The GolfWRX forums exist so golfers have access to the latest equipment releases, hottest discussions, real equipment reviews, best instruction, new technologies and everything golf you can imagine.

So if you love golf, the GolfWRX forums are your sanctuary.

In the From the Forums weekly feature, we bring you the hottest, most buzz-worthy topics from our forums for your convenience. I’ll be your trusty tour guide to navigate the latest buzz.

Here’s a peek behind the curtain into golf’s sanctuary.

Giveaway! Golfbreaks giving away Callaway Great Big Bertha

The Giveaway: Our sponsor GolfBreaks.com is giving away a Callaway Great Big Bertha Driver to a lucky winner who posts about their dream Ireland golf vacation!

From GolfBreaks.com: Our aim is to save golfers time and money in booking their golf vacations as well as providing them with the very best price. With offices in the South Carolina, Windsor (UK) and Copenhagen (Denmark) and a team of over 150 employees worldwide, our dedicated regional experts are always on hand to help you create the perfect golf itinerary that’s tailored to your individual requirements.

How to Enter

• Visit GolfBreaks.com
• Post in this thread which region of Ireland you would most like to go on a golf vacation
• Post which three Irish courses (from the courses on our website) you would most want to play on your Irish vacation
• Post which three other golfers you would like to invite on your vacation to make up your perfect (or fantasy) 4-ball

Here’s the thread.

2016 WRX swag giveaway

Here is the first of some new GolfWRX swag for 2016 (it will be available in our store in a few weeks). 

Hats: Pukka’s new “modified visor” is a cross between the old school fitted hat and the new school flatter brim. We have them in small/med and med/large in white and black (both are flex-fit hats). There is a WRX logo on the front and a small golfwrx.com on the back.

Knit Hats: Pukka’s new knit hats in orange or green (one size fits all). Stay warm and cover your ears.

Credentials: New batch of the WRX credentials. Keep them on you bag to show your WRX pride. You will be amazed how many will say hello when they see you credential.

THE GIVEAWAY

5 winners! You can have your choice of any (1) item.

TO ENTER

Post in this thread what item you’d like.

Best (golf) purchase of 2015?

With 2016 newly minted, it’s the time of the year to look back on 2015. And a significant element of the year for some of us was golf equipment purchases.

3_Putt_par kicked off the thread, volunteering that Nippon Steel Modus3 Tour 125 shafts were his best golf investment of the past year.

It’s a hot thread, and an interesting look at what some serious equipment purchasers valued most.

Check it out.

Gaming a driver that should be in a museum?

StuartRS started a thread centered around the question above. He indicated that he hasn’t played much golf in recent years, although he’ll be playing more in 2016.

Scanning his past posts on the forums he saw mentions of Cleveland Hi-Bores and Ping K15s and wondered if anyone was still gaming such “relics.”

In an environment of short product cycles and rapid perceived obsolescence, the ensuing discussion is an interesting one, with a few WRXers copping to gaming a driver more than five years old.

“Is the new stuff really any better, apart from being shiny?” StuartRS asks.

Voice your opinion on the topic.

Great stories from the Tour

Forum stalwart Forged4ever started a thread a few days ago devoted to the many colorful anecdotes in professional golf. Surely, it will be a gem.

Here’s his contribution.

“Back in the early days, the Tourney really was club affair, with Members Serving as Rules Officials and making rulings when necessary. So long time member Charlie Yates told the story of one year where there was a lot of pre-tourney rain, greatly softening the course.

“So Clifford Roberts, the autocratic dictatorial Chairman appointed Bob Jones’ Father, the “Colonel,” to go down to No. 11 and 12 because he thought that such rulings would be needed at those two holes.

“Shortly after, a player’s ball plugged near the pond on No. 12, it’s final resting spot begging the question of whether it was a hazard or was he to be granted relief.

“The Colonel, stymied by the situation, was chosen more due to his demeanor, carriage and authoritarian presence than his mastery of the rules of the game, studied the situation, paced off by himself, obviously pondering which rule to impart, and he turned, walked back to the player and asked him where he stood in the tournament.

“4-over for today and 17-over for the tournament sir,” the player replied.

“What difference does it make,” the Colonel chirped. “Go ahead and place the son of a b**** on the green if you’d like,” and he turned and walked back to his chair.”

Check out the rest of the stories and add your own.