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Stars Ready To Shine In L.A.

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16 years ago

Feb 3, 2010

Among the stormy clouds of a missing Tiger and a groove debate that just won’t seem to go away the stars are about to shine for the PGA Tour in Pacific Palisades, California.

In the field highlighted by two-time defending champion Phil Mickelson, world number #3 Steve Stricker, and a bevy of other past champions and major winners, the 2010 Northern Trust Open promises to be a compelling tournament to watch.

As you can see in the pre-tournament photos on GolfWRX.com, the venerable Riviera Country Club sets up as a beautiful backdrop for PGA Tour action. The 7325-yard, par 71 layout is a favorite among the players.

144 players will take to the golf course on Thursday, all seeking the $1,152,000 winner’s share of the $6.4 million dollar purse. It is the richest purse so far in 2010 and the title is also a valued one. Outside of the major championships it is the fourth-oldest event on the PGA Tour, lagging behind only the BMW Championship, the RBC Canadian Open, and the Valero Texas Open. This will be the 84^th playing of the Northern Trust Open.

In 2009 Phil Mickelson successfully defended his 2008 title with a one-stroke victory over Steve Stricker. Mickelson had entered the final day with a four stroke lead, struggled through the middle of the round but rallied to make two birdies in the final three holes. That made him the seventh player to defend a title in this event. Prior to that, the last player to do it was Mike Weir in 2003-2004. Weir will also be playing this week.

A shaky final round last week at the Farmer’s Insurance Open brings doubt as to whether Mickelson has a chance at a three-peat this week. Don’t tell lefty that though, after completing play in San Diego he said his game was feeling “not as rusty as it looks” and pointed to his past success in L.A. as a source of excitement.

Other players to keep an eye on include Anthony Kim, Padraig Harrington, Rickie Fowler, Ernie Els, Charles Howell III, Rory Sabbatini, and last week’s winner Ben Crane. And don’t rule out the possibility of great play by a couple of seniors, Michael Allen and Fred couples, who are in fine form as of late.

Golf Channel will be picking up TV coverage starting at 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Thursday. CBS will do the weekend duties and Sirius XM satellite radio will provide extensive coverage each day.

Notes:

Kodak Challenge @ the Northern Trust Open

The Kodak Challenge hole at the Northern Trust Open is the Par 4 315-yard #10. In 2009, Kodak Challenge hole #10 at the Northern Trust Open yielded 2 eagles, 116 birdies and 250 pars.

Field – 18 major championship winners with 28 major titles (including three of four from last year). 83 players with 388 PGA TOUR wins. 20 players who won in 2009 or 2010. Players from 14 different countries.

This report provided to GolfWRX.com by Flagstick Golf Magazine (www.flagstick.com)

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Photos from the 2026 OccuNet Classic

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4 hours ago

Jun 9, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

With the PGA Tour across the border in Canada this week, GolfWRX Tour Photographer Greg Moore stayed stateside and headed to the OccuNet Classic presented by Amarillo National Bank in Amarillo, Texas.

It’s always interesting to see what the guys are playing on the KFT, and this week certainly hasn’t disappointed so far, with some incredible wedge stamping on display.

Check out links to all our albums below.

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2026 OccuNet Classic (KFT) – Monday #1

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Luke Potter’s custom Cameron putter – 2026 OccuNet Classic (KFT)

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From the GolfWRX Classifieds: Scotty Cameron GOLO 6 with BGT Stability Tour2 2022 M Edition

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4 hours ago

Jun 9, 2026

Will Schube

At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @HuskerFlyer is sharing a Scotty Cameron GOLO with a BGT Stability Tour2 2022 M Edition shaft. While the putter is certainly enviable, the Augusta-inspired shaft is equally noteworthy.

From the listing:

Scotty Cameron Golo 6 with BGT Stability Tour2 2022 M Edition Scotty Headcover 34″ $375

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules.

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J.T. Poston delivers career-changing victory after major gear changes

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1 day ago

Jun 8, 2026

Alistair Cameron

J.T. Poston required extra holes Sunday to earn a handshake from Jack Nicklaus himself and walk away with the biggest victory of his career.

Poston outlasted Ryan Gerard on the second playoff hole at the Memorial Tournament, and the victory at Jack’s place was aided by two significant gear switches ahead of the tournament in Ohio.

Firstly, Poston swapped from the Titleist Pro V1x to the new Pro V1x Left Dash in his last start at the Charles Schwab Challenge. It’s the ball that made headlines just a month ago, when Jordan Spieth also transitioned into the low-spinning variant at the Cadillac Championship.

Poston’s ball change was spurred by a discussion with Titleist Tour reps about testing some options that could be a little better for him in the wind, after the now four-time PGA Tour winner had gained slightly more speed of late and was feeling like his irons and full wedge shots were overspinning.

Poston spent time testing both the current-generation Pro V1 and the new Left Dash at home the week after the PGA Championship, and at Colonial Country Club, he spent more time dialing things in on the range with J.J. Van Wezenbeeck before deciding to tee up the Left Dash that week. At the time, Poston was 85th in SG: Approach (+0.024); he gained +1.402 at Colonial.

“So we felt like today was going to be a good test of that and it obviously performed really well,” Poston said after a second-round 65 at Muirfield Village which propelled him into the lead. “We had a couple shots that I felt like didn’t quite hit ’em perfect and it hung in there pretty well. So I feel like just having that confidence in that too is big, where I just — we’re trying to hit the smart shot and hit the right shot and just trying to execute and go from there.”

On his way to victory, Poston delivered a dominant performance from tee-to-green and was +8.081 in approach and tied for fourth in greens in regulation.

Poston’s Memorial victory was also the first on Tour for the new torched line of TaylorMade’s 2026 Spider putters. Poston also added the L-Neck Tour X at the Charles Schwab Challenge the week prior, something prompted because “it seems to be working for a lot of the other guys.”

A usually reliable putter, Poston had dropped to as low as 89th on Tour in strokes gained, and when he saw his good friend Denny McCarthy using the Spider, he thought about the change. With the new flatstick in hand, Poston gained close to seven shots on the field at the Memorial and ranked third in SG: Putting for the week.

Poston was the first to agree, though, that neither switch was more important than the other.

“The ball got me there, the putter helped me get it in the hole,” Poston said.

See Poston’s full winning WITB here.