952).
Rahm becomes the fourth Spaniard to celebrate victory at the Masters, following in the footsteps of two-time winners Seve Ballesteros and José María Olazábal, and Sergio Garcia.
He has also now won four titles in 2023, having already won the Sentry Tournament of Champions, the American Express and the Genesis Invitational earlier this season on the PGA TOUR.
The Spaniard’s success came 40 years after Ballesteros’ second Masters win in 1983.
Rahm’s Augusta triumph came on what would have been Ballesteros’ 66th birthday.
Masters Rahm numbers
- ranking second in the field in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee
- Rahm hit more than 85% of his fairways while averaging more than 295 yards off the tee, the first Masters champion to do that since stats were first tracked in detail forty years ago.
Rahm’s WITB:
Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees @11.5)
Shaft: Aldila Tour Green ATX 75 2.8 TX (45.25 inches, tipped 1.5 inch)
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond T (High Launch, 16 degrees @15.1)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 X
5-wood: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond T (18 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 X
Irons: Callaway Apex TCB (4-PW)
Shafts: Project X 125 6.5 (4-PW)
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10, 56-12 @55.25, 60-10)
Shafts: Project X 125 6.5
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG Rossie S
Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft X
Grips: Golf Pride MCC midsize
Sam Burns wins last WGC Match Play at Austin CC.
It’s sad to see the only match play event on tour going away.
Austin CC playing fast as usual…BIG DISTANCE!!
Burns dominates Cameron Young in the finals to win 5th PGA Tour title.
Matt Wallace wins opposite field event.
1st PGA Tour Victory!
Sam Burn WITB
Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond S (9 degrees @10.3)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 TX (45 inches, tipped .5)
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond T (16 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees @19,9)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X
Irons: Callaway Apex TCB (4-PW)
Shafts: Project X 125 6.5
Wedges: Callaway Apex TCB (AW), Callaway MD5 Jaws Raw (56-10S @55, 60-12X)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (AW), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (56)
Putter: Odyssey O-Works #7S Black
Grip: Odyssey
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align
Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft X
Matt Wallace WITB
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Aldila Rogue Black 130 MSI 60 TX
3-wood: Callaway Rogue ST Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Red 7 X
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (19 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Red 9 X
Irons: Callaway Apex X Forged CB
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 120 X
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (50-08F, 54-10S), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (60-A)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 120 X
Putter: Scotty Cameron Prototype
Grip: 2Thumb Snug Tour 27
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Valspar
- Jordan wavers in the end
- Taylor Moore shoots 67 in the final round to get his 1st win
LIV Tucson
- 4 man play off
- Danny Lee, Louis Oosthazen, Brendan Steele, Carlos Ortiz
- Danny Lee sinks birdie putt to win
Fireballs win the team championship
- Ortiz, Garcia, Ancer, Chacarra
- 25 under
Rory’s putter
- Scotty Cameron 009-M GSS Chromatic Bronze
Ball rollback
- PGA Tour fairway length 3/4” 30 years ago, now its 3/16”, greens, 2/16”
WHATS IN THE BAG Taylor Moore’s winning WITB: 2023 Valspar ChampionshipPublished 3 days ago on Mar 19, 2023 By GolfWRX Staff
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX
3-wood: Ping G430 Max (15 degrees @16)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X
7-wood: Ping G430 Max (21 degrees @19.75)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw White 85 TX
Irons: Ping i230 (4), Ping S55 (5-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Mid Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Ping Glide Forged Pro (50-10S, 54-10S, 60-10S)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Ping PLD Oslo 4 prototype
Grip: Ping
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
The Players Championship:
Scottie Scheffler pulls away in the final round.
SG: Off The Tee: 4.539 - 5
SG: Approach to Green: 7.59 - 4
SG: Around The Green: 5.039 - 4
SG: Putting: 0.107 - 48
SG: Tee to Green: 17.167 - 1
SG: Total: 17.274 - 1
Scheffler regains #1 spot
3 aces on #17
1st time multiple 1’s during the players.
Tom Hoge
The Spieth and the Knee
USGA and R&A set to roll back Golf Ball
Scheffler WITB:
Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
Irons: Srixon ZU85 (3-4), TaylorMade P7TW (5-PW)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Hybrid Prototype 10 X (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM8 (50-12F, 56-14F), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (60-T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Scotty Cameron Special Select Timeless Tourtype GSS tour prototype
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Arnold Palmer Invitational:
Kitayama gets 1st win of his career.
Holds off a stacked field down the stretch with some clutch putts.
Recovers from a triple on hole 9.
A lot of players had opportunities down the stretch and could not convert.
Bay Hill playing tough. We need more courses set up like this and Rivera!
Rory complains
The people don’t agree.
Puerto Rico Open:
406 OWGR ranked Nico Echavarria captures first win.
Last weeks Monday qualifier Ryan Gerard with an T11 finish
Akshay Bhattia gains PGA Tour status with solo 2nd finish.
PGA Tour changes for 2024
Death of the WGC
LIV plans to build a par 3 stadium at the next event… actually make sense. More sense than the PGA Tour doing it.
USGA developmental program
Zac Blair opens the Tree Farm, and it looks special
Equipment
Adam Scott unveils new Miura irons.
Daniel Kang’s one off Scotty Cameron
Kitayama WITB
WHATS IN THE BAG Kurt Kitayama’s winning WITB: 2023 Arnold Palmer InvitationalPublished 2 days ago on Mar 5, 2023 By GolfWRX Staff
Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD UB 7 TX
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 HL (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD UB 8 TX
7-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD UB 9 TX
Irons: TaylorMade P7MC (4-6) TaylorMade P7MB (7-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: TaylorMade MG3 (52, 56), Vokey Design SM9 WedgeWorks (60)
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Putter: TaylorMade Spider X Hydro Blast
Ball: TaylorMade TP5x
