Equipment
Fred Couples signs with Bettinardi, will continue to use FCB putter
Fred Couples has been using his namesake Bettinardi putter, the FCB (Fred Couples Blade), for the past four years. Now, he’s officially joining Bettinardi’s Tour staff.
Couples, who has won 15 times on the PGA Tour and 13 times on the PGA Tour Champions, will putt exclusively with the company’s flatsticks.
(Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)
“I’m really looking forward to representing Bettinardi and its beautiful range of hand-made putters, as they always give me great confidence when I’m standing over putts,” said Fred. “Having won 5 times already with a Bettinardi putter, there’s nothing I’d rather be putting with.
Couples averaged 1.70 putts per hole when playing in 12 events with the Bettinardi wand last year.
“Having Fred Couples join our Tour staff is a massive endorsement for Bettinardi Golf,” said founder Robert Bettinardi. “We’re so proud and excited to welcome him to our growing Tour staff. I’m sure he will prove to be a great ambassador for our brand, as he attracts huge crowds and media attention wherever he plays.”
Here’s a look at Boom Boom’s FCB putter.
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- Rasmus Højgaard what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX
3-wood: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Prototype (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX
Utility: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw White 85 TX
Irons: Callaway Apex Pro (3), Callaway X Forged (4-PW)
Shafts: KBS $-Taper 130
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S, 56-10S, 60-06C)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X
Putter: Odyssey Ai One Milled Eight T DB
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Hojgaard in the forums.
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- Rory McIlroy what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 9 X
Irons: TaylorMade Proto (4), TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9)
Shaft: Project X 7.0 (4-9)
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (46-09SB, 50-09SB, 54-11SB), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks (58-K @59)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (46-54), Project X 6.5 Wedge (60)
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X3
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol Tour
Ball: 2024 TaylorMade TP5x
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Rory McIlroy’s WITB in the forums.
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Ping PLD putters have been a very common site on profesional tours. Pros seem to gravitate toward the PLD line’s custom options and precision milling. We have seen the PLD line expanded over the years, but we haven’t seen too many, if any, large mallets.
This week we spotted a PLD putter in Nate Lashley’s bag that has a similar look to the old Ping Wolverine head shape. This putter is a large mallet with the famous “claws” on the outside and oval center that housed the alignment aid.
Nick’s putter has the PLD logo on the back but also looks like it might have an insert installed on the face. It is hard to tell but at the address picture, it looks like the face is a lighter material than the rest of the putters. The putter is center-shafted and should be face-balanced with a high MOI for stability and forgiveness on mishits. The sole is completely milled and has no markings of name or technologies that might be present in the head. A single white site line is on the top of the putter for alignment.
Nick’s putter is finished off with a chrome steel shaft and a Super Stroke Zenergy Flatso 2.0 grip in black and white.
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y2
Aug 5, 2018 at 8:24 pm
i used to putt with the studio 6 ..now i use a 2×4
boom boom rules.
pingputterguy
Jan 22, 2018 at 12:20 am
WRX pans Couple’s Bettinardi putter… et voila… Bettinardi buys a big main page ad for their BB putters …. go figure 😮
BG
Jan 21, 2018 at 4:05 pm
My comment is awaiting moderation 😮
Acew7iron
Jan 20, 2018 at 7:55 pm
PIcked up a Kuchar #2 off the Bay late last year…Its paying off big dividends in 2018 already and Ive finally found…”The One”
IMO…Bettinardi does it as good or better than anyone out there right now.
limey
Jan 19, 2018 at 11:46 pm
How about Fred’s Berenberg Bank cap… all the way from Germany?!!
paul
Jan 19, 2018 at 8:43 pm
YES!!!! It’s the putter… it’s gotta be the putter… the ball knows which putter is putting it… it’s got the FCB mojo built into it…. and failed gearheads want to have that winning putter in their WITB arsenal of delusional clubs ….lol
Timothy P Armington
Jan 19, 2018 at 8:42 pm
You can buy somthing almost identical on Bettinardi “Hive” or they pop up on eBay from time to time. If you really want one and have the $ you can find one! They are my favorite putter Bettinardi makes that’s for sure!
CB
Jan 20, 2018 at 3:41 am
I want a new one, 34 inches, thank you. F Ebay
Kurt
Jan 20, 2018 at 11:57 am
What do they say? Tour pros sleep with their driver and putter!
Do you sleep with your favorite Bettinardi too? 😮
CB
Jan 19, 2018 at 5:01 pm
Why can’t I buy this putter in retail?