Equipment

10 Revealing photos from the 2016 RBC Canadian Open

Published

8 years ago

Jul 23, 2016

GolfWRX was live this week from the 2016 RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Course and Oakville, Ontario. If you missed any of the photos from this week, make sure to browse to browse all of the galleries in the links below:

We’re back to North America after Open Championship week, but not quite back to the states just yet. Canadians Mike Weir and Graham DeLaet are both representing Canada in their nation’s Open championship, while world Nos. 1 and 2 Jason Day and Dustin Johnson look to bring the title to Australia and the United States, respectively.

Geography lesson, over. Now let’s reveal some photos.

Shaft Satchel

This has to be the coolest, and safest, way to carry around thousands and thousands of dollars worth of high-end shafts. It even has an alignment-stick holder. Brilliant.

On a string

I’ll admit, I’ve never seen this drill before in my life. My best guess is that the string contraption is encouraging him to take the putter back further, and shorten his forward stroke, adding more “pop” through the ball. But I’m welcome to other theories.

Before we check your travel bag, sir, do you have any valuables we need to know about?

Oh not really. Just about 10 grand worth of drivers.

Brutal

Even on the practice green, every lip out hurts. At least this one wasn’t for 62 and major championship history, though.

Tour divots

Flat, thin and bunched. That’s how a divot pattern should look on the range. If you only get to practice while hitting off of turf mats like 99 percent of us, ignore this.

Golfbusters

This video camera setup looks straight out of the wardrobe of Ghostbusters.

The 2016 version of the movie came out recently, and judging by early reviews, I’ll be waiting for the television release.

Stay connected

If this drill is good enough for the world’s No. 1-ranked player, it’s good enough for you. Also, is Jerry Kelly yawning or screaming in the background?

I’ll give you 100 guesses: Who’s wearing these classic Jordan 5 “Dunk from Above” shoes?

Did you guess Fluff, Jim Furyk’s longtime caddie, and former caddie for Tiger Woods? Me neither.

Geaux Tigers

Here’s an awesome custom LSU-inspired paint job from alum Ben Taylor, and check out his full WITB here.

Never forget

In the year 2000, Tiger Woods did a lot of special things in the world of golf. But perhaps his greatest feat was hitting a 6-iron from 200 yards out of a fairway bunker on the 18th hole at that year’s Canadian Open, which was also held at Glen Abbey.

There’s some stiff competition, but that may just be the greatest shot he’s ever hit, even though as he said, “I didn’t even hit the green.”

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Equipment

Why Rory McIlroy will likely use the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper at the RBC Heritage

Published

15 hours ago

Apr 17, 2024

Andrew Tursky

Although we spotted Rory McIlroy testing the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper last week during practice rounds at the Masters, he ultimately didn’t decide to use the club in competition.

It seems that will change this week at the 2024 RBC Heritage, played at the short-and-tight Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head.

When asked on Wednesday following his morning Pro-Am if he’d be using the new, nostalgic BRNR Copper this week, McIlroy said, “I think so.”

“I like it,” McIlroy told GolfWRX.com on Tuesday regarding the BRNR. “This would be a good week for it.”

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According to Adrian Rietveld, the Senior Manager of Tour at TaylorMade, the BRNR Mini Driver can help McIlroy position himself properly off the tee at the tight layout.

Here’s what Rietveld told GolfWRX.com on Wednesday:

“For someone like Rory, who’s that long at the top end of the bag, and then you put him on a course like Harbour Town, it’s tough off the tee. It’s tight into the greens, and you have to put yourself in position off the tee to have a shot into the green. It kind of reminds me of Valderrama in Spain, where you can be in the fairway and have no shot into the green.

“I’m caddying for Tommy [Fleetwood] this week, so I was walking the course last night and looking at a few things. There’s just such a small margin for error. You can be standing in the fairway at 300 yards and have a shot, but at 320 you don’t. So if you don’t hit a perfect shot, you could be stuck behind a tree. And then if you’re back at 280, it might be a really tough shot into the small greens.

“So for Rory [with the BRNR], it’s a nice course-specific golf club for him. He’s got both shots with it; he can move it right-to-left or left-to-right. And the main thing about this club has been the accuracy and the dispersion with it. I mean, it’s been amazing for Tommy.

“This was the first event Tommy used a BRNR last year, and I remember talking to him about it, and he said he couldn’t wait to play it at Augusta next year. And he just never took it out of the bag because he’s so comfortable with it, and hitting it off the deck.

“So you look at Rory, and you want to have the tools working to your advantage out here, and the driver could hand-cuff him a bit with all of the shots you’d have to manufacture.”

So, although McIlroy might not be making a permanent switch into the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper, he’s likely to switch into it this week.

His version is lofted at 13.5 degrees, and equipped with a Fujikura Ventus Black 7X shaft.

See more photos of Rory testing the BRNR Mini here

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Equipment

Spotted: TaylorMade P-UDI driving iron

Published

16 hours ago

Apr 17, 2024

Brian Knudson

It seems like the RBC Heritage is full of new gear to be spotted, and you can add TaylorMade’s P-UDI utility irons to that list.

We spotted a 17-degree P-UDI 2-iron in Nick Dunlap’s bag yesterday, and now have some photos of both the 3- and 4-irons. Nick has his P-UDI 2-iron setup with a Project X HZRDUS Black 4th Gen 105g TX shaft.

From what we can tell, this new P-UDI utility iron looks to have some of the usual TaylorMade technology as we can see the Speed Slot on the sole of the club for additional face flexibility. A toe screw is usually used to close off the hollow body design that will probably be filled with a version of TaylorMade’s Speed Foam that is present in the current iron lineup. This hollow body, foam-filled design should offer additional ball speed, soft feel, and sound, as well as an optimized CG for ball flight.

“Forged” is etched into the hosel, so we can assume that either the face, body, or both are forged for a soft and responsive feel. The club looks good from behind and at address, where we can see just a little offset and a topline that I would consider medium thickness. We don’t have the full details on what is under the hood or how many loft options will be available yet.

TaylorMade P-UDI 3-iron – 20°

TaylorMade P-UDI 4-iron – 22°

Check out the rest of our photos from the 2024 RBC Heritage

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Whats in the Bag

Collin Morikawa WITB 2024 (April)

Published

17 hours ago

Apr 17, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Collin Morikawa what’s in the bag accurate as of the RBC Heritage. More photos from the event here.

Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 LS (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 60 TX (45 inches)

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 80 TX

Check out more in-hand photos Collin Morikawa’s clubs here.

5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 80 TX

Irons: TaylorMade P770 (4), P7MC (5-6), P730 (7-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Mid 115 X100 (4-6), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (7-PW)